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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.
  
Basic tracking took place in January 1985 at Master Sound, Atlanta, Georgia (along with [[Bedtime Story]], [[Fish Fries]], [[Small Grey Monkey]] and [[Toy Box]]), while in Atlanta for dates on the [[Purple Rain Tour]].
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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]].
  
 
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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{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = January 1985
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|date                      = Early January 1985
 
|studio                    = Master Sound,<br>Atlanta, GA, USA
 
|studio                    = Master Sound,<br>Atlanta, GA, USA
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
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{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = January 1985
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|date                      = Mid January 1985
|studio                    = Master Sound,<br>Atlanta, GA, USA
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|studio                    = Le Mobile Studios,<br>Houston, TX, USA
 
|additional info          = overdubs by [[Sheila E.]] and [[Eddie M.]]
 
|additional info          = overdubs by [[Sheila E.]] and [[Eddie M.]]
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|date                      = Mid January 1985
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|studio                    = 5th Floor Recording Studio, <br>Cincinnati, OH, USA
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|additional info          = various overdubs, vocal overdubs by [[Sheila E.]]
 
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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)
 
*[[Sheila E.]] - vocals, bass, bongos, congas, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion (credits given for full album - instrument credits may not be accurate for this track)
 
*[[Prince]] - backing vocals and all instruments, except where noted
 
*[[Prince]] - backing vocals and all instruments, except where noted
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*[[Eddie M.]] - saxophone
 
*[[Susie Davis]] - backing vocals and keyboards (credited, uncertain involvement)
 
*[[Susie Davis]] - backing vocals and keyboards (credited, uncertain involvement)
 
*[[Benny Rietveld]] - bass guitar (credited, uncertain involvement)
 
*[[Benny Rietveld]] - bass guitar (credited, uncertain involvement)
 
*[[Karl Perazzo]] - drums (credited, uncertain involvement)
 
*[[Karl Perazzo]] - drums (credited, uncertain involvement)
 
*[[Ken Grey]] - keyboards (credited, uncertain involvement)
 
*[[Ken Grey]] - keyboards (credited, uncertain involvement)
*[[Eddie M.]] - saxophone
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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)]]''
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* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions: 1985-1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]''
 
|categories                = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1985]]
 
|categories                = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1985]]
 
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Revision as of 08:31, 22 February 2021

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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 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.

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
Early January 1985 Master Sound,
Atlanta, GA, USA
Basic tracking
Mid January 1985 Le Mobile Studios,
Houston, TX, USA
overdubs by Sheila E. and Eddie M.
Mid 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 - instrument credits may 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, uncertain involvement)
  • Benny Rietveld - bass guitar (credited, uncertain involvement)
  • Karl Perazzo - drums (credited, uncertain involvement)
  • Ken Grey - keyboards (credited, uncertain involvement)


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
 
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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