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|song name = Witness 4 The Prosecution | |song name = Witness 4 The Prosecution | ||
− | |single image | + | |single image =[[File:Witness4theprosecution single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution]]</small><br><small> from the single <br>[[Single: Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution]] |
− | + | |album image = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | |
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 2020]] - streaming & download platforms (Version 1) <br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 13|13 August 2020]] - streaming & download platforms (Version 2) | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 2020]] - streaming & download platforms (Version 1) <br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 13|13 August 2020]] - streaming & download platforms (Version 2) | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | |album(s) = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
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|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]]. | |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 | + | 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 sixteenth 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]] 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]]). | [[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]]). | ||
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+ | A cassette containing the song (along with [[Chocolate]] and [[Movie Star]]) was given to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] in March 1987. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Davis] included [[Movie Star]] in his live repertoire, but he did nothing in the studio with these songs. | ||
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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− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_14|14 | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_14|14]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_15|15 March 1986]] |
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|studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = Overdubs | + | |additional info = Tracking (14th); Overdubs, mix |
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|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]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Overdubs, including horns, mix (sans [[Prince]]) |
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 20|20 April 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 20|20 April 1986]] | ||
|studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Mix |
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− | |date = 4 or 5 June 1986 | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 4|4]] or [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 5|5 June 1986]] |
|studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 6|6 October 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 6|6 October 1986]] | ||
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking (Version 2) |
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*Limited Edition 7" Vinyl Singles Box Set | *Limited Edition 7" Vinyl Singles Box Set | ||
|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:2020]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category: | + | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' |
+ | |categories = [[Category:2020]][[Category:Recorded 1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Posthumously-released Songs]] | ||
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