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| |introduction = '''Goodbye''' (originally titled '''(Excuse Me Is This) Goodbye''') is the tenth and final track on the third and final disc of [[Prince]]'s 20th album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] (his fourth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). | | |introduction = '''Goodbye''' (originally titled '''(Excuse Me Is This) Goodbye''') is the tenth and final track on the third and final disc of [[Prince]]'s 20th album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] (his fourth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). |
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− | Specific recording dates are not known, but initial tracking took place in December 1991, at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, under its original title '''(Excuse Me Is This) Goodbye''' (during initial sessions for the [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album). In 1995, [[Prince]] worked on the song further, after [[Clare Fischer]]'s orchestra arrangements were recorded in December 1994. It was included as the tenth and final track on 1995 configuration of [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] (as '''(Excuse Me Is This) Goodbye'''), but was removed as the album underwent many changes. According to the [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] liner notes, it was replaced by [[The Holy River]]. | + | Specific recording dates are not known, but initial tracking took place in December 1991, at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, under its original title '''(Excuse Me Is This) Goodbye''' (during initial sessions for the [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album). In 1995, [[Prince]] worked on the song further, after [[Clare Fischer]]'s orchestral arrangements were recorded in December 1994. It was included as the tenth and final track on 1995 configuration of [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] (as '''(Excuse Me Is This) Goodbye'''), but was removed as the album underwent many changes. According to the [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] liner notes, it was replaced by [[The Holy River]]. |
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Goodbye (originally titled (Excuse Me Is This) Goodbye) is the tenth and final track on the third and final disc of Prince's 20th album Crystal Ball (his fourth using the name ).
Specific recording dates are not known, but initial tracking took place in December 1991, at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA, under its original title (Excuse Me Is This) Goodbye (during initial sessions for the album). In 1995, Prince worked on the song further, after Clare Fischer's orchestral arrangements were recorded in December 1994. It was included as the tenth and final track on 1995 configuration of Emancipation (as (Excuse Me Is This) Goodbye), but was removed as the album underwent many changes. According to the Crystal Ball liner notes, it was replaced by The Holy River.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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December 1991
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Initial tracking (as (Excuse Me Is This) Goodbye)
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December 1994
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Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Orxhestra overdubs by Clare Fischer's orchestra
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1995
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Additional recording
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Recording Personnel
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Goodbye
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4:34
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Crystal Ball
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Studio
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Unreleased Versions
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Title
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Version
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Additional Info
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Is This Really Goodbye
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Studio
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Original 1991 recording
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Goodbye
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Studio
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1995 recording without Orchestra overdubs
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