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|song name                = Providence
 
|song name                = Providence
|single image             = [[File:Totheteeth_album.jpg|100px|Song name|link=Album: To The Teeth]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: To The Teeth|To The Teeth]]'' </small>
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|album image               = [[File:Totheteeth_album.jpg|100px|Song name|link=Album: To The Teeth]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: To The Teeth|To The Teeth]]'' </small>
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|single image            = [[File:WishIMaypromo.jpg|100px|Song name|link=Single: Wish I May]] <br><small> included on the promo single for [[Single: Wish I May|Wish I May]] (European edition)</small>
 
|performer                = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco Ani DiFranco]
 
|performer                = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco Ani DiFranco]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 16|16 November 1999]] - [[Album: To The Teeth|To The Teeth]] album
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|first released            = Late 1999 - [[Single: Wish I May|Wish I May]] promotional single (Europe version)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 16|16 November 1999]] - [[Album: To The Teeth|To The Teeth]] album
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: To The Teeth|To The Teeth]]
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: To The Teeth|To The Teeth]]
 
|writer(s)                = Ani DiFranco
 
|writer(s)                = Ani DiFranco
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|next song                = [[Purple House]]
 
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|introduction              = '''Providence''' is the twelfth track on singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco Ani DiFranco]'s tenth solo studio album [[Album: To The Teeth|To The Teeth]], and features [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) singing background vocals.
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|introduction              = '''Providence''' is the twelfth track on singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco Ani DiFranco]’s tenth solo studio album [[Album: To The Teeth|To The Teeth]], and features [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) singing background vocals. '''Providence'''was included as the fourth track of the european edition of the promotional single ''Wish I May'', released shortly before the album.
  
While specific recording dates and location are not known, [[Prince]] met [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco Ani DiFranco] and [[Maceo Parker]] following her concert at the Midway Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 3|3 July 1999]], and invited them back to [[Paisley Park Studios]], where [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco DiFranco] added guitar to [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Love U, But Eye Don't Trust U Anymore]] [[Eye Love U, But Eye Don't Trust U Anymore| Love U, But]] [[file:EyeBlue.png|link= Eye Love U, But Eye Don't Trust U Anymore]] [[Eye Love U, But Eye Don't Trust U Anymore | Don't Trust U Anymore]] and Parker added saxophone to [[Prettyman]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco Ani DiFranco] may have recorded [[Providence]] prior to this, with [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) adding vocals during the same session or at another time in late Summer - early Autumn, 1999 (his vocals were likely recorded at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, even while the rest of the track may have been recorded elsewhere.
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[[Prince]] met [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco Ani DiFranco] and [[Maceo Parker]] following her concert at the Midway Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 3|3 July 1999]], and invited them back to [[Paisley Park Studios]], where [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco DiFranco] added guitar to [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Love U, But Eye Don’t Trust U Anymore]] [[Eye Love U, But Eye Don’t Trust U Anymore| Love U, But]] [[file:EyeBlue.png|link= Eye Love U, But Eye Don’t Trust U Anymore]] [[Eye Love U, But Eye Don’t Trust U Anymore | Don’t Trust U Anymore]] and Parker added saxophone to [[Prettyman]].
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'''Providence''' was recorded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco Ani DiFranco] and her band on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 31|31 July 1999]] in New Orleans, Louisiana with [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) likely adding his vocals at a time in late Summer - early Autumn, 1999, presumably at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota.
 
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|date                      = 1999
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 31|31 July 1999]]
|studio                    = The Dust Bowl, Buffalo, NY, USA, The Congress House, Austin, TX, USA, or Kingsway, New Orleans, LA, USA (uncertain)
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|studio                    = Kingsway, <br>New Orleans, LA, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking (no [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] input)
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|additional info          = Tracking (no [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] input)
 
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|date                      = Late Summer - early Autumn, 1999
 
|date                      = Late Summer - early Autumn, 1999
|studio                 = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                   = [[Paisley Park Studios]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = Background vocal recordings by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])
 
|additional info          = Background vocal recordings by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])
 
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*Julie Wolf – organ, Wurlitzer, melodica, vocals
 
*Julie Wolf – organ, Wurlitzer, melodica, vocals
 
*Daren Hahn – drums
 
*Daren Hahn – drums
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])– background vocals
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*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) – background vocals
 
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|2= 7:18
 
|3= [[Album: To The Teeth|To The Teeth]]<br>
 
|3= [[Album: To The Teeth|To The Teeth]]<br>
[https://www.discogs.com/Ani-DiFranco-Wish-I-May/release/2824351 Wish I May 'promo
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[[Single: Wish I May|Wish I May]] promo single (Europe)
 
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|see also                  = [[Album: To The Teeth|To The Teeth]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: To The Teeth|To The Teeth]] album
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*[[Single: Wish I May|Wish I May]] promo single
 
|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:1999]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1999]]
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|categories                = [[Category:1999]][[Category:Recorded 1999]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category: Released Songs (Associated Artists)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:47, 5 August 2022

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Providence

Song name
from the album To The Teeth
Song name
included on the promo single for Wish I May (European edition)
Song details
Performer: Ani DiFranco
First Released: Late 1999 - Wish I May promotional single (Europe version)
16 November 1999 - To The Teeth album
Album(s): To The Teeth
Writer(s): Ani DiFranco
Producer(s): Ani DiFranco
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

Providence is the twelfth track on singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco’s tenth solo studio album To The Teeth, and features Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png) singing background vocals. Providencewas included as the fourth track of the european edition of the promotional single Wish I May, released shortly before the album.

Prince met Ani DiFranco and Maceo Parker following her concert at the Midway Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 3 July 1999, and invited them back to Paisley Park Studios, where DiFranco added guitar to EyeBlue.png Love U, But EyeBlue.png Don’t Trust U Anymore and Parker added saxophone to Prettyman.

Providence was recorded by Ani DiFranco and her band on 31 July 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana with Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png) likely adding his vocals at a time in late Summer - early Autumn, 1999, presumably at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
31 July 1999 Kingsway,
New Orleans, LA, USA
Tracking (no SymbolSmallerBlue.png input)
Late Summer - early Autumn, 1999 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Background vocal recordings by Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png)
Recording Personnel
  • Ani DiFranco – acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Jason Mercer – electric bass, bowed upright bass
  • Julie Wolf – organ, Wurlitzer, melodica, vocals
  • Daren Hahn – drums
  • Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png) – background vocals

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Providence 7:18 To The Teeth

Wish I May promo single (Europe)

Studio



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Proud Mary   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Purple House