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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 3|3 January 2003]] - [[NPG Music Club]] mp3 download
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 3|3 January 2003]] - [[NPG Music Club]] mp3 download
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: C-Note|C-Note]]
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: C-Note|C-Note]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small>
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small>
 
|previous song            = [[Orgasm]]
 
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|introduction              = '''Osaka''' was initially released as a members-only download from the [[NPG Music Club]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 3|3 January 2003]] (along with [[Nagoya]], [[Tokyo]] and a re-release of [[Copenhagen]], with [[Empty Room]] following the next day). As an "experiment", the song was released by an e-mailed link to Japanese members only, as the track was recorded during the Japanese leg of the [[One Nite Alone... Tour]] (during a [[NPG Music Club]] members-only soundcheck on [[28 November 2002]] (the penultimate show of the tour). In 2004, the track was included as the third track on [[Prince]]'s third live album [[Album: C-Note|C-Note]] (a compilation of the five soundcheck tracks).
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|introduction              = '''Osaka''' was initially released as a members-only download from the [[NPG Music Club]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 3|3 January 2003]] (along with [[Nagoya]], [[Tokyo]] and a re-release of [[Copenhagen]], with [[Empty Room]] following the next day). As an "experiment", the song was released by an e-mailed link to Japanese members only, as the track was recorded during the Japanese leg of the [[One Nite Alone... Tour]] (during a [[NPG Music Club]] members-only soundcheck on [[28 November 2002]] (the penultimate show of the tour). In 2004, the track was included as the third track on [[Prince]]’s third live album [[Album: C-Note|C-Note]] (a compilation of the five soundcheck tracks).
 
   
 
   
 
No studio version of the track is known to exist.
 
No studio version of the track is known to exist.
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*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted
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*[[Prince]] - guitar
 
*[[John Blackwell]] - drums
 
*[[John Blackwell]] - drums
 
*[[Rhonda Smith]] - bass guitar
 
*[[Rhonda Smith]] - bass guitar
 
*[[Renato Neto]] - keyboards
 
*[[Renato Neto]] - keyboards
 
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone
 
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone
*[[Candy Dulfer]] - saxophone
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|4= Live
 
|4= Live
 
|5= [[28 November 2002|28 November 2002, Osaka-Jo Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan]]
 
|5= [[28 November 2002|28 November 2002, Osaka-Jo Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan]]
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|1= '''Osaka'''
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|3= [[28 November 2002|28 November 2002, Osaka-Jo Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan]]. Full 12-minute version before editing
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|sampled in                =  
 
|sampled in                =  
 
|first live appearance    = [[28 November 2002|28 November 2002, Osaka-Jo Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan]] <small>(only known performance)</small>
 
|first live appearance    = [[28 November 2002|28 November 2002, Osaka-Jo Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan]] <small>(only known performance)</small>
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* [[Album: C-Note|C-Note]] album
 
* [[Album: C-Note|C-Note]] album
 
|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:2003]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)]][[Category:Recorded 2002]]
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|categories                = [[Category:2002]][[Category:Recorded 2002]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)‏‎]][[Category:Instrumental Songs]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 19:46, 25 June 2022

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Osaka

NPGMusicClub logo.jpg

NPG Music Club download
- no official artwork created

C-Note album.png
included on the album C-Note
Song details
Performer: Prince and the New Power Generation
First Released: 3 January 2003 - NPG Music Club mp3 download
Album(s): C-Note
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Osaka was initially released as a members-only download from the NPG Music Club on 3 January 2003 (along with Nagoya, Tokyo and a re-release of Copenhagen, with Empty Room following the next day). As an "experiment", the song was released by an e-mailed link to Japanese members only, as the track was recorded during the Japanese leg of the One Nite Alone... Tour (during a NPG Music Club members-only soundcheck on 28 November 2002 (the penultimate show of the tour). In 2004, the track was included as the third track on Prince’s third live album C-Note (a compilation of the five soundcheck tracks).

No studio version of the track is known to exist.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
28 November 2002 Osaka-Jo Hall (大阪城ホール),
Osaka, Japan
Live recording
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Osaka 5:53 NPG Music Club mp3 download

C-Note

Live 28 November 2002, Osaka-Jo Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Osaka Live 28 November 2002, Osaka-Jo Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan. Full 12-minute version before editing
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • Osaka (as with Copenhagen, Nagoya and Tokyo) is named after the city it was performed in; the name is not related to the content of the music itself.

References
Orgasm   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   The Other Side Of The Pillow