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|song name                = The Cocoa Boys
 
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|single image              = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 2020]] – [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
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|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]  
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]  
 
|previous song            = [[Coca-Cola]]
 
|previous song            = [[Coca-Cola]]
 
|next song                = [[Coincidence Or Fate?]]
 
|next song                = [[Coincidence Or Fate?]]
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|introduction              = '''The Cocoa Boys''' is an unreleased track, alleged to be initially put to tape during a soundcheck session on [[25 August 1986]] at Le Zénith, Paris, France, hours before the [[Parade Tour]] show there (along with recordings of [[Susannah’s Blues]], [[Strange Relationship]], [[Last Heart]], a cover version of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations The Temptations]' [[I Can’t Get Next To You]] and a first run-through of [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]], which was then recorded live at the show). However it is unclear if this information is correct. If it was done there, it is likely that this version was only an instrumental, but this is also unconfirmed.  
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|introduction              = '''The Cocoa Boys''' (previously assumed to be titled '''Coco Boys''') is a track recorded by [[Prince]] alone on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 14|14 September 1986]] at his [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota.
  
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[[Prince]] recorded a studio version of the track (with lyrics) on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 14|14 September 1986]] at his [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (the day after [[Crucial]], two days before [[Shockadelica]]).  
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The song was written specifically for the planned musical [[Musical: The Dawn|The Dawn]] (along with [[Crucial]] and [[When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes]]), but the musical was ultimately abandoned, and the song was never intended for any other of [[Prince]]’s many late-1986 album projects.  
  
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The song was written specifically for the planned musical  [[Musical: The Dawn|The Dawn/Dream Factory]] (along with [[Crucial]] and [[When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes]]), but the musical was ultimately abandoned, and the song was never intended for any of [[Prince]]’s many late-1986 album projects.  
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Overdubs, including background vocals, horns and a bed of looped audiences, presumed to be from the [[25 August 1986]] show at Le Zénith, Paris, France, where [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] were added at a later session.  
  
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'''The Cocoa Boys''' was the name of a band included as characters in the musical; while the band names changed, the idea of rival bands was reused in the [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie.
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The song also has the lines ''‘All the boys and all the girls, you are the new kings of the world’'', later reused in [[Positivity]], as well as a chant of ''‘We are beautiful, it’s gonna be beautiful night’'' from [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]].  
  
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The pseudonym [[Joey Coco]] was used by [[Prince]] as the writer of of at least eight songs for other artists: [[101]], [[Baby Go-Go]], [[Cool Love]], [[Neon Telephone]]), [[Telepathy]] and [[You’re My Love]], with [[Jill Jones]]' [[My Man]] and [[Violet Blue]] listed as [[Prince]] compositions on her [[Album: Jill Jones| album]], but registered to [[Joey Coco]] at the Library of Congress.  
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The '''Cocoa Boys''' was the name of a band of fictional brothers Joey and Frankie Coco, included as characters in the musical. The Cocoa in the band name is supposedly a play on words in the fictional story of the song. While the band names changed, the idea of rival bands was reused in the initial 1987 draft of the [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie.
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In September 2020 the studio version of the song was released on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] set.
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It is unclear if, but alleged that, the song was played as an instrumental jam during a soundcheck session on [[25 August 1986]] at Le Zénith, Paris, France, hours before the [[Parade Tour]] show there (along with recordings of [[Susannah’s Blues]], [[Strange Relationship]], [[Last Heart]], a cover version of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations The Temptations]’ [[I Can't Get Next To You]] and a first run-through of [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]], which was then recorded live at the show).  
 
