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|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 13|13 September 2018]] - [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]] album pre-release download
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|introduction              = '''Why The Butterflies''' is a track recorded at some point during the fall of 1983 at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during a solo piano rehearsal by [[Prince]] (along with [[Cold Coffee And Cocaine]]). It is not known if a more complete studio version exists. It is not known if the track was intended for [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] or any other project.
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|introduction              = '''Why The Butterflies''' is the ninth and final track on [[Prince]]'s posthumous album [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]], planned for release in September, 2018. The track was also released as the third pre-release download for the album on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 13|13 September 2018]], eight days before the album's release.
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The version included on the [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]] album is from a solo piano rehearsal at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. No studio version of the track is known to exist, and the track was not intended for release on a studio album at any point. Indeed the track may simply be an improvisation, with no further work done following this performance.
 
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|date                      = Fall 1983
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|date                      = Autumn 1983
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and piano
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and piano
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|first live appearance    = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]
 
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|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
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|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
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* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538105497/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511110969&sr=8-1&keywords=duane+tudahl+prince&dpID=51jJZJCGZoL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984, Duane Tudahl (2017)]''
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Revision as of 15:45, 14 September 2018

Whitecaps   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?
Why The Butterflies
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from the album Piano & A Microphone 1983
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 13 September 2018 - Piano & A Microphone 1983 album pre-release download
Album(s): Piano & A Microphone 1983
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Why The Butterflies is the ninth and final track on Prince's posthumous album Piano & A Microphone 1983, planned for release in September, 2018. The track was also released as the third pre-release download for the album on 13 September 2018, eight days before the album's release.

The version included on the Piano & A Microphone 1983 album is from a solo piano rehearsal at Prince's Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA. No studio version of the track is known to exist, and the track was not intended for release on a studio album at any point. Indeed the track may simply be an improvisation, with no further work done following this performance.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Autumn 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Rehearsal recording
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Why The Butterflies 6:26 Piano & A Microphone 1983 album pre-release download Rehearsal



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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