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|performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | |performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 1984]] - [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 1984]] - [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album | ||
− | |album(s) = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]<br> |
+ | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']]<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | ||
|previous song = [[Baby Go-Go]] | |previous song = [[Baby Go-Go]] | ||
|next song = [[Baby Knows]] | |next song = [[Baby Knows]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Baby I'm A Star''' is the eighth track on [[Prince]]'s sixth album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], and, seven months after the album's release, an edited version was also included as the | + | |introduction = '''Baby I'm A Star''' is the eighth track on [[Prince]]'s sixth album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], and, seven months after the album's release, an edited version was also included as the B-side of [[Single: Take Me With U|Take Me With U]], the album's fifth and final single. The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. |
− | [[Prince]] first recorded a studio version of the song in late 1981 | + | [[Prince]] first recorded a studio version of the song in late 1981 or early 1982 at his [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. And (with [[I Would Die 4 U]]) it was (possibly first) rehearsed with the band on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 15|15 June 1983]] at [[The Warehouse]] in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. And again on |
+ | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 21|21 June 1983]], in a rehearsal session with the band that also included [[I Would Die 4 U]] and [[Possessed]]. | ||
− | This live version was released with | + | It was recorded in rehearsal once more on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 12|12 July 1983]], before it was cut live on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 3|3 August 1983]] at [[First Avenue]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (at the same concert where [[I Would Die 4 U]] and [[Purple Rain]] were also recorded). |
+ | |||
+ | This [[03 August 1983|First Avenue]] live version was eventually released, albeit with considerable overdubs. It was included as the eighth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 1983]] configuration of the album, and the seventh track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_23|23 March 1984]] configuration, but became the eighth track on the final [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 14|14 April 1984]] configuration after some track list changes to the album. | ||
In 1989, Tim Burton used '''Baby I'm A Star''' in a rough draft of the ''Batman'' movie, during a scene where The Joker leads a parade of large balloons, to indicate the kind of music he wanted in that scene. Once [[Prince]] was brought in to provide the music, he provided [[200 Balloons]] as a replacement, which was eventually replaced itself by [[Trust]]. | In 1989, Tim Burton used '''Baby I'm A Star''' in a rough draft of the ''Batman'' movie, during a scene where The Joker leads a parade of large balloons, to indicate the kind of music he wanted in that scene. Once [[Prince]] was brought in to provide the music, he provided [[200 Balloons]] as a replacement, which was eventually replaced itself by [[Trust]]. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = | + | |date = Possibly 7 December 1981 |
− | |studio = [[ | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
|additional info = Preliminary version | |additional info = Preliminary version | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[ | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 21|21 June 1983]] |
− | |studio = [[03_August 1983|First Avenue | + | |studio = [[The Warehouse]],<br>St. Louis Park, MN, USA |
+ | |additional info = rehearsal recording | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 12|12 July 1983]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[The Warehouse]],<br>St. Louis Park, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = rehearsal recording | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 3|3 August 1983]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[03_August 1983|First Avenue]]<br>Minneapolis, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Live recording | |additional info = Live recording | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | | date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_18|18 August 1983]]; [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_1|1 September 1983]]-[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_7|7 September 1983]]; [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_9|9 September 1983]]- [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_12|12 September 1983]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Overdubs, mix | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
− | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | + | '''81/82 solo version''' |
+ | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | '''Warehouse rehearsal version''' | ||
+ | *[[Prince]] - vocals | ||
+ | *[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion | ||
+ | *[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar and vocals | ||
+ | *[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitars and vocals | ||
+ | *[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards and vocals | ||
+ | *[[Matt Fink]] - keyboards and vocals | ||
+ | <hr> | ||
+ | *[[Don Batts]] - engineer (assumed) | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | ''' First Avenue live versions''' | ||
+ | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and overdubs on everything but drums | ||
*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion | *[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion | ||
*[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar and vocals | *[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar and vocals | ||
