Difference between revisions of "Rockhard In A Funky Place"

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{{song-2| |song name = Rockhard In A Funky Place |single image =
from the album "The Black Album" |performer = Prince |first released = 22 November 1994 - "The Black Album" album |album(s) = "The Black Album" |writer(s) = Prince |producer(s) = Prince |previous song = The Rock That Keeps Rolling |next song = Rocking Chair |introduction = 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 info = |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|28 October 1986 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Initial tracking |recording personnel =

• Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
• Eric Leeds - saxophone (uncredited)
• Atlanta Bliss - trumpet (uncredited)
• Susannah Melvoin - background vocals (uncredited)

|released versions =

|video versions = |broadcasts, streaming = |unreleased versions = |sampled in = |first live appearance = 8 May 1987: Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden (horn interpolation during I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man)

• 27 November 1993 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA

|performed regularly on = Sign O' The Times Tour (horn interpolation during I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man) |performed occasionally in = 1987, [[All Concerts#1993|1993] |trivia = The horn arrangement was written by Eric Leeds years earlier, as part of a song called Pacemaker. |see also = "The Black Album" album

• Camille album
• Camille
• Crystal Ball unreleased album

|references = The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) |categories = }}