Difference between revisions of "Emotional Pump"
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|song name = Emotional Pump | |song name = Emotional Pump | ||
| + | |single image = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] | ||
| + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 2020]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] album | ||
| + | |album(s) = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
| − | |writer(s) = | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] |
| − | |producer(s) = | + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] |
|previous song = [[Emotional Crucifixion]] | |previous song = [[Emotional Crucifixion]] | ||
|next song = [[Empty Room]] | |next song = [[Empty Room]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Emotional Pump''' is | + | |introduction = '''Emotional Pump''' is a track recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 16|16 October 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. It was written for (or at least initially offered to) Canadian singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni Mitchell], who had influenced [[Prince]] greatly (see [[#Quotations and trivia|below]] for details of her influence). It was sent to her, but she didn’t think it matched her style and she told [[Prince]] she couldn’t sing it. |
| − | The song was | + | The song was released in September 2020 on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] set. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed) | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed) | ||
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|1= '''Emotional Pump''' | |1= '''Emotional Pump''' | ||
| − | |2= | + | |2= 4:59 |
| − | |3= | + | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] |
| + | |4= Studio | ||
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| + | |unreleased versions = | ||
|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
| − | |trivia = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni Mitchell] was thanked as "Joni" in the [[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]] album notes (as an influence, not as a collaborator). | + | |trivia = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni Mitchell] was thanked as "Joni" in the [[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]] album notes (as an influence, not as a collaborator). Her name also appeared on the sleeve of the [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]] album in amongst the newspaper clippings in the background. |
| − | + | * [[Prince]] had previously performed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Mitchell]’s [[A Case Of U|A Case Of You]] (from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_(Joni_Mitchell_album) Blue] 1971) live, and later released a cover version of the track, titled [[A Case Of U]], on his album [[Album: One Nite Alone...|One Nite Alone...]]. He had also recorded a cover version of [[Twisted]] (by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Ross Annie Ross], but covered by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni Mitchell] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_and_Spark Court and Spark] 1974), and played it live a few times in 2002. | |
| − | * [[Prince]] had previously performed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Mitchell] | + | * The title of [[The Time]]’s [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]] was taken from a lyric from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Mitchell]’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Both_Sides,_Now_(song) Both Sides, Now] (from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clouds_(Joni_Mitchell_album) Clouds] 1969, also released as a single in 1968). |
| − | * The title of [[The Time]] | + | |
* [[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]] mentions the song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help_Me_(Joni_Mitchell_song) Help Me] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni Mitchell] (from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_and_Spark Court And Spark] 1974, also released as a single). | * [[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]] mentions the song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help_Me_(Joni_Mitchell_song) Help Me] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni Mitchell] (from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_and_Spark Court And Spark] 1974, also released as a single). | ||
| − | + | |see also = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] album | |
| − | |see also = [[ | + | |
|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:1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1986]] [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Recorded 1986]] |
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Revision as of 17:10, 22 September 2020
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