Difference between revisions of "Can I Play With U?"
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|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | ||
|previous song = [[Camille]] | |previous song = [[Camille]] | ||
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− | |introduction = '''Can I Play With U?''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 26|26 December | + | |introduction = '''Can I Play With U?''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 26|26 December 1985]] (the same day as [[A Couple Of Miles]], two days before [[Slaughterhouse]], [[U Just Can't Stop]], [[Run Amok]], [[Mobile]], [[Madrid]], [[Breathless]], [[High Calonic]] and [[The Question Of U|12 Keys]]) at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, with saxophone overdubs by [[Eric Leeds]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 27|27 December 1985]]. |
− | The track was sent to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] (in both instrumental and vocal versions) in January | + | The track was sent to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] (in both instrumental and vocal versions) in January 1986, following a request from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] for [[Prince]] to contribute to Davis' first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] album (called ''The Perfect Way'' at the time, before being renamed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutu_(album) Tutu]). It was accompanied by a note from [[Prince]], reading:<blockquote>''"Miles, even though we have never met, I can tell just from listening to your music that you and I are so exactly alike that I know whatever you play would be what I'd do. So if this tape is of any use to you, please go ahead and play whatever you feel over it. Because I trust what you hear and play."'' </blockquote> |
− | Miles Davis added trumpet to the song on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 1|1 March | + | Miles Davis added trumpet to the song on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 1|1 March 1986]] at Capitol Recording Studio, Los Angeles CA, USA. |
[[Prince]] contributed additional material to the track to extend it in 1986, but neither Davis nor [[Prince]] were very excited by the final result, and after hearing the rest of the finished album, [[Prince]] asked that his track be removed, as it didn't fit in with the style of the rest of the album. | [[Prince]] contributed additional material to the track to extend it in 1986, but neither Davis nor [[Prince]] were very excited by the final result, and after hearing the rest of the finished album, [[Prince]] asked that his track be removed, as it didn't fit in with the style of the rest of the album. | ||
− | After Davis died in 1991, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] asked [[Prince]] to add some post-production to this track (as well as [[17 (Penetration)|Penetration]], [[19 (Jailbait)|Jail Bait]] and [[20 (A Girl And Her Puppy)|A Girl And Her Puppy]]) to include on his first posthumous album, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doo-Bop Doo-Bop]'', but [[Prince]] was not interested in contributing to tracks that he felt didn't show Davis at his best. | + | After Davis died in 1991, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] asked [[Prince]] to add some post-production to this track (as well as [[17 (Penetration)|Penetration]], [[19 (Jailbait)|Jail Bait]] and [[20 (A Girl And Her Puppy)|A Girl And Her Puppy]]) to include on his first posthumous album, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doo-Bop Doo-Bop]'', but [[Prince]] was not interested in contributing to tracks that he felt didn't show Davis at his best. |
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+ | During a [[Love4oneanother.com]] "? of the week" in 1999, a fan (using the name ''Øster'') asked whether [[Prince]] had recorded in the studio with Miles Davis, to which [[Prince]] replied: | ||
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+ | :"[[file:EyeBlue.png|EyeBlue.png]] have recorded with Miles... it sounds as u would xpect: chaotic and beautiful! Its release depends on the length of The War [referring to feuds with record companies rather than the track [[The War]]]."'' | ||
The longer version of the track was planned for release (credited to "Miles Davis with [[Prince]]") as the twelfth track on a 2001 box-set of Miles Davis's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] work, entitled [http://www.miles-beyond.com/lastwordtracklist.htm The Last Word], but the track was not included on the eventual 2-disc 2010 release, titled ''Perfect Way''. | The longer version of the track was planned for release (credited to "Miles Davis with [[Prince]]") as the twelfth track on a 2001 box-set of Miles Davis's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] work, entitled [http://www.miles-beyond.com/lastwordtracklist.htm The Last Word], but the track was not included on the eventual 2-disc 2010 release, titled ''Perfect Way''. | ||
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|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 26|26 December | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 26|26 December 1985]] |
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Basic tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 27|27 December | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 27|27 December 1985]] |
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
|additional info = Saxophone overdubs by [[Eric Leeds]] | |additional info = Saxophone overdubs by [[Eric Leeds]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 1|1 March | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 1|1 March 1986]] |
− | |studio = Capitol Recording Studio, Los Angeles CA, USA | + | |studio = Capitol Recording Studio,<br>Los Angeles CA, USA |
|additional info = Trumpet overdubs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis], synth overdubs by Adam Holzman, bass guitar overdubs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Miller Marcus Miller] | |additional info = Trumpet overdubs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis], synth overdubs by Adam Holzman, bass guitar overdubs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Miller Marcus Miller] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = Spring - Summer | + | |date = Spring - Summer 1986 |
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA (assumed) | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA (assumed) |
|additional info = Additional recording by [[Prince]] | |additional info = Additional recording by [[Prince]] | ||
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*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | *[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] - trumpet | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] - trumpet | ||
− | *Adam Holzman - synth | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Holzman_(keyboardist) Adam Holzman] - synth |
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Miller Marcus Miller] - bass guitar | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Miller Marcus Miller] - bass guitar | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
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|1= '''Can I Play With U?''' | |1= '''Can I Play With U?''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 26|26 December | + | |3= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 26|26 December 1985]]; before overdubs |
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|see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | |see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | ||
|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)]] '' | ||
− | * [http://www.miles-beyond.com/lastwordtracklist.htm The Last Word] | + | * ''[http://www.miles-beyond.com/lastwordtracklist.htm The Last Word]'' |
+ | * ''[http://princeonlinemuseum.com/love4oneanother/home99.html PrinceOnlineMuseum.com]'' | ||
|categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1985]] | |categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1985]] | ||
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