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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.
 
|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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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, 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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Revision as of 11:22, 10 July 2020

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Providence
Song name
from the album To The Teeth
Song details
Performer: Ani DiFranco
First Released: 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.

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, 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 Basic 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'

Studio



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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