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|single image = [[File:Letswork single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Let's Work]]<br><small> single art for [[Single: Let's Work|Let's Work]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Letswork single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Let's Work]]<br><small> single art for [[Single: Let's Work|Let's Work]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 14|14 October | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 14|14 October 1981]] - [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]] album |
|album(s) = [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]]<br> | ||
− | [[Album:_Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br> | + | [[Album:_Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br><br> |
+ | [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[Let's Pretend We're Married]] | |previous song = [[Let's Pretend We're Married]] | ||
− | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[Letter 4 Miles]] |
|introduction = '''Let's Work''' is the sixth track on [[Prince]]'s fourth album [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]], and, three months after the album's release, [[Single: Let's Work|Let's Work]] was released as the album's second single. | |introduction = '''Let's Work''' is the sixth track on [[Prince]]'s fourth album [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]], and, three months after the album's release, [[Single: Let's Work|Let's Work]] was released as the album's second single. | ||
− | + | The track was initially recorded (as '''Let's Rock''') between 10-21 July 1979 at [[Mountain Ears Sound Studio]] in Boulder, Colorado, during sessions for [[Album: The Rebels (1979)|The Rebels]] album. '''Let's Rock''' was named after a dance called "The Rock" [[Prince]] had seen in clubs during the summer of 1979 (The dance itself influenced or was influenced by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Starr Edwin Starr]'s single "It's Called The Rock" from his album "Happy Radio" released that year). [[Prince]] wanted to release it as a single immediately after recording but [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] declined. It was considered as the opening track for the [[Album: Prince|Prince]] album before being shelved a few years. | |
+ | While [[Prince]] liked the track, he felt it needed to be renamed when released in 1981 to avoid it seeming dated. [[Let's Work]] was re-recorded during sessions for the album in Spring and Summer 1981, at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota and [[Hollywood Sound Recorders]] in Los Angeles, California. | ||
− | The song was completed at [[Sunset Sound]] | + | The song was completed at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, between [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_14|14]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_23|23 August 1981]]. [[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]] worked on the '''Dance Remix''' of the track on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_8|8 December 1981]], two months after the track's initial release, also at [[Sunset Sound]]. |
It was revealed in November 2003 on the [[NPG Music Club]] website that [[Morris Day]] plays drums on the extended portion of the '''Dance Remix''', and that [[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]] switched drumming duties live as the tape was running. The '''Dance Remix''' contains sampled clips from [[Private Joy]], [[Annie Christian]] and [[Controversy]], the first time a [[Prince]] song sampled another of his songs (something he has done often ever since). | It was revealed in November 2003 on the [[NPG Music Club]] website that [[Morris Day]] plays drums on the extended portion of the '''Dance Remix''', and that [[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]] switched drumming duties live as the tape was running. The '''Dance Remix''' contains sampled clips from [[Private Joy]], [[Annie Christian]] and [[Controversy]], the first time a [[Prince]] song sampled another of his songs (something he has done often ever since). | ||
− | Various loops from the song were included in the [[NPG Music Club]]'s short-lived [[NPG Music Club#Musicology Control Room Mixer|Musicology Control Room Mixer]], opened on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June | + | Various loops from the song were included in the [[NPG Music Club]]'s short-lived [[NPG Music Club#Musicology Control Room Mixer|Musicology Control Room Mixer]], opened on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 2003]], which appeared to be alternate recordings, but it is unclear when these were made. Since these are short loops lasting no more than a few seconds, they are not listed below. |
− | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 21|21 June | + | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 21|21 June 2013]], an instrumental rehearsal of [[Let's Work]] featuring [[Prince]] (bass), [[Donna Grantis]] (guitar) and [[Hannah Ford]] (drums) was streamed live on [http://new.livestream.com/3RDEYEGIRL/events/2174650 3rdEyeGirl LiveStream TV] for 1:35 minutes. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_10|10]] - [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_21|21 July 1979]] |
− | |studio = [[ | + | |studio = [[Mountain Ears Sound Studio]]<br> Boulder, Colorado |additional info = Basic tracking of '''Let's Rock''' |
− | |additional info = | + | |
}} | }} | ||
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|date = Spring-Summer 1981 | |date = Spring-Summer 1981 | ||
− | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA or [ | + | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA<br>or<br>[[Hollywood Sound Recorders]],<br>Los Angeles, CA, USA (unverified) |
|additional info = Re-recording as '''Let's Work''' | |additional info = Re-recording as '''Let's Work''' | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_14|14]] - [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_23|23 August | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_14|14]] - [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_23|23 August 1981]] |
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
|additional info = Overdubs, mixing | |additional info = Overdubs, mixing | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_8|8 December | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_8|8 December 1981]] |
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
|additional info = Additional recording creating '''Dance Remix''' | |additional info = Additional recording creating '''Dance Remix''' | ||
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|1= '''Let's Work (Edit)''' | |1= '''Let's Work (Edit)''' | ||
|2= 2:56 | |2= 2:56 | ||
− | |3= [[Single: Let's Work|Let's Work]] single | + | |3= [[Single: Let's Work|Let's Work]] single<br> |
+ | [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] | ||
|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Let's Work''' | |1= '''Let's Work''' | ||
− | |2= | + | |2= 2:52 |
|3= Delayed performance TV broadcast | |3= Delayed performance TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[08_June | + | |5= [[08_June 1998|8 June 1998, Vibe, CBS Television City, Los Angeles, California]] |
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|3= [[TV Special: Prince! Behind The Symbol|Prince! Behind The Symbol]] TV broadcast | |3= [[TV Special: Prince! Behind The Symbol|Prince! Behind The Symbol]] TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[24 March | + | |5= [[24 March 2011|24 March 2011, Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC, USA]] |
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|3= [[3rdEye TV|3rdEyeTV Show # 2]] live video stream | |3= [[3rdEye TV|3rdEyeTV Show # 2]] live video stream | ||
|4= Rehearsal | |4= Rehearsal | ||
− | |5= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_21|21 June | + | |5= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_21|21 June 2013]], Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota |
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|3= [[3rdEye TV|3rdEyeTV Show # 3]] live video stream | |3= [[3rdEye TV|3rdEyeTV Show # 3]] live video stream | ||
|4= Rehearsal | |4= Rehearsal | ||
− | |5= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_21|21 June | + | |5= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_21|21 June 2013]], Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota |
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|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[05_October | + | |first live appearance = [[05_October 1981|5 October 1981, Sam's, Minneapolis, Minnesota]]<br> |
+ | * [[01 January 2016-am|1 January 2016 (a.m.), Gouverneur Bay Estate, Gouverneur Bay, France (Saint Barthélemy)]] | ||
|performed regularly on = [[Controversy Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Controversy Tour]] | ||
* [[1999 Tour]]<br> | * [[1999 Tour]]<br> | ||
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* [[Single: Let's Work|Let's Work]] single | * [[Single: Let's Work|Let's Work]] single | ||
|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)]] '' | ||
+ | *[http://www.waxpoetics.com/wax-poetics-magazine/wax-poetics-issue-67/ Wax Poetics Issue 67, February 2018] | ||
|categories = [[Category:1981]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1981]] | |categories = [[Category:1981]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1981]] | ||
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