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|single image              = [[File:Xpectation album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Xpectation]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]]</small>
 
|single image              = [[File:Xpectation album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Xpectation]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]]</small>
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 1|1 January, 2003]] - [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]] album
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 1|1 January 2003]] - [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]] album
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]]
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|introduction              = '''Xotica''' is the fifth track on [[Prince]]'s 26th album [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]], his first instrumental album to be released under his own name, and his first album to be released as download only.
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|introduction              = '''Xotica''' is the fifth track on [[Prince]]’s 26th album [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]], his first instrumental album to be released under his own name, and his first album to be released as download only.
  
Specific recording dates are not known, but initial tracking for the whole album took place in autumn, 2001 (most likely at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA), with saxophone overdubs by [[Candy Dulfer]] in early December, 2001. The song was included as the sixth track on the album [[Album:_Xpectation#Quotations_and_trivia|Xenophobia]] before the title track was removed and the album renamed [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]].
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Specific recording dates are not known, but basic tracking for the whole album took place in autumn, 2001 (most likely at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota), with saxophone overdubs by [[Candy Dulfer]] in early December 2001. The song was included as the sixth track on the album [[Album:_Xpectation#Quotations_and_trivia|Xenophobia]] before the title track was removed and the album renamed [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]].
  
 
The initial download of the track contained a brief skip, and soon after the file was replaced with a 'clean' version; for the purposes of this entry, these are considered one and the same version of the track.
 
The initial download of the track contained a brief skip, and soon after the file was replaced with a 'clean' version; for the purposes of this entry, these are considered one and the same version of the track.
 
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|date                      = Autumn, 2001
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|date                      = Autumn 2001
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking
 
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{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Early December, 2001
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|date                      = Early December 2001
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = Saxophone overdubs by [[Candy Dulfer]]
 
|additional info          = Saxophone overdubs by [[Candy Dulfer]]
 
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|see also                  = [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]] 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:2003]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 2001]]
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|categories                = [[Category:2003]][[Category:Recorded 2001]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Instrumental Songs]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:58, 25 June 2022

Xosphere   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Xpand
Xotica

Xpectation album.jpg
from the album Xpectation
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 1 January 2003 - Xpectation album
Album(s): Xpectation
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Xotica is the fifth track on Prince’s 26th album Xpectation, his first instrumental album to be released under his own name, and his first album to be released as download only.

Specific recording dates are not known, but basic tracking for the whole album took place in autumn, 2001 (most likely at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota), with saxophone overdubs by Candy Dulfer in early December 2001. The song was included as the sixth track on the album Xenophobia before the title track was removed and the album renamed Xpectation.

The initial download of the track contained a brief skip, and soon after the file was replaced with a 'clean' version; for the purposes of this entry, these are considered one and the same version of the track.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Autumn 2001 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Tracking
Early December 2001 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Saxophone overdubs by Candy Dulfer
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Xotica 3:04 Xpectation Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Xotica Studio Recording prior to saxophone overdubs
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Xosphere   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Xpand