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|introduction = '''Promise To Be True''' (also known as '''Promise 2 Be True''') is a song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 30|30 April 1983]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, the same day as basic tracking for [[Sex Shooter]]. It was initially intended for [[Vanity 6]]’s planned [[Album: Vanity 6 (1984)|second album]], although it is unclear if [[Vanity]] ever recorded vocals for it. [[Dez Dickerson]] worked on it in May 1983, but when [[Vanity]] decided in August not to participate in the [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] movie, the song was shelved for the time being. | |introduction = '''Promise To Be True''' (also known as '''Promise 2 Be True''') is a song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 30|30 April 1983]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, the same day as basic tracking for [[Sex Shooter]]. It was initially intended for [[Vanity 6]]’s planned [[Album: Vanity 6 (1984)|second album]], although it is unclear if [[Vanity]] ever recorded vocals for it. [[Dez Dickerson]] worked on it in May 1983, but when [[Vanity]] decided in August not to participate in the [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] movie, the song was shelved for the time being. | ||
− | The track was re-recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_25|25 January 1987]], at [[ | + | The track was re-recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_25|25 January 1987]], at [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],Edina, Minnesota for use by American blues singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt], during a short-lived planned collaboration between the two artists, where [[Prince]] offered four songs to her ([[I Need A Man]], [[Jealous Girl]], '''Promise To Be True''' and [[There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool]]). |
[[Prince]]’s version of the song was released in 2020 as the seventh track of ''Vault Tracks part 3'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]. | [[Prince]]’s version of the song was released in 2020 as the seventh track of ''Vault Tracks part 3'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]. | ||
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|date = May 1983 | |date = May 1983 | ||
|studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Vocal and guitar overdubs by [[Dez Dickerson]] |
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_25|25 January 1987]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_25|25 January 1987]] | ||
|studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA | |studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = Re-tracking | + | |additional info = Re-tracking |
+ | }} | ||
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+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_25|25 January 1987]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Saxophone overdubs by [[Eric Leeds]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = |
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