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|song name                = It
 
|song name                = It
|single image              = [[File:sott.jpg|100px|link=Album: Sign O' The Times]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]  
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|single image              = [[File:sott.jpg|100px|link=Album: Sign O’ The Times]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]  
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
 
|previous song            = [[Irresistible Bitch]]
 
|previous song            = [[Irresistible Bitch]]
|next song                = [[It Ain't Over 'Til The Fat Lady Sings]]
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|next song                = [[It Ain’t Over 'Til The Fat Lady Sings]]
|introduction              = '''It''' is the fifth track on the first disc of [[Prince]]'s ninth album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]].
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|introduction              = '''It''' is the fifth track on the first disc of [[Prince]]’s ninth album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]].
  
  
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The track was initially included as the fifth track on the first disc on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configurations of [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]].  
 
The track was initially included as the fifth track on the first disc on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configurations of [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]].  
  
It was kept for inclusion as the fifth track on the first disc as the album developed into the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] configuration, which was eventually pared down and became [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]].
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It was kept for inclusion as the fifth track on the first disc as the album developed into the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] configuration, which was eventually pared down and became [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]].
 
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|recording info            =
 
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|1= '''It'''
 
|1= '''It'''
 
|2= 5:10
 
|2= 5:10
|3= [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]
 
|4= Studio
 
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|1= '''Forever In My Life'''  
 
|1= '''Forever In My Life'''  
 
|2= T.B.C.
 
|2= T.B.C.
|3= [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] VHS/DVD
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|3= [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] VHS/DVD
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= See [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] for details; incorporates [[It]] (uncredited)
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|5= See [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] for details; incorporates [[It]] (uncredited)
 
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] <small>''(interpolation in [[Forever In My Life]])''</small>, [[All Concerts#1992|1992]] <small>''(interpolation in [[Thieves In The Temple]])''</small> [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>(''(solo piano'')</small>
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] <small>''(interpolation in [[Forever In My Life]])''</small>, [[All Concerts#1992|1992]] <small>''(interpolation in [[Thieves In The Temple]])''</small> [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>(''(solo piano'')</small>
 
|trivia                    = The (Fairlight CMI) drum beat of '''It''' was utilized in the live version of [[When Doves Cry]] as played on the [[Parade Tour]]. It was triggered on stage by a Simmons SDS-6 sequencer.
 
|trivia                    = The (Fairlight CMI) drum beat of '''It''' was utilized in the live version of [[When Doves Cry]] as played on the [[Parade Tour]]. It was triggered on stage by a Simmons SDS-6 sequencer.
|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album
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|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album
 
*[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album
 
*[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album
 
*[[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] unreleased album
 
*[[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] unreleased album

Revision as of 12:13, 2 September 2020

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It

Sott.jpg
from the album Sign O’ The Times
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 30 March 1987 - Sign O’ The Times album
Album(s): Sign O’ The Times
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

It is the fifth track on the first disc of Prince’s ninth album Sign O’ The Times.


Basic tracking took place on 11 May 1986 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (the day after Frustration and If I Could Get Your Attention and the same day as Boy U Bad).

The track was initially included as the fifth track on the first disc on the 3 June 1986 and 18 July 1986 configurations of Dream Factory.

It was kept for inclusion as the fifth track on the first disc as the album developed into the triple-album Crystal Ball on the 30 November 1986 configuration, which was eventually pared down and became Sign O’ The Times.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
11 May 1986 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Basic tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
It 5:10 Sign O’ The Times Studio
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Forever In My Life T.B.C. Sign O’ The Times VHS/DVD Live See Sign O’ The Times for details; incorporates It (uncredited)


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • The (Fairlight CMI) drum beat of It was utilized in the live version of When Doves Cry as played on the Parade Tour. It was triggered on stage by a Simmons SDS-6 sequencer.

References
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