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|introduction = '''The Voice''' is the first track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples]’ second [[Paisley Park Records]] album, [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]] (tenth track on the 1994 re-issue), and, around the same time as the album’s release, [[Single: The Voice|The Voice]] was released as the album’s first single (the single was also re-released in 1994). The track was written by [[Prince]], with [[Rosie Gaines]] and Francis Jules, and was produced by [[Prince]] under the name [[Prince|Paisley Park]]. | |introduction = '''The Voice''' is the first track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples]’ second [[Paisley Park Records]] album, [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]] (tenth track on the 1994 re-issue), and, around the same time as the album’s release, [[Single: The Voice|The Voice]] was released as the album’s first single (the single was also re-released in 1994). The track was written by [[Prince]], with [[Rosie Gaines]] and Francis Jules, and was produced by [[Prince]] under the name [[Prince|Paisley Park]]. | ||
− | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_24|24 April 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. With the song originally intended for her proposed album [[Album: Concrete Jungle|Concrete Jungle]], which later developed into [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]], [[Rosie Gaines]] recorded vocals for the track in the same session following [[Prince]]’s guide and harmonizing with him. | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_24|24 April 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. With the song originally intended for her proposed album [[Album: Concrete Jungle|Concrete Jungle]], which later developed into [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]], [[Rosie Gaines]] recorded vocals for the track in the same session following [[Prince]]’s guide and harmonizing with him. The Line ''The nightsticks are still singin’ 4-part harmony on brother's back'' is a direct reference to the beating administered to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King Rodney King] seven weeks earlier (on 3 March 1991) by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department. |
− | The version with [[Prince]]’s lead vocal was released in October 2023 as the third track of ''Vault Tracks part 3'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls '' | + | The version with [[Prince]]’s lead vocal was released in October 2023 as the third track of ''Vault Tracks part 3'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]. |
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples]’ lead vocal overdubs were recorded in late 1992 or early 1993 at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples]’ lead vocal overdubs were recorded in late 1992 or early 1993 at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. | ||
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*[[Rosie Gaines]] - keyboards and background vocals | *[[Rosie Gaines]] - keyboards and background vocals | ||
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - background vocals (as "Kirky J.") | *[[Kirk Johnson]] - background vocals (as "Kirky J.") | ||
− | *[[Tony M.]] - rap and background vocals | + | *[[Tony M.]] - rap and background vocals (only on the Extended Remix Edit) |
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'''Prince version''' | '''Prince version''' | ||
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*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - guitar and background vocals | *[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - guitar and background vocals | ||
*[[Rosie Gaines]] - keyboards and background vocals | *[[Rosie Gaines]] - keyboards and background vocals | ||
− | *[[Kirk Johnson]] - background vocals | + | *[[Kirk Johnson]] - background vocals |
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*[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | *[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|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:1993]] [[Category:2023]] [[Category:Recorded 1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)]] | + | |categories = [[Category:1993]] [[Category:2023]] [[Category:Recorded 1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)]] |
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