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|previous song = [[Step To The Mic]] | |previous song = [[Step To The Mic]] | ||
|next song = [[Sticky Like Glue]] | |next song = [[Sticky Like Glue]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''The Stick''' is the sixth and final track on [[The Time]] | + | |introduction = '''The Stick''' is the sixth and final track on [[The Time]]’s first album [[Album: The Time|The Time]], and, in late 1981, it was included as the b-side of [[Single: Girl|Girl]], the album’s third and final single. The song was written by [[Lisa Coleman]], although the Library Of Congress lists the song as being written by [[Prince]], so both are given credit here, although the album does not contain any writing credits. |
− | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in April 1981 at [[Prince]] | + | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in April 1981 at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (along with the rest of the album). As with much of the rest of the album, the recording mostly features only [[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]], although [[Dr. Fink]] provides a synth solo, and [[Terry Lewis]] and [[Lisa Coleman]] appears on background vocals. |
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|date = April 1981 | |date = April 1981 | ||
|studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
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[[Single: The Walk|The Walk]] single | [[Single: The Walk|The Walk]] single | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
− | |5= Mentions lyrics from [[The Stick]] | + | |5= Mentions lyrics from [[The Stick]]’s chorus during spoken segment |
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|first live appearance = [[20_November 1981|20 November 1981: The Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA]] <small> (during [[The Time]] opening act - possibly played at [[The Time]] shows earlier in 1981)</small>; [[08_March 1982|8 March 1982: First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <small> (first [[Prince]] performance, albeit technically with [[Prince]] absent from the stage during the song)<br> | |first live appearance = [[20_November 1981|20 November 1981: The Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA]] <small> (during [[The Time]] opening act - possibly played at [[The Time]] shows earlier in 1981)</small>; [[08_March 1982|8 March 1982: First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <small> (first [[Prince]] performance, albeit technically with [[Prince]] absent from the stage during the song)<br> | ||
− | * [[18 February 2014-am|18 February 2014 (show 1): Ronnie | + | * [[18 February 2014-am|18 February 2014 (show 1): Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, London, England]] |
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1982|1982]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1982|1982]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]] |
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