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|date                      = [[25 August 1986]]
 
|date                      = [[25 August 1986]]
 
|studio                    = [[25 August 1986|Le Zénith,<br>Paris, France]]
 
|studio                    = [[25 August 1986|Le Zénith,<br>Paris, France]]
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|additional info          = Soundcheck recording
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|additional info          = ‘audience’ of main show (assumed)
 
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|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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|date                      = September 1986
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|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|additional info          = overdubs, including horns
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22 November 1986]]
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|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|additional info          = possible overdubs and mix
 
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*[[Wally Safford]] - background vocals (unknown participation)
 
*[[Wally Safford]] - background vocals (unknown participation)
 
*[[Greg Brooks]] - background vocals (unknown participation)
 
*[[Greg Brooks]] - background vocals (unknown participation)
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*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone
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*[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet
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|1= '''The Cocoa Boys'''
 
|1= '''The Cocoa Boys'''
 
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|trivia                    = The intro of [[The Cocoa Boys]] uses the same Sequential Circuits Prophet VS, FILMUSIC (patch 69) pre-set also heard in [[U Got The Look]], [[Eight]] and [[Nine]].
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|trivia                    = The intro of [[The Cocoa Boys]] opens with the same Sequential Circuits Prophet VS, FILMUSIC (patch 69) preset synth opening heard in [[U Got The Look]] and [[Nine]].
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|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
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* The pseudonym [[Joey Coco]] was used by [[Prince]] as the writer of of at least eight songs for other artists: [[101]], [[Baby Go-Go]], [[Cool Love]], [[Neon Telephone]]), [[Telepathy]] and [[You’re My Love]], with [[Jill Jones]]' [[My Man]] and [[Violet Blue]] listed as [[Prince]] compositions on her [[Album: Jill Jones| album]], but registered to [[Joey Coco]] at the Library of Congress.
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* [[Musical: The Dawn|The Dawn/Dream Factory]] musical
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*It is unclear why the character in the song and planned musical [[Musical: The Dawn|The Dawn]] was Joey Coco but used as a writing synonym as [[Joey Coco]].
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|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
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|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] album
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|categories                = [[Category:2020]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1986]]
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* [[Musical: The Dawn|The Dawn]] musical
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|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
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|categories                = [[Category:2020]] ]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Recorded 1986]]
 
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Revision as of 20:35, 22 September 2020

Coca-Cola   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Coincidence Or Fate?
The Cocoa Boys
Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe
from the album
Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 25 September 2020 – Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe
Album(s): Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
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

The Cocoa Boys (previously assumed to be titled Coco Boys) is a track recorded by Prince alone on 14 September 1986 at his Galpin Blvd Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota.

The song was written specifically for the planned musical The Dawn (along with Crucial and When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes), but the musical was ultimately abandoned, and the song was never intended for any other of Prince’s many late-1986 album projects.

Overdubs, including background vocals, horns and a bed of looped audiences, presumed to be from the 25 August 1986 show at Le Zénith, Paris, France, where It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night were added at a later session.

The song also has the lines ‘All the boys and all the girls, you are the new kings of the world’, later reused in Positivity, as well as a chant of ‘We are beautiful, it’s gonna be beautiful night’ from It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night.

The Cocoa Boys was the name of a band of fictional brothers Joey and Frankie Coco, included as characters in the musical. The Cocoa in the band name is supposedly a play on words in the fictional story of the song. While the band names changed, the idea of rival bands was reused in the initial 1987 draft of the Graffiti Bridge movie.

In September 2020 the studio version of the song was released on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe set.

It is unclear if, but alleged that, the song was played as an instrumental jam during a soundcheck session on 25 August 1986 at Le Zénith, Paris, France, hours before the Parade Tour show there (along with recordings of Susannah’s Blues, Strange Relationship, Last Heart, a cover version of The Temptations’ I Can't Get Next To You and a first run-through of It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night, which was then recorded live at the show).


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
25 August 1986 Le Zénith,
Paris, France 		‘audience’ of main show (assumed)
14 September 1986 Galpin Blvd Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Basic tracking
September 1986 Galpin Blvd Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		overdubs, including horns
22 November 1986 Galpin Blvd Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		possible overdubs and mix
Recording Personnel



Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Cocoa Boys 6:06 Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
The Cocoa Boys Studio Version, before background vocals, horns and other overdubs
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
Coca-Cola   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Coincidence Or Fate?
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