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|previous song = [[Heaven Must Be Near]] | |previous song = [[Heaven Must Be Near]] | ||
|next song = [[Hello, My Love]] | |next song = [[Hello, My Love]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Hello''' was released as the b-side of [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]], the third single (second in North America) from [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Hello''' was released as the b-side of [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]], the third single (second in North America) from [[Prince]]’s seventh album [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. Concurrently, it was included as the b-side of the second single in Europe, [[Single: Raspberry Beret|Raspberry Beret]]. In 1993, the song was included as the opening track on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The B-Sides]] compilation (included as the third and final disc on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). |
| − | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 24|24 May 1985]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (the same day the [[Single: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]] single was released in Europe). | |
'''Hello''' was written in response to criticism received when [[Prince]] declined to participate in the recording of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_The_World We Are The World], a multi-artist recording organized to aid famine in Africa; the lyrics make mention of his contribution of the song [[4 The Tears In Your Eyes]] to the album [[Album: We Are The World|We Are The World]] instead. | '''Hello''' was written in response to criticism received when [[Prince]] declined to participate in the recording of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_The_World We Are The World], a multi-artist recording organized to aid famine in Africa; the lyrics make mention of his contribution of the song [[4 The Tears In Your Eyes]] to the album [[Album: We Are The World|We Are The World]] instead. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 24|24 May 1985]] | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 24|24]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 26|26 May 1985]] |
| − | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking, mix (24th), edits (26th) |
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| + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 11|11 June 1985]] | ||
| + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = Overdubbing, edits | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 1985]] | ||
| + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = Updated mix of extended version (post release) ([[Susan Rogers]] & [[Coke Johnson]], [[Prince]] not present) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
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| + | |1= '''Hello''' | ||
| + | |2= Studio | ||
| + | |3= Extended Version mix updated after release | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
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|trivia = Thirteen years after the release of '''Hello''', [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) released [[Goodbye]] as the final track on [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]. Other than the titles might suggest, these tracks are entirely unrelated. | |trivia = Thirteen years after the release of '''Hello''', [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) released [[Goodbye]] as the final track on [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]. Other than the titles might suggest, these tracks are entirely unrelated. | ||
| − | * The repetitive sound heard at the end of the song where [[Prince]] speaks some lyrics is a sample from the Fairlight CMI sampler called 'Tibet' | + | * The repetitive sound heard at the end of the song where [[Prince]] speaks some lyrics is a sample from the Fairlight CMI sampler called 'Tibet' It’s the same sample [[Prince]] used as the basis for a song called [[Tibet]], that remains unreleased. This sample can also be heard at the very end of the also unreleased song [[Others Here With Us]] |
|see also = [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] single | |see also = [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] single | ||
*[[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]] album | *[[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]] album | ||
|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:1985]][[Category: | + | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' |
| + | |categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Recorded 1985]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
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