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|previous song = [[For Love]] | |previous song = [[For Love]] | ||
|next song = [[Forever In My Life]] | |next song = [[Forever In My Life]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''For You''' is the first track on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''For You''' is the first track on [[Prince]]’s first album [[Album: For You|For You]]. Appropriately, the lyrics express [[Prince]]’s desire to share his work with others: "All of this and more is for you / With love, sincerity and deepest care / My life with you I share". |
− | While specific recording dates for the original 'demo' recordings are not known, the track was initially recorded in 1976 as a home recording on a basic cassette recorder (during the same set of recordings as [[ | + | While specific recording dates for the original 'demo' recordings are not known, the track was initially recorded in 1976 as a home recording on a basic cassette recorder (during the same set of recordings as [[Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?]], [[Nightingale]], [[I Spend My Time Loving You]], [[Rock Me, Lover]] and [[Don’t You Wanna Ride?]]), prior to [[Prince]] signing a contract or beginning work on the album. |
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+ | Specific recording dates for the album version of the song are not known, but the album was recorded at the [[Record Plant]] in Sausalito, California, from 1 October 1977 to 22 December 1977, before overdubs and mixing took place, in early January 1978 at [[Sound Labs]] in Los Angeles, California. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = 1976 | |date = 1976 | ||
− | |studio = [[Russell Ave, Anderson house]], Minneapolis, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Russell Ave, Anderson house]],<br>Minneapolis, MN, USA |
|additional info = Home recording | |additional info = Home recording | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = October - December 1977 | |date = October - December 1977 | ||
− | |studio = [[Record Plant]], Sausalito, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Record Plant]],<br>Sausalito, CA, USA |
|additional info = Re-recording | |additional info = Re-recording | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Early January 1978 | |date = Early January 1978 | ||
− | |studio = [[Sound Labs]], Los Angeles, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sound Labs]],<br>Los Angeles, CA, USA |
|additional info = Overdubs and mixing | |additional info = Overdubs and mixing | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
− | *[[Prince]] - all vocals | + | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and wind chimes |
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= Includes acoustic guitar and piano | |3= Includes acoustic guitar and piano | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''For You''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= Version before [[Sound Labs]] Overdubs and mixing | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''[[Million $Show]]''' | + | |1= '''[[Million $ Show]]''' |
|2= 3:10 | |2= 3:10 | ||
|3= [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]] album stream | |3= [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]] album stream | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
− | |5= Contains samples from openings of [[For You]], [[1999]] and [[ | + | |5= Contains samples from openings of [[For You]], [[1999]] and [[Let’s Go Crazy]] |
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1979|1979]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1979|1979]] | ||
|trivia = This track is the earliest a capella track to be released by [[Prince]] (in addition to being, in essence, the earliest track of all to be released). | |trivia = This track is the earliest a capella track to be released by [[Prince]] (in addition to being, in essence, the earliest track of all to be released). | ||
+ | * Interestingly, the first seconds of the song are a later part of the track played backward. | ||
+ | * Some wind chimes sounds can be heard on the track, although buried in the mix. | ||
|see also = [[Album: For You|For You]] album | |see also = [[Album: For You|For You]] 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:1978]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1978]][[Category:Recorded 1976]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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