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|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[Jamie Starr]]) and [[Morris Day]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[Jamie Starr]]) and [[Morris Day]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Morris Day]] and [[The Starr Company]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Morris Day]] and [[The Starr Company]]) | ||
− | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[I’m Yours]] |
− | |next song = [[If A Girl Answers ( | + | |next song = [[If A Girl Answers (Don’t Hang Up)]] |
− | |introduction = '''Ice Cream Castles''' is the fourth track on [[The Time]] | + | |introduction = '''Ice Cream Castles''' is the fourth track on [[The Time]]’s third album [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]], and, four weeks before the album’s release, [[Single: Ice Cream Castles|Ice Cream Castles]] was released as the album’s first single. '''Ice Cream Castles''' was written by [[Prince]] (under the pseudonym [[Jamie Starr]]) and [[Morris Day]]. It was co-produced by [[Morris Day]] and [[Prince]] under the name [[The Starr Company]]. |
− | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 13|13 January 1984]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (two days after [[My Drawers]]. The | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 13|13 January 1984]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (two days after [[My Drawers]]. The song’s title is a phrase used in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni Mitchell]’s song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Both_Sides Now Both Sides, Now] (from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clouds_(album) Clouds] 1969, and also released as a single, although the song was first released by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Collins Judy Collins] in 1968). While reflecting about the song’s history on [https://www.facebook.com/JesseJohnsonfan/posts/10152293702581224 Facebook] in 2014, [[Jesse Johnson]] stated, "<i>[[Morris Day|Morris]] & I recorded a song name "''Old & Ingnorant''" [sic] in Mpls the next day [[Morris Day|M]] & I fly out to meet [[Prince|P.]] In LA, at [[Sunset Sound]] he dug it and the track was rerecorded, rewritten, and became "'''Ice Cream Castles'''"! ... (Prince kept telling me "It’s so cool how you played the bass on the AND instead of the 1" great compliment even though at that time I didn’t know what he was talking about...yeah of course I do now!)</i>" |
On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 23|23 April 2012]], a 9:54 rehearsal version of [[Mutiny]] containing an interpolation of [[Ice Cream Castles]] by [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] was streamed on [http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2012/04/22/mutiny-ice-cream-castlesnew-prince-rehearsal-jam-listen-now/ drfunkenberry.com] to promote the forthcoming [[Welcome 2 Australia Tour]]. | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 23|23 April 2012]], a 9:54 rehearsal version of [[Mutiny]] containing an interpolation of [[Ice Cream Castles]] by [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] was streamed on [http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2012/04/22/mutiny-ice-cream-castlesnew-prince-rehearsal-jam-listen-now/ drfunkenberry.com] to promote the forthcoming [[Welcome 2 Australia Tour]]. | ||
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− | |first live appearance = [[02_August 1986|2 August 1986: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY]] <small>(lyrical clip during [[Mutiny]])</small>; [[01_July 1990|1 July 1990: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England]] <small>(instrumentation during [[Baby | + | |first live appearance = [[02_August 1986|2 August 1986: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY]] <small>(lyrical clip during [[Mutiny]])</small>; [[01_July 1990|1 July 1990: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England]] <small>(instrumentation during [[Baby I’m A Star]])</small> <br> |
* [[08 March 2014|8 March 2014: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California]] <small> (instrumental interpolation in [[Mutiny]] </small> | * [[08 March 2014|8 March 2014: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California]] <small> (instrumental interpolation in [[Mutiny]] </small> | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All_Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]] <small> (interpolation in [[Mutiny]]) </small> , [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]] <small> (interpolation in [[Mutiny]]) </small>, [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]] <small> (interpolation in [[Mutiny]]) </small> | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All_Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]] <small> (interpolation in [[Mutiny]]) </small> , [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]] <small> (interpolation in [[Mutiny]]) </small>, [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]] <small> (interpolation in [[Mutiny]]) </small> | ||
− | |trivia = It is notable that while the | + | |trivia = It is notable that while the track’s title is [[Ice Cream Castles]] (plural), the album title is simply [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]] (singular). |
|see also = [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]] | |see also = [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]] | ||
*[[Single: Ice Cream Castles|Ice Cream Castles]] single | *[[Single: Ice Cream Castles|Ice Cream Castles]] single |
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