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|single image = [[File:Uptown single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Uptown]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Uptown|Uptown]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Uptown single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Uptown]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Uptown|Uptown]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 10|10 September | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 10|10 September 1980]] - [[Single: Uptown|Uptown]] single |
|album(s) = [[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]]<br> | ||
[[Album:_The_Hits_1|The Hits 1]]<br> | [[Album:_The_Hits_1|The Hits 1]]<br> | ||
[[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> | [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] and [[André Cymone]] (credited to [[Prince]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] and [[André Cymone]] (credited to [[Prince]]) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Until U're In My Arms Again]] |
|next song = [[U're Gonna C Me]] | |next song = [[U're Gonna C Me]] | ||
|introduction = '''Uptown''' is the fifth track on [[Prince]]'s third album [[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]], and, a month prior to the album's release, [[Single: Uptown|Uptown]] was released as the album's first single (released in the USA, New Zealand and Holland). | |introduction = '''Uptown''' is the fifth track on [[Prince]]'s third album [[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]], and, a month prior to the album's release, [[Single: Uptown|Uptown]] was released as the album's first single (released in the USA, New Zealand and Holland). | ||
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Of note is that the center of the "Uptown" area is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calhoun_Square Calhoun Square], about which [[Prince]] (while using the name [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) wrote the song [[Calhoun Square]]. The area also includes the former site of [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]'s [[The New Power Generation Store|New Power Generation Store]]. | Of note is that the center of the "Uptown" area is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calhoun_Square Calhoun Square], about which [[Prince]] (while using the name [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) wrote the song [[Calhoun Square]]. The area also includes the former site of [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]'s [[The New Power Generation Store|New Power Generation Store]]. | ||
− | + | While specific recording dates are not known, the album sessions took place from May to June 1980, in [[Prince]]'s [[North Arm Drive Home Studio]] in Orono, Minnesota (credited as "Somewhere in Uptown"), and completed in June 1980 at [[Hollywood Sound Recorders]] in Los Angeles, California. | |
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− | While specific recording dates are not known, the album sessions took place from May to June | + | |
The track was based around a bass line created by [[André Cymone]], although he is uncredited. | The track was based around a bass line created by [[André Cymone]], although he is uncredited. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = May-June | + | |date = May-June 1980 |
− | |studio = [[ | + | |studio = [[North Arm Drive Home Studio]],<br>Orono, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Basic tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = June | + | |date = June 1980 |
− | |studio = [ | + | |studio = [[Hollywood Sound Recorders]],<br>Los Angeles, CA, USA |
|additional info = Overdubs, mixing | |additional info = Overdubs, mixing | ||
}} | }} | ||
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[[Album:_The_Hits_1|The Hits 1]]<br> | [[Album:_The_Hits_1|The Hits 1]]<br> | ||
[[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> | [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> | ||
− | [[Album:_Ultimate|Ultimate]] | + | [[Album:_Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br> |
+ | [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] | ||
|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
|5= a.k.a. '''Uptown (Short Version)''' | |5= a.k.a. '''Uptown (Short Version)''' | ||
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|4= Edit, mono version | |4= Edit, mono version | ||
|5= a.k.a. '''Uptown (Short Version) (Mono)''' | |5= a.k.a. '''Uptown (Short Version) (Mono)''' | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Uptown''' | ||
+ | |2= 2:55 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Deluxe'']] | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[01 December 1982-1|1 December 1982 (a.m.): Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''Uptown''' | |1= '''Uptown''' | ||
|2= 4:09 | |2= 4:09 | ||
− | |3= [[ | + | |3= [[Home_Video: The Hits Video Collection|The Hits Video Collection]] VHS/DVD |
|4= Promo video | |4= Promo video | ||
|5= See [[Video: Uptown|Uptown]] video for more details | |5= See [[Video: Uptown|Uptown]] video for more details | ||
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[04_December | + | |first live appearance = [[04_December 1980|4 December 1980: Shea's Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA]] <br> |
+ | * [[14 April 2011|14 April 2011: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA]] | ||
|performed regularly on = [[Dirty Mind Tour]]<br> | |performed regularly on = [[Dirty Mind Tour]]<br> | ||
* [[Hit N Run Tour 00-01|Hit N Run Tour]]<br> | * [[Hit N Run Tour 00-01|Hit N Run Tour]]<br> | ||
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* [[Single: Uptown|Uptown]] single | * [[Single: Uptown|Uptown]] single | ||
* [[Video: Uptown|Uptown]] video | * [[Video: Uptown|Uptown]] video | ||
+ | * [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] | ||
|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:1980]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1980]] | |categories = [[Category:1980]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1980]] | ||
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