Difference between revisions of "There Is Lonely"
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|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[There]] |
− | |next song = [[( | + | |next song = [[(There’ll Never B) Another Like Me]] |
− | |introduction = '''There Is Lonely''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''There Is Lonely''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]’s 22nd album [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]]. |
− | While specific recording dates are not known, | + | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in mid-April 1992 at Platinum Studios, Melbourne, Australia (while also on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]], during the same set of sessions as [[Don’t Talk 2 Strangers]], [[The Rest Of My Life]], [[Poor Little Bastard]], [[Be My Mirror]], [[Wow-2|Wow]] and re-recordings of [[Make Believe]] and [[I’ll Do Anything]]). The song was written specifically for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Brooks James L. Brooks] movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'll_Do_Anything I'll Do Anything]. |
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+ | The track was re-recorded by actor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Brooks Albert Brooks] with unknown musicians during a session produced by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Was Don Was], and was included in a rough cut of the movie. This version was included as the fourth track on a planned [[Album: I’ll Do Anything (1994)|I’ll Do Anything]] album. While [[Prince]] was not directly involved in this version, it is included in the listing here as his own version was intended as a demo for the soundtrack version. When preview audience reactions to the music were overwhelmingly negative, all production numbers from the film were cut, and the album was abandoned. No further changes were made to [[Prince]]’s original version before its release. <br> | ||
The lyrics refer to the Old Testament Biblical story of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cain_and_Abel Cain and Abel], including the first instance of murder in the world, as told in [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=genesis%204&version=NLT Genesis 4]. | The lyrics refer to the Old Testament Biblical story of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cain_and_Abel Cain and Abel], including the first instance of murder in the world, as told in [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=genesis%204&version=NLT Genesis 4]. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Mid-April 1992 | |date = Mid-April 1992 | ||
− | |studio = Platinum Studios, Melbourne, Australia | + | |studio = Platinum Studios,<br>Melbourne, Australia |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
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{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Mid-late 1992 - 1993 | |date = Mid-late 1992 - 1993 | ||
|studio = Studio information needed | |studio = Studio information needed | ||
− | |additional info = Additional recording ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | |additional info = Additional recording ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I’ll_Do_Anything I’ll Do Anything] movie version, no [[Prince]] input) |
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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*[[Rosie Gaines]] - keyboards (uncertain involvement) | *[[Rosie Gaines]] - keyboards (uncertain involvement) | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | ''' | + | '''I’ll Do Anything soundtrack version''' |
− | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Brooks Albert Brooks] - vocals |
*Other recording personnel not known. | *Other recording personnel not known. | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
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|1= '''There Is Lonely''' | |1= '''There Is Lonely''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | |3= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I’ll_Do_Anything I’ll Do Anything] movie version with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Brooks Albert Brooks] vocals |
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|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|see also = [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]] album | |see also = [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]] album | ||
− | *[[Album: | + | *[[Album: I’ll Do Anything (1994)|I’ll Do Anything]] unreleased 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:1999]][[Category: | + | *[http://articles.latimes.com/1994-02-20/entertainment/ca-24943_1_prince-songs '''PRINCELY BOOTLEG : Some People’ll Do Anything to Hear These Songs''' by ''Chris Willman'' (LA Times: 20 February 1994)] |
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+ | *[http://thepassionatemoviegoer.blogspot.fr/2010/01/cinema-obscura-james-l-brooks-ill-do_10.html '''Cinema obscura: James L. Brooks' "I’ll Do Anything" (1994) - The Unseen Musical Version''' by ''Joe Baltake'', (thepassionatemoviegoer.blogspot: 6 March 2016)] | ||
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+ | *<b>Copyrights:</b> [https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=12&ti=1,12&Search%5FArg=There%20Is%20Lonely&Search%5FCode=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Z19kCQ6jb5yGt6S9XN7YH-X3YjkBg&SEQ=20211020160152&SID=9 US Copyright Office / Copyright Document: V2947P243-245 / 1993-10-14] ; [https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=1&ti=1,1&CNT=50&HC=1&RelBibID=2730023&HostBibID=2730027&ProfileCode=RECLNK&SEQ=20211020160410&PID=-_d2u3T4APCntEHZV_z6holbJwXgG US Copyright Office / Copyright Document: V2947P243-245 / 1993-10-14] | ||
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+ | |categories = [[Category:1999]][[Category:Recorded 1992]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
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