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|single image              = [[File:Superconductor album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Superconductor]]<br> <small> from the album [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]]</small>
 
|single image              = [[File:Superconductor album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Superconductor]]<br> <small> from the album [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]]</small>
 
|performer                = [[Andy Allo]]
 
|performer                = [[Andy Allo]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 20|20 November, 2012]] - [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]] album
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 20|20 November 2012]] - [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]] album
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]]
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Andy Allo]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Andy Allo]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|previous song            = [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye'magettin']][[Eye'magettin'|'magettin']]
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|previous song            = [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye’magettin’]][[Eye’magettin’|’magettin’]]
|next song                = [[If We Don't]]
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|next song                = [[If You Were A Sailboat]]
|introduction              = '''If I Was King''' is the seventh song on [[Andy Allo]]'s second album [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]] (her first on [[NPG Records]]). [[Prince]] appears on unidentified instrumentation on the track.
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|introduction              = '''If I Was King''' is the seventh song on [[Andy Allo]]’s second album [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]] (her first on [[NPG Records]]). [[Prince]] appears on unidentified instrumentation on the track.
  
While specific recording dates are not known, it is assumed to have been recorded in Summer 2011 - early 2012 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA or Powerplay Studios, Maur, Switzerland. [[Andy Allo]] has stated in concert that she wrote this song for "someone", but that that person didn't want to use it themselves, so she kept it. It is likely she wrote the song for [[Prince]], but this is unconfirmed.
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While specific recording dates are not known, it is assumed to have been recorded in Summer 2011 - early 2012 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota or Powerplay Studios, Maur, Switzerland. [[Andy Allo]] has stated in concert that she wrote this song for "someone", but that that person didn’t want to use it themselves, so she kept it. It is likely she wrote the song for [[Prince]], but this is unconfirmed.
 
|recording info            =
 
|recording info            =
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
|date                      = Summer 2011 - early 2012 (assumed)
 
|date                      = Summer 2011 - early 2012 (assumed)
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA or Powerplay Studios, Maur, Switzerland
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA<br>or<br>Powerplay Studios,<br>Maur, Switzerland
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking
 
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|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
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{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
 
|1= '''If I Was King'''
 
|1= '''If I Was King'''
|2= 6:22
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|2= 6:18
 
|3= [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]]
 
|3= [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]]
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
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|sampled in                =
 
|sampled in                =
 
|first live appearance    =  25 September 2012 (a.m.): House Of Blues, Chicago, IL, USA <small>([[Andy Allo]] and the [[Band: New Power Generation|NPG]] show, without [[Prince]])</small> <br>
 
|first live appearance    =  25 September 2012 (a.m.): House Of Blues, Chicago, IL, USA <small>([[Andy Allo]] and the [[Band: New Power Generation|NPG]] show, without [[Prince]])</small> <br>
* [[26 October 2012-am|26 October 2012 (a.m.): The Sayers Club, Los Angeles, CA, USA]] <small> [[Andy Allo]] & the People Pleasers, sans [[Prince]] </small>
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* [[26 October 2012-am|26 October 2012 (a.m.): The Sayers Club, Los Angeles, California]] <small> [[Andy Allo]] & the People Pleasers, sans [[Prince]] </small>
 
*This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]].
 
*This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]].
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
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*[[Andy Allo]]
 
*[[Andy Allo]]
 
|references                =  
 
|references                =  
|categories                = [[Category:2012]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Recorded 2011]]
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|categories                = [[Category:2012]][[Category:Recorded 2011]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category: Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 13:58, 26 June 2022

EyeBlue.png’magettin’   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   If You Were A Sailboat
If I Was King

Superconductor album.jpg
from the album Superconductor
Song details
Performer: Andy Allo
First Released: 20 November 2012 - Superconductor album
Album(s): Superconductor
Writer(s): Andy Allo
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

If I Was King is the seventh song on Andy Allo’s second album Superconductor (her first on NPG Records). Prince appears on unidentified instrumentation on the track.

While specific recording dates are not known, it is assumed to have been recorded in Summer 2011 - early 2012 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota or Powerplay Studios, Maur, Switzerland. Andy Allo has stated in concert that she wrote this song for "someone", but that that person didn’t want to use it themselves, so she kept it. It is likely she wrote the song for Prince, but this is unconfirmed.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Summer 2011 - early 2012 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
or
Powerplay Studios,
Maur, Switzerland
Tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
If I Was King 6:18 Superconductor Studio



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
EyeBlue.png’magettin’   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   If You Were A Sailboat