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|single image = [[File:Goldnigga_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Gold Nigga]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Goldnigga_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Gold Nigga]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | |performer = [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | ||
| − | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 31|31 August | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 31|31 August 1993]] - [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] album |
|album(s) = [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] | ||
| − | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed, credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]) | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed, credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]) and [[Michael B. Nelson]] (assumed, horn arrangement) |
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]) | ||
|previous song = [[Oh, Baby]] | |previous song = [[Oh, Baby]] | ||
|next song = [[Ol' Skool Company]] | |next song = [[Ol' Skool Company]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Oilcan''' is the third track on the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | + | |introduction = '''Oilcan''' is the third track on the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]’s first 'solo' album [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] (second track on later pressings of the CD). It is the only instrumental track on the album, and the shortest track, at only 42 seconds. |
| − | While specific recording dates are not known, it is likely that | + | While specific recording dates are not known, it is likely that basic tracking took place in August-December 1992, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[Johnny]], [[Guess Who’s Knockin’]], [[Black M.F. In The House]], and the album’s [[Gold Nigga Segues|segues]]). |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = August-December | + | |date = August-December 1992 |
| − | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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*[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar | *[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar | ||
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - guitar | *[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - guitar | ||
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*[[Michael B. Nelson]] - horns | *[[Michael B. Nelson]] - horns | ||
*[[Kathy Jensen]] - horns | *[[Kathy Jensen]] - horns | ||
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*[[Brian Gallagher]] - horns | *[[Brian Gallagher]] - horns | ||
*[[Steve Strand]] - horns | *[[Steve Strand]] - horns | ||
| + | *[[Prince]] - all other instruments, except where noted (uncredited) | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = [[13 August | + | |first live appearance = [[13 August 1993|13 August 1993, Estadio Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, Spain]] <small>(during [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] opening set)</small> |
|performed regularly on = [[Act II]] <small>(during [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] opening sets only)</small> | |performed regularly on = [[Act II]] <small>(during [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] opening sets only)</small> | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1993|1993]] <small>(during [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] opening sets)</small> | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1993|1993]] <small>(during [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] opening sets)</small> | ||
| − | |trivia = | + | |trivia = A version of this song was released in 1994 as '''Tub O’ Grease''' on the [[Hornheads]] eponymous album and credited to [[Michael B. Nelson]]. |
|see also = [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] album | |see also = [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] album | ||
* [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | * [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | ||
|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:1993]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1993]][[Category:Recorded 1992]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (New Power Generation)]][[Category:Instrumental Songs]][[Category:Released Songs (New Power Generation)]] |
}} | }} | ||
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