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*[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards and vocals | *[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards and vocals | ||
*[[Matt Fink]] - keyboards and vocals | *[[Matt Fink]] - keyboards and vocals | ||
+ | * [[Jill Jones]] - vocals (uncredited) | ||
*[[David Coleman]] - cello | *[[David Coleman]] - cello | ||
*[[Novi Novog]] - violin and viola | *[[Novi Novog]] - violin and viola | ||
*[[Suzie Katayama]] - cello | *[[Suzie Katayama]] - cello | ||
+ | <hr> | ||
+ | *[[David Z.]] - engineer (First Avenue) | ||
+ | *[[David Leonard]] - engineer (First Avenue) | ||
+ | *[[Peggy McCreary]] - engineer (Sunset) | ||
+ | |||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|2= 4:20 | |2= 4:20 | ||
|3= [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]<br> | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]<br> | ||
− | [[Album: Strange Tales From The Rain|Strange Tales From The Rain]] promo | + | [[Album: Strange Tales From The Rain|Strange Tales From The Rain]] promo<br> |
|4= Live with overdubs | |4= Live with overdubs | ||
− | |5= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue | + | |5= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue]] version; (as recorded) from [[I Would Die 4 U]] |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Baby I'm A Star''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:20 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] <br> | ||
+ | |4= | ||
+ | |5= Remastered 2015 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Baby I'm A Star (Edit)''' | |1= '''Baby I'm A Star (Edit)''' | ||
|2= 2:55 | |2= 2:55 | ||
− | |3= [[Single: Take Me With U|Take Me With U]] single | + | |3= [[Single: Take Me With U|Take Me With U]] single<br> |
+ | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' - Single Edits & B-Sides]] <br> | ||
|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
− | |5= | + | |5= a.k.a. '''7" B-Side Edit''' |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Baby I'm A Star''' | ||
+ | |2= 10:57 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''Baby I'm A Star''' | |1= '''Baby I'm A Star''' | ||
|2= 10:00 | |2= 10:00 | ||
− | |3= [[Home_Video: | + | |3= [[Home_Video: Double_Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br> |
+ | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]] | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]] | |5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]] | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Baby I'm A Star''' | |1= '''Baby I'm A Star''' | ||
− | |2= | + | |2= 1:39 |
− | |3= [[Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 | + | |3= [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 the Year 2000]] VHS/DVD |
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[18_December 1999|18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] | |5= [[18_December 1999|18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] | ||
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|3= Live performance TV broadcast | |3= Live performance TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[20_July 1991-m|20 July 1991 (matinee), Special Olympics, The Metrodome, Minneapolis, | + | |5= [[20_July 1991-m|20 July 1991 (matinee), Special Olympics, The Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= Live awards performance TV broadcast | |3= Live awards performance TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[08_February 2004|8 February 2004, 46th annual Grammy Awards Ceremony, Staples Center, Los Angeles, | + | |5= [[08_February 2004|8 February 2004, 46th annual Grammy Awards Ceremony, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California]]; with Beyonce; [[1999]] intro only |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|1= '''Baby I'm A Star''' | |1= '''Baby I'm A Star''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= '81/'82 studio recording |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Baby I'm A Star''' | ||
+ | |2= rehearsal recording | ||
+ | |3= [[The Warehouse]] band version | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''Baby I'm A Star''' | |1= '''Baby I'm A Star''' | ||
|2= Live recording | |2= Live recording | ||
− | |3= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue | + | |3= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue]] version; non-overdubbed live recording |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983 | + | |first live appearance = [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] <br> |
+ | * [[14_April_2016-2|14 April 2016 (Show 2): Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA]] | ||
|performed regularly on = [[Purple Rain Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Purple Rain Tour]] | ||
* [[Nude Tour]] | * [[Nude Tour]] | ||
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* [[Musicology Live 2004ever]] | * [[Musicology Live 2004ever]] | ||
* [[Prince Live 2010]] | * [[Prince Live 2010]] | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#1984|1984]], [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1991|1991]], [[All Concerts#1997|1997]], [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#1984|1984]], [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1991|1991]], [[All Concerts#1997|1997]], [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small> |
− | |trivia | + | |trivia = In the notebook, where [[Prince]] wrote his (undated) synopsis for what would become the movie [[film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] '''Baby I'm A Star''' is listed as one of the songs to be included in the film. |
|see also = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album | |see also = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album | ||
+ | * [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] | ||
* [[Video: Baby I'm A Star|Baby I'm A Star]] video | * [[Video: Baby I'm A Star|Baby I'm A Star]] video | ||
− | |references = ''[[Book: | + | |references = ''[[Book: The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Book:_The_Beautiful_Ones|The Beautiful Ones]]'' (2019) | ||
|categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1981]] | |categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1981]] | ||
}} | }} |
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