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|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. | ||
− | While specific recording dates are not known, the album sessions took place in Spring and Summer 1981, at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, | + | While specific recording dates are not known, the album sessions took place in Spring and Summer 1981, at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, Minnesota and [http://hollywoodsoundstudios.com/ Hollywood Sound Recorders], Los Angeles, California. The track was originally recorded as '''Let's Rock''' (named after a dance called "The Rock" [[Prince]] had seen in clubs during the summer of 1981), and [[Prince]] wanted to release it as a single immediately after recording. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] declined, and while [[Prince]] liked the track, he felt it needed to be renamed when released to avoid it seeming dated. |
− | The song was completed at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, | + | The song was completed at [[Sunset Sound]], 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). | ||
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|date = Spring-Summer 1981 | |date = Spring-Summer 1981 | ||
− | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA or [http://hollywoodsoundstudios.com/ Hollywood Sound Recorders], Los Angeles, | + | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA or [http://hollywoodsoundstudios.com/ Hollywood Sound Recorders], Los Angeles, California (unverified) |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Basic tracking of '''Let's Rock''' |
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|date = Spring-Summer 1981 | |date = Spring-Summer 1981 | ||
− | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA or [http://hollywoodsoundstudios.com/ Hollywood Sound Recorders], Los Angeles, | + | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA or [http://hollywoodsoundstudios.com/ Hollywood Sound Recorders], Los Angeles, California (unverified) |
|additional info = Re-recording as '''Let's Work''' | |additional info = Re-recording as '''Let's Work''' | ||
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|3= Delayed performance TV broadcast | |3= Delayed performance TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[08_June 1998|8 June 1998, Vibe, CBS Television City, Los Angeles, | + | |5= [[08_June 1998|8 June 1998, Vibe, CBS Television City, Los Angeles, California]] |
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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 2013]], Paisley Park, Chanhassen, | + | |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 2013]], Paisley Park, Chanhassen, | + | |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 1981|5 October 1981, Sam's, Minneapolis, | + | |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)]] | * [[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]] |
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