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|introduction              = '''Dear Michaelangelo''' is the second track on [[Sheila E.]]’s second album [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]], and, two weeks before the album’s release, was included as the b-side of [[Single: Bedtime Story|Bedtime Story]], the album’s second single.
 
|introduction              = '''Dear Michaelangelo''' is the second track on [[Sheila E.]]’s second album [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]], and, two weeks before the album’s release, was included as the b-side of [[Single: Bedtime Story|Bedtime Story]], the album’s second single.
  
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Basic tracking took place in early January 1985 at Master Sound, Atlanta, Georgia (during the same set of sessions as [[Fish Fries]] and [[Toy Box]]), while in Atlanta for dates on the [[Purple Rain Tour]].
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 5|5 January 1985]] or [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 6|6 January 1985]] (estimate) at Master Sound Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, while in Atlanta for dates on the [[Purple Rain Tour]]. Overdubs were done later in Houston, Texas (Le Mobile Studios Mobile @ The Summit) and Cincinnati, Ohio (5th Floor Recording Studio).
  
 
In 2019, [[Prince]]’s own version was released as the thirteenth track on the posthumous album [[Album:_Originals|Originals]].
 
In 2019, [[Prince]]’s own version was released as the thirteenth track on the posthumous album [[Album:_Originals|Originals]].
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|date                      = Early January 1985
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 5|5 January 1985]] or [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 6|6 January 1985]] (estimate)
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|studio                    = Master Sound,<br>Atlanta, GA, USA
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|studio                    = Master Sound Studios,<br>Atlanta, GA, USA
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|additional info          = Basic tracking
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|additional info          = Basic tracking (as an instrumental)
 
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|date                      = Mid January 1985
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 14|14 January 1985]] (estimate)
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|studio                    = Le Mobile Studios,<br>Houston, TX, USA
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|studio                    = Le Mobile Studios Mobile @ The Summit,<br>Houston, TX, USA  
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|additional info          = overdubs by [[Sheila E.]] and [[Eddie M.]]
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|additional info          = vocal [[Prince]] and saxophone overdubs [[Eddie M.]]
 
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|date                      = Mid January 1985
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 20|20 January 1985]]
 
|studio                    = 5th Floor Recording Studio, <br>Cincinnati, OH, USA
 
|studio                    = 5th Floor Recording Studio, <br>Cincinnati, OH, USA
 
|additional info          = various overdubs, vocal overdubs by [[Sheila E.]]
 
|additional info          = various overdubs, vocal overdubs by [[Sheila E.]]
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'''Sheila E. version'''
 
'''Sheila E. version'''
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*[[Sheila E.]] - vocals, bass, bongos, congas, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion (credits given for full album - instrument credits may not be accurate for this track)
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*[[Sheila E.]] - vocals, bass, bongos, congas, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion (credits given for full album – likely not be accurate for this track)
 
*[[Prince]] - backing vocals and all instruments, except where noted
 
*[[Prince]] - backing vocals and all instruments, except where noted
 
*[[Eddie M.]] - saxophone
 
*[[Eddie M.]] - saxophone
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*[[Susie Davis]] - backing vocals and keyboards (credited, uncertain involvement)
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*[[Susie Davis]] - backing vocals and keyboards (credited only)
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*[[Benny Rietveld]] - bass guitar (credited, uncertain involvement)
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*[[Benny Rietveld]] - bass guitar (credited only)
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*[[Karl Perazzo]] - drums (credited, uncertain involvement)
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*[[Karl Perazzo]] - drums (credited only)
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*[[Ken Grey]] - keyboards (credited, uncertain involvement)
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*[[Ken Grey]] - keyboards (credited only)
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'''Prince version''' (on [[Album: Originals|Originals]])
 
'''Prince version''' (on [[Album: Originals|Originals]])
 
*[[Prince]] - vocals and all instruments, except where noted
 
*[[Prince]] - vocals and all instruments, except where noted
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*[[Sheila E.]] - percussion and background vocals
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*[[Eddie Mininfield]] - saxophone
 
*[[Eddie Mininfield]] - saxophone
 
|released versions        =
 
|released versions        =

Revision as of 13:35, 8 March 2021

Dead On It   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Dear Mr. Man
Dear Michaelangelo
Romance1600 album.jpg
from the album Romance 1600
Originals album artwork
from the album Originals
Song details
Performer: Sheila E.; Prince
First Released: 12 August 1985 - Bedtime Story single
7 June 2019 - Originals album (Prince version)
Album(s): Romance 1600
Originals
Writer(s): Prince (credited to Sheila E.)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Sheila E. on Romance 1600)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Dear Michaelangelo is the second track on Sheila E.’s second album Romance 1600, and, two weeks before the album’s release, was included as the b-side of Bedtime Story, the album’s second single.

Basic tracking took place on 5 January 1985 or 6 January 1985 (estimate) at Master Sound Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, while in Atlanta for dates on the Purple Rain Tour. Overdubs were done later in Houston, Texas (Le Mobile Studios Mobile @ The Summit) and Cincinnati, Ohio (5th Floor Recording Studio).

In 2019, Prince’s own version was released as the thirteenth track on the posthumous album Originals.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
5 January 1985 or 6 January 1985 (estimate) Master Sound Studios,
Atlanta, GA, USA 		Basic tracking (as an instrumental)
14 January 1985 (estimate) Le Mobile Studios Mobile @ The Summit,
Houston, TX, USA 		vocal Prince and saxophone overdubs Eddie M.
20 January 1985 5th Floor Recording Studio,
Cincinnati, OH, USA 		various overdubs, vocal overdubs by Sheila E.
Recording Personnel

Sheila E. version

  • Sheila E. - vocals, bass, bongos, congas, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion (credits given for full album – likely not be accurate for this track)
  • Prince - backing vocals and all instruments, except where noted
  • Eddie M. - saxophone
  • Susie Davis - backing vocals and keyboards (credited only)
  • Benny Rietveld - bass guitar (credited only)
  • Karl Perazzo - drums (credited only)
  • Ken Grey - keyboards (credited only)


Prince version (on Originals)


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Dear Michaelangelo 4:38 Romance 1600

Bedtime Story single

Studio
Dear Michaelangelo 5:22 Originals Prince vocal version released in 2019


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Dear Michaelangelo Studio Solo version by Prince, before studio overdubs with Sheila E. bandmembers
Dear Michaelangelo Studio Longer Sheila E. version
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • Dear Michaelangelo’s title contains a misspelling of the Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet and engineer Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, commonly known as Michelangelo. It is likely this misspelling was unintentional, but it is consistent across the single and album release.
References
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