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|performer                = The Lewis Connection
 
|performer                = The Lewis Connection
 
|first released            = 1979 - [[Album: The Lewis Conection|The Lewis Conection]] album
 
|first released            = 1979 - [[Album: The Lewis Conection|The Lewis Conection]] album
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|introduction              = '''Got To Be Something Here''' is the fourth track on Minneapolis-area band The Lewis Connection's first and only album [[Album: The Lewis Conection|The Lewis Conection]], featuring [[Prince]] on guitar. The track was written by [[Sonny T.|Sonny Thompson]] (who would become a member of the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] many years later), and produced by brothers Pierre and André Lewis.
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|introduction              = '''Got To Be Something Here''' is the fourth track on Minneapolis-area band The Lewis Connection’s first and only album [[Album: The Lewis Conection|The Lewis Conection]], featuring [[Prince]] on guitar. ''The Lewis Connection'' is an alternate name for the band ''The Family'' led by [[Sonny T.|Sonny Thompson]] in the 1970’s (and which is unrelated to the band produced by [[Prince]] in the 1980’s [[The Family]]). The track was written by [[Sonny T.|Sonny Thompson]] (who would become a member of the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] many years later), and produced by brothers Pierre and André Lewis.  
  
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Initial tracking took place in late 1976 at [[Sound 80]], Minneapolis, MN, USA (during the same session that produced [[Stone Lover]]).
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Basic tracking took place in late 1976 at [[Sound 80]], Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same session that produced [[Stone Lover]] with the same musicians). Prince played on these tracks to raise money for his first New York trip in the autumn of 1976.
  
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Either this track or [[Stone Lover]] released around the same time marks the first time [[Prince]] appeared on a release by another artist, on a track he did not write (although earlier recordings by [[94 East]] were released later). It also marks the first release of a collaboration between [[Prince]] and [[Sonny T.|Sonny Thompson]] (recorded almost 13 years before [[Diamonds And Pearls]], the next released collaboration).
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[[Got To Be Something Here]] was planned to be the B-side of the [[Single: Stone Lover|Stone Lover]] single, released under the moniker MLF (but is actually an alternate name for The Lewis Connection / The Family), but the band chose to cut [[Stone Lover]] into two parts for both sides.
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Either this track or [[Stone Lover]] released around the same time (it’s not clear which was released first), marks the first time [[Prince]] appeared on a release by another artist, on a track he did not write (although earlier recordings by [[94 East]] were released later). It also marks the first release of a collaboration between [[Prince]] and [[Sonny T.|Sonny Thompson]] (recorded almost 13 years before [[Diamonds And Pearls]], the next released collaboration).
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In 2013, both [[Stone Lover]] and '''Got To Be Something Here''' were included on the [[Album: Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound|Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound]] compilation.
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'''Got To Be Something Here''' was released as a [[Single: Got To Be Something Here|single]] by the Japanese label [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-Vine_Records P-Vine Records] in 2022.
 
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[[Album: Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound|Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound]]<br>
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[[Single: Got To Be Something Here|Got To Be Something Here]] single
 
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|5= Duration listed as 4:12 on [[Album: The Lewis Conection|The Lewis Conection]] album and the [[Single: Got To Be Something Here|single]] but actually the same as the 4:17 version included on [[Album: Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound|Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound]]
 
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* It also marks the first release of a collaboration between [[Prince]] and [[Sonny T.|Sonny Thompson]] (recorded almost 13 years before [[Diamonds And Pearls]], the next released collaboration).
 
* It also marks the first release of a collaboration between [[Prince]] and [[Sonny T.|Sonny Thompson]] (recorded almost 13 years before [[Diamonds And Pearls]], the next released collaboration).
 
|see also                  = [[Album: The Lewis Conection|The Lewis Conection]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: The Lewis Conection|The Lewis Conection]] album
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*[[Single: Got To Be Something Here|Got To Be Something Here]] single
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[[Album: Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound|Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound]] compilation
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*[[Stone Lover]]
 
*[[Sonny T.]]
 
*[[Sonny T.]]
 
|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)]]''
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Latest revision as of 14:38, 26 June 2022

(Got 2) Give It Up   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Groove On
Got To Be Something Here
Thelewisconection album.jpg
from the album The Lewis Conection 		Gottobesomethingheresingle.jpg
single art for Got To Be Something Here
by The Lewis Connection
Song details
Performer: The Lewis Connection
First Released: 1979 - The Lewis Conection album
Album(s): The Lewis Conection
Writer(s): Sonny Thompson
Producer(s): Pierre Lewis and André Lewis
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

Got To Be Something Here is the fourth track on Minneapolis-area band The Lewis Connection’s first and only album The Lewis Conection, featuring Prince on guitar. The Lewis Connection is an alternate name for the band The Family led by Sonny Thompson in the 1970’s (and which is unrelated to the band produced by Prince in the 1980’s The Family). The track was written by Sonny Thompson (who would become a member of the New Power Generation many years later), and produced by brothers Pierre and André Lewis.

Basic tracking took place in late 1976 at Sound 80, Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same session that produced Stone Lover with the same musicians). Prince played on these tracks to raise money for his first New York trip in the autumn of 1976.

Got To Be Something Here was planned to be the B-side of the Stone Lover single, released under the moniker MLF (but is actually an alternate name for The Lewis Connection / The Family), but the band chose to cut Stone Lover into two parts for both sides.

Either this track or Stone Lover released around the same time (it’s not clear which was released first), marks the first time Prince appeared on a release by another artist, on a track he did not write (although earlier recordings by 94 East were released later). It also marks the first release of a collaboration between Prince and Sonny Thompson (recorded almost 13 years before Diamonds And Pearls, the next released collaboration).

In 2013, both Stone Lover and Got To Be Something Here were included on the Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound compilation.

Got To Be Something Here was released as a single by the Japanese label P-Vine Records in 2022.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Late 1976 Sound 80,
Minneapolis, MN, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Sonny Thompson - lead vocals and bass guitar
  • Pierre Lewis - keyboards and flute
  • Joe Lewis - drums
  • Prince - guitar and background vocals
  • Randy Barber - background vocals
  • Bill Perry - tenor saxophone
  • Jeffery Tresvant - trumpet

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Got To Be Something Here 4:17 The Lewis Conection

Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound
Got To Be Something Here single

Studio Duration listed as 4:12 on The Lewis Conection album and the single but actually the same as the 4:17 version included on Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia

Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound compilation

  • The track marks the first time Prince appeared on a release by another artist, on a track he did not write (although earlier recordings by 94 East were released later).
  • It also marks the first release of a collaboration between Prince and Sonny Thompson (recorded almost 13 years before Diamonds And Pearls, the next released collaboration).
References
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