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|song name                = One Man Jam
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|song name                = One Man Jam <small>(a.k.a. Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King) </small>
|single image             = [[File:Minneapolisgenius_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Minneapolis Genius]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]]</small>
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|album image               = [[File:Minneapolisgenius_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Minneapolis Genius]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]]</small>
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|single image              = [[File:Fast_Freddie_the_Roller_Disco_King_single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King‎]]<br><small> single art for [[Single: Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King‎|Fast Freddie The Roller Disco King]] <br>by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Anthony_and_the_Imperials The Imperials]</small>
 
|performer                = [[94 East]]
 
|performer                = [[94 East]]
 
|first released            = 1979 - The Imperials: (as [[Single: Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King‎|Fast Freddie The Roller Disco King‎]]) single / <br>
 
|first released            = 1979 - The Imperials: (as [[Single: Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King‎|Fast Freddie The Roller Disco King‎]]) single / <br>
 
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 12|12 February 1986]] - [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]] album
 
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 12|12 February 1986]] - [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]] album
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]]<br>
[[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]]<br>
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[[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince]]<br>
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[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br>
 
[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br>
[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Legends Collection]]<br>
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[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Early Years]] <br>
[[Album: 94 East Featuring Prince|94 East Featuring Prince]]<br>
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[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|One Man Jam]] <br>  
[[Album: One Man Jam|One Man Jam]]<br>
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[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|94 East Featuring Prince]] <br>
[[Album: If You Feel Like Dancin'|If You Feel Like Dancin']]
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|writer(s)                = [[Pepé Willie]], Ike Paige and Tony Silvester
|writer(s)                = Ike Paige and Tony Silvester
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|producer(s)              = [[Pepé Willie]] and Tony Silvester
 
|producer(s)              = [[Pepé Willie]] and Tony Silvester
 
|previous song            = [[Nothing More]]
 
|previous song            = [[Nothing More]]
 
|next song                = [[One Of Us]]
 
|next song                = [[One Of Us]]
|introduction              = '''One Man Jam''' is the sixth and final track on [[94 East]]'s first collection of studio recordings [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]], featuring [[Prince]] on guitar, synthesizer and keyboards. It has been featured on every collection of [[94 East]]'s early recordings. In 1992, it was included as the sixth track on the first disc of [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince]] (as '''One Man Jam (Instr.)'''). In 1995 it was included as the sixth and final track on the first disc of [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]] (re-released in 1999 as [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Legends Collection]]). In 2000, it was included as the sixth track on [[Album: 94 East Featuring Prince|94 East Featuring Prince]]. Also in 2000, it was included as the second track on the first disc of [[Album: One Man Jam|One Man Jam]]. In 2002, it was included as the sixth and final track on the first disc of [[Album: If You Feel Like Dancin'|If You Feel Like Dancin']].
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|introduction              = '''One Man Jam''' is the sixth and final track on [[94 East]]’s first collection of studio recordings [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]], featuring [[Prince]] on guitar, synthesizer, clavinet and keyboards.  
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A preliminary version of the song was recorded in February 1978 at Sound Palace Studios in New York, during a day of sessions led by [[Pepé Willie]] intended for Tony Silvester, leader of the group [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Main_Ingredient The Main Ingredient] to use as demos for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Anthony_and_the_Imperials Little Anthony and the Imperials], who he wanted to produce (the one-day session also produced [[If You Feel Like Dancin’]]). Attributed to the Imperials the song was released after further recordings as [[Single: Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King‎|Fast Freddie The Roller Disco King‎]] in 1979. As with the other tracks included on [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]], additional recording was done on the song and renamed '''One Man Jam''' by [[Pepé Willie]] at Blue Wave Recording Studio, St. Philip, Barbados. The original 1978 version remains unreleased.
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In 1995, it was included as the sixth track on [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]] (re-released in 1999 as [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Early Years]] and in 2020 as [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|94 East Featuring Prince]]) and as the second track on the first disc of [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|One Man Jam]] in 2000.
  
A preliminary version of the song titled '''Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King'''‎ was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_17|17 February 1979]] at [[Music Farm Studios]] in New York, during a day of sessions led by [[Pepé Willie]] intended for Tony Silvester, leader of the group [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Main_Ingredient The Main Ingredient] to use as demos for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Anthony_and_the_Imperials Little Anthony and the Imperials], who he wanted to produce (the one-day session also produced [[If You Feel Like Dancin']], [[I Feel For You]], [[Thrill You Or Kill You]], [[With You]] and [[André Cymone]]'s original version of [[Do Me, Baby]]).
 
  
Attributed to the Imperials the song was released as [[Single: Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King‎|Fast Freddie The Roller Disco King‎]] in 1979.
 
