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|previous song = [[Wonderful Ass]] | |previous song = [[Wonderful Ass]] | ||
|next song = [[The Word]] | |next song = [[The Word]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Wonderful Day''' (previously known as '''It’s A Wonderful Day''') is a song recorded | + | |introduction = '''Wonderful Day''' (previously known as '''It’s A Wonderful Day''') is a song recorded late January 1986 at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. The title was likely inspired by a quote from a scene that was cut from [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon| Under The Cherry Moon]], where [[Prince]] says 'It’s a Wonderful Day' to a Venus de Milo statue. He was working on scoring the scene in the days prior to this session. |
The song was initially included as the third track on the late April 1986 configuration of [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]], and was kept as the third track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]] configuration, but was replaced by [[Train]] on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configuration. Engineer [[Susan Rogers]] has stated that [[Prince]] may have always planned on replacing the track before release, and used it as a placeholder to find a track with a similar feel. | The song was initially included as the third track on the late April 1986 configuration of [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]], and was kept as the third track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]] configuration, but was replaced by [[Train]] on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configuration. Engineer [[Susan Rogers]] has stated that [[Prince]] may have always planned on replacing the track before release, and used it as a placeholder to find a track with a similar feel. | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 30|30 January 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 30|30 January 1986]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking, instrumental mix |
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 31|31 January 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 31|31 January 1986]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]] | + | |additional info = Overdubs, incl. [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]] vocals, mix, instrumental mix, Extended mix |
+ | }} | ||
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+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 19|19 June 1986]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Possible mix | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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'''Wonderful Day''' | '''Wonderful Day''' | ||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | ||
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
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+ | |unreleased versions = | ||
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+ | |1= '''Wonderful Day''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]]’s version included on the first and second configurations of [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] (shorter than the 12" Mix) | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | |1= '''Wonderful Day''' (Instrumental) | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= Instrumental mix | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
− | |trivia = The sung phrase of | + | |trivia = The sung phrase of “wonderful day / wonderful night” is sung in the same way as “beautiful day / beautiful night” on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] (recorded later in 1986), but this is not a direct reference to this song. |
+ | * Notably This song doesn’t have the Linn LM-1 that [[Prince]] favored in this era, but instead uses the E-mu SP-12 for the hi-hats and the snare sound and (possibly) the LM-1’s successor, the LinnDrum (sometimes also referred to as LM-2) for basic kick, snare & claps. | ||
|see also = [[Under The Cherry Moon cues]] | |see also = [[Under The Cherry Moon cues]] | ||
*[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album. | *[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album. | ||
*[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album | *[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album | ||
|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:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]] [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category: | + | |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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