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|song name = Possessed | |song name = Possessed | ||
− | + | |album image = [[File:Princeandtherevolutiondoublelive vhs.jpg|60px|link=Home_Video:_Double_Live]] <br><small> from the home video [[Home_Video:_Double_Live| Prince And The Revolution: Live]] <br> | |
− | |album image = [[File:Princeandtherevolutiondoublelive vhs.jpg|60px|link=Home_Video:_Double_Live]] <br><small> from the home video [[Home_Video:_Double_Live| Prince And The Revolution: Live]] | + | [[File:1999_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1999 Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] </small> |
− | + | |single image = [[File:Purplerain_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album:_Purple_Rain_Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] </small> | |
− | |performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | + | |performer = [[Prince]] / [[Prince and the Revolution]] |
− | |first released = December 1985 - [[Home_Video:_Double_Live| Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS | + | |first released = December 1985 - [[Home_Video:_Double_Live| Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS (live version) <br> [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 23|23 June 2017]] - [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] album (1984 studio version) |
− | |album(s) = | + | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_29|29 November 2019]] - [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] album (1982 studio version) |
+ | |album(s) = [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']]<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']]<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[Positivity]] | |previous song = [[Positivity]] | ||
− | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[Pour Me A Cup]] |
− | |introduction = '''Possessed''' was | + | |introduction = '''Possessed''' is a song that was cut and worked on in the studio by [[Prince]] on many different occasions. Basic tracking of the initial version took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 15|15 May 1982]] by [[Prince]] alone at his [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. This version was overdubbed a year later, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 24|24 May 1983]], also at the at the [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. |
− | + | A new version, started from scratch, was cut with [[The Revolution]] in August 1983 at [[The Warehouse]] in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. It was a hot day and they kept running into power outage problems while attempting to record. In the end the session was stopped. But it is likely the song was committed to tape in the same setting at a later date. This version however also remains unreleased. | |
− | + | Yet another new version, recorded from scratch was tracked on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_17|17 March 1984]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California for use in [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. A short instrumental portion of this version plays in the movie in the background of a scene in which [[Morris Day]] tries to seduce [[Apollonia]]. | |
+ | It was this 1984 studio version (incorrectly attributed as the 1983 version) that was released as the sixth track (and seventh song) on the ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'' disc of the [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] album in June 2017. | ||
− | + | Until after [[Prince]]'s death the song was only released in a live version as the eighth track on the [[Home_Video:_Double_Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS in a double VHS case sometimes referred to as '''Double Live''' (later re-released as a single VHS). | |
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+ | A studio version of the 1984 recording was released as the sixth track on the ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'' disc of the [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] album in June 2017. A studio version of the original 1982 recording (sans 1983 overdubs) was released in 2019 as the first track on the ''Vault Tracks part 2'' disc of a ''Deluxe'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 24|24 May 1983]] | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 15|15 May 1982]] |
− | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Basic tracking |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 24|24 May 1983]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Overdubs | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 21|21 June 1983]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[The Warehouse]],<br>St. Louis Park, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = rehearsal recording | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = August 1983 | ||
+ | |studio = [[The Warehouse]],<br>St. Louis Park, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Basic tracking, second version (aborted) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = August 1983 | ||
+ | |studio = [[The Warehouse]],<br>St. Louis Park, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = New attempt at second version | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_17|17 March 1984]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_17|17 March 1984]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Basic tracking third version |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 21|21 March 1984]]; [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 25|25 April 1984]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Editing (Instrumental) for use in [[Film: Purple Rain| Purple Rain]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
+ | '''Initial solo version''' | ||
+ | *[[Prince]] – All vocals and instruments except where indicated | ||
+ | *[[Jill Jones]] – background vocals | ||
+ | <hr> | ||
+ | *[[Don Batts]] - engineer | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | ''' 1983 Warehouse version''' | ||
+ | *[[Prince]] – vocals | ||
+ | *[[Bobby Z.]] - drums | ||
+ | *[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar | ||
+ | *[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitar | ||
+ | *[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards | ||
+ | *[[Dr. Fink]] - keyboards | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | '''1984 studio version''' | ||
+ | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | '''Prince and the Revolution: Live version | + | '''Prince and the Revolution: Live version version (1985) ''' |
*[[Prince]] - vocals and guitar | *[[Prince]] - vocals and guitar | ||
*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums | *[[Bobby Z.]] - drums | ||
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*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | *[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
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|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
|line = | |line = | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= | + | |1= '''Possessed''' |
− | |2= | + | |2= 7:57 |
− | |3= | + | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' (From The Vault & Previously Unreleased)]]<br> |
− | |4= | + | |4= Studio |
− | |5= | + | |5= 1984 version |
}} | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Possessed''' | ||
+ | |2= 8:47 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] <br> | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Original 1982 version, sans overdubs | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Possessed''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:25 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
{{SongVideo| | {{SongVideo| | ||
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|1= '''Possessed''' | |1= '''Possessed''' | ||
|2= 4:24 | |2= 4:24 | ||
− | |3= [[Home_Video:_Double_Live| Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc | + | |3= [[Home_Video:_Double_Live| Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc <br> |
+ | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]] | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]] | |5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]] | ||
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|1= '''Possessed''' | |1= '''Possessed''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= May 1983 | + | |3= May 1983 overdubs version |
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''Possessed''' | |1= '''Possessed''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= August 1983 band recording |
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[10_December 1982|10 December 1982: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA]] <small>(lyrics only in [[How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore]])</small>; [[21 | + | |first live appearance = [[10_December 1982|10 December 1982: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA]] <small>(lyrics only in [[How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore]])</small>; [[21 May 1984 |21 May 1984: Carlton Celebrity Room, Bloomington, MN, USA]] <small>(first full performance)</small> <br> |
* [[07 June 1985|7 June 1985: Prom Center, Saint Paul, MN, USA]] | * [[07 June 1985|7 June 1985: Prom Center, Saint Paul, MN, USA]] | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1982|1982]] <small>(lyrical clip included in [[How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore]])</small>, [[All Concerts# | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1982|1982]] <small>(lyrical clip included in [[How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1984|1984]], [[All Concerts#1985|1985]] |
− | |trivia = | + | |trivia = Played live (in 1985) the song often contained some lyrics form [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown James Brown's] [[Licking Stick - Licking Stick]] including ''Sister out in the backyard, doin' the [outside] dance.'' |
|see also = [[Home_Video:_Double_Live| Prince And The Revolution: Live]] home video | |see also = [[Home_Video:_Double_Live| Prince And The Revolution: Live]] home 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)]]'' | ||
− | * ''Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 | + | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' |
− | |categories = [[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1982]][[Category:1984]][[Category:1985]] [[Category:2017]][[Category:2019]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1982]][[Category:Recorded 1984]] |
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