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|song name = Better Than You Think | |song name = Better Than You Think | ||
| − | |single image = [[File: | + | |album image = [[File:Symbolicbeginning album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Symbolic Beginning]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]</small> |
| + | |single image = [[File:Thecookhousefive album.jpg|100px|link=Album: The_Cookhouse_Five]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[94 East]] | |performer = [[94 East]] | ||
| − | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/ | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 16|16 May 1995]] - [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]] collection |
| − | |album(s) = | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br> |
| − | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br> | + | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Early Years]] <br> |
| − | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The | + | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|One Man Jam]] <br> |
| − | [[Album: | + | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|94 East Featuring Prince]]<br> |
| − | + | [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]] <br> | |
| − | [[Album: | + | |
| − | [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]] | + | |
|writer(s) = [[Pepé Willie]] and Kristie Lazenberry | |writer(s) = [[Pepé Willie]] and Kristie Lazenberry | ||
|producer(s) = [[Pepé Willie]] and Tony Silvester | |producer(s) = [[Pepé Willie]] and Tony Silvester | ||
| − | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Better]] |
| − | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[Brown Skin]] |
| − | |introduction = '''Better Than You Think''' | + | |introduction = '''Better Than You Think''' is the fourth track on [[94 East]]’ second collection of studio recordings [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]], featuring [[Prince]] on guitar. |
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| + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_4|4 December 1975]], at [[Cookhouse Studios]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[Games]], [[I’ll Always Love You]], [[If We Don’t]] and [[If You See Me]]), marking the earliest recording sessions featuring [[Prince]] to have been released. [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] remixed the track in June 2010, at StarVu Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with the other [[Cookhouse Studios]] tracks from the same session. | ||
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| + | The two versions of '''Better Than You Think''' were included on the reissues of [[94 East]]’ [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]] ([[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Early Years]] in 1999 and [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|One Man Jam]] in 2000). The vocal version was also included in [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|94 East Featuring Prince]] in 2020. | ||
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| + | In 2011, the remixed version by [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] was included as the fifth and last track on the digital collection [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]]. | ||
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|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_4|4 December 1975]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_4|4 December 1975]] | ||
| − | |studio = [[Cookhouse Studios]], Minneapolis, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Cookhouse Studios]], <br>Minneapolis, MN, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = June 2010 | |date = June 2010 | ||
| − | |studio = StarVu Studios, Minneapolis, MN, USA | + | |studio = StarVu Studios, <br>Minneapolis, MN, USA |
|additional info = Remix by [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] | |additional info = Remix by [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] | ||
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|1= '''Better Than You Think''' | |1= '''Better Than You Think''' | ||
|2= 4:29 | |2= 4:29 | ||
| − | |3= [[Album: | + | |3= [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br> |
| − | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning| | + | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Early Years]] <br> |
| − | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning| | + | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|One Man Jam]] <br> |
| − | [[Album: | + | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|94 East Featuring Prince]]<br> |
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|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
| − | |5= a.k.a. '''Better Than You Think (Vocal)''' | + | |5= a.k.a. '''Better Than You Think (Vocal version)''' |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
| − | |1= '''Better Than You Think ( | + | |1= '''Better Than You Think (Instrumental version)''' |
|2= 4:31 | |2= 4:31 | ||
| − | |3= | + | |3= [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br> |
| − | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br> | + | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Early Years]] <br> |
| − | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The | + | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|One Man Jam]] <br> |
| − | [[Album: | + | |
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|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
| − | |5= | + | |5= |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Better Than You Think''' | |1= '''Better Than You Think''' | ||
| + | |2= 4:16 | ||
| + | |3= [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]] | ||
| + | |4=Remix | ||
| + | |5= Remix by [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Better Than You Think (Instrumental)''' | ||
|2= 4:16 | |2= 4:16 | ||
|3= [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]] | |3= [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]] | ||
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|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
|trivia = This track, recorded in December 1975, marks a part of the earliest-recorded sessions featuring [[Prince]] to have been released. | |trivia = This track, recorded in December 1975, marks a part of the earliest-recorded sessions featuring [[Prince]] to have been released. | ||
| − | |see also = [[Album: | + | |see also = [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]] collection |
*[[94 East]] | *[[94 East]] | ||
|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1995]][[Category:Recorded 1975]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category: Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
}} | }} | ||
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