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|producer(s) = [[Prince]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] | ||
|previous song = [[Reflection]] | |previous song = [[Reflection]] | ||
| − | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[Remember Me]] |
| − | |introduction = '''Release It''' is the third track on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Release It''' is the third track on [[Prince]]’s twelfth album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] (the first track on the album to be credited to [[The Time]]). The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]. |
| − | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place between June and early September 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota for [[The Time]] | + | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place between June and early September 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota for [[The Time]]’s [[Album: Corporate World (1989)|Corporate World]] album (during the same sessions that produced [[Murph Drag]], [[Nine Lives]], [[Donald Trump (Black Version)]], [[Love Machine]], [[Shake!]], [[Corporate World]] and [[The Latest Fashion]]). The song was included as the ninth track on the album in early September 1989, as planned for release in November 1989. The album was abandoned when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] wanted to involve the other original members of [[The Time]], but many of the tracks were saved for [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]] and [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]. It was included as the third track on a late 1989 configuration of [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]], where it stayed on the 1990 configuration and on the final release. |
| − | The song contains an uncredited sample of "Squib Cakes" by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Power Tower Of Power] (written by Chester Thompson, from their 1974 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_Oakland Back To Oakland]), which was later also sampled on [[Sleep Around]] | + | The song contains an uncredited sample of "Squib Cakes" by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Power Tower Of Power] (written by Chester Thompson, from their 1974 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_Oakland Back To Oakland]), which was later also sampled on [[Sleep Around]], [[Prince]] sampled a brief portion of drums from that track and looped it to create the drum backing. |
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|date = June - early September 1989 | |date = June - early September 1989 | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
| − | |1= '''Shake! (Boom Mix)''' | + | |1= '''[[Shake!]] (Boom Mix)''' |
|2= 5:05 | |2= 5:05 | ||
|3= [[Single: Shake!|Shake!]] single | |3= [[Single: Shake!|Shake!]] single | ||
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|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
| − | |broadcasts, streaming = | + | |broadcasts, streaming = |
| − | |first live appearance = [[05_August 1990|5 August 1990, IJsstadion Thialf, Heerenveen, | + | |first live appearance = [[05_August 1990|5 August 1990, IJsstadion Thialf, Heerenveen, The Netherlands]] <small>(vocal interpolation in [[Partyman]]; only known performance)</small> |
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1990|1990]] <small>(vocal interpolation in [[Partyman]])</small> | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1990|1990]] <small>(vocal interpolation in [[Partyman]])</small> | ||
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* [[The Time]] | * [[The Time]] | ||
|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:1990]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1990]][[Category:Recorded 1989]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (The Time)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
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