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|previous song = [[Bada Boom]] | |previous song = [[Bada Boom]] | ||
|next song = [[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]] | |next song = [[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''The Ball''' is a track recorded by [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''The Ball''' is a track recorded by [[Prince]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 25|25 July 1986]] at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Edina, Minnesota, with horn overdubs done a few days later at the [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]]. The party segue was likely recorded during rehearsals at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],Edina, Minnesota in that same week. |
+ | '''The Ball''' was included as the fourth track on the second disc on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] configuration of the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] triple LP, segueing directly into [[Joy In Repetition]]. | ||
When the album developed into [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]], the track was removed (along with [[Crystal Ball]]). On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 11|11 December 1987]], [[Prince]] re-recorded the track with new lyrics as [[file:Eye88.png|15px|Eye No]][[Eye No| No]] (see [[file:Eye88.png|15px|Eye No]][[Eye No| No]] for details), but kept the original segue ending the track (which was also used at the beginning of the released version of [[Joy In Repetition]]). | When the album developed into [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]], the track was removed (along with [[Crystal Ball]]). On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 11|11 December 1987]], [[Prince]] re-recorded the track with new lyrics as [[file:Eye88.png|15px|Eye No]][[Eye No| No]] (see [[file:Eye88.png|15px|Eye No]][[Eye No| No]] for details), but kept the original segue ending the track (which was also used at the beginning of the released version of [[Joy In Repetition]]). | ||
− | In September 2020 | + | In September 2020 the song was as the seventh track of ''Vault Tracks part 2'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = | + | |date = Between [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 22|22]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 31|31 July 1986]] (assumed) |
|studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA | |studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = ‘party’ coda (probably from rehearsals with [[The Revolution]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 25|25 July 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 25|25 July 1986]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Tracking, overdubs, mix | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = Between [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 27|27 July 1986]] (assumed) | ||
|studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Horn overdubs, mix |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''The Ball''' | |1= '''The Ball''' | ||
− | |2= 4: | + | |2= 4:34 |
|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
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}} | }} | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
+ | {{SongUnreleased| | ||
+ | |unreleased versions = | ||
+ | {{Unreleased| | ||
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+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''The Ball''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= version seguing into [[Joy In Repetition]], unlike the version released on [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']], that fades out. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
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|see also = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album | |see also = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album | ||
|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:2020]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category: | + | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' |
+ | |categories = [[Category:2020]][[Category: Recorded 1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Posthumously-released Songs]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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