Difference between revisions of "People Pleaser"
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− | |introduction = '''People Pleaser''' is the second track on [[Andy Allo]] | + | |introduction = '''People Pleaser''' is the second track on [[Andy Allo]]’s second album [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]] (her first on [[NPG Records]]), and [[Single: People Pleaser|People Pleaser]] was released as a digital single two weeks before the album’s release. |
A studio version of the track was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_21|21 November 2011]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, with additional recording and horn overdubs by [[Maceo Parker]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombone_Shorty Trombone Shorty] the following day. it is not known if a studio version (with or without [[Prince]] input) was recorded earlier. | A studio version of the track was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_21|21 November 2011]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, with additional recording and horn overdubs by [[Maceo Parker]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombone_Shorty Trombone Shorty] the following day. it is not known if a studio version (with or without [[Prince]] input) was recorded earlier. | ||
− | A 1:09 sample of the track was premiered on [http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2012/03/08/new-andy-allo-featuring-prince-coming-soon-listen-now-to-people-pleaser/ Drfunkenberry.com] six months before the | + | A 1:09 sample of the track was premiered on [http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2012/03/08/new-andy-allo-featuring-prince-coming-soon-listen-now-to-people-pleaser/ Drfunkenberry.com] six months before the album’s planned release. More than a year before the album’s planned release, it was played by [[Prince]] (with lead vocals by [[Andy Allo]]) live on [[27_June 2011|27 June 2011, Le Grand Journal, Studios Rive Gauche, Paris, France]], broadcast live on TV and online (it was first played live at a [[Prince]] concert three days earlier, [[24_June 2011|24 June 2011, Métropolis, Montreal, QC, Canada]]). |
− | The song was written by [[Andy Allo]]. When asked by the Irish newspaper [http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/the-royal-visit-2830346.html The Independent] if there is any song he wished he had written, [[Prince]] replied by saying "'''People Pleaser'''", confirming that he did not write it (although he also jokingly responded "[[Nothing Compares 2 U]]", which he did write, but is erroneously regarded as a song by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin%C3% | + | The song was written by [[Andy Allo]]. When asked by the Irish newspaper [http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/the-royal-visit-2830346.html The Independent] if there is any song he wished he had written, [[Prince]] replied by saying "'''People Pleaser'''", confirming that he did not write it (although he also jokingly responded "[[Nothing Compares 2 U]]", which he did write, but is erroneously regarded as a song by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin%C3%A9ad_O’Connor Sinéad O’Connor], who covered it). |
[[Andy Allo]] explained in a interview to [http://www.bonedo.de/artikel/einzelansicht/play-alike-60-andy-allo-video-workshop-und-interview.html Bonedo.de] that '''People Pleaser''' was initially more a blues number which evolved into a funk number when she played it to [[Prince]], who then added the song to his live repertoire with [[The NPG]]. | [[Andy Allo]] explained in a interview to [http://www.bonedo.de/artikel/einzelansicht/play-alike-60-andy-allo-video-workshop-und-interview.html Bonedo.de] that '''People Pleaser''' was initially more a blues number which evolved into a funk number when she played it to [[Prince]], who then added the song to his live repertoire with [[The NPG]]. | ||
− | The song is the earliest-released [[Prince]]-related studio track to feature [[Ida Nielsen]], although she had appeared on various live tracks since joining [[Prince]] | + | The song is the earliest-released [[Prince]]-related studio track to feature [[Ida Nielsen]], although she had appeared on various live tracks since joining [[Prince]]’s band in 2010. It is also the earliest-released [[Prince]]-related track to feature [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombone_Shorty Trombone Shorty]. |
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_21|21 November 2011]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_21|21 November 2011]] | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
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− | |3= Dance/house remix; premiered by DJ Rashida prior to [[Prince]] | + | |3= Dance/house remix; premiered by DJ Rashida prior to [[Prince]]’s DJ set on [[19_January 2013|19 January 2013, Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] |
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]] | ||
− | |trivia = [[Andy Allo]] and the [[Band: New Power Generation|NPG]] performed this track on three Chicago-area TV stations on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_24|24 September 2012]] ( | + | |trivia = [[Andy Allo]] and the [[Band: New Power Generation|NPG]] performed this track on three Chicago-area TV stations on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_24|24 September 2012]] (WCIU’s You And Me morning show, broadcast the next day) and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_26|26 September 2012]] (WGN’s Morning News, followed by another performance of the song on Fox Chicago' Good Day Chicago), while in town for [[Prince]]’s "Welcome 2 Chicago" series of shows; since these performances were without [[Prince]], they are not listed above. |
* In 2013 [[Prince]] started performing this song without [[Andy Allo]] in the band. He shares the lead vocals with [[Shelby J.]], [[Liv Warfield]] and [[Elisa Dease]] | * In 2013 [[Prince]] started performing this song without [[Andy Allo]] in the band. He shares the lead vocals with [[Shelby J.]], [[Liv Warfield]] and [[Elisa Dease]] | ||
|see also = [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]] album | |see also = [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]] album |
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