Difference between revisions of "Guess Who’s Knockin’"
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| − | |song name = Guess | + | |song name = Guess Who’s Knockin’ |
|single image = [[File:Goldnigga_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Gold Nigga]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Goldnigga_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Gold Nigga]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | |performer = [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 31|31 August 1993]] - [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 31|31 August 1993]] - [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] album | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] | ||
| − | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]) | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]], [[Michael B.]], [[Sonny T.]], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]], [[Tommy Barbarella]], [[Morris Hayes]], [[Tony M.]], [[Damon Dickson]], [[Kirk Johnson]] (credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]) & [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney Paul McCartney] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_McCartney Linda McCartney] (uncredited) |
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]) | ||
|previous song = [[Groovy Potential]] | |previous song = [[Groovy Potential]] | ||
| − | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[The Guilty Ones]] |
| − | |introduction = '''Guess | + | |introduction = '''Guess Who’s Knockin’''' is the second track on the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]’s first 'solo' album [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]]. It was removed from later printings of the album, however, due to its musical and lyrical use of portions of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_(band) Wings] song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_’em_In Let ’Em In] (written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney Paul] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_McCartney Linda McCartney], from the 1976 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_at_the_Speed_of_Sound Wings At The Speed Of Sound]). In [https://youtu.be/Wbl093F5VKs?t=916 an interview] in 2022, [[Michael B.]] revealed that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney Paul McCartney] refused to give them permission to use this sample. |
| − | While specific recording dates are not known, | + | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in August-December 1992, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = August-December 1992 | |date = August-December 1992 | ||
| − | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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*[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar and background vocals | *[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar and background vocals | ||
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - guitar | *[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - guitar | ||
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*[[Tommy Barbarella]] - piano and vocals | *[[Tommy Barbarella]] - piano and vocals | ||
*[[Mr. Hayes]] - organ, synths and vocals | *[[Mr. Hayes]] - organ, synths and vocals | ||
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*[[Brian Gallagher]] - horns | *[[Brian Gallagher]] - horns | ||
*[[Steve Strand]] - horns | *[[Steve Strand]] - horns | ||
| + | *[[Prince]] - all other instruments (uncredited) | ||
*Unidentified woman - spoken vocals | *Unidentified woman - spoken vocals | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
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|line = | |line = | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
| − | |1= '''Guess | + | |1= '''Guess Who’s Knockin’''' |
|2= 3:24 | |2= 3:24 | ||
|3= [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] (1st edition only) | |3= [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] (1st edition only) | ||
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = [[12_July 1993|12 July 1993, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(during [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] opening set)</small> | + | |first live appearance = [[12_July 1993|12 July 1993, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(during [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] opening set)</small><br> |
| + | *[[05_September_1993|5 September 1993, Flughafen Finthen, Mainz, Germany]] <small>(during [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] opening set)</small><br> | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1993|1993]] <small>(during [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] opening set)</small> | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1993|1993]] <small>(during [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] opening set)</small> | ||
| − | |trivia = This track borrows heavily from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_(band) Wings] song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | |trivia = This track borrows heavily from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_(band) Wings] song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_’em_In Let 'Em In] (written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney Paul] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_McCartney Linda McCartney], from the 1976 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_at_the_Speed_of_Sound Wings At The Speed Of Sound]). |
|see also = [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] album | |see also = [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] album | ||
* [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | * [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | ||
|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: | + | *<b>Copyright(s)</b>: [https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/workID/370398375 ASCAP Work ID: 370398375 / ISWC: T9028454399] |
| + | *''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbl093F5VKs "TRUTH IN RHYTHM" - Michael Bland (Prince, Soul Asylum), Part 2 of 4 (22 Aug. 2022 FUNKNSTUFF)]'' | ||
| + | |categories = [[Category:1993]][[Category:Recorded 1992]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (New Power Generation)]][[Category:Released Songs (New Power Generation)]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:36, 1 September 2023
| Groovy Potential < < < | Non-Prince Songs | All Prince Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > The Guilty Ones |
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| Groovy Potential < < < | All Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > The Guilty Ones |
