Our Destiny

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Our Destiny

Song details Performer: Prince and the Revolution Writer(s): Prince (assumed) Producer(s): Prince (assumed) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 7 June 1984, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA (only known performance) Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 1984

Our Destiny is an unreleased track, recorded during Prince and the Revolution's concert on 7 June 1984 at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN, USA, during the same show where the basic tracks for Roadhouse Garden and All Day, All Night were also recorded (since no full studio version is known the exist, this live version is listed in the unreleased versions section). The track segued directly into Roadhouse Garden. Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman worked on the track further for three days, from 27-29 September 1984 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA (during the same sessions where they recorded string overdubs for Pop Life). They added a string section to the track which Prince later reused for the opening of The Ladder, recorded a few months later. Our Destiny is not known to have been considered for inclusion on Prince's next album, Around The World In A Day, or any other project at the time. It is likely that it was planned for inclusion on the Prince and the Revolution album Roadhouse Garden album worked on in 1998-9, but the album, and the song, remain unreleased. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 7 June 1984 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA Live recording 27-29 September 1984 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Additional recording and string overdubs Recording Personnel Original live recording Prince - lead vocals and guitar Bobby Z. - drums Brown Mark - bass guitar Wendy Melvoin - guitar Lisa Coleman - keyboards and background vocals Dr. Fink - keyboards and background vocals Live recording after overdubs Prince - lead vocals and guitar Bobby Z. - drums Brown Mark - bass guitar Wendy Melvoin - guitar Lisa Coleman - keyboards and background vocals Dr. Fink - keyboards and background vocals Orchestral Players on string interlude: Sid Page and Marcy Dicterow-Vaj - Violins Denyse Buffum and Laury Woods - Violas Suzie Katayama, David Coleman - Cello Tim Barr and Annette Atkinson - Stand-up bass Versions Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Our Destiny Live 7 June 1984, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA, before overdubs Our Destiny Studio version (unclear if this exists with Prince vocal) Our Destiny Studio Studio version with string overdubs (unclear if this exists with Prince vocal) Our Destiny Studio with overdubs Studio version with Lisa Coleman vocal and string overdubs Our Destiny Studio with overdubs Studio version with Jill Jones vocal and string overdubs Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Length Released Version Additional info The Ladder 5:26 Around The World In A Day Studio Samples string section from Our Destiny

Additional Information See also Trivia Unreleased Songs References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Additional info from an early version of PRINCE: The Studio Sessions by Duane Tudahl.

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