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− | |first live appearance = [[09 March 1995-am|9 March 1995 (a.m.): (Glam Slam At) The Astoria, London, England]] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] lead vocals; [[09_September 1995-am|9 September 1995 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] - [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) lead vocals <br> | + | |first live appearance = 1975-1976 <small>(as part of [[Grand Central]], assumed)</small> |
| + | *[[09 March 1995-am|9 March 1995 (a.m.): (Glam Slam At) The Astoria, London, England]] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] lead vocals <small>(first known live performance during [[Prince]]’s professional career)</small>; [[09_September 1995-am|9 September 1995 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] - [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) lead vocals <br> |
| * [[20 February 2016-1|20 February 2016 (show 1): Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW, Australia]] | | * [[20 February 2016-1|20 February 2016 (show 1): Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW, Australia]] |
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Sweet Thing is a cover version of the track by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (from the 1975 album Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, also released as a single in 1975). released a live version of the track, featuring Chaka Khan on lead vocals, on the 1999 Beautiful Strange home video (which had been broadcast in full almost a year earlier, however, on the UK TV channel Channel 4).
Prince had, however, recorded a studio version of the track, as a home recording, in early-to-mid 1976 (within months of the song’s initial release), at the Russell Ave, Anderson house, Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as Don’t You Wanna Ride?, Hey Lover, I Spend My Time Loving You, nine untitled Instrumentals, Leaving For New York, Nightingale and Rock Me, Lover).
The home recording of the song remains unreleased, but Prince has performed the song live many times, including on some TV broadcasts.
In 2004 Prince performed a live version of this song on The Art Of Musicology TV special, and in 2012 as a guest appearance with Mary J. Blige, who had released her own version of the song on her 1992 debut album What’s The 411? (also released as a single in 1993).
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Recording Sessions
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Early-mid 1976
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Russell Ave, Anderson house, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Basic tracking
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Recording Personnel
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Beautiful Strange version
Unreleased version
- Prince - all vocals and instruments
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There have been no audio-only releases of this track.
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Video Versions
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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Unreleased Versions
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Sweet Thing
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Home recording
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Recorded early-to-mid 1976
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