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Take Me With U is the second track on Prince’s sixth album Purple Rain, the first album to be credited to Prince and the Revolution. Seven months after the album’s release, Take Me With U was released as the album’s fifth and final single (released only in the USA and New Zealand). The track is also featured in the movie Purple Rain.
In 2002, a live version was also included as the second track on the second disc of One Nite Alone... Live!, Prince’s first live album (with no other tracks included from the same show).
Basic tracking took place on 27 January 1984, at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California, after an idea for it was fleshed out in the studio on 22 January 1984.
The track was initially intended to be credited to Apollonia 6 and it was included as the first track on a 29 February 1984 configuration of the Apollonia 6 album, before being added to the final configuration of Purple Rain, compiled on 14 April 1984 (its inclusion made it necessary for Let’s Go Crazy and Computer Blue to be shortened).
The recording used on both albums was the same (although edited for time restrictions on Purple Rain), and was always intended as a duet between Prince and Apollonia.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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| Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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| 27 January 1984
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Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
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Tracking
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| 28 January 1984
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Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
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Apollonia vocals
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| 29 January 1984
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Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
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Apollonia & Prince vocal overdubs
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| 30 January 1984
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Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
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Strings and various overdubs
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| 31 January 1984
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Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
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Mix and edits
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Recording Personnel
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Versions
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Released Versions
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| Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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| Take Me With U
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3:54
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Purple Rain
Let’s Go Crazy single
Strange Tales From The Rain promotional album
Take Me With U single
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Studio
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| Take Me With U
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3:54
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Purple Rain Deluxe Edition and Deluxe Expanded Edition
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Studio
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Remastered 2015
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| Take Me With U
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3:42
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Take Me With U single
4Ever album
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Edit
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a.k.a. 7" Single Edit
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| Take Me With U (7" Single Edit)
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3:42
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Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition - Single Edits & B-Sides album
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Edit
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Remastered 2017
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| Take Me With U
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4:57
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Prince And The Revolution: Live
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Live
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30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA
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| Take Me With U
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4:56
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Prince And The Revolution: Live (2022 re-release)
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Live
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30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA. Remastered
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| Take Me With U
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2:39
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One Nite Alone... Live!
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Live
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24 April 2002, Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA, USA
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Video Versions
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| Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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| Take Me With U
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?:??
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Purple Rain film
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Studio
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Released on VHS and DVD
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| Take Me With U
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4:37
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Purple Rain 20th Anniversary DVD
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Promo video
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8 January 1985, The Omni, Atlanta, GA, USA; See Take Me With U video for more details
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| Take Me With U
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4:15
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Prince And The Revolution: Live VHS/laserdisc
Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition– Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)
Prince And The Revolution: Live (2022 re-release)
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Live
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30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA
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| Take Me With U/Raspberry Beret
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1:00
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Rave Un2 the Year 2000 VHS/DVD
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Live
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18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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| Take Me With U
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?:??
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Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas DVD
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Live
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15 December 2002, Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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| Take Me With U
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?:??
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Live concert radio broadcast
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Live
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22 July 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain
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| Take Me With U
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?:??
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Delayed concert TV broadcast
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Live
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29 July 1990, Estadio Santa María del Mar, La Coruña, Spain
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| Take Me With U
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?:??
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Delayed concert TV broadcast
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Live
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31 August 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan
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| Take Me With U
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?:??
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Delayed concert TV broadcast
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Live
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19 January 1991 (a.m.), Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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| Take Me With U
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T.B.C.
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Live TV performance broadcast
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Live
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3 January 1997, NBC TV Studios, GE Building (Studio 1A), New York, NY, USA; The Today Show (farewell to Bryant Gumbel) broadcast on NBC
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| Take Me With U
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2:54
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3121.com Jam Of The Week video stream
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Live
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21 September 2007, The O2 Arena, London, England
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| Take Me With U
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2:55
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Andy Allo Facebook video stream
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Live
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16 December 2011, Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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| Take Me With U
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T.B.C.
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Live concert online stream
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Live
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10 May 2015, Baltimore, MN, USA, Royal Farms Arena
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| Take Me With U
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T.B.C.
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89.3 The Current Crazy 2 Cool broadcast
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Live
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1 June 2014, Le Zénith, Paris, France (2nd show)
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| Take Me With U
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T.B.C.
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Tidal Crazy 2 Cool video stream
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Live
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1 June 2014, Le Zénith, Paris, France (2nd show)
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Unreleased Versions
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Version
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Additional Info
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| Take Me With U
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Studio
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Contains an extra break and the string coda continues after album released version’s fade
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