Difference between revisions of "Dear Michaelangelo"
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|song name = Dear Michaelangelo | |song name = Dear Michaelangelo | ||
− | |single image = [[File:Romance1600_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Romance 1600]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]]</small> <br>[[File:Originals.jpg|100px|border|Originals album artwork]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Originals|Originals]]</small><br> | + | |single image = [[File:Romance1600_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Romance 1600]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]]</small> <br>[[File:Originals.jpg|100px|border|Originals album artwork]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Originals|Originals]]</small><br> |
|performer = [[Sheila E.]]; [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Sheila E.]]; [[Prince]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 12|12 August 1985]] - [[Single: Bedtime Story|Bedtime Story]] single<br> [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 7|7 June 2019]] - [[Album: Originals|Originals]] album ([[Prince]] version) | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 12|12 August 1985]] - [[Single: Bedtime Story|Bedtime Story]] single<br> [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 7|7 June 2019]] - [[Album: Originals|Originals]] album ([[Prince]] version) | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]]<br> [[Album: Originals|Originals]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]]<br> [[Album: Originals|Originals]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Sheila E.]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Sheila E.]]) | ||
− | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Sheila E.]]) | + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Sheila E.]] on [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]]) |
|previous song = [[Dead On It]] | |previous song = [[Dead On It]] | ||
|next song = [[Dear Mr. Man]] | |next song = [[Dear Mr. Man]] | ||
|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. | ||
− | Basic tracking took place | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 5|5 January 1985]] or [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 6|6 January 1985]] <small>(estimate)</small> 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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|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = January 1985 | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 5|5 January 1985]] or [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 6|6 January 1985]] <small>(estimate)</small> |
− | |studio = Master Sound,<br>Atlanta, GA, USA | + | |studio = Master Sound Studios,<br>Atlanta, GA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking (as an instrumental) |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = January 1985 | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 14|14 January 1985]] <small>(estimate)</small> |
− | |studio = | + | |studio = Le Mobile Studios (truck) @ The Summit,<br>Houston, TX, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Overdubs, including [[Prince]] vocal and saxophone |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 20|20 January 1985]] | ||
+ | |studio = 5th Floor Recording Studio, <br>Cincinnati, OH, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Overdubs, including [[Sheila E.]] vocal | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
'''Sheila E. version''' | '''Sheila E. version''' | ||
− | *[[Sheila E.]] - vocals, bass, bongos, congas, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion (credits given for full album | + | *[[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, backing vocals |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Susie Davis]] - backing vocals |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Stephan Birnbaum]] - guitar (credited only) |
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+ | <br> | ||
'''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 | ||
− | *[[Sheila E.]] - percussion and background vocals | + | <!-- *[[Sheila E.]] - percussion and background vocals --> |
*[[Eddie Mininfield]] - saxophone | *[[Eddie Mininfield]] - saxophone | ||
+ | <hr> | ||
+ | *[[Susan Rogers]] - engineer (Master Sound Studios, Le Mobile Studios Mobile @ The Summit, 5th Floor Recording Studio) | ||
+ | *[[David Tickle]] - engineer (Master Sound Studios) | ||
+ | *Gary Platt - engineer (5th Floor Recording Studio) | ||
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|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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[[Single: Bedtime Story|Bedtime Story]] single | [[Single: Bedtime Story|Bedtime Story]] single | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
− | |5= | + | |5= Ends abruptly and segues into [[A Love Bizarre]] |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Dear Michaelangelo''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:38 | ||
+ | |3= [[Single: Bedtime Story|Bedtime Story]] single | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Slight edit of the album version with a fade out ending | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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{{SongUnreleased| | {{SongUnreleased| | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
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|3= Solo version by [[Prince]], before studio overdubs with [[Sheila E.]] bandmembers | |3= Solo version by [[Prince]], before studio overdubs with [[Sheila E.]] bandmembers | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | }} | + | {{Unreleasedline| |
+ | |1= '''Dear Michaelangelo''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= Longer [[Sheila E.]] version | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
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* [[Sheila E.]] | * [[Sheila E.]] | ||
|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:1985]][[Category: | + | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' |
+ | |categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:2019]][[Category:2019]][[Category:Recorded 1985]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
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