Skip 2 My U My Darling

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Skip 2 My U My Darling / Skip To My You My Darling

from the album Here It Is (French release only) from the album Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Song details Performer: Jevetta Steele; Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation) First Released: May 1991 - Here It Is album Album(s): Here It Is Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Writer(s): Prince, Jevetta Steele, Levi Seacer, Jr. Producer(s): Ricky Peterson and Tommy LiPuma Live Appearances First and last live appearance: This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: none

Skip 2 My U My Darling is the ninth track on the 1991 French release of Jevetta Steele’s first solo album Here It Is (Jevetta Steele is also part of the group The Steeles). The song was removed from the 1993 worldwide reissue, for unknown reasons. Prince wrote the track, but did not appear on the version as released in 1991. Prince's original track started life as Skip 2 My U, tracked on 10 December 1990, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. His version was released in October 2023 as the eleventh track of Vault Tracks part 2, one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition. Oddly, Prince’s version used the title Skip To My You My Darling, while Steele's version was released under the title Skip 2 My U My Darling (using Prince’s usual shorthand spelling). Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 10 December 1990 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking December 1990 - early 1991 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Overdubs by Jevetta Steele and The Steeles Recording Personnel Prince version Prince - lead vocals, background vocals Levi Seacer, Jr. - keyboards, guitar and drum programming (assumed) St. Paul Peterson - bass guitar and guitar (assumed) Ricky Peterson – keyboards (assumed) Jevetta Steele version Jevetta Steele - lead vocals, background vocals Levi Seacer, Jr. - keyboards, guitar and drum programming St. Paul Peterson - bass guitar and guitar Ricky Peterson - keyboards Fred Steele - background vocals JD Steele - background vocals Jearlyn Steele - background vocals Billy Steele - background vocals, organ and rap Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Skip 2 My U My Darling 4:23 Here It Is Studio Jevetta Steele version Skip To My You My Darling 3:57 Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Studio Prince version

Additional Information See also Trivia Here It Is album Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition The song’s title refers to the children’s nursery rhyme "Skip To My Lou". The lyrics also mention the nursery rhyme "Mary Had A Little Lamb". References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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