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* ''Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984'', Duane Tudahl (2017) | * ''Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984'', Duane Tudahl (2017) | ||
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+ | |song name = Wonderful Ass | ||
+ | |single image = [[File:Purplerain_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: Purple Rain Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] | ||
+ | |performer = [[Prince]] ([[Prince and the Revolution]]) | ||
+ | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_25|25 June 2017]] - [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] album | ||
+ | |album(s) = [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']]<br> | ||
+ | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
+ | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
+ | |previous song = [[Witness 4 The Prosecution]] | ||
+ | |next song = [[The Word]] | ||
+ | |introduction = '''Wonderful Ass''' is an unreleased track recorded in early 1983 at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. The track is a pop-funk track with synth lead lines, a drum machine beat and rhythm guitar. The track's lyrics were supposedly inspired by [[Vanity]]. One section of the song is a list of verbs rhyming with "...ate": "educate", "tolerate", "negotiate", "communicate" etc. This was likely inspired by fellow Minnesota singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan Bob Dylan]'s song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subterranean_Homesick_Blues Subterranean Homesick Blues] (from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bringing_It_All_Back_Home Bringing It All Back Home] 1965, also released as a single in 1965). It is unknown if '''Wonderful Ass''' was intended for any project at the time of recording. | ||
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+ | [[Lisa Coleman]] and [[Wendy Melvoin]] worked on the track further in early 1986, most likely at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA, adding vocals and other instrumentation. Again, it is not known if this song was intended for any project at the time of additional recording. | ||
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+ | The track was later planned for inclusion on the [[Prince and the Revolution]] album [[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] album worked on in 1998-9, but the album remains unreleased. | ||
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+ | During [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]] offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and while '''Wonderful Ass''' was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned. The song remains unreleased. | ||
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+ | In 2017 '''Wonderful Ass''' was released as the seventh track on a bonus disc of a ''Deluxe'' release of [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain]] | ||
+ | |recording info = | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = Early 1983 | ||
+ | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Initial tracking | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = Early 1986 | ||
+ | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Additional recording by [[Lisa Coleman]] and [[Wendy Melvoin]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |recording personnel = | ||
+ | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed) | ||
+ | '''Unreleased 1986 version''' | ||
+ | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed) | ||
+ | *[[Wendy Melvoin]] - vocals and guitar (assumed) | ||
+ | *[[Lisa Coleman]] - vocals and keyboards (assumed) | ||
+ | |unreleased versions = | ||
+ | {{Unreleased| | ||
+ | |line= | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Wonderful Ass''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= After early 1986 additional recording | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |video versions = | ||
+ | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
+ | |sampled in = | ||
+ | |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]. | ||
+ | |performed regularly on = none | ||
+ | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
+ | |trivia = | ||
+ | |see also = [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] album | ||
+ | * [[Film: Purple Rain |Purple Rain]] movie | ||
+ | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | ||
+ | * ''Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984'', Duane Tudahl (2017) | ||
+ | |categories = [[Category:1983]][[Category:2017]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1983]] | ||
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