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|writer(s)                = Raynard Miner and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Smith_(country_musician) Carl Smith]
 
|writer(s)                = Raynard Miner and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Smith_(country_musician) Carl Smith]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|introduction              = '''Rescue Me''' is an unreleased cover version of the track by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontella_Bass Fontella Bass], written by Raynard Miner and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Smith_(country_musician) Carl Smith] (released as a single in 1965, and included on her 1966 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Look_(album) The New Look]).  
 
|introduction              = '''Rescue Me''' is an unreleased cover version of the track by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontella_Bass Fontella Bass], written by Raynard Miner and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Smith_(country_musician) Carl Smith] (released as a single in 1965, and included on her 1966 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Look_(album) The New Look]).  
  
[[Prince]]'s version was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 5|5 October 1986]], at [[Sunset Sound]], Los Angeles, California (four days after [[Eight]], the day before a re-recording of [[Witness 4 The Prosecution]]). He sent his version to country music star [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton Dolly Parton] for consideration for her next album, but she didn't feel it was appropriate for the album, and it is unlikely she recorded any vocals for the track.  
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[[Prince]]’s version was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 5|5 October 1986]], at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (four days after [[Eight]], the day before a re-recording of [[Witness 4 The Prosecution]]). He sent his version to country music star [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton Dolly Parton] for consideration for her next album, but she didn’t feel it was appropriate for the album, and it is unlikely she recorded any vocals for the track.  
  
[[Prince]]'s version of the track remains unreleased.
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[[Prince]]’s version of the track remains unreleased.
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 5|5 October 1986]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 5|5 October 1986]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Los Angeles, California
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3, <br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking, overdubs, vocals, mix, instrumental mix
 
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|first live appearance    = [[06 June 1990|6 June 1990, Ostseehalle, Kiel, West Germany]] <small>(lyrical interpolation in [[Baby I'm A Star]])</small>
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|first live appearance    = [[06 June 1990|6 June 1990, Ostseehalle, Kiel, West Germany]] <small>(lyrical interpolation in [[Baby I’m A Star]])</small>
 
|performed regularly on    = None
 
|performed regularly on    = None
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1990|1990]] <small>(lyrical interpolation in [[Baby I'm A Star]])</small>
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1990|1990]] <small>(lyrical interpolation in [[Baby I’m A Star]])</small>
 
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|trivia                    =  
 
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
 
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
 
|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:1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Cover Songs]][[Category:Cover Songs (Studio)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1986]]
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* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]''
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Revision as of 15:57, 26 June 2022

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Rescue Me

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Song details
Performer: Prince
Writer(s): Raynard Miner and Carl Smith
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • None
Performed occasionally in shows:

Rescue Me is an unreleased cover version of the track by Fontella Bass, written by Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (released as a single in 1965, and included on her 1966 album The New Look).

Prince’s version was recorded on 5 October 1986, at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (four days after Eight, the day before a re-recording of Witness 4 The Prosecution). He sent his version to country music star Dolly Parton for consideration for her next album, but she didn’t feel it was appropriate for the album, and it is unlikely she recorded any vocals for the track.

Prince’s version of the track remains unreleased.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
5 October 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Tracking, overdubs, vocals, mix, instrumental mix
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed)

Versions
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Rescue Me Studio
Rescue Me (Instrumental) Studio Instrumental mix


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Release Yourself   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   River Run Dry