Difference between revisions of "Eye’ll Never B Another Fool"
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|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 29|29 September 1998]] - [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 29|29 September 1998]] - [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] album | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] | ||
| − | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], Tom Hammer (uncredited) and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Reid Vernon Reid] (uncredited) |
|producer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] and [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | |producer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] and [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | ||
|previous song = [[I’ll Do Anything]] | |previous song = [[I’ll Do Anything]] | ||
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|introduction = '''[[File:Eye.png]]’ll Never B Another Fool''' (originally titled '''I’ll Never Open My Legs Again''') is the eighth track (seventh song) on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]’s tenth solo studio album [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]]. | |introduction = '''[[File:Eye.png]]’ll Never B Another Fool''' (originally titled '''I’ll Never Open My Legs Again''') is the eighth track (seventh song) on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]’s tenth solo studio album [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]]. | ||
| − | The track was written by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], | + | The track was written by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], Tom Hammer (uncredited) and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Reid Vernon Reid] (uncredited), and produced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] and [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) |
| − | While specific recording dates are not known, the track was originally written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor], | + | While specific recording dates are not known, the track was originally written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor], Tom Hammer and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Reid Vernon Reid] as '''I’ll Never Open My Legs Again''', and was sent to [[Prince]] in Spring 1995, following a loose agreement for [[Prince]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor] to work together (along with [[Van Gogh|Love Is]] (later renamed [[Van Gogh]]), [[Soul Sanctuary|Sanctuary]] (later renamed [[Soul Sanctuary]]), [[Livin’ 2 Die|How We Livin’]] (later renamed [[Livin’ 2 Die]]) and [[Stone|Nothing Left To Give]] (later renamed [[Stone]]). [[Eye’ll Never B Another Fool|I’ll Never Open My Legs Again]], [[Van Gogh|Love Is]], [[Soul Sanctuary|Sanctuary]] and [[Stone|Nothing Left To Give]] came from ''[https://sandrastvictor.bandcamp.com/album/sanctuary-2 Sanctuary]'', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor]’s canceled first solo album on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektra_Records Elektra Records] (intended to be released in 1993). [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] was able to listen to this record however and liked it enough to contact [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor] for a collaboration. Her original version of [[Eye’ll Never B Another Fool]] was released in 2018 (with its initial title [[Eye’ll Never B Another Fool|I’ll Never Open My Legs Again]]), when [https://sandrastvictor.bandcamp.com/album/sanctuary-2 Sanctuary] was made available on digital plateforms. Since [[Eye’ll Never B Another Fool|I’ll Never Open My Legs Again]] was not initially intended for [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] and contains no input by him, this version is not listed below. |
| − | Additional lyrics and music were added by [[Prince]] before recording in Spring 1995, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as the other songs sent by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor St. Victor]). The additional music was created around a sample of [[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]]’s track "Vinyl Blister" (from their sample cd ''Funky-ass Loops''). The song | + | Additional lyrics and music were added by [[Prince]] before recording in Spring 1995, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as the other songs sent by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor St. Victor]). The additional music was created around a sample of [[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]]’s track "Vinyl Blister" (from their sample cd ''Funky-ass Loops''). The song (renamed '''I’ll Never B Another Fool''' as [[Prince]] thought the initial title was too blunt) was then placed on a mid-1995 [[Album: Playtime By Versace|Playtime By Versace]] project that remains unreleased. |
| − | Basic tracking for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]’s version ( | + | Basic tracking for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]’s version (as '''[[File:EyeBlue.png]]’ll Never B Another Fool''') took place in late 1997 or early 1998 at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. |
| − | It was included as the fifth track on a February 1998, configuration of [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]], before the tracklist was revised for the final release. | + | It was included as the fifth track on a February 1998, configuration of [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]], before the tracklist was revised for the final release. Tom Hammer and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Reid Vernon Reid] were left off the writers’ credits; other tracks by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor St. Victor] were also released with inaccurate credits, causing her to make legal threats against [[Prince]], but she eventually opted not to sue. |
On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 22|22 June 2013]], a 2:49 unreleased version of [[Eye’ll Never B Another Fool]] was streamed on [http://new.livestream.com/3RDEYEGIRL/events/2174650 3rdEye TV broadcast #3], containing unidentified female lead vocals. | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 22|22 June 2013]], a 2:49 unreleased version of [[Eye’ll Never B Another Fool]] was streamed on [http://new.livestream.com/3RDEYEGIRL/events/2174650 3rdEye TV broadcast #3], containing unidentified female lead vocals. | ||
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|date = Spring 1995 | |date = Spring 1995 | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking ([[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] version) |
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| − | |1= '''I’ll Never | + | |1= '''I’ll Never B Another Fool''' |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
| − | |3= 1995 | + | |3= 1995 version with [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] vocals |
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|1= '''[[File:Eye.png]]’ll Never B Another Fool''' | |1= '''[[File:Eye.png]]’ll Never B Another Fool''' | ||
|2= | |2= | ||
| − | |3= Unreleased video | + | |3= Unreleased promotional video |
|4= Promo video | |4= Promo video | ||
|5= See [[Video: Eye’ll Never B Another Fool|Eye’ll Never B Another Fool]] video for details | |5= See [[Video: Eye’ll Never B Another Fool|Eye’ll Never B Another Fool]] video for details | ||
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|first live appearance = [[28_August 1998-am|28 August 1998 (a.m.): Café de Paris, London, England]] <small>([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] lead vocals)</small> | |first live appearance = [[28_August 1998-am|28 August 1998 (a.m.): Café de Paris, London, England]] <small>([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] lead vocals)</small> | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[07 May 2011|7 May 2011: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA]] <small>([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Scherzinger Nicole Scherzinger] lead vocals)</small> |
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
| − | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1998|1998]] <small>([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] lead vocals)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]] <small>([[Liv Warfield]] lead vocals)</small> | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1998|1998]] <small>([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] lead vocals)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]] <small>([[Liv Warfield]] lead vocals)</small>,, [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Scherzinger Nicole Scherzinger] lead vocals)</small> |
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|see also = [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] album | |see also = [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] album | ||
|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:1998]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1998]][[Category:Recorded 1995]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
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