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− | |song name = Wonderful Ass
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− | |single image = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small>
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− | |performer = [[Prince]]; [[Prince and the Revolution]]
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− | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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− | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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− | |previous song = [[Witness 4 The Prosecution]]
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− | |next song = [[The Word]]
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− | |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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− | |date = Early 1983
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− | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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− | |additional info = Initial tracking
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− | |date = Early 1986
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− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
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− | |additional info = Additional recording by [[Lisa Coleman]] and [[Wendy Melvoin]]
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− | |recording personnel =
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− | '''1983 version'''
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− | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
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− | '''1986 version'''
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− | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
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− | *[[Wendy Melvoin]] - vocals and guitar (assumed)
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− | *[[Lisa Coleman]] - vocals and keyboards (assumed)
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− | |unreleased versions =
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− | |1= '''Wonderful Ass'''
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− | |2= Studio
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− | |3= Recorded early 1983
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− | |1= '''Wonderful Ass'''
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− | |2= Studio
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− | |3= After early 1986 additional recording
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− | |broadcasts, streaming =
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− | |sampled in =
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− | |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]].
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− | |performed regularly on = none
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− | |performed occasionally in = none
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− | |trivia =
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− | |see also = [[Unreleased Songs]]
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− | |references = '[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
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− | * ''Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984'', Duane Tudahl (2017)
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− | |categories = [[Category:1983]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1983]]
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