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|single image = [[File:Childofthesun album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Child Of The Sun]]<br> <small> from the album [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]]'' </small> | |single image = [[File:Childofthesun album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Child Of The Sun]]<br> <small> from the album [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]]'' </small> | ||
|performer = [[Mayte]] | |performer = [[Mayte]] | ||
| − | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 27|27 November | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 27|27 November 1995]] - [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]] album |
|album(s) = [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), Andrew Hopkins and E.M. Hunter | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), Andrew Hopkins and E.M. Hunter | ||
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|previous song = [[Miss You]] | |previous song = [[Miss You]] | ||
|next song = [[Mobile]] | |next song = [[Mobile]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Mo' Better''' is the tenth track on [[Mayte]] | + | |introduction = '''Mo' Better''' is the tenth track on [[Mayte]]’s first and only album [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]]. The song was written by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), Andrew Hopkins and E.M. Hunter, and produced by [[Kirk Johnson]]. It is the only song on the album not to feature [[Prince]] as a musician. |
| − | While specific recording dates are not known, | + | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in 1993 or 1994, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It was included, in a more raw form than released, as the tenth track on a [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 5|5 May 1995]] configuration of [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]], where it remained for release, although it was worked on further in Summer 1995 before release. It is not known if the track was included on [[Mayte]]’s album [[Album: Scorpio (1998)|Scorpio]], which included some tracks from [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]]. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = 1993-1994 | |date = 1993-1994 | ||
| − | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
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{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Summer 1995 | |date = Summer 1995 | ||
| − | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
|additional info = Additional recording | |additional info = Additional recording | ||
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*[[Mayte]] - lead vocals | *[[Mayte]] - lead vocals | ||
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - all instruments | *[[Kirk Johnson]] - all instruments | ||
| − | *[[Kathleen Bradford]] - background vocals | + | *[[Kathleen Johnson|Kathleen Bradford]] - background vocals |
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_16|16 December | + | |first live appearance = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_16|16 December 1995 (a.m.), Glam Slam, Miami Beach, FL, USA]] <small>(during [[Mayte]] show)'' </small><br> |
*This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]] | *This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]] | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
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|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)]] '' | ||
* '''Copyright:''' [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office PAu002018128 / 1995-11-06] | * '''Copyright:''' [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office PAu002018128 / 1995-11-06] | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category:1995]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1995]][[Category:Recorded 1994]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
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