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{{song| | {{song| | ||
|song name = Gigolos Get Lonely Too | |song name = Gigolos Get Lonely Too | ||
| − | |album image = [[File:Whattimeisit album.jpg|100px|link=Album: What Time Is It?]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]] </small> | + | |album image = [[File:Whattimeisit album.jpg|100px|link=Album: What Time Is It?]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]] </small><br> [[File:Originals.jpg|100px|border|Originals album artwork]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Originals|Originals]]</small><br> |
|single image = [[File:GigolosGetLonelyToo single.png|100px|link=Single: Gigolos Get Lonely Too]] <br><small> single sleeve for [[Single: Gigolos Get Lonely Too|Gigolos Get Lonely Too]] </small> | |single image = [[File:GigolosGetLonelyToo single.png|100px|link=Single: Gigolos Get Lonely Too]] <br><small> single sleeve for [[Single: Gigolos Get Lonely Too|Gigolos Get Lonely Too]] </small> | ||
| − | |performer = [[The Time]] | + | |performer = [[The Time]]; [[Prince]] |
| − | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 25|25 August 1982]] - [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]] album | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 25|25 August 1982]] - [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]] album<br> [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 7|7 June 2019]] - [[Album: Originals|Originals]] album ([[Prince]] version) |
| − | |album(s) = [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]] | + | |album(s) = [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]]<br> |
| + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It’s_About_Time_(Morris_Day_album) It’s About Time]<br> | ||
| + | [[Album: Originals|Originals]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Morris Day]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Morris Day]]) | ||
| − | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Morris Day]] and [[The Starr Company]]) | + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Morris Day]] and [[The Starr Company]] on [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]]) |
| − | |previous song = [[Gett | + | |previous song = [[Gett Off’s Cousin]] |
|next song = [[Gingerbread Man]] | |next song = [[Gingerbread Man]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Gigolos Get Lonely Too''' is the fifth track on [[The Time]] | + | |introduction = '''Gigolos Get Lonely Too''' is the fifth track on [[The Time]]’s second album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]], and in March 1983, [[Single: Gigolos Get Lonely Too|Gigolos Get Lonely Too]] was released as the album’s third single. The song was written by [[Prince]], although the song is officially credited to [[Morris Day]]. It was produced by [[Prince]] (as [[The Starr Company]]), but was credited to [[Morris Day]] and [[The Starr Company]]. |
| − | + | Basic tracking likely took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_11|11 January 1982]] (the same day as [[You’re All I Want]], a day before [[Bold Generation]]) at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, during recording sessions that yielded tracks for [[The Time]]’s second album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]]. The song was edited for a 7" in January 1983 at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. | |
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| + | In 2019, [[Prince]]’s own version was released as the eleventh track on the posthumous album [[Album:_Originals|Originals]]. | ||
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| + | |recording info = | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_11|11 January 1982]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_11|11 January 1982]] | ||
| − | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 2,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_10|10 January 1983]] | ||
| + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 2,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = Edit for 7" | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | '''The Time version''' | ||
*[[Morris Day]] - vocals and drums | *[[Morris Day]] - vocals and drums | ||
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted (uncredited) | *[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted (uncredited) | ||
| − | *[[Jesse Johnson]] - guitar | + | *[[Jesse Johnson]] - guitar |
*<small>[[Jellybean Johnson]] - credited for drums and percussion, but did not appear | *<small>[[Jellybean Johnson]] - credited for drums and percussion, but did not appear | ||
*[[Terry Lewis]] - credited for bass guitar and vocals, but did not appear | *[[Terry Lewis]] - credited for bass guitar and vocals, but did not appear | ||
*[[Jimmy Jam]] - credited for keyboards and vocals, but did not appear | *[[Jimmy Jam]] - credited for keyboards and vocals, but did not appear | ||
*[[Monte Moir]] - credited for keyboards and vocals, but did not appear</small> | *[[Monte Moir]] - credited for keyboards and vocals, but did not appear</small> | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | '''Prince version''' (on [[Album: Originals|Originals]]) | ||
| + | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
| + | *[[Jesse Johnson]] - guitar and backgound vocals | ||
| + | *[[Morris Day]] - drums and backgound vocals | ||
| + | <hr> | ||
| + | *[[Bob Mockler]] - engineer | ||
| + | *[[Peggy McCreary]] - second engineer | ||
| + | *[[David Leonard]] - engineer (edits) | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Gigolos Get Lonely Too (edit)''' (mono) | ||
| + | |2= 3:45 | ||
| + | |3= [[Single: Gigolos Get Lonely Too|Gigolos Get Lonely Too]] promo single | ||
| + | |4= Studio | ||
| + | |5= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Gigolos Get Lonely Too''' | ||
| + | |2= 4:17 | ||
| + | |3= [[Morris Day]]: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It’s_About_Time_(Morris_Day_album) It’s About Time]<br> | ||
| + | |4= Live | ||
| + | |5= 21 June 1998, House Of Blues, Hollywood, California, USA | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Gigolos Get Lonely Too''' | ||
| + | |2= 4:49 | ||
| + | |3= [[Album:_Originals|Originals]] | ||
| + | |4= [[Prince]] vocal version | ||
| + | |5= released in 2019 | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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* [[The Time]] | * [[The Time]] | ||
|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)]] '' | ||
| + | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' | ||
*https://www.facebook.com/JesseJohnsonfan/posts/10152293702581224 | *https://www.facebook.com/JesseJohnsonfan/posts/10152293702581224 | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category:1982]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1982]][[Category:2019]][[Category:Recorded 1982]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (The Time)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 19:31, 14 January 2024
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