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− | |introduction = '''Mia Bocca''' is the first track on [[Jill Jones]] | + | |introduction = '''Mia Bocca''' is the first track on [[Jill Jones]]’s first and only [[Paisley Park Records]] album [[Album: Jill Jones|Jill Jones]]. Shortly before the album’s release, [[Single: Mia Bocca|Mia Bocca]] was released as the album’s first single, containing two remixes of the track. Although [[Jill Jones]] shared official writing credits, the song was written solely by [[Prince]]. For the Italian part of the song, [[Prince]] and [[Jill Jones|Jones]] called an Italian restaurant and asked random people to translate sentences: ''"We called a lot of Italian restaurants to work on our Italian. We found out that in Minneapolis it was broken Spanglish they were giving us. All their verbs were wrong! And all my friends in Europe are like, ‘You aren’t dealing with people that are Italian!’ The busboy who gave us the translation probably gave us half Italian and half Spanish. I learned all about that song when I finally went to Italy: ‘You’ve gotta the verba backwards!"'' |
+ | Basic tracking for [[Prince]]’s original version probably took place in Spring 1983, most likely at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, MN, USA. It was the only song title mentioned in the earliest incarnation of the script for [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] (then titled 'Dreams'), but was omitted once [[Albert Magnoli]] rewrote the script into [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. [[Jill Jones]] recorded her vocals for it in late July 1983, in the first sessions of [[Susan Rogers]] recording something for [[Prince]]. | ||
− | + | In early November 1983 the song was possibly worked on further. [[Clare Fischer]]’s horn and string arrangement was added sometime in December 1985 or January 1986. [[Prince]] mixed then mixed the song on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 30|30 January 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood. | |
− | + | While [[David Z.]] and [[Jill Jones]] are listed as producers of the song, the only musicians known to have contributed to the track beyond [[Prince]] and [[Jill Jones]] are [[Clare Fischer]]’s orchestra, commissioned by [[Prince]]. The full album version of the track opens with a version of [[Baby, You’re A Trip]] (as "Intro ([[Baby, You’re A Trip]])") - see the entry for that song for recording details. | |
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− | While [[David Z.]] and [[Jill Jones]] are listed as producers of the song, the only musicians known to have contributed to the track beyond [[Prince]] and [[Jill Jones]] are [[Clare Fischer]] | + | |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[ | + | |date = Mid-1983 (estimate) |
− | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = Late July 1983 | ||
+ | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = [[Jill Jones]] vocal overdub | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = 6 November 1983 (estimate) | ||
+ | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Overdubs, mix (assumed) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = December 1985 or January 1986 (assumed) | ||
+ | |studio = Monterey Sound Studios,<br>Glendale, CA, USA (assumed) | ||
+ | |additional info = Orchestra overdubs | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 7|7 January 1986]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA (assumed) | ||
+ | |additional info = Mix [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] film version | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = 1986 | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 28|28 January 1986]] |
− | |studio = | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Mix, crossfades, adding [[Baby, You’re A Trip]] intro |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/ | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 22|22 February 1986]] |
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Remix |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | + | |1= '''Intro ([[Baby, You’re A Trip]])''' - '''Mia Bocca''' | |
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− | |1= '''Intro ([[Baby, | + | |
|2= 7:21 | |2= 7:21 | ||
|3= [[Album: Jill Jones|Jill Jones]] | |3= [[Album: Jill Jones|Jill Jones]] | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
− | |5= Includes '''Intro ([[Baby, | + | |5= Includes '''Intro ([[Baby, You’re A Trip]])''' album intro |
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= [[Single: Mia Bocca|Mia Bocca]] single | |3= [[Single: Mia Bocca|Mia Bocca]] single | ||
|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
+ | |5= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Mia Bocca (Edit)''' | ||
+ | |2= 5:24 | ||
+ | |3= [[Single: Mia Bocca|Mia Bocca]] promo single | ||
+ | |4= Album Edit | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
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{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Mia Boca''' | ||
+ | |2= 3:25 | ||
+ | |3= [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] DVD | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= See [[Under The Cherry Moon cues]] for details | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Mia Bocca''' | |1= '''Mia Bocca''' | ||
− | |2= 4: | + | |2= 4:31 |
|3= Promotional release only | |3= Promotional release only | ||
|4= Promo video | |4= Promo video | ||
− | |5= Includes '''Intro ([[Baby, | + | |5= Includes '''Intro ([[Baby, You’re A Trip]])''' intro; see [[Video: Mia Bocca|Mia Bocca]] video for details |
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|1= '''Mia Bocca''' | |1= '''Mia Bocca''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= [[ | + | |3= 1983 version |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Mia Bocca''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= version with [[Jill Jones]] vocals, but not orchestra overdubs | ||
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* [[Single: Mia Bocca|Mia Bocca]] single | * [[Single: Mia Bocca|Mia Bocca]] single | ||
* [[Video: Mia Bocca|Mia Bocca]] video | * [[Video: Mia Bocca|Mia Bocca]] video | ||
+ | * [[Under The Cherry Moon cues]] | ||
* [[Jill Jones]] | * [[Jill Jones]] | ||
|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:1987]][[Category: | + | * [https://audiomediainternational.com/in-the-studio-with-prince-susan-rogers-recalls-her-five-years-as-the-stars-staff-engineer/ Susan Rogers interview, March 2018] |
+ | * ''[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:1987]][[Category:Recorded 1982]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] | ||
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