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Leaving For New York

	Song details

	Performer:	Prince
	Writer(s):	Prince
	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

Leaving For New York is an unreleased track recorded as a home recording in early-mid 1976 at the Russell Ave, Anderson house, Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as Don’t You Wanna Ride?, Hey Lover, I Spend My Time Loving You, nine untitled Instrumentals, Nightingale and Rock Me, Lover). He soon re-recorded the track in Summer 1976 at Moon Sound, Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as Aces, Baby, Diamond Eyes, Don’t Forget, Don’t Hold Back, Fantasy, I’m Yours, Jelly Jam (which was later used as the instrumental portion of Just As Long As We’re Together), Love Is Forever (later renamed My Love Is Forever), Make It Through The Storm, Since We’ve Been Together, Surprise and Soft And Wet). The songs lyrics include what is believed to be Prince’s first use of the words "purple", "rain" and "dawn" in a song. Although it is not stated in the song why the narrator is "leaving for New York", it can be interpreted that Prince is singing about going there to begin his music career; Prince traveled to New York City in Autumn, 1976, taking with him a demo tape to give to various record companies.

Recording Information

Recording Sessions
Date	Studio	Additional info
Early-mid 1976	Russell Ave, Anderson house, Minneapolis, MN, USA	Tracking
Summer 1976	Moon Sound, Minneapolis, MN, USA	Tracking
Recording Personnel
Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed)

Versions

Unreleased Versions

Title	Version	Additional Info
Leaving For New York	Studio	Prince’s 1976 home recording
Leaving For New York	Studio	Recorded Summer 1976

Additional Information

	See also	Trivia

	Unreleased Songs	The songs lyrics include what is believed to be Prince’s first use of the words "purple", "rain" and "dawn" in a song.

	References
	The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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