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− | |introduction = '''Billy Jack Bitch''' is the 15th track (tenth song) on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Billy Jack Bitch''' is the 15th track (tenth song) on [[Prince]]’s 17th album [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], the first album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. |
− | Basic tracking took place in late October 1993, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (in the same set of sessions as [[319]], [[Strawberries]] and [[Gold]]). The | + | Basic tracking took place in late October 1993, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (in the same set of sessions as [[319]], [[Strawberries]] and [[Gold]]). The track’s chorus features background vocals by American singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Kravitz Lenny Kravitz] (who was not credited on the release as he was on a different record label), marking their only known studio collaboration to have been released. The horns on the song play the track ''New Dell Inn'' by the [[Hornheadz]] (unreleased at the time, but released on their 1994 album ''Hornheads''). ''New Dell Inn'' was written by [[Michael B. Nelson]]. He is credited on '''Billy Jack Bitch''' as co-author and for "horn arrangement". |
− | During a recording session with the [[Hornheadz]] on other tracks (most likely [[319]] or [[Strawberries]], although this is unconfirmed), while tapes were changed, the [[Hornheadz]] played their ''New Dell Inn'' as well as their arrangement of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelonious_Monk Thelonius Monk] | + | During a recording session with the [[Hornheadz]] on other tracks (most likely [[319]] or [[Strawberries]], although this is unconfirmed), while tapes were changed, the [[Hornheadz]] played their ''New Dell Inn'' as well as their arrangement of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelonious_Monk Thelonius Monk]’s 1944 composition [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well,_You_Needn’t Well You Needn’t] (also later released on their 1994 album ''Hornheads''). [[Prince]] liked the arrangements, and later had them repeat those two as well as other horn parts for '''Billy Jack Bitch'''; both were contained on the original full-length version which remains unreleased, but only the ''New Dell Inn'' part ended up on the track. The track also has a looped sample from ''Lyin’ Ass Bitch'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishbone Fishbone] (from their 1985 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishbone_EP Fishbone] EP). |
The studio version of the song was premiered at a party at [[Club: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_16|16 March 1994]] (along with [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Hate U]][[Eye Hate U| Hate U]], [[Days Of Wild]], [[Now]] and a remix of [[Pope]], hours after recording [[Letitgo]]). | The studio version of the song was premiered at a party at [[Club: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_16|16 March 1994]] (along with [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Hate U]][[Eye Hate U| Hate U]], [[Days Of Wild]], [[Now]] and a remix of [[Pope]], hours after recording [[Letitgo]]). | ||
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|date =Late October 1993 | |date =Late October 1993 | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
*[[Michael B.]] - drums | *[[Michael B.]] - drums | ||
− | *[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar | + | *[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar and voice |
*[[Tommy Barbarella]] - keyboards | *[[Tommy Barbarella]] - keyboards | ||
*[[Mr. Hayes]] - keyboards | *[[Mr. Hayes]] - keyboards | ||
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|1= '''Billy Jack Bitch''' | |1= '''Billy Jack Bitch''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= Full recording, containing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well, | + | |3= Full recording, containing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well,_You_Needn’t Well You Needn’t] horn part, edited for release |
}} | }} | ||
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{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
|line = | |line = | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[File:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Hate U]] [[Eye Hate U| Hate U]]''' | ||
+ | |2= 5:54 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Contains a vocal sample from [[Billy Jack Bitch]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[File:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Hate U]] [[Eye Hate U| Hate U]] (Album Version)''' | ||
+ | |2= 6:07 | ||
+ | |3= [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: Eye Hate U]][[Single: Eye Hate U| Hate U]] single<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: Anthology: 1995-2010|Anthology: 1995-2010]] | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Contains a vocal sample from [[Billy Jack Bitch]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[File:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Hate U]] [[Eye Hate U| Hate U]] (7" Edit w/o Guitar)''' | ||
+ | |2= 3:50 | ||
+ | |3= [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: Eye Hate U]][[Single: Eye Hate U| Hate U]] single | ||
+ | |4= Edit | ||
+ | |5= Contains a vocal sample from [[Billy Jack Bitch]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[File:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Hate U]] [[Eye Hate U| Hate U]] (Album Edit)''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:26 | ||
+ | |3= [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: Eye Hate U]][[Single: Eye Hate U| Hate U]] single | ||
+ | |4= Edit | ||
+ | |5= Contains a vocal sample from [[Billy Jack Bitch]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''[[Love 4 1another]]''' | |1= '''[[Love 4 1another]]''' | ||
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|3= [[Album: GCS 2000|GCS 2000]] | |3= [[Album: GCS 2000|GCS 2000]] | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
− | |5= Uses [[Michael B.]] | + | |5= Uses [[Michael B.]]’s drum part and [[Mayte]]’s finger cymbals part |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[Video:_Glam_Slam_Wallpaper|95 Tour Wallpaper]] (video)''' | ||
+ | |2= | ||
+ | |3= Unreleased | ||
+ | |4= Glam Slam clubs in-house video | ||
+ | |5= Long-form video-mix with vocal samples from [[Billy Jack Bitch]] among others. | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|see also = [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] album | |see also = [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] album | ||
|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)]] '' | ||
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*[http://www.muziq.fr/n15.html Muziq # 15, July 2008] | *[http://www.muziq.fr/n15.html Muziq # 15, July 2008] | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1995]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1995]][[Category:Recorded 1993]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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