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|song name = Computer Blue | |song name = Computer Blue | ||
− | + | |single image = [[File:Purplerain.jpg|100px|link=Album: Purple Rain]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] | |
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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]] <br> | |album(s) = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] <br> | ||
− | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] | + | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] <br> |
+ | [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[John L. Nelson]], [[Lisa Coleman]], [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[John L. Nelson]], [[Lisa Coleman]], [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | ||
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The song, ultimately clocking in at over 14 minutes would be edited down for the album. It remained largely similar at the beginning and end of the song - differences are noticeable in the middle of the track. A longer version of the track was included as the third track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 1983]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_23|23 March 1984]] configurations of the album, but this was edited down for the final [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 14|14 April 1984]] configuration to make room for the inclusion of [[Take Me With U]]. | The song, ultimately clocking in at over 14 minutes would be edited down for the album. It remained largely similar at the beginning and end of the song - differences are noticeable in the middle of the track. A longer version of the track was included as the third track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 1983]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_23|23 March 1984]] configurations of the album, but this was edited down for the final [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 14|14 April 1984]] configuration to make room for the inclusion of [[Take Me With U]]. | ||
− | A slightly edited down version from the longest as the | + | A slightly edited down version from the longest as the song got, omitting only guitar feedback at the beginning and end was released as '''Computer Blue ('Hallway Speech' Version)''' as the third track on the ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'' disc of the [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] album in 2017. |
The song contains a segment of the track [[Father's Song]] during one of the instrumental breaks. It is likely that [[John L. Nelson]]'s credit on the track comes from this inclusion. The composition [[Father's Song]] however was not yet recorded as a separate song when '''Computer Blue''' was conceived. | The song contains a segment of the track [[Father's Song]] during one of the instrumental breaks. It is likely that [[John L. Nelson]]'s credit on the track comes from this inclusion. The composition [[Father's Song]] however was not yet recorded as a separate song when '''Computer Blue''' was conceived. | ||
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{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 3|3 August 1983]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 3|3 August 1983]] | ||
− | |studio = [[First Avenue|First Avenue | + | |studio = [[First Avenue|First Avenue<br>Minneapolis, MN USA]] |
|additional info = Live recording | |additional info = Live recording | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_8|8 August 1983]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_8|8 August 1983]] | ||
− | |studio = [[The Warehouse]], St. Louis Park, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[The Warehouse]],<br>St. Louis Park, MN, USA |
|additional info = Basic tracking | |additional info = Basic tracking | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_15|15 August 1983]]-[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_19|19 August 1983]]; [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_20|20 August 1983]]; [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_29|29 August 1983]]-[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_31|31 August 1983]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_15|15 August 1983]]-[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_19|19 August 1983]]; [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_20|20 August 1983]]; [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_29|29 August 1983]]-[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_31|31 August 1983]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
|additional info = Overdubs | |additional info = Overdubs | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 21|21 March 1984]]-[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 22|22 March 1984]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 21|21 March 1984]]-[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 22|22 March 1984]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
|additional info = Edit/Crossfade | |additional info = Edit/Crossfade | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_14|14 April 1984]]-[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 22|22 March 1984]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_14|14 April 1984]]-[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 22|22 March 1984]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
|additional info = Edit | |additional info = Edit | ||
}} | }} | ||
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*[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar and vocals | *[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar and vocals | ||
*[[Matt Fink]] - keyboards and vocals | *[[Matt Fink]] - keyboards and vocals | ||
+ | <hr> | ||
+ | *[[Susan Rogers]] - engineer (Warehouse) | ||
+ | * [[Peggy McCreary]] - engineer (Sunset) | ||
+ | * [[David Leonard]] - engineer (Sunset) | ||
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|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|4= | |4= | ||
|5= 'Hallway Speech' title was attributed for this release | |5= 'Hallway Speech' title was attributed for this release | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Computer Blue''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:15 | ||
+ | |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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* [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] | * [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] | ||
|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)]]'' | ||
− | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/ | + | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' |
|categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1983]] | |categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1983]] | ||
}} | }} |
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