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− | |introduction = '''Jungle Love''' is the fourth track on [[The Time]] | + | |introduction = '''Jungle Love''' is the fourth track on [[The Time]]’s third album [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]], and, five months after the album’s release, [[Single: Jungle Love|Jungle Love]] was released as the album’s second single. The song also features in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. |
'''Jungle Love''' was initially written by [[Jesse Johnson]], with later contributions by [[Morris Day]]. [[Prince]] under the pseudonym [[Jamie Starr]] wrote the lyrics and came up with the melody. It was co-produced by [[Morris Day]] and [[Prince]] using the name [[The Starr Company]]. [[Jesse Johnson]] was initially included in the credits when submitted for copyright in May 1984, but after he left the band, his name was removed from the credits upon release. | '''Jungle Love''' was initially written by [[Jesse Johnson]], with later contributions by [[Morris Day]]. [[Prince]] under the pseudonym [[Jamie Starr]] wrote the lyrics and came up with the melody. It was co-produced by [[Morris Day]] and [[Prince]] using the name [[The Starr Company]]. [[Jesse Johnson]] was initially included in the credits when submitted for copyright in May 1984, but after he left the band, his name was removed from the credits upon release. | ||
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[[Jesse Johnson]] demoed the song, likely in 1982 on a Tascam 8-track recorder in his Cedar Square West Apartment, playing guitar, bass guitar and keyboard (Oberheim OB-SX), over a Roland 808 Drum Machine beat. [[Jesse Johnson|Johnson]] wanted to offer the song to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Williams Lenny Williams] (former lead vocalist for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Power Tower Of Power]). He presented it to [[Prince]] who then took it to flesh it out with Johnson and [[Morris Day]]. Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_26|26 March 1983]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (the day before [[My Summertime Thang]] and the day before [[Cloreen Bacon Skin]]) | [[Jesse Johnson]] demoed the song, likely in 1982 on a Tascam 8-track recorder in his Cedar Square West Apartment, playing guitar, bass guitar and keyboard (Oberheim OB-SX), over a Roland 808 Drum Machine beat. [[Jesse Johnson|Johnson]] wanted to offer the song to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Williams Lenny Williams] (former lead vocalist for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Power Tower Of Power]). He presented it to [[Prince]] who then took it to flesh it out with Johnson and [[Morris Day]]. Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_26|26 March 1983]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (the day before [[My Summertime Thang]] and the day before [[Cloreen Bacon Skin]]) | ||
− | In 2019, [[Prince]] | + | In 2019, [[Prince]]’s own version was released as the second track on the posthumous album [[Album:_Originals|Originals]], with [[Prince]], [[Morris Day]] and [[Jesse Johnson]] credited as the authors of the song. |
− | A 1998 live version recorded by [[Morris Day]] was released in 2004 on his album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | A 1998 live version recorded by [[Morris Day]] was released in 2004 on his album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It’s_About_Time_(Morris_Day_album) It’s About Time], but this has no input by [[Prince]] and is not included here, as it is considered a cover version. |
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_26|26 March 1983]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_26|26 March 1983]] | ||
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
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|1= '''Jungle Love''' | |1= '''Jungle Love''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= Original 1983 recording before [[Jesse Johnson]] | + | |3= Original 1983 recording before [[Jesse Johnson]]’s 1984 guitar overdubs |
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1984|1984]] <small>(guesting with [[The Time]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#1999|1999]] <small>(guesting with [[The Time]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#2004|2004]] <small>(interpolation during [[Controversy]] or [[I Wanna Be Your Lover]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#2008|2008]], [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1984|1984]] <small>(guesting with [[The Time]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#1999|1999]] <small>(guesting with [[The Time]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#2004|2004]] <small>(interpolation during [[Controversy]] or [[I Wanna Be Your Lover]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#2008|2008]], [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]] | ||
− | |trivia = [[Jesse Johnson]] | + | |trivia = [[Jesse Johnson]]’s original solo version is not listed above as a version of the song as by that point [[Prince]] was not involved with it yet. |
|see also = [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]] album<br> | |see also = [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]] album<br> | ||
*[[Single: Jungle Love|Jungle Love]] single<br> | *[[Single: Jungle Love|Jungle Love]] single<br> |
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