Difference between revisions of "If You Feel Like Dancin’"
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− | |introduction = '''If You Feel Like | + | |introduction = '''If You Feel Like Dancin’''' is the first track on [[94 East]]’s first collection of studio recordings [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]], featuring [[Prince]] on guitar and synthesizer. Soon after the album’s release, [[Single: If You Feel Like Dancin'|If You Feel Like Dancin’]] was released as the album’s second and final single. |
A preliminary version of the song was recorded in February 1978 at Sound Palace Studios in New York, during a day of sessions led by [[Pepé Willie]] intended for Tony Silvester, leader of the group [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Main_Ingredient The Main Ingredient] to use as demos for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Anthony_and_the_Imperials Little Anthony and the Imperials], who he wanted to produce (the one-day session also produced [[One Man Jam]]). As with the other tracks included on [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]], additional recording was done by [[Pepé Willie]] at Blue Wave Recording Studio, St. Philip, Barbados. The original 1978 version remains unreleased. | A preliminary version of the song was recorded in February 1978 at Sound Palace Studios in New York, during a day of sessions led by [[Pepé Willie]] intended for Tony Silvester, leader of the group [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Main_Ingredient The Main Ingredient] to use as demos for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Anthony_and_the_Imperials Little Anthony and the Imperials], who he wanted to produce (the one-day session also produced [[One Man Jam]]). As with the other tracks included on [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]], additional recording was done by [[Pepé Willie]] at Blue Wave Recording Studio, St. Philip, Barbados. The original 1978 version remains unreleased. | ||
− | + | In 1995, it was included as the second track on the first disc of [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]] (re-released in 1999 as [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Early Years]] and in 2020 as [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|94 East Featuring Prince]]) and as the fifth track on [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|One Man Jam]] released in 2000. | |
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|date = February 1978 | |date = February 1978 | ||
|studio = Sound Palace Studios,<br> New York, NY, USA | |studio = Sound Palace Studios,<br> New York, NY, USA | ||
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|studio = Blue Wave Recording Studio,<br> St. Philip, Barbados | |studio = Blue Wave Recording Studio,<br> St. Philip, Barbados | ||
|additional info = Additional recording by [[Pepé Willie]] | |additional info = Additional recording by [[Pepé Willie]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | |date = 1985 - 1986 (assumed) | ||
+ | |studio = Unknown studio | ||
+ | |additional info = Remixes for [[Single: If You Feel Like Dancin'|single release]] with additional vocals | ||
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*[[Pepé Willie]] - keyboards | *[[Pepé Willie]] - keyboards | ||
*[[André Cymone]] - bass guitar | *[[André Cymone]] - bass guitar | ||
+ | *Unidentified and uncredited vocalists on the Dance Versions | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''If You Feel Like | + | |1= '''If You Feel Like Dancin’''' |
|2= 7:11 | |2= 7:11 | ||
|3= [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]]<br> | |3= [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]]<br> | ||
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|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)]]'' | ||
*''[https://www.amazon.com/If-You-See-Me-Six-Decade/dp/168134176X If You See Me: My Six-Decade Journey in Rock and Roll, Pepé Willie (2021)]'' | *''[https://www.amazon.com/If-You-See-Me-Six-Decade/dp/168134176X If You See Me: My Six-Decade Journey in Rock and Roll, Pepé Willie (2021)]'' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category: Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Recorded 1978]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category: Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
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