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|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 31|31 August 1993]] - [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 31|31 August 1993]] - [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] album | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] | ||
| − | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]) | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]], [[Michael B.]], [[Sonny T.]], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]], [[Tommy Barbarella]], [[Morris Hayes]], [[Tony M.]], [[Damon Dickson]] & [[Kirk Johnson]] (credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]) |
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]) | ||
|previous song = [[Jerk Out]] | |previous song = [[Jerk Out]] | ||
|next song = [[Joint 2 Joint]] | |next song = [[Joint 2 Joint]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Johnny''' is the fourteenth track (tenth song) on the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | + | |introduction = '''Johnny''' is the fourteenth track (tenth song) on the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]’s first 'solo' album [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] (the thirteenth track and ninth song on later pressings of the CD). In 2004, a 2002 live version, known as '''NPG In This Funky House''', mostly instrumental but with a clean version of the song’s chant, was released on the opening day of the [[NPG Music Club]]’s [[NPG Music Club#Musicology Download Store|Musicology Download Store]] as part of the '''Bataclan''' download. |
| − | While specific recording dates are | + | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in December 1991, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during a 10-hour session that also yielded [[3 Chains O’ Gold]] and [[Love 2 The 9’s]]). |
| − | Of note is that this track is the earliest recording to feature [[Mr. Hayes]] in the studio. | + | Of note is that this track is the earliest recording to feature [[Mr. Hayes]] in the studio as a band member (he previously played on unidentified remix(es) made for the [[Single: Shake!|Shake!]] maxi-single). |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = December 1991 (assumed) | ||
| + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = Tracking | ||
| + | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = August-December 1992 | |date = August-December 1992 | ||
| − | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Possible additional recordings/overdubs |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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*[[Brian Gallagher]] - horns (uncredited) | *[[Brian Gallagher]] - horns (uncredited) | ||
*[[Steve Strand]] - horns (uncredited) | *[[Steve Strand]] - horns (uncredited) | ||
| + | *Unidentified male - vocals as 'Jimmy Jo' | ||
*Unidentified female - vocals | *Unidentified female - vocals | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
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|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Johnny''' | ||
| + | |2= 9:22 | ||
| + | |3= [[Sampler: NPG Records Sampler 2|NPG Records Sampler #2]] | ||
| + | |4= Edit | ||
| + | |5= Shortened intro and outro | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|performed regularly on = [[Act I]] | |performed regularly on = [[Act I]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1993|1993]], [[All Concerts#1994|1994]], [[All Concerts#1995|1995]], [[All Concerts#1996|1996]], [[All Concerts#1997|1997]], [[All Concerts#1998|1998]], [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1993|1993]], [[All Concerts#1994|1994]], [[All Concerts#1995|1995]], [[All Concerts#1996|1996]], [[All Concerts#1997|1997]], [[All Concerts#1998|1998]], [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]] | ||
| − | |trivia = This track is the earliest recording to feature [[Mr. Hayes]] in the studio. | + | |trivia = This track is the earliest recording to feature [[Mr. Hayes]] in the studio with [[The NPG]]. |
| + | * [[Prince]]’s handwritten version of the lyrics mention the title as '''Johnny Hypnotize''' | ||
|see also = [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] album | |see also = [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] album | ||
* [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | * [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | ||
|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:1993]][[Category: | + | *<b>Copyright(s)</b>: [https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/workID/400233850 ASCAP Work ID: 400233850 / ISWC: Not Assigned] |
| + | |categories = [[Category:1993]][[Category:Recorded 1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (New Power Generation)]][[Category:Released Songs (New Power Generation)]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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