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|song name = Whenever | |song name = Whenever | ||
|single image = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small> | ||
| − | |performer = [[Grand Central]] | + | |performer = [[Grand Central]] / [[Grand Central|Grand Central Corporation]] |
| − | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] |
| − | |producer(s) = [[Prince]], [[André Cymone|André Anderson]] (1974 | + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]], [[André Cymone|André Anderson]] (1974 assumed) / [[David Rivkin]] (1976, assumed) |
|previous song = [[When You Were Mine]] | |previous song = [[When You Were Mine]] | ||
|next song = [[Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do]] | |next song = [[Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Whenever''' is an unreleased instrumental track initially put to | + | |introduction = '''Whenever''' is an unreleased instrumental track by [[Grand Central]], a band consisting of [[Prince]], [[André Cymone|André Anderson]], [[Charles Smith|Charles 'Chazz' Smith]], Linda Anderson and William Doughty. The song, composed by [[Prince]], was initially put to reel-to-reel tape in late 1974 at the [[Cookhouse Studios]], Minneapolis, Minnesota, with [[Pepé Willie]] overseeing. |
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| + | The recording-session was a result of winning a North Commons Park battle-of-the-band contest, where the prize was $75 and 8 hours recording time. Other songs recorded in the session were [[You Remind Me Of Me]], [[It’s Too Late]] and Love Unlimited’s instrumental [[Love’s Theme]]. These four songs marks the first to be recorded by [[Prince]] in a studio. He would later return to the [[Cookhouse Studios]] to record songs for [[Pepé Willie]]’s [[94 East]] project the following year. | ||
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| + | '''Whenever''' was re-recorded in early 1976, by [[Grand Central|Grand Central Corporation]] (with [[André Cymone|André Anderson]] on bass and [[Morris Day]] replacing [[Charles Smith|Charles 'Chazz' Smith]] on drums), at [[ASI Studio]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[39th St. Party]], [[Lady Pleasure]], [[Machine]], [[You’re Such A Fox]] and [[Song: Grand Central|Grand Central]]). The sessions were engineered and overseen by [[David Rivkin]] (who is assumed to have produced the tracks also). | ||
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| + | It is not known if the track was considered for inclusion on any project. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = 1974 | + | |date = Late 1974 |
| − | |studio = [[Cookhouse Studios]], Minneapolis, | + | |studio = [[Cookhouse Studios]],<br>Minneapolis, MN, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
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{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Early 1976 | |date = Early 1976 | ||
| − | |studio = [[ASI Studio]], Minneapolis, | + | |studio = [[ASI Studio]],<br>Minneapolis, MN, USA |
|additional info = re-take | |additional info = re-take | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
| − | '''1974 version''' | + | '''1974 version (Grand Central)''' |
*[[Prince]] - guitar and keyboard | *[[Prince]] - guitar and keyboard | ||
| − | * Charles Smith - drums | + | *[[Charles Smith|Charles 'Chazz' Smith]] - drums |
*[[André Cymone|André Anderson]] - bass guitar | *[[André Cymone|André Anderson]] - bass guitar | ||
| − | *Linda Anderson - keyboards | + | *Linda Anderson - keyboards |
| − | *William Doughty - percussion | + | *William Doughty - percussion |
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| − | '''1976 version''' | + | '''1976 version (Grand Central Corporation) ''' |
*[[Prince]] - guitar and keyboard | *[[Prince]] - guitar and keyboard | ||
*[[Morris Day]] - drums | *[[Morris Day]] - drums | ||
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|1= '''Whenever''' | |1= '''Whenever''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
| − | |3= Recorded | + | |3= Recorded late 1974 |
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|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)]]'' | ||
* [http://www.waxpoetics.com/features/articles/andre-cymone-plays-records-changed-life/3 Wax Poetic article] | * [http://www.waxpoetics.com/features/articles/andre-cymone-plays-records-changed-life/3 Wax Poetic article] | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category:1974]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1974]][[Category:Recorded 1974]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:32, 25 June 2022
| When You Were Mine < < < | Non-Prince Songs | All Prince Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do |
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| When You Were Mine < < < | All Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do |
