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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22 November 1994]] - [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] album
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']]
 
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|introduction              = '''Rockhard In A Funky Place''' is the eighth and final song on [[Prince]]'s sixteenth album, known as [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] (originally planned for release as his tenth album, albeit with no title or artist credit). In 1987, horn lines from the track were included in the live version of [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] included on the [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] movie.
 
|introduction              = '''Rockhard In A Funky Place''' is the eighth and final song on [[Prince]]'s sixteenth album, known as [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] (originally planned for release as his tenth album, albeit with no title or artist credit). In 1987, horn lines from the track were included in the live version of [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] included on the [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] movie.
  
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Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 28|28 October, 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA (the day after a re-recording of [[Feel U Up]], the same day as [[Rebirth Of The Flesh]], two days before [[Good Love]]). The track was included as the eighth and final track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 5|5 November, 1986]] configuration of the [[Album: Camille|Camille]] album (credited to the pseudonym [[Alias: Camille|Camille]]), which was later aborted. A few weeks later, it was included as the third track on the second disc as the album developed into the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November, 1986]] configuration. The track was removed when the album was eventually pared down and became [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]].
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Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 28|28 October 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA (the day after a re-recording of [[Feel U Up]], the same day as [[Rebirth Of The Flesh]], two days before [[Good Love]]). The track was included as the eighth and final track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 5|5 November 1986]] configuration of the [[Album: Camille|Camille]] album (credited to the pseudonym [[Alias: Camille|Camille]]), which was later aborted. A few weeks later, it was included as the third track on the second disc as the album developed into the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] configuration. The track was removed when the album was eventually pared down and became [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]].
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 28|28 October, 1986]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 28|28 October 1986]]
 
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|additional info          = Initial tracking
 
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|first live appearance    = [[08 May, 1987|8 May, 1987, Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]])</small>
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|first live appearance    = [[08 May 1987|8 May 1987, Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]])</small>
 
|performed regularly on    = [[Sign O' The Times Tour]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]])</small>
 
|performed regularly on    = [[Sign O' The Times Tour]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]])</small>
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1993|1993]]
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1993|1993]]

Revision as of 21:44, 27 February 2016

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Rockhard In A Funky Place
Blackalbum.jpg
from the album "The Black Album"
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 22 November 1994 - "The Black Album" album
Album(s): "The Black Album"
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Rockhard In A Funky Place is the eighth and final song on Prince's sixteenth album, known as "The Black Album" (originally planned for release as his tenth album, albeit with no title or artist credit). In 1987, horn lines from the track were included in the live version of I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man included on the Sign O' The Times movie.

Initial tracking took place on 28 October 1986 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA (the day after a re-recording of Feel U Up, the same day as Rebirth Of The Flesh, two days before Good Love). The track was included as the eighth and final track on the 5 November 1986 configuration of the Camille album (credited to the pseudonym Camille), which was later aborted. A few weeks later, it was included as the third track on the second disc as the album developed into the triple-album Crystal Ball on the 30 November 1986 configuration. The track was removed when the album was eventually pared down and became Sign O' The Times.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
28 October 1986 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Initial tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Rockhard In A Funky Place 4:31 "The Black Album" Studio



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • The horn arrangement was written by Eric Leeds years earlier, as part of a song called Pacemaker.
References
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