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− | |introduction = '''U''' (a.k.a. '''You''') is the sixth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Abdul Paula Abdul] | + | |introduction = '''U''' (a.k.a. '''You''') is the sixth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Abdul Paula Abdul]’s second album [[Album: Spellbound|Spellbound]] (seventh track on the UK and Japanese editions), and was written, produced, and largely recorded by [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince|Paisley Park]]). |
The track was initially recorded (as '''You''') between 10-21 July 1979 at [[Mountain Ears Sound Studio]] in Boulder, Colorado, during sessions for [[Album: The Rebels (1979)|The Rebels]] album, with [[Gayle Chapman]] singing lead vocals (the same set of sessions that produced [[Too Long]], [[Disco Away]], [[Thrill You Or Kill You]], [[If I Love U 2 Nite|If I Love You Tonight]], [[The Loser]], [[Hard To Get]], an ''[[Instrumental-Rebels 1|untitled instrumental by Dez Dickerson]] '' and an ''[[Instrumental-Rebels 2|untitled instrumental by André Cymone]] ''). | The track was initially recorded (as '''You''') between 10-21 July 1979 at [[Mountain Ears Sound Studio]] in Boulder, Colorado, during sessions for [[Album: The Rebels (1979)|The Rebels]] album, with [[Gayle Chapman]] singing lead vocals (the same set of sessions that produced [[Too Long]], [[Disco Away]], [[Thrill You Or Kill You]], [[If I Love U 2 Nite|If I Love You Tonight]], [[The Loser]], [[Hard To Get]], an ''[[Instrumental-Rebels 1|untitled instrumental by Dez Dickerson]] '' and an ''[[Instrumental-Rebels 2|untitled instrumental by André Cymone]] ''). | ||
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While specific recording dates for the released version are not known, basic tracking took place in October 1987, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, while it was likely updated in early 1990. It was sent to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Abdul Paula Abdul] at some point between 1988 and 1990, when she added her vocals at Studio Masters, Los Angeles, California; her vocals were produced by Peter Lord and V. Jeffrey Smith; who produced much of the album. | While specific recording dates for the released version are not known, basic tracking took place in October 1987, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, while it was likely updated in early 1990. It was sent to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Abdul Paula Abdul] at some point between 1988 and 1990, when she added her vocals at Studio Masters, Los Angeles, California; her vocals were produced by Peter Lord and V. Jeffrey Smith; who produced much of the album. | ||
− | Background vocals on her version of the song were performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor], with whom [[Prince]] would work in Summer 1995 (co-writing [[Soul Sanctuary|Sanctuary]] (later renamed [[Soul Sanctuary]]), [[Van Gogh|Love Is]] (later renamed [[Van Gogh]]), [[ | + | Background vocals on her version of the song were performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor], with whom [[Prince]] would work in Summer 1995 (co-writing [[Soul Sanctuary|Sanctuary]] (later renamed [[Soul Sanctuary]]), [[Van Gogh|Love Is]] (later renamed [[Van Gogh]]), [[Eye’ll Never B Another Fool|I’ll Never Open My Legs Again]] (later renamed [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye’ll Never B Another Fool]][[Eye’ll Never B Another Fool|’ll Never B Another Fool]]), [[Livin’ 2 Die|How We Livin']] (renamed [[Livin’ 2 Die]]) and [[Stone|Nothing Left To Give]]). |
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