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|song name                = Funk It Up
 
|song name                = Funk It Up
 
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|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]
|performer                = [[Band: Grand Central|Grand Central]]
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|performer                = [[Grand Central]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[André Cymone|André Anderson]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[André Cymone|André Anderson]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]], [[André Cymone|André Anderson]] and [[Charles Smith]] (assumed)
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]], [[André Cymone|André Anderson]] and [[Charles Smith]] (assumed)
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|first live appearance    = 1973 <small>(as part of [[Band: Grand Central|Grand Central]])</small>
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|first live appearance    = 1973 <small>(as part of [[Grand Central]])</small>
 
*This track is not known to have been performed live during [[Prince]]'s professional career.
 
*This track is not known to have been performed live during [[Prince]]'s professional career.
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = 1973 <small>(as part of [[Band: Grand Central|Grand Central]])</small>
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|performed occasionally in = 1973 <small>(as part of [[Grand Central]])</small>
 
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|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
 
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
* [[Band: Grand Central|Grand Central]]
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* [[Grand Central]]
 
|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:1973]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Recorded 1973]]
 
|categories                = [[Category:1973]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Recorded 1973]]
 
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Funk It Up

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Song details
Performer: Grand Central
Writer(s): André Anderson
Producer(s): Prince, André Anderson and Charles Smith (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • 1973 (as part of Grand Central)
  • This track is not known to have been performed live during Prince's professional career.
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Funk It Up is an unreleased track performed live, and perhaps recorded, in 1973 by Grand Central, a band consisting of Prince, André Anderson and Charles Smith, as one of the few original compositions known to be played by the band at the time, along with Do You Feel Like Dancing?, Danger Lover and Machine (sometimes also called Sex Machine), they mostly played cover versions of current hits. . It was written by André Anderson. It is not known if the track was later considered for inclusion on any project.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
1973 Smith residence, Minneapolis, MN, USA Rehearsals and initial tracking (if recorded)
Recording Personnel

Versions
Unreleased Versions



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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