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|song name = Train | |song name = Train | ||
| − | | | + | |album image = [[File:Timewaitsfornoone_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Time Waits For No One]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Time Waits For No One|Time Waits For No One]] </small> |
| − | |performer = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] | + | |single image = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] |
| − | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 24|24 May | + | |performer = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples]; [[Prince]] |
| − | |album(s) = [[Album: Time Waits For No One|Time Waits For No One]] | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 24|24 May 1989]] - [[Album: Time Waits For No One|Time Waits For No One]] album <br> [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 2020]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album ([[Prince]] version) |
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| + | |album(s) = [[Album: Time Waits For No One|Time Waits For No One]] | ||
| + | [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Bell Al Bell], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Banks Homer Banks] and Lester Snell (lead vocal producers) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Bell Al Bell], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Banks Homer Banks] and Lester Snell (lead vocal producers) | ||
|previous song = [[Traffic Jam]] | |previous song = [[Traffic Jam]] | ||
|next song = [[Tres]] | |next song = [[Tres]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Train''' is the fifth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples]' first [[Paisley Park Records]] album [[Album: Time Waits For No One|Time Waits For No One]]. | + | |introduction = '''Train''' is the fifth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples]' first [[Paisley Park Records]] album [[Album: Time Waits For No One|Time Waits For No One]]. In September 2020, [[Prince]]’s original version was released as the first 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'']]. |
| − | + | Basic tracking for [[Prince]]’s original version took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_7|7 July 1986]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day as [[Eggplant]]). | |
| − | [[Prince]] | + | [[Prince]]’s version was included as the third track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configuration of the album [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]]. When [[Prince]] decided not to proceed with the album after disbanding the [[Prince and the Revolution|Revolution]], and concentrated instead on [[Album: Camille|Camille]] and [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] (both of which were also aborted), he decided not to include this song, even though it did not contain input from the [[Prince and the Revolution|Revolution]]. |
| − | [[Prince]] revised the song in late June | + | [[Prince]] revised the song in late June 1988, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as recording [[Time Waits For No One]] and revising [[Come Home]] and [[I Guess I’m Crazy]]). The song was then sent (along with [[Time Waits For No One]], [[Come Home]], [[I Guess I’m Crazy]] and [[Interesting]]) to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] in Memphis, Tennessee, where she recorded lead vocal overdubs with producers [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Bell Al Bell], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Banks Homer Banks] and Lester Snell at Ardent Studios. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_7|7 July | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_7|7 July 1986]] |
| − | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_8|8 July 1986]] |
| − | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
| − | |additional info = Additional recording | + | |additional info = Overdubs, horn overdubs, mix |
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_9|9 July 1986]] | ||
| + | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = Edit, mix, instrumental mix | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_27|27 June 1988]] | ||
| + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]] (Studio A),<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = Additional recording, mixing | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 19|19 July 1986]] | ||
| + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = Mix | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Summer 1988 (assumed) | |date = Summer 1988 (assumed) | ||
| − | |studio = Ardent Studios, Memphis, TN, USA | + | |studio = Ardent Studios,<br>Memphis, TN, USA |
|additional info = Vocal overdubs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] | |additional info = Vocal overdubs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] | ||
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*William Brown - backing vocals | *William Brown - backing vocals | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''Prince version''' |
* [[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | * [[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
* [[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | * [[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | ||
* [[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet | * [[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet | ||
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| + | <hr> | ||
| + | * [[Eddie Miller]] - Engineer on 1988 session | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|2= 4:27 | |2= 4:27 | ||
|3= [[Album: Time Waits For No One|Time Waits For No One]] | |3= [[Album: Time Waits For No One|Time Waits For No One]] | ||
| + | |4= Studio | ||
| + | |5= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''[[Train]]''' | ||
| + | |2= 4:22 | ||
| + | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
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|line= | |line= | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
| − | |1= '''Train''' | + | |1= '''Train''' (instrumental) |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
| − | |3= | + | |3= Instrumental mix |
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''Train''' | |1= '''Train''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
| − | |3= [[ | + | |3= Version with [[Susannah Melvoin]] singing lead |
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''Train''' | |1= '''Train''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
| − | |3= | + | |3= [[Prince]]’s updated 1988 version after overdubs |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|see also = [[Album: Time Waits For No One|Time Waits For No One]] album | |see also = [[Album: Time Waits For No One|Time Waits For No One]] album | ||
| − | * [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album | + | *[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album |
| + | *[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album | ||
| + | *[[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] 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:1989]][[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:1989]][[Category:2020]][[Category:Recorded 1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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