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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, 1980]] - [[Single: Uptown|Uptown]] single
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|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>
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[[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]<br>
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[[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            = [[Up From Below]]
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|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]].
  
 
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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.  
<b>Recording process</b>
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While specific recording dates are not known, the album sessions took place from May to June, 1980, in [[Prince]]'s [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN, USA (credited as "Somewhere in Uptown"), and completed in June, 1980 at [http://hollywoodsoundstudios.com/ Hollywood Sound Recorders], Los Angeles, CA, USA.  
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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, 1980
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|date                      = May-June 1980
|studio                    = [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[North Arm Drive Home Studio]],<br>Orono, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = June, 1980
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|date                      = June 1980
|studio                    = [http://hollywoodsoundstudios.com/ Hollywood Sound Recorders], Los Angeles, CA, USA
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|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]]
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[[Album:_Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br>
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[[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)'''
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Uptown'''
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|2= 2:55
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|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Deluxe'']]
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|4= Live
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|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= [[Home Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]] VHS/DVD
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|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,_1980|4 December, 1980, Shea's Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA]]
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|first live appearance    = [[04_December 1980|4 December 1980: Shea's Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA]] <br>
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* [[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
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* [[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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Revision as of 17:02, 2 January 2020

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Uptown

Dirtymind.jpg
from the album Dirty Mind
Uptown single.jpg
single art for Uptown
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 10 September 1980 - Uptown single
Album(s): Dirty Mind

The Hits 1
The Hits / The B-Sides
4Ever
1999 Deluxe

Writer(s): Prince and André Cymone (credited to Prince)
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Uptown is the fifth track on Prince's third album Dirty Mind, and, a month prior to the album's release, Uptown was released as the album's first single (released in the USA, New Zealand and Holland).

In 1982, it was included as the second track on the Australian 12" of 1999, the first single from Prince's fifth album 1999.

In 1993, the track was included as the seventh track on Prince's compilation album The Hits 1 (also included as the first disc of The Hits / The B-Sides).

"Uptown" refers to the popular commercial district in southwestern Minneapolis, Minnesota, centered at the Uptown Theater (the former Lagoon) at the intersection of Hennepin Avenue and Lagoon Avenue.

Of note is that the center of the "Uptown" area is Calhoun Square, about which Prince (while using the name SymbolSmallerBlue.png) wrote the song Calhoun Square. The area also includes the former site of SymbolSmallerBlue.png's 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.

The track was based around a bass line created by André Cymone, although he is uncredited.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
May-June 1980 North Arm Drive Home Studio,
Orono, MN, USA
Basic tracking
June 1980 Hollywood Sound Recorders,
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Overdubs, mixing
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Uptown 5:30 Dirty Mind

Uptown single
When You Were Mine promo
Gotta Stop (Messin' About) single
1999 single

Studio a.k.a. Uptown (Long Version)
Uptown (Edit) 4:09 Uptown single

Gotta Stop (Messin' About) single
Strange Tales From The Rain promo
The Hits 1
The Hits / The B-Sides
Ultimate
4Ever

Edit a.k.a. Uptown (Short Version)
Uptown (Edit) 4:09 Uptown promo Edit, mono version a.k.a. Uptown (Short Version) (Mono)
Uptown 2:55 1999 Deluxe Live 1 December 1982 (a.m.): Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Uptown 4:09 The Hits Video Collection VHS/DVD Promo video See Uptown video for more details


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Until U're In My Arms Again   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   U're Gonna C Me