Annie Christian is the seventh track on Prince's fourth album Controversy.
While specific recording dates are not known, the album sessions took place in Spring and Summer 1981, at Prince's Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA and Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, USA. The album was completed at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA, between 14-23 August 1981.
The song's lyrics mention the killing of singer-songwriter John Lennon by
Mark David Chapman on 8 December 1980 in New York City; Prince played a show the following night, 10 December 1980 (am), less than 1.5 miles from where Lennon was killed.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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Spring-Summer 1981
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Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA or Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, USA (unverified)
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Initial tracking
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14 August - 23 August 1981
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Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Overdubs, mixing
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Recording Personnel
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- Prince - all vocals and instruments
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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Annie Christian
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4:21
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Controversy
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Studio
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Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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Let's Work (Dance Remix)
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8:02
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Let's Work single
Ultimate
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Extended version
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a.k.a. Let's Work (Xtended); see Let's Work for more details
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