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|Song Name                    = I Want To Take You Higher
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|song name                = I Want To Take You Higher
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|First appeared on           = Sly & The Family Stone: ''Stand!'' (1969). Also released as a single in 1969 as the b-side of ''Stand!''.
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|single image              = [[File: HomeVideoRaveUn2TheYear2000.jpg|100px|link=Home Video: _Rave_Un2_The_Year_2000]] <br><small> from the home video [[Home Video:_Rave_Un2_The_Year_2000| Rave Un2 The Year 2000]]</small>
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|Other relevant version      =
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|first released           = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_5|5 June 2000]] - [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000| Rave Un2 The Year 2000]] (Europe VHS and DVD)
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|album(s)                  = None
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|Composed by                 = Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart  
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|performer                = [[Larry Graham]] and [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
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|First known live performance = [[05_September 1987|5 September 1987: Rupert's Nightclub, Golden Valley, MN, USA]]
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|writer(s)                = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_Stone Sylvester “Sly Stone” Stewart]
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|Played live in               = [[All_Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All_Concerts#1995|1995]], [[All_Concerts#1998|1998]], [[All_Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All_Concerts#2003|2003]], [[All_Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All_Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All_Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]] <small> (guesting w/ [[Larry Graham]] & [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station]) </small>
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed, no official credits given)
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|previous song            = [[I Wanna Be]]
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|next song                = [[I’ll Always Love You]]
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|introduction              = '''I Want To Take You Higher''', a live cover version of the track by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_and_the_Family_Stone Sly And The Family Stone], was released as the thirteenth track (listed '''Higher''', which is a different [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_and_the_Family_Stone Sly And The Family Stone] tune) on the [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 The Year 2000]] VHS and DVD. The song is performed by [[Larry Graham]] (who played bass on the original studio version as a member of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_and_the_Family_Stone The Family Stone] along with [[Cynthia Robinson]] and [[Jerry Martini|Gerry Martini]]) and [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). No audio-only version of this performance has been released.
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The song was included on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_and_the_Family_Stone Sly And The Family Stone]’s fourth album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand! Stand!] (from 1969). Of note, [[Prince]] has covered seven of the eight songs from that album during live performances over the years: [[Stand!]], [[Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey]], [[I Want To Take You Higher]], [[Sing A Simple Song]], [[Everyday People]], [[Sex_Machine_(Sly_And_The_Family_Stone)|Sex Machine]] and [[You Can Make It If You Try ]]. There is no known performance by him of the remaining song ‘’Somebody's Watching You’’.
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'''I Want To Take You Higher''' is not believed to have been recorded in the studio by [[Prince]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_Stone Sly Stone] is quoted with this song in the lyrics of [[Musicology]].
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|additional info          = This track is not believed to have been recorded in the studio by [[Prince]]
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''N.B. - recording personnel below refer to released live version; this track is not known to have been recorded in the studio by [[Prince]]''<br>
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*[[Larry Graham]] - lead vocals and bass
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*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - co-lead vocals, guitar
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*[[Rosie Gaines]] - vocals
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*[[Kip Blackshire]] - vocals
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*[[Johnnie Blackshire]] - backing vocals
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*[[DuJuan Blackshire]] - backing vocals
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*[[Kirk Johnson]] - drums
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*[[Morris Hayes]] - keyboards
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*[[Mike Scott]] – guitar
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*[[Cynthia Robinson]] – trumpet
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*[[Jerry Martini|Gerry Martini]] - saxophone
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*[[Michael Nelson]] - trombone
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*[[Dave Jensen]] – trumpet
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*[[Kathy Jensen|Kathy J.]] - baritone saxophone
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*Jimmy Russell - harmonica
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|5= There have been no audio-only releases of this track on 'hard-format'.
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|1= '''I Want To Take You Higher '''
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|2= 6:02
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|3= [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000| Rave Un2 The Year 2000]] VHS and DVD
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|4= Live
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|5= [[18 December 1999|18 December 1999: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]
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|first live appearance = [[05_September 1987|5 September 1987: Rupert's Nightclub, Golden Valley, MN, USA]]<br>
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*[[14 July 2013-am|14 July 2013 (a.m.): Jazz Lab, Montreux, Switzerland]]
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|performed regularly on    = None
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|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All_Concerts#1994|1994]],  [[All_Concerts#1995|1995]], [[All_Concerts#1997|1997]], [[All_Concerts#1998|1998]], [[All_Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All_Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All_Concerts#2000|2000]] <small> (interpolation) </small>, [[All_Concerts#2000|2000]] <small> (interpolation) </small>,  [[All_Concerts#2003|2003]], [[All_Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All_Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All_Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]] <small> (guesting w/ [[Larry Graham]] & [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station]) </small>
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|categories                = [[Category:2000]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Cover Songs]][[Category:Cover Songs (Live)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:52, 26 June 2022

I Wanna Be   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   I’ll Always Love You
I Want To Take You Higher
HomeVideoRaveUn2TheYear2000.jpg
from the home video Rave Un2 The Year 2000
Song details
Performer: Larry Graham and SymbolSmallerBlue.png
First Released: 5 June 2000 - Rave Un2 The Year 2000 (Europe VHS and DVD)
Album(s): None
Writer(s): Sylvester “Sly Stone” Stewart
Producer(s): Prince (assumed, no official credits given)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • None
Performed occasionally in shows:

I Want To Take You Higher, a live cover version of the track by Sly And The Family Stone, was released as the thirteenth track (listed Higher, which is a different Sly And The Family Stone tune) on the Rave Un2 The Year 2000 VHS and DVD. The song is performed by Larry Graham (who played bass on the original studio version as a member of The Family Stone along with Cynthia Robinson and Gerry Martini) and Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png). No audio-only version of this performance has been released.

The song was included on Sly And The Family Stone’s fourth album Stand! (from 1969). Of note, Prince has covered seven of the eight songs from that album during live performances over the years: Stand!, Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey, I Want To Take You Higher, Sing A Simple Song, Everyday People, Sex Machine and You Can Make It If You Try . There is no known performance by him of the remaining song ‘’Somebody's Watching You’’.

I Want To Take You Higher is not believed to have been recorded in the studio by Prince. Sly Stone is quoted with this song in the lyrics of Musicology.



Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
n/a n/a This track is not believed to have been recorded in the studio by Prince
Recording Personnel

N.B. - recording personnel below refer to released live version; this track is not known to have been recorded in the studio by Prince


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
I Want To Take You Higher n/a n/a n/a There have been no audio-only releases of this track on 'hard-format'.
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
I Want To Take You Higher 6:02 Rave Un2 The Year 2000 VHS and DVD Live 18 December 1999: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA


 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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