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|song name = Witness 4 The Prosecution | |song name = Witness 4 The Prosecution | ||
− | |single image = [[File: | + | |album image =[[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']] |
− | |performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | + | |single image = [[File:Witness4theprosecution single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution]]</small><br><small> from the single [[Single: Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution]] |
− | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 2020]] - ''streaming & download platforms'' (Version 1) <br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 14|14 August 2020]] - [[Single: Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution]] (Version 2) |
− | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']] |
+ | |performer = [[Prince]] ([[Prince and the Revolution]]) | ||
+ | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
+ | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[With You]] | |previous song = [[With You]] | ||
|next song = [[Wonderful Ass]] | |next song = [[Wonderful Ass]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Witness 4 The Prosecution''' is | + | |introduction = '''Witness 4 The Prosecution''' is a track initially recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_14|14 March 1986]] at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Further recording was done by [[Wendy Melvoin]], [[Lisa Coleman]], [[Susannah Melvoin]] and [[Eric Leeds]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 15|15 April 1986]] at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] while [[Prince]] was en route returning from France shooting additional scenes for [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]]. |
While the track was not included on a late April 1986 configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album, it was included as the 17th track (15th song) on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]] configuration, and as the 16th track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configuration. | While the track was not included on a late April 1986 configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album, it was included as the 17th track (15th song) on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]] configuration, and as the 16th track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configuration. | ||
− | [[Prince]] re-recorded the track completely on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 6|6 October 1986]] | + | [[Prince]] re-recorded the track completely on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 6|6 October 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California on the day before the official disbanding [[Prince and the Revolution|the Revolution]]. This re-recording was done with the intention to offer it to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Allen Deborah Allen], who would instead ultimately record and release [[Prince]]'s [[Telepathy]] (recorded by [[Prince]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 7|7 October 1986]]). |
In late 1998 / 1999, the track was intended for inclusion on the [[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] album of [[Prince and the Revolution]]-era tracks (indicating that it would have been the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 15|15 April 1986]] version of the song), but this album remains unreleased. | In late 1998 / 1999, the track was intended for inclusion on the [[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] album of [[Prince and the Revolution]]-era tracks (indicating that it would have been the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 15|15 April 1986]] version of the song), but this album remains unreleased. | ||
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+ | In September 2020 the original version as well as the re-recording version were released with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']]. Version 1 was released on streaming platforms on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 2020]], while Version 2 was also released as b-side of a 2020 promotional single of the two version of the song on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 14|14 August 2020]]. | ||
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|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/ | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_14|14 March 1986]] |
− | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = Basic tracking | + | |additional info = Basic tracking of version 1 |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_15|15 March 1986]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Overdubs and mix | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 15|15 April 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 15|15 April 1986]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
|additional info = Band overdubs (without [[Prince]]) | |additional info = Band overdubs (without [[Prince]]) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 20|20 April 1986]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = mix | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = 4 or 5 June 1986 | ||
+ | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = mix | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 6|6 October 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 6|6 October 1986]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Basic tracking of version 2 |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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'''Re-recorded version''' | '''Re-recorded version''' | ||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | ||
+ | |released versions = | ||
+ | {{Songchart| | ||
+ | |line = | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Witness 4 The Prosecution ''' | ||
+ | |2= 3:59 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']] | ||
+ | [[Single: Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution]] single | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Version #1 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Witness 4 The Prosecution''' | ||
+ | |2= 5:03 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']] | ||
+ | [[Single: Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution]] single | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Version #2 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |unreleased versions = | ||
+ | {{SongUnreleased| | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
{{Unreleased| | {{Unreleased| | ||
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|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
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|trivia = The crowd noise loop at the beginning and end of the song is a sample from the Fairlight CMI sample-synthesizer. | |trivia = The crowd noise loop at the beginning and end of the song is a sample from the Fairlight CMI sample-synthesizer. | ||
− | |see also = [[ | + | |see also = [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']] album |
*[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album | *[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album | ||
*[[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] unreleased album | *[[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] unreleased album | ||
+ | *[[Single: Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution]] single | ||
|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:1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Recorded 1986]] |
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