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|song name                = My Little Pill
 
|song name                = My Little Pill
 
|single image              = [[File:Thevault...oldfriends4sale album.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]]</small>
 
|single image              = [[File:Thevault...oldfriends4sale album.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]]</small>
|performer                = [[Prince]]
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|performer                = [[Prince]]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Kavner Julie Kavner]
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 24|24 August 1999]] - [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]] album
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 24|24 August 1999]] - [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]] album
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]]
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]]
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|previous song            = [[My Drawers]]
 
|previous song            = [[My Drawers]]
 
|next song                = [[My Love Belongs To You]]
 
|next song                = [[My Love Belongs To You]]
|introduction              = '''My Little Pill''' is the sixth track on [[Prince]]'s 22nd album [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]].
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|introduction              = '''My Little Pill''' is the sixth track on [[Prince]]’s 22nd album [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]].
  
While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in mid-late March 1992 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (during the same set of sessions as [[I'll Do Anything]], [[Make Believe]] and a re-recording of [[Empty Room]]). The song was written specifically for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Brooks James L. Brooks] movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'll_Do_Anything I'll Do Anything].  
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While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in mid-late March 1992 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[I’ll Do Anything]], [[Make Believe]] and a re-recording of [[Empty Room]]). The song was written specifically for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Brooks James L. Brooks] movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I’ll_Do_Anything I’ll Do Anything].  
  
The track was re-recorded by the ensemble cast for the movie, and was included in a rough cut of the movie. This version was included as the third track on a planned [[Album: I'll Do Anything|I'll Do Anything]] album. While [[Prince]] was not directly involved in this version, it is included in the listing here as his own version was intended as a demo for the soundtrack version. When preview audience reactions to the music were overwhelmingly negative, all production numbers from the film were cut, and the album was abandoned.
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The track was re-recorded by actress [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Kavner Julie Kavner] for the movie, and was included in a rough cut of the movie. This version was included as the third track on a planned [[Album: I’ll Do Anything (1994)|I’ll Do Anything]] album. While [[Prince]] was not directly involved in this version, it is included in the listing here as his own version was intended as a demo for the soundtrack version. When preview audience reactions to the music were overwhelmingly negative, all production numbers from the film were cut, and the album was abandoned.
 
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|date                      = Mid-late March 1992
 
|date                      = Mid-late March 1992
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking
 
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|date                      = Mid-late 1992 - 1993
 
|date                      = Mid-late 1992 - 1993
 
|studio                    = Studio information needed
 
|studio                    = Studio information needed
|additional info          = Initial tracking ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'll_Do_Anything I'll Do Anything] movie versions, no [[Prince]] input)
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|additional info          = Tracking ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I’ll_Do_Anything I’ll Do Anything] movie versions, no [[Prince]] input)
 
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments
 
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<br>
'''I'll Do Anything chorus version'''
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'''I’ll Do Anything movie version'''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'll_Do_Anything I'll Do Anything] chorus - vocals (unconfirmed singers)
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Kavner Julie Kavner] - vocals
 
*Other recording personnel not known.
 
*Other recording personnel not known.
 
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|1=  '''My Little Pill '''
 
|1=  '''My Little Pill '''
 
|2= Studio
 
|2= Studio
|3= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'll_Do_Anything I'll Do Anything] movie version with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_Ullman Tracey Ullman] vocals
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|3= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I’ll_Do_Anything I’ll Do Anything] movie version with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Kavner Julie Kavner] vocals
 
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|trivia                    =  
 
|see also                  = [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]] album
*[[Album: I'll Do Anything|I'll Do Anything]] unreleased album
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*[[Album: I’ll Do Anything (1994)|I’ll Do Anything]] unreleased album
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
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|references                = *''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
|categories                = [[Category:1999]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1992]]
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*[http://articles.latimes.com/1994-02-20/entertainment/ca-24943_1_prince-songs '''PRINCELY BOOTLEG : Some People’ll Do Anything to Hear These Songs''' by ''Chris Willman'' (LA Times: 20 February 1994)]
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*[http://thepassionatemoviegoer.blogspot.fr/2010/01/cinema-obscura-james-l-brooks-ill-do_10.html '''Cinema obscura: James L. Brooks' "I’ll Do Anything" (1994) - The Unseen Musical Version''' by ''Joe Baltake'', (thepassionatemoviegoer.blogspot: 6 March 2016)]
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|categories                = [[Category:1999]][[Category:Recorded 1992]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 11:12, 25 June 2022

My Drawers   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   My Love Belongs To You
My Little Pill

Thevault...oldfriends4sale album.jpg
from the album The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale
Song details
Performer: Prince; Julie Kavner
First Released: 24 August 1999 - The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale album
Album(s): The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

My Little Pill is the sixth track on Prince’s 22nd album The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale.

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in mid-late March 1992 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as I’ll Do Anything, Make Believe and a re-recording of Empty Room). The song was written specifically for the James L. Brooks movie I’ll Do Anything.

The track was re-recorded by actress Julie Kavner for the movie, and was included in a rough cut of the movie. This version was included as the third track on a planned I’ll Do Anything album. While Prince was not directly involved in this version, it is included in the listing here as his own version was intended as a demo for the soundtrack version. When preview audience reactions to the music were overwhelmingly negative, all production numbers from the film were cut, and the album was abandoned.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Mid-late March 1992 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Tracking
Mid-late 1992 - 1993 Studio information needed Tracking (I’ll Do Anything movie versions, no Prince input)
Recording Personnel

Released version

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments


I’ll Do Anything movie version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
My Little Pill 1:08 The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
My Little Pill Studio Different and earlier faded ending
My Little Pill Studio I’ll Do Anything movie version with Julie Kavner vocals
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
My Drawers   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   My Love Belongs To You