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|introduction              = '''Crazy You''' is the fourth track on on [[Prince]]'s first album [[Album: For You|For You]]. In 1980, it was included as the b-side of [[Single: Uptown|Uptown]], the first single from [[Prince]]'s third album [[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]].
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|introduction              = '''Crazy You''' is the fourth track on [[Prince]]’s first album [[Album: For You|For You]]. In 1980, it was included as the b-side of [[Single: Uptown|Uptown]], the first single from [[Prince]]’s third album [[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]].
  
Recording dates for the song are not known, but the album was recorded at the [[Record Plant]], Sausalito, CA, USA, from 1 October 1977 to 22 December 1977, before overdubs and mixing took place, in early January 1978 at [[Sound Labs]], Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Recording dates for the song are not known, but the album was recorded at the [[Record Plant]] in Sausalito, California, from 1 October 1977 to 22 December 1977, before overdubs and mixing took place, in early January 1978 at [[Sound Labs]] in Los Angeles, California.
 
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|date                      = October - December 1977
 
|date                      = October - December 1977
|studio                    = [[Record Plant]], Sausalito, CA, USA
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|studio                    = [[Record Plant]],<br>Sausalito, CA, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|date                      = Early January 1978
 
|date                      = Early January 1978
|studio                    = [[Sound Labs]], Los Angeles, CA, USA
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|studio                    = [[Sound Labs]],<br>Los Angeles, CA, USA
 
|additional info          = Overdubs and mixing
 
|additional info          = Overdubs and mixing
 
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|first live appearance    = [[09_March 1981|9 March 1981, Sam's, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] <br>
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|first live appearance    = [[09_March 1981|9 March 1981, Sam’s, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <br>
 
* [[15 April 2002|15 April 2002: Saenger Theater, New Orleans, LA, USA]] <small> (during [[NPGMC]] members' soundcheck) </small>
 
* [[15 April 2002|15 April 2002: Saenger Theater, New Orleans, LA, USA]] <small> (during [[NPGMC]] members' soundcheck) </small>
 
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|see also                  = [[Album: For You|For You]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: For You|For You]] 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)]]''
|categories                = [[Category:1978]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1977]]
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Latest revision as of 08:31, 24 June 2022

Courtin’ Time   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Cream
Crazy You

For you.jpg
from the album For You
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 7 April 1978 - For You album
Album(s): For You
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Crazy You is the fourth track on Prince’s first album For You. In 1980, it was included as the b-side of Uptown, the first single from Prince’s third album Dirty Mind.

Recording dates for the song are not known, but the album was recorded at the Record Plant in Sausalito, California, from 1 October 1977 to 22 December 1977, before overdubs and mixing took place, in early January 1978 at Sound Labs in Los Angeles, California.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
October - December 1977 Record Plant,
Sausalito, CA, USA
Tracking
Early January 1978 Sound Labs,
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Overdubs and mixing
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Crazy You 2:17 For You

Uptown single

Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Crazy You Studio 1977 Record Plant version before Sound Labs Overdubs and mixing
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Courtin’ Time   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Cream