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|introduction              = '''Interesting''' is the first track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples]' first [[Paisley Park Records]] album [[Album: Time Waits For No One|Time Waits For No One]]. The song was written and produced by [[Prince]].
 
|introduction              = '''Interesting''' is the first track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples]' first [[Paisley Park Records]] album [[Album: Time Waits For No One|Time Waits For No One]]. The song was written and produced by [[Prince]].
  
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 10|10 February 1988]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_27|27 June 1988]] additional recordings were made. The song was then sent (along with [[Time Waits For No One]], [[Come Home]], [[I Guess I’m Crazy]] and [[Train]]) to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] in Memphis, Tennessee, where she recorded lead vocal overdubs with producers [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Bell Al Bell], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Banks Homer Banks] and Lester Snell at Ardent Studios. This is one of only two songs recorded by [[Prince]] specifically for inclusion on [[Album: Time Waits For No One|Time Waits For No One]] (the other being [[Time Waits For No One]]); the other songs were updates of earlier recordings.
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 10|10 February 1988]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_27|27 June 1988]] additional recordings were made at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The song was then sent (along with [[Time Waits For No One]], [[Come Home]], [[I Guess I’m Crazy]] and [[Train]]) to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] in Memphis, Tennessee, where she recorded lead vocal overdubs with producers [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Bell Al Bell], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Banks Homer Banks] and Lester Snell at Ardent Studios. This is one of only two songs recorded by [[Prince]] specifically for inclusion on [[Album: Time Waits For No One|Time Waits For No One]] (the other being [[Time Waits For No One]]); the other songs were updates of earlier recordings.
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 10|10 February 1988]]
 
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|see also                  = [[Album: Time Waits For No One|Time Waits For No One]] 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:1989]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1988]]
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Latest revision as of 10:05, 25 June 2022

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Interesting

Timewaitsfornoone album.jpg
from the album Time Waits For No One
Song details
Performer: Mavis Staples
First Released: 24 May 1989 - Time Waits For No One album
Album(s): Time Waits For No One
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince; Mavis Staples, Al Bell, Homer Banks and Lester Snell (lead vocal producers)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Interesting is the first track on Mavis Staples' first Paisley Park Records album Time Waits For No One. The song was written and produced by Prince.

Basic tracking took place on 10 February 1988, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. On 27 June 1988 additional recordings were made at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The song was then sent (along with Time Waits For No One, Come Home, I Guess I’m Crazy and Train) to Mavis Staples in Memphis, Tennessee, where she recorded lead vocal overdubs with producers Al Bell, Homer Banks and Lester Snell at Ardent Studios. This is one of only two songs recorded by Prince specifically for inclusion on Time Waits For No One (the other being Time Waits For No One); the other songs were updates of earlier recordings.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
10 February 1988 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Tracking
27 June 1988 Paisley Park Studios (Studio A),
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Additional recording, mixing
Summer 1988 (assumed) Ardent Studios,
Memphis, TN, USA
Vocal overdubs by Mavis Staples
Recording Personnel

Released version


Unreleased version



Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Interesting 4:28 Time Waits For No One Studio



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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