Difference between revisions of "Nothing Compares 2 U"
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Initial tracking for [[Prince]]'s original version took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1984]] at the [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]], Eden Prairie (the same day [[Single: Let's Go Crazy|Let's Go Crazy]] was released as a single). [[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]] and [[Susannah Melvoin]] overdubbed vocals onto the track in late 1984 - early 1985, and [[Clare Fischer]] added orchestral overdubs during the same period. | Initial tracking for [[Prince]]'s original version took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1984]] at the [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]], Eden Prairie (the same day [[Single: Let's Go Crazy|Let's Go Crazy]] was released as a single). [[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]] and [[Susannah Melvoin]] overdubbed vocals onto the track in late 1984 - early 1985, and [[Clare Fischer]] added orchestral overdubs during the same period. | ||
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+ | Miles Davis had requested an instrumental of '''Nothing Compares 2 U''' to record his trumpet on. But Prince wasn't keen on that and thought it was kinda corny just to do a trumpet on top of a song that already existed. So around 1991 Prince re-cut it and gave it a different flavour. | ||
[[Prince]] was inspired to write the song about Sandy Scipioni, his personal assistant in 1980, who had to leave suddenly after her father's death ([[Prince]] and Scipioni were not in a romantic relationship, however). | [[Prince]] was inspired to write the song about Sandy Scipioni, his personal assistant in 1980, who had to leave suddenly after her father's death ([[Prince]] and Scipioni were not in a romantic relationship, however). | ||
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|studio = Unverified studio, CA, USA | |studio = Unverified studio, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = Orchestral overdubs | |additional info = Orchestral overdubs | ||
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+ | |date = 1991 (assumed) | ||
+ | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Re-recording | ||
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | *[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | ||
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+ | '''Unreleased 1991 version''' | ||
+ | *[[Prince]] - all instruments (assumed) | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|2= Alternate mix | |2= Alternate mix | ||
|3= Alternate mix of [[The Family]]'s version, with stronger synth element | |3= Alternate mix of [[The Family]]'s version, with stronger synth element | ||
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+ | |1= '''Nothing Compares 2 U''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= Instrumental re-recording for Miles Davis | ||
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* [[Video: Nothing Compares 2 U|Nothing Compares 2 U]] video | * [[Video: Nothing Compares 2 U|Nothing Compares 2 U]] video | ||
|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)]] '' | ||
+ | * http://thelastmiles.com/interviews-alan-leeds.php | ||
|categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1984]] | |categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1984]] | ||
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