Difference between revisions of "We Can Hang"
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|performer = [[Margie Cox]] / [[Flash]] / [[Flash|MC Flash]] | |performer = [[Margie Cox]] / [[Flash]] / [[Flash|MC Flash]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (music and lyrics); [[Margie Cox]] (lyrics) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (music and lyrics); [[Margie Cox]] (lyrics) | ||
| − | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small> |
|previous song = [[We Can (Get It On)]] | |previous song = [[We Can (Get It On)]] | ||
|next song = [[We Can Work It Out]] | |next song = [[We Can Work It Out]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''We Can Hang''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 2|2 November 1988]]. [[Prince]] had attended a | + | |introduction = '''We Can Hang''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 2|2 November 1988]]. [[Prince]] had attended a show by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Mambo’s_Combo Dr. Mambo’s Combo] at Fine Line, Minneapolis, Minnesota on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 2|2 November 1988]], during a day off from the [[Lovesexy Tour]], and asked the group’s singer, [[Margie Cox]], if she would be interested in recording with him. They went to nearby [[Paisley Park Studios]] that night and recorded [[We Can Hang]]. After recording some other material witb [[Margie Cox|Cox]] in later December, they re-recorded [[We Can Hang]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 15|15 January 1989]]), to be released under the group name [[Flash]] or [[Flash|MC Flash]] (both names were used). |
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| + | The track was included as the seventh track on the late 1989 configuration of the [[Album: Flash (1990)|Flash]] album, which was ultimately abandoned. In November 1991, a third version of the song was recorded, with [[Margie cox]] again providing a new lead vocal. At this point the project reverted back to a [[Album: Margie Cox (1994)|Margie Cox solo project]]. [[Margie Cox]] has stated that this is the only song from her sessions with [[Prince]] that she contributed to lyrically. This song is the earliest [[Prince]]-related recording to feature [[Margie Cox]]. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 3|3 November 1988]] (a.m.) |
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking (/w [[Margie Cox]]) |
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{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 15|15 January 1989]] |
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Version 2 |
}} | }} | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 6|6 November 1991]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 6|6 November 1991]] | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Version 3 |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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|1= '''We Can Hang''' | |1= '''We Can Hang''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
| − | |3= | + | |3= [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 15|15 January 1989]], V2 |
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{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''We Can Hang''' | |1= '''We Can Hang''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
| − | |3= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 6|6 November 1991]]; funk version | + | |3= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 6|6 November 1991]]; V3: funk version |
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = [[30_April 1990|30 April 1990, | + | |first live appearance = [[30_April 1990|30 April 1990, Rupert’s, Golden Valley, MN, USA]] <small>(during [[Flash]] opening set; no [[Prince]] input)</small> |
*This song is not known to have been performed live by [[Prince]]. | *This song is not known to have been performed live by [[Prince]]. | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
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|trivia = This song is the earliest [[Prince]]-related recording to feature [[Margie Cox]]. | |trivia = This song is the earliest [[Prince]]-related recording to feature [[Margie Cox]]. | ||
|see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | |see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | ||
| + | *[[Album: Flash (1990)|Flash]] unreleased album | ||
| + | *[[Album: Margie Cox (1994)|Margie Cox]] unreleased solo album | ||
*[[Margie Cox]] | *[[Margie Cox]] | ||
*[[Flash]]/[[Flash|MC Flash]] | *[[Flash]]/[[Flash|MC Flash]] | ||
|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:1988]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased | + | |categories = [[Category:1988]][[Category:Recorded 1988]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]] |
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