Difference between revisions of "Drawers Burnin’"
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| − | |song name = Drawers | + | |song name = Drawers Burnin’ |
|single image = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small> | ||
| − | |performer = [[Prince]] | + | |performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] |
| − | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (lyrics, assumed) ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Buckingham Lindsey Buckingham] & [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_McVie Christine McVie] on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Turning World Turning] original) |
| − | |producer(s) = | + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) |
|previous song = [[Down A Long Lonely Road]] | |previous song = [[Down A Long Lonely Road]] | ||
|next song = [[Dream]] | |next song = [[Dream]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Drawers | + | |introduction = '''Drawers Burnin’''' was recorded as a 3-minute jam titled '''Song #1''' on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 30|30 May 1985]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (on the same day as [[For Love]]) but not as a finished song. It was performed live for the first and only time on [[07 June 1985|7 June 1985 at Prom Center, St. Paul, MN, USA]] (a one-off concert to celebrate [[Prince]]’s 27th birthday), as part of a lengthy medley which also included [[Irresistible Bitch]], [[Possessed]], [[The Bird]] and [[Holly Rock]]. |
| − | The song | + | The song bears striking similarities with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac Fleetwood Mac’s] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Turning World Turning] from the band’s 1975 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac_(1975_album) eponymous album] and seems to be [[Prince]]’s playfully mocking cover of the song, with perhaps improvised lyrics that include criticisms of the side effects of fame, including people trying to take pictures of him. <!-- (seemingly opposing the lyric of [[Baby I’m A Star]], although fitting with [[Prince]]’s later complaints of paparazzi, on tracks such as [[Just Like U (Monologue)]]).--> |
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|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_30|30 May 1985]] |
| − | |studio = | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking, overdub, mix |
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
| − | *[[Prince]] - | + | *[[Prince]] - vocals, guitar |
| + | *[[Jellybean Johnson]] - drums | ||
| + | *[[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]] - bass guitar (uncredited) | ||
| + | *[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | ||
| + | *[[Jill Jones]] - vocals | ||
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*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums | *[[Bobby Z.]] - drums | ||
*[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar | *[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar | ||
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*[[Jerome Benton]] - background vocals | *[[Jerome Benton]] - background vocals | ||
*[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals | *[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals | ||
| − | *[[Paul Peterson|St. Paul]] - background vocals | + | *[[Paul Peterson|St. Paul]] - background vocals --> |
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
{{Unreleased| | {{Unreleased| | ||
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| − | |1= | + | |1= '''Drawers Burnin’''' (Song #1) |
| − | |2= | + | |2= Studio |
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|see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | |see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | ||
|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:Songs (Prince)]][[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:Recorded 1985]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 18:27, 25 October 2023
| Down A Long Lonely Road < < < | Non-Prince Songs | All Prince Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Dream |
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| Down A Long Lonely Road < < < | All Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Dream |
