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− | |introduction = '''Rockhard In A Funky Place''' is the eighth and final song on [[Prince]] | + | |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. |
− | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 28|28 October 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (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 | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 28|28 October 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (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]]. |
− | The distinctive horn arrangement/hook was written by Eric Leeds years earlier. It was part of his song called '''Pacemaker'''. This Pacemaker part was often played live as a horn interpolation in both [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] and [[ | + | The distinctive horn arrangement/hook was written by Eric Leeds years earlier. It was part of his song called '''Pacemaker'''. This Pacemaker part was often played live as a horn interpolation in both [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] and [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]], in the latter cued by [[Prince]] shouting 'Kick some ass' and then accumulating in the hook from Duke Ellington’s [[Take The 'A' Train]]. |
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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> <br> | |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> <br> | ||
* [[27 November 1993-am|27 November 1993 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] | * [[27 November 1993-am|27 November 1993 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] | ||
− | |performed regularly on = [[Sign | + | |performed regularly on = [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] and [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]])</small> |
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1993|1993]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1993|1993]] | ||
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