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|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
| − | |previous song = [[Groove In G Flat Minor]] | + | |previous song = [[Groove In G Flat Minor|Groove In G<sup>♭</sup>Minor]] |
| − | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[Guess Who’s Knockin’]] |
| − | |introduction = '''Groovy Potential''' is the | + | |introduction = '''Groovy Potential''' is the seventh track on the album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]. Over two years earlier, however, the track was released through [[3rdEyeTunes.com]], [[Prince]]’s own music store (the third track to be released on this website). |
| − | A 1:20 minutes preview of the track was streamed on [http://www.youtube.com/user/3rdEyeGirl/videos 3rdEyeGirl YouTube account] minutes before the | + | A 1:20 minutes preview of the track was streamed on [http://www.youtube.com/user/3rdEyeGirl/videos 3rdEyeGirl YouTube account] minutes before the track’s release. |
| + | While specific recording dates are not known, it is assumed that basic tracking took place in early-to-mid 2012, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Horn overdubs took place in late July 2012, also at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. | ||
| + | [[Michael B. Nelson]] has stated that the horns were recorded as a "10 horn arrangement", with muted brass and woodwinds recorded first, followed by a second pass using their standard set-up, "mostly playing off of each other but sometimes together". | ||
| − | + | The drum part was sourced from an other (unidentified) track. In a 2021 [https://youtu.be/TQ3qmuZEz40?si=EJNtA3OWyahzkcp8&t=870 interview], [[Michael B.]] revealed that he learned that he was featured on the song when he met [[Prince]] after the release of the album: ''"the last session I did with [[Prince]] (likely for the [[Album:_Black_Is_The_New_Black_(2016)|Black Is The New Black]] album), as I was leaving he walked up to give me a copy of [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two| Hitnrun Volume Two]], he’s like 'You're on this by the way. I recycled one of your one of your drum tracks on here'; and I guess it was for '''Groovy Potential.'''"''. | |
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|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Early-to-mid 2012 | |date = Early-to-mid 2012 | ||
| − | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Late July 2012 | |date = Late July 2012 | ||
| − | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
|additional info = Horn overdubs | |additional info = Horn overdubs | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
| − | * [[Michael B.]] - drums | + | * [[Michael B.]] - drums (sampled from an other unidentified track) |
*[[Michael B. Nelson]] - trombone, horn arrangement | *[[Michael B. Nelson]] - trombone, horn arrangement | ||
*[[Steve Strand]] - trumpet | *[[Steve Strand]] - trumpet | ||
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*[[Kenni Holmen]] - tenor sax, flute | *[[Kenni Holmen]] - tenor sax, flute | ||
*[[Kathy Jensen]] - baritone sax, clarinet | *[[Kathy Jensen]] - baritone sax, clarinet | ||
| + | *[[Adrian Crutchfield]] - flute | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
| − | |trivia = | + | |trivia = [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye’ll Never B Another Fool]][[Eye’ll Never B Another Fool|’ll Never B Another Fool]] and [[Love 4 1another]] are other examples on which [[Prince]] reuses a drum part played by [[Michael B.]] to place it on another song. |
|see also = | |see also = | ||
|references = [http://prince.org/msg/7/400392?&pg=4 Prince.org thread "New Song on 3rdEye Tunes" answer #110 by MrMoops] | |references = [http://prince.org/msg/7/400392?&pg=4 Prince.org thread "New Song on 3rdEye Tunes" answer #110 by MrMoops] | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category:2013]][[Category:2015]][[Category: | + | * ''[https://youtu.be/TQ3qmuZEz40?si=EJNtA3OWyahzkcp8&t=870 Keeping The Beat with Prince and Soul Asylum - Michael Bland Pt.2 by Joe Kelley (firt aired in March 2021 - Musicians Reveal Podcast)]'' |
| + | |categories = [[Category:2013]][[Category:2015]][[Category:Recorded 2013]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:52, 8 February 2024
| Groove In G♭Minor < < < | Non-Prince Songs | All Prince Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Guess Who’s Knockin’ |
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| Groove In G♭Minor < < < | All Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Guess Who’s Knockin’ |
