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|introduction = '''Under The Cherry Moon''' is the fourth track on [[Prince]]'s eighth album [[Album: Parade|Parade]], the third to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. Four months after the album's release, the track was also included as a b-side on the album's third single in the UK and Europe, [[Single: Girls & Boys|Girls & Boys]] (not released in North America). In 1989, the track was included as the third and final track on a CD re-release of [[Single: Kiss|Kiss]], the album's first single. The track also serves as the title track of [[Prince]]'s second feature film, [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]], although [[Prince]] chose to give the soundtrack album the title [[Album: Parade|Parade]], with the subtitle "Music from the motion picture [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]]". | |introduction = '''Under The Cherry Moon''' is the fourth track on [[Prince]]'s eighth album [[Album: Parade|Parade]], the third to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. Four months after the album's release, the track was also included as a b-side on the album's third single in the UK and Europe, [[Single: Girls & Boys|Girls & Boys]] (not released in North America). In 1989, the track was included as the third and final track on a CD re-release of [[Single: Kiss|Kiss]], the album's first single. The track also serves as the title track of [[Prince]]'s second feature film, [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]], although [[Prince]] chose to give the soundtrack album the title [[Album: Parade|Parade]], with the subtitle "Music from the motion picture [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]]". | ||
− | Although [[Under The Cherry Moon]] was played live as an instrumental on occasional dates during the [[Purple Rain Tour]], initial tracking in the studio only took place after the tour ended, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 17|17 April 1985]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA, with [[Prince]] recording the drum track in sequence of [[Christopher Tracy's Parade|Wendy's Parade]], [[New Position]], [[I Wonder U]] and [[Under The Cherry Moon]], all in one take. He then layered other instruments over all four tracks. [[Clare Fischer]] arranged and recorded orchestration for the song | + | Although [[Under The Cherry Moon]] was played live as an instrumental on occasional dates during the [[Purple Rain Tour]], initial tracking in the studio only took place after the tour ended, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 17|17 April 1985]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA, with [[Prince]] recording the drum track in sequence of [[Christopher Tracy's Parade|Wendy's Parade]], [[New Position]], [[I Wonder U]] and [[Under The Cherry Moon]], all in one take. He then layered other instruments over all four tracks. [[Clare Fischer]] arranged and recorded orchestration for the song in June 1985 at [https://www.yellowpages.com/los-angeles-ca/mip/monterey-sound-studios-512137723 Monterey Sound Studios], Glendale, CA, but [[Prince]] preferred the track without orchestration, and chose to use the track without orchestration for the final release. [[Prince]]'s father, [[John L. Nelson]], receives co-writing credit, although his input is uncertain. |
[[Prince]] re-used some of the song's melody in [[The Question Of U]], recorded three months later. | [[Prince]] re-used some of the song's melody in [[The Question Of U]], recorded three months later. | ||
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− | |studio = Monterey Sound Studios, Glendale, CA, USA | + | |studio = [https://www.yellowpages.com/los-angeles-ca/mip/monterey-sound-studios-512137723 Monterey Sound Studios], Glendale, CA, USA |
|additional info = Orchestra recording by [[Clare Fischer]] | |additional info = Orchestra recording by [[Clare Fischer]] | ||
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