Feel U Up

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Feel U Up

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single art for Partyman

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from the album 1999 Deluxe

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single art for The Hits / The B-Sides
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 18 August 1989 - Partyman single
Album(s): The Hits / The B-Sides
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Feel U Up was released as the b-side of Partyman, the second single from Prince's eleventh album Batman. In 1993, it was included as the sixth track on The B-Sides compilation (included as the third and final disc on The Hits / The B-Sides).

In 2019, the original 1981 recording (mixed together with Irresistible Bitch) was released as the first track on the Vault Tracks part 1 disc of a Deluxe edition of the 1999 album.

While specific recording dates are not known, Feel U Up was initially recorded around the same time but in a different session from Irresistible Bitch in November 1981 (estimate) at Prince's Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA. It was later re-recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA on 27 October 1986, on the first day of sessions for the Camille album (the day after overdubs on Housequake, the day before Rebirth Of The Flesh and Rockhard In A Funky Place). It was included as the fourth track on the 5 November 1986 configuration of the album Camille (to be credited to Camille), but it was discarded when the Dream Factory and Camille albums evolved into the Crystal Ball triple-album. The same recording was used when included on the Partyman single in 1989 (on the Long Stroke version; the Short Stroke version is an edit), but credit was given solely to Prince, rather than the pseudonym Camille.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
November 1981 (estimate) Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA Initial tracking
27 October 1986 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Re-recording
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Feel U Up 3:44 Partyman single

The Hits / The B-Sides

Studio a.k.a. Feel U Up (Short Stroke)
Feel U Up (Long Stroke) 6:27 Partyman single Extended version Original version before edit above
Feel U Up 6:24 1999 Deluxe
Studio


Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
(EyeBlue.png Like) Funky Music 4:31 Newpower Soul Studio Synth line from Feel U Up used as horn line; see (EyeBlue.png Like) Funky Music for more details
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Feel U Up Studio longer version of the released 1986 song
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • The released mix of the November 1981 version was done by Nick Bolas specifically for this release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track, might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track.

References
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