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|introduction = '''It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night''' is the sixth track on the second disc of [[Prince]]’s ninth album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. The track was placed as the penultimate track on the third disc of the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]], which was eventually pared down and became [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]], where it remained the penultimate track of the album. A live version was also included in the concert movie [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. | |introduction = '''It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night''' is the sixth track on the second disc of [[Prince]]’s ninth album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. The track was placed as the penultimate track on the third disc of the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]], which was eventually pared down and became [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]], where it remained the penultimate track of the album. A live version was also included in the concert movie [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. | ||
− | The basis for the track was recorded live on [[25_August 1986|25 August 1986]] at Le Zénith, Paris, France, during a show on the [[Parade Tour]] (at the soundcheck earlier in the day, recordings were made [[Susannah’s Blues]], [[Strange Relationship]], | + | The basis for the track was recorded live on [[25_August 1986|25 August 1986]] at Le Zénith, Paris, France, during a show on the [[Parade Tour]] (at the soundcheck earlier in the day, recordings were made [[Susannah’s Blues]], [[Strange Relationship]], a cover version of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations The Temptations]' [[I Can’t Get Next To You]] a first run-through of '''It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night'''). The song has a horn line reminiscent of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown James Brown]’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Pants_(James_Brown_song) Hot Pants]. |
− | Overdubs and mix were done between [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] at | + | Overdubs and mix were done between [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, with [[Jill Jones]] recording her lead vocal on the 26th. [[Sheila E.]] recorded her ‘Transmississippirap’ on the night of [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 26|26]]/[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 27|27 November 1986]]. [[Sheila E.]] was not in the studio, but recorded her rap over the phone from a hotel on the bank of Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she was on tour with Lionel Richie. The Ohio river coalesces with the Mississippi in Kentucky, but it is the Mississippi river that has to be crossed, when going from Cincinnati to Hollywood, California, where the rap was recorded. |
Although recorded with the full [[Prince and the Revolution|Revolution]] band, the song is credited only to [[Prince]]. It was included as the sixth track on the third and final disc of the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] album, and was kept for inclusion as the album developed into [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. | Although recorded with the full [[Prince and the Revolution|Revolution]] band, the song is credited only to [[Prince]]. It was included as the sixth track on the third and final disc of the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] album, and was kept for inclusion as the album developed into [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. | ||
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*[[Act II]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[1999]] medley)</small> | *[[Act II]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[1999]] medley)</small> | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1993|1993]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[1999]] medley)</small>, [[All Concerts#2000|2000]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[America]] medley)</small>, [[All Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>(chant during [[Sexy Dancer]] instrumental)</small> | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1993|1993]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[1999]] medley)</small>, [[All Concerts#2000|2000]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[America]] medley)</small>, [[All Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>(chant during [[Sexy Dancer]] instrumental)</small> | ||
− | |trivia = The ‘Transmississippirap’ is a | + | |trivia = The ‘Transmississippirap’ is a reading of Edward Lear’s ''The Table And The Chair'' poem, first published in 'Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets' (1871). |
|see also = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album | |see also = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album | ||
*[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album | *[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album | ||
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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.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1987]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Recorded 1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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