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− | |introduction = '''Computer Blue''' is the fourth track on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Computer Blue''' is the fourth track on [[Prince]]’s sixth album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. The song also features in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. |
− | Before a studio recording was made, [[Prince and the Revolution]] recorded the song live on [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983]] at [[First Avenue]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same concert where [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Baby | + | Before a studio recording was made, [[Prince and the Revolution]] recorded the song live on [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983]] at [[First Avenue]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same concert where [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Baby I’m A Star]] and [[Purple Rain]] were also recorded). |
− | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 8|8 August 1983]] (five days after its live-recording at [[First Avenue|First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]], a day after [[ | + | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 8|8 August 1983]] (five days after its live-recording at [[First Avenue|First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]], a day after [[Let’s Go Crazy]]) a studio version was recorded at [[The Warehouse]] in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, with [[The Revolution]] (a day after [[Let’s Go Crazy]]). The track was then further worked on on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_15|15 August 1983]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, with only [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]] participating. |
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]]. | ||
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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. | 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 [[ | + | 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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