Difference between revisions of "Merci For The Speed Of A Mad Clown In Summer"
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|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 26|26 August 1985]] - [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 26|26 August 1985]] - [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]] album | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]] | ||
| − | |writer(s) = [[Sheila E.]] | + | |writer(s) = [[Sheila E.]] |
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Sheila E.]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Sheila E.]]) | ||
|previous song = [[Mama Feelgood]] | |previous song = [[Mama Feelgood]] | ||
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|introduction = '''Merci For The Speed Of A Mad Clown In Summer''' is an instrumental featured as the seventh track on [[Sheila E.]]’s second album [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]]. [[Prince]] did not write this song, but plays uncredited keyboards on it. | |introduction = '''Merci For The Speed Of A Mad Clown In Summer''' is an instrumental featured as the seventh track on [[Sheila E.]]’s second album [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]]. [[Prince]] did not write this song, but plays uncredited keyboards on it. | ||
| − | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 20|20 January 1985]] at 5th Floor Recording Studio, | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 20|20 January 1985]] at 5th Floor Recording Studio, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA . At this point the track was still known as '''Small Grey Monkey'''. Overdubs took place on the 23rd, and 24th, also at 5th Floor Recording Studio. |
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| + | The introduction is a sound effect (titled ''Carnival Midway'') from Jac Holzman’s ''Authentic Sound Effects Volume 1'' (1960, Elektra Records) sound library. The track also contains an interpolation of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Fu%C4%8D%C3%ADk_(composer) Julius Fučík]’s 1897 composition [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrance_of_the_Gladiators Entrance Of The Gladiators]. | ||
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|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 20|20 January 1985]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 20|20 January 1985]] | ||
|studio = 5th Floor Recording Studio, <br>Cincinnati, OH, USA | |studio = 5th Floor Recording Studio, <br>Cincinnati, OH, USA | ||
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking, overdubs, mix |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 23|23 January 1985]] | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 23|23]] &[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 24|24 January 1985]] |
|studio = 5th Floor Recording Studio, <br>Cincinnati, OH, USA | |studio = 5th Floor Recording Studio, <br>Cincinnati, OH, USA | ||
| − | |additional info = overdubs | + | |additional info = overdubs, mix (23rd); edits, mix (24th) |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
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}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
| + | '''Released version''' | ||
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*[[Sheila E.]] - vocals, bass, bongos, congas, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion (credits given for full album - instrument credits may not be accurate for this track) | *[[Sheila E.]] - vocals, bass, bongos, congas, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion (credits given for full album - instrument credits may not be accurate for this track) | ||
| + | *[[Prince]] - keyboards (uncredited) | ||
| + | *[[Eddie M.]] - saxophone | ||
| + | *[[Karl Perazzo]] - drums, bongos (uncredited) | ||
| + | *[[Benny Rietveld]] - bass guitar (uncredited) | ||
| + | *[[Susie Davis]] - keyboards (uncredited) | ||
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| + | '''Unreleased version (Small Grey Monkey)''' | ||
| + | *[[Sheila E.]] - lead vocals, bass, bongos, congas, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion (assumed) | ||
*[[Prince]] - keyboards | *[[Prince]] - keyboards | ||
| − | *[[Karl Perazzo]] - drums, bongos | + | *[[Eddie M.]] - saxophone |
| − | *[[Benny Rietveld]] - bass guitar | + | *[[Karl Perazzo]] - drums, bongos |
| + | *[[Benny Rietveld]] - bass guitar | ||
*[[Susie Davis]] - keyboards | *[[Susie Davis]] - keyboards | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
| + | {{SongUnreleased| | ||
| + | |unreleased versions = | ||
| + | {{Unreleased| | ||
| + | |line= | ||
| + | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Small Grey Monkey''' | ||
| + | |2= Studio | ||
| + | |3= Initial takes with vocals by [[Sheila E.]] (later replaced by saxophone on the released version) | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Small Grey Monkey''' | ||
| + | |2= Studio | ||
| + | |3= Overdubs on one of the intial takes (5-minute version) | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Merci For The Speed Of A Mad Clown In Summer''' | ||
| + | |2= Studio | ||
| + | |3= Same as released without sound effects | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
| + | {{SongVideo| | ||
| + | |video versions = | ||
| + | {{Songchart| | ||
| + | |line = | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Merci For The Speed Of A Mad Clown In Summer''' | ||
| + | |2= 06:45 | ||
| + | |3= [[Sheila E.]]: [[Home Video: Live Romance 1600|Live Romance 1600]] VHS/laserdisc | ||
| + | |4= Live | ||
| + | |5= [[08_March 1986|8 March 1986, Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]] | + | |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]] except a horn interpolation (played by [[Eddie M.]]) during [[America]] on [[23 February 1985|23 February 1985: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA]] |
| − | |performed regularly on = | + | |performed regularly on = see Trivia |
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
| − | |trivia = | + | |trivia = The live version by [[Sheila E.]] and her band of '''[[Merci For The Speed Of A Mad Clown In Summer]]''' included in the Home-Video [[Home_Video:_Live_Romance_1600|Live In Romance 1600]] contains an arrangement (not included on the album version) that was later used on the [[Lovesexy Tour]] during the [[Jack U Off]] / [[It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)]] / [[Twelve]] portion. |
| + | *[[Merci For The Speed Of A Mad Clown In Summer]] seems to have inspired both [[2 Nigs United 4 West Compton]] (bass line) and [[Ten And ½]]. | ||
|see also = [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]] album | |see also = [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]] album | ||
* [[Sheila E.]] | * [[Sheila E.]] | ||
|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:1985]][[Category: | + | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' |
| + | |categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Recorded 1985]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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