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|performer = Madonna | |performer = Madonna | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 27|27 February 1989]] - [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 27|27 February 1989]] - [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single | ||
| − | |album(s) = | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] |
|writer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leonard Patrick Leonard] | |writer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leonard Patrick Leonard] | ||
|producer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leonard Patrick Leonard] | |producer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leonard Patrick Leonard] | ||
|previous song = [[La, La, La Means Eye Love U|La, La, La Means ]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=La, La, La Means Eye Love U]][[La, La, La Means Eye Love U| Love U]] | |previous song = [[La, La, La Means Eye Love U|La, La, La Means ]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=La, La, La Means Eye Love U]][[La, La, La Means Eye Love U| Love U]] | ||
|next song = [[Lolly Lolly]] | |next song = [[Lolly Lolly]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Like A Prayer''' is the first track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] | + | |introduction = '''Like A Prayer''' is the first track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna]’s fourth album [[Album: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]]. It was long thought that the album version contained no [[Prince]] input, and only some of the remixes contain [[Prince]]’s guitar playing, however in a 2014 interview [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leonard Patrick Leonard], the song’s producer revealed it’s actually [[Prince]] on guitar at the very beginning of the song before the door slams. |
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| − | + | The 12-inch containing the versions with a bit more of [[Prince]]’s uncredited guitar input were released three weeks prior to the album’s release on [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]], the album’s first single. The 'Dub Beats' version, remixed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bottrell Bill Bottrell], also contains a sample of the studio version of [[Bob George]], five years before its official release. | |
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| + | Furthermore a back masked version of the guitar solo was used as a basis to [[Act Of Contrition]], the eleventh and final track on the [[Album: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]], album, and also released as the b-side of the [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]], single, three weeks before the album’s release. On [[Act Of Contrition]] the credit ‘The Powers That Be’, could be read as to allude to [[Prince]]. | ||
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| + | In October 2023 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] embarked on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Celebration_Tour The Celebration Tour]. It was her first tour without a live band. Instead her masters were used to create the music for the show. During the closing part of the show segment called 'Uptown' '''Like A Prayer''' was performed. During the performance a dancer playing a cloud guitar and wearing a chain hat 'performs' the guitar solo, more or less confirming that the solo was in fact played by [[Prince]]. A snippet of [[Let's Go Crazy]] was also used as part of the performance. | ||
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| + | [[Prince]]’s contribution was recorded in mid-November 1988, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It is likely that his solo was recorded by itself (or possibly for use on [[Like A Prayer]]), and the track was compiled later. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = 1988 | + | |date = Late September 1988 |
| − | |studio = | + | |studio = Johnny Yuma Studios, <br>Burbank, CA, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] demo; no [[Prince]] input) |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Mid-November 1988 | |date = Mid-November 1988 | ||
| − | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
|additional info = Guitar solo recording by [[Prince]] | |additional info = Guitar solo recording by [[Prince]] | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] - lead vocals, background vocals, additional synthesizer | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] - lead vocals, background vocals, additional synthesizer | ||
*[[Prince]] - guitar solo (uncredited) | *[[Prince]] - guitar solo (uncredited) | ||
| − | *Jonathan Moffett - drums | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Moffett Jonathan Moffett] - drums |
| − | *Guy Pratt - bass guitar (on the album version) | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Pratt Guy Pratt] - bass guitar (on the album version) |
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Jackson Randy Jackson] - bass guitar (on the 7" version) | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Jackson Randy Jackson] - bass guitar (on the 7" version) | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andra%C3%A9_Crouch The Andrea Crouch Choir] - background vocals | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andra%C3%A9_Crouch The Andrea Crouch Choir] - background vocals | ||
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| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Like A Prayer (7" Version)''' | ||
| + | |2= 5:19 | ||
| + | |3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single | ||
| + | |4= Edit | ||
| + | |5= Mix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shep_Pettibone Shep Pettibone], engineered by Michael Hutchinson | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single | |3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single | ||
|4= Remix edit | |4= Remix edit | ||
| − | |5= Remix by Bill Bottrell | + | |5= Remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bottrell Bill Bottrell] |
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Like A Prayer (7" Remix/Edit)''' | ||
| + | |2= 5:42 | ||
| + | |3= [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finally_Enough_Love:_50_Number_Ones Finally Enough Love]<br> | ||
| + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finally_Enough_Love:_50_Number_Ones Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones] | ||
| + | |4= Remix edit | ||
| + | |5= Remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bottrell Bill Bottrell], remastered in 2022 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single | |3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single | ||
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
| − | |5= Additional production and remix by Shep Pettibone, remix engineering by Michael Hutchinson | + | |5= Additional production and remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shep_Pettibone Shep Pettibone], remix engineering by Michael Hutchinson |
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|3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single | |3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single | ||
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
| − | |5= Additional production and remix by Bill Bottrell, additional engineering by Robert Salcedo | + | |5= Additional production and remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bottrell Bill Bottrell], additional engineering by Robert Salcedo |
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Like A Prayer (Dub Beats)''' | |1= '''Like A Prayer (Dub Beats)''' | ||
|2= 4:36 | |2= 4:36 | ||
| − | |3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] promo | + | |3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] promo single and digital 2021 re-release |
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
| − | |5= Remix by Bill Bottrell | + | |5= Remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bottrell Bill Bottrell]. This remix contains a sample of [[Bob George]] from the canceled [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']]. |
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[[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single | [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
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|see also = [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single | |see also = [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single | ||
|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' <br> | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' <br> | ||
| − | [http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5944767/madonna-producer-patrick-leonard-talks-like-a-prayer-at-25 Patrick Leonard | + | *[http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5944767/madonna-producer-patrick-leonard-talks-like-a-prayer-at-25 '''Madonna producer Patrick Leonard talks 'Like A Prayer' at 25, track by track review’''' (billboard.com : 21 March 2014)] |
| − | |categories = [[Category:1989]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1989]][[Category:Recorded 1988]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
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