 
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{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_17|17 February 1979]]
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|date                      = February 1978
|studio                    = Music Farm Studios, New York, NY, USA
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|studio                    = Sound Palace Studios,<br> New York, NY, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking
 
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{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = 1979 - 1985
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|date                      = 1979
|studio                    = Studio information needed
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|studio                    = Unknown studio.
|additional info          = Additional recording by [[Pepé Willie]]
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|additional info          = overdubs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Anthony_and_the_Imperials The Imperials] for '''Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King'''
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|date                      = 1984 - 1985
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|studio                    = Blue Wave Recording Studio,<br> St. Philip, Barbados
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|additional info          = Additional recording by [[Pepé Willie]] and Tony Silvester
 
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|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
*[[Prince]] - guitar, synthesizer and keyboards
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'''Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King'''
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*[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bobby-wade-mn0001917433/biography Bobby Wade] - vocals
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*Clarence Collins - vocals
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*Dwight Brewster - vocals
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*[[Prince]] - guitar, synthesizer, clavinet and keyboards
 
*[[Pepé Willie]] - synthesizer, percussion
 
*[[Pepé Willie]] - synthesizer, percussion
 
*[[André Cymone]] - bass guitar
 
*[[André Cymone]] - bass guitar
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*other personnel, if any, unknown<br>
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'''One Man Jam'''
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*[[Prince]] - guitar, synthesizer, clavinet and keyboards
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*[[Pepé Willie]] - synthesizer, percussion
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*[[André Cymone]] - bass guitar
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|3= [[Single: Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King‎|Fast Freddie The Roller Disco King‎]] single
 
|3= [[Single: Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King‎|Fast Freddie The Roller Disco King‎]] single
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
|5= Different mix of 'One Man Jam', released on a single by the Imperials in 1979
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|5= Different mix of what became 'One Man Jam', released on a single by the Imperials in 1979
 
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|2= 6:13
 
|2= 6:13
 
|3= [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]]<br>
 
|3= [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]]<br>
[[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince]]<br>
 
[[Album: 94 East Featuring Prince|94 East Featuring Prince]]<br>
 
[[Album: One Man Jam|One Man Jam]]<br>
 
[[Album: If You Feel Like Dancin'|If You Feel Like Dancin']]<br>
 
 
[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br>
 
[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br>
[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Legends Collection]]
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[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Early Years]] <br>
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[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|One Man Jam]] <br>
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[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|94 East Featuring Prince]] <br>
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[[Single: Just Another Sucker|Just Another Sucker]] single reissue<br>
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
|5= a.k.a. '''One Man Jam (Instr.)'''
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|first live appearance    = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]
 
|first live appearance    = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]
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|see also                  = [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]] album
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*[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]] collection
 
*[[94 East]]
 
*[[94 East]]
 
|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:1979]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1979]]
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*''[https://www.amazon.com/If-You-See-Me-Six-Decade/dp/168134176X If You See Me: My Six-Decade Journey in Rock and Roll, Pepé Willie (2021)]''
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|categories                = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Recorded 1978]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category: Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 14:20, 26 June 2022

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One Man Jam (a.k.a. Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King)

Minneapolisgenius album.jpg
from the album Minneapolis Genius
Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King single.jpg
single art for Fast Freddie The Roller Disco King
by The Imperials
Song details
Performer: 94 East
First Released: 1979 - The Imperials: (as Fast Freddie The Roller Disco King‎) single /

12 February 1986 - Minneapolis Genius album

Album(s): Minneapolis Genius

Symbolic Beginning
The Early Years
One Man Jam
94 East Featuring Prince

Writer(s): Pepé Willie, Ike Paige and Tony Silvester
Producer(s): Pepé Willie and Tony Silvester
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

One Man Jam is the sixth and final track on 94 East’s first collection of studio recordings Minneapolis Genius, featuring Prince on guitar, synthesizer, clavinet and keyboards.

A preliminary version of the song was recorded in February 1978 at Sound Palace Studios in New York, during a day of sessions led by Pepé Willie intended for Tony Silvester, leader of the group The Main Ingredient to use as demos for Little Anthony and the Imperials, who he wanted to produce (the one-day session also produced If You Feel Like Dancin’). Attributed to the Imperials the song was released after further recordings as Fast Freddie The Roller Disco King‎ in 1979. As with the other tracks included on Minneapolis Genius, additional recording was done on the song and renamed One Man Jam by Pepé Willie at Blue Wave Recording Studio, St. Philip, Barbados. The original 1978 version remains unreleased.

In 1995, it was included as the sixth track on Symbolic Beginning (re-released in 1999 as The Early Years and in 2020 as 94 East Featuring Prince) and as the second track on the first disc of One Man Jam in 2000.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
February 1978 Sound Palace Studios,
New York, NY, USA
Tracking
1979 Unknown studio. overdubs by The Imperials for Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King
1984 - 1985 Blue Wave Recording Studio,
St. Philip, Barbados
Additional recording by Pepé Willie and Tony Silvester
Recording Personnel

Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King

  • Bobby Wade - vocals
  • Clarence Collins - vocals
  • Dwight Brewster - vocals
  • Prince - guitar, synthesizer, clavinet and keyboards
  • Pepé Willie - synthesizer, percussion
  • André Cymone - bass guitar
  • other personnel, if any, unknown

One Man Jam


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Fast Freddie The Roller Disco King‎ 6:12 Fast Freddie The Roller Disco King‎ single Studio Different mix of what became 'One Man Jam', released on a single by the Imperials in 1979
One Man Jam 6:13 Minneapolis Genius

Symbolic Beginning
The Early Years
One Man Jam
94 East Featuring Prince
Just Another Sucker single reissue

Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King Studio Original 1978 recording before The Imperials overdubs
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Nothing More   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   One Of Us