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|performer                = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie]
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|performer                = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie]; [[Prince]]
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 16|16 February 1993]] - [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]] album
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 16|16 February 1993]] - [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]] album
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|writer(s)                = [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]])
 
|writer(s)                = [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]])
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]])
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]])
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In 2010, co-writer [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] released a mostly-instrumental version of the track with Ric Alexander on their album ''2wo 4or 1ne'' (crediting [[Prince]], rather than the pseudonym [[Prince|Paisley Park]], as co-writer), but this version did not contain input by [[Prince]].
 
In 2010, co-writer [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] released a mostly-instrumental version of the track with Ric Alexander on their album ''2wo 4or 1ne'' (crediting [[Prince]], rather than the pseudonym [[Prince|Paisley Park]], as co-writer), but this version did not contain input by [[Prince]].
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[[Prince]]’s version was released on streaming platforms on September 28, 2023, preceding it’s inclusion on the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe‎|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe'']].
 
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*Dain Noel - strings
 
*Dain Noel - strings
 
*Reverend Dave Boruff - saxophone
 
*Reverend Dave Boruff - saxophone
'''Unreleased Prince version'''
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'''Prince version'''
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
 
*[[Jearlyn Steele]] - background vocals
 
*[[Jearlyn Steele]] - background vocals
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|5= No input as a musician by [[Prince]]
 
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|3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''(Super) Deluxe Edition'']]
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*[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''(Super) Deluxe Edition'']]
 
|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:1993]][[Category:Recorded 1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]]
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Revision as of 18:37, 28 September 2023

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Get Blue

Letsgetstarted album.jpg
from the album Let’s Get Started
left
from the album
Diamonds And Pearls (Super) Deluxe Edition

Song details
Performer: Louie Louie; Prince
First Released: 16 February 1993 - Let’s Get Started album
Album(s): Let’s Get Started
Diamonds And Pearls (Super) Deluxe Edition
Writer(s): Levi Seacer, Jr. and Prince (as Paisley Park)
Producer(s): Prince (as Paisley Park)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Get Blue is the fourth track on Louie Louie’s second album Let’s Get Started. The song was written by Prince (as Paisley Park) and Levi Seacer, Jr. and produced by Prince (as Paisley Park).

A tape photographed in Prince’s vault at Paisley Park Studios lists it as 8 April 1991 alluding the exact date for the recording at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. (during the same set of sessions that produced Hey, Louie Louie). Louie Louie’s vocal overdubs were recorded at Sideways Recording, Santa Ana, California, but recording dates are not known.

In 2010, co-writer Levi Seacer, Jr. released a mostly-instrumental version of the track with Ric Alexander on their album 2wo 4or 1ne (crediting Prince, rather than the pseudonym Paisley Park, as co-writer), but this version did not contain input by Prince.

Prince’s version was released on streaming platforms on September 28, 2023, preceding it’s inclusion on the Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
8 April 1991 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Tracking
April 1991 Larrabee Sound Studios,
North Hollywood, CA, USA
Mixing by Keith "K.C." Cohen (and possible additional recording)
April 1991 - early 1993 Sideways Recording,
Santa Ana, CA, USA
Vocal overdubs by Louie Louie
Recording Personnel

Louie Louie version

  • Louie Louie – lead vocals
  • Prince - all background vocals and instruments, except where noted
  • Sam Mesa-rani - percussion
  • Dain Noel - strings
  • Reverend Dave Boruff - saxophone

Prince version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Get Blue 4:42 Let’s Get Started Studio
Get Blue 5:42 2wo 4or 1ne Studio No input as a musician by Prince
Get Blue 4:43 Diamonds And Pearls (Super) Deluxe Edition Studio Prince’s original studio version, released in 2023



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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