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− | |introduction = '''What’s My Name''' is the fourth track on the second disc of [[Prince]]’s 20th album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] (his fourth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). The album is not clearly divided between [[Prince]] tracks and [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] tracks, but, despite the track’s title, the timing of the track’s recording places it shortly before his public announcement of his name change to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], and the liner notes' discussion of this track state "After the increasing amounts of lollipops using the name [[Prince]], the original came hard with this one", so it is credited to [[Prince]] in this entry. A portion of the song was premiered on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_14|14 June 1993]] on the "Paisley Park Hotline" telephone service, which promised to reveal [[Prince]]’s new name (having announced the name change to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_7|7 June 1993]]). Instead, the song only created more confusion about his name. In August 1993, [[What’s My Name]] was included in the [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]] stage-show, during the segment titled | + | |introduction = '''What’s My Name''' is the fourth track on the second disc of [[Prince]]’s 20th album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] (his fourth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). The album is not clearly divided between [[Prince]] tracks and [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] tracks, but, despite the track’s title, the timing of the track’s recording places it shortly before his public announcement of his name change to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], and the liner notes' discussion of this track state "After the increasing amounts of lollipops using the name [[Prince]], the original came hard with this one", so it is credited to [[Prince]] in this entry. A portion of the song was premiered on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_14|14 June 1993]] on the "Paisley Park Hotline" telephone service, which promised to reveal [[Prince]]’s new name (having announced the name change to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_7|7 June 1993]]). Instead, the song only created more confusion about his name. In August 1993, [[What’s My Name]] was included in the [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]] stage-show, during the segment titled “Scylla” (segueing directly into the uncredited track [[Orgasm|Poem]], later reworked as [[Orgasm]]). |
In 2011, a significant portion of the song was included, uncredited, in a live version of [[Flash Light]], which was streamed as a YouTube video (audio only, with a static image) on bandmember [[Andy Allo]]’s [http://www.facebook.com/andyallo Facebook page] within hours of its performance ([[What’s My Name]] had been performed in full for the first time ever earlier in the show). | In 2011, a significant portion of the song was included, uncredited, in a live version of [[Flash Light]], which was streamed as a YouTube video (audio only, with a static image) on bandmember [[Andy Allo]]’s [http://www.facebook.com/andyallo Facebook page] within hours of its performance ([[What’s My Name]] had been performed in full for the first time ever earlier in the show). | ||
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|date = Mid-late May 1993 | |date = Mid-late May 1993 | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
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+ | |1= '''What’s My Name''' | ||
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+ | |3= Instrumentally different version/mix, used in [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]]: “Scylla” | ||
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|3= Streaming video on [[Andy Allo]]’s [http://www.facebook.com/andyallo Facebook page] | |3= Streaming video on [[Andy Allo]]’s [http://www.facebook.com/andyallo Facebook page] | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[26_July 2011-am|26 July 2011 (a.m.): Melkweg - The Max, Amsterdam, | + | |5= [[26_July 2011-am|26 July 2011 (a.m.): Melkweg - The Max, Amsterdam, The Netherlands]] (includes portions of [[What’s My Name]]); audio only with static image |
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− | |first live appearance = [[31_July 1993|31 July 1993: Wembley Stadium, London, England]] <small>(lyrical recitation during speech)</small>; [[26_July 2011-am|26 July 2011 (a.m.): Melkweg - The Max, Amsterdam, | + | |first live appearance = [[31_July 1993|31 July 1993: Wembley Stadium, London, England]] <small>(lyrical recitation during speech)</small>; [[26_July 2011-am|26 July 2011 (a.m.): Melkweg - The Max, Amsterdam, The Netherlands]] <small>(full version)</small><br> |
* [[02 February 2015|2 February 2015: Koko, London, England]] | * [[02 February 2015|2 February 2015: Koko, London, England]] | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
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|see also = [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] | |see also = [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] | ||
+ | * [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]] | ||
|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)]] '' | ||
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