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{{song | {{song| | ||
|song name = Witness 4 The Prosecution | |song name = Witness 4 The Prosecution | ||
|single image = [[File: | |single image =[[File:Witness4theprosecution single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution]]</small><br><small> from the single <br>[[Single: Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution]] | ||
|performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | |album image = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 2020]] - streaming & download platforms (Version 1) <br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 13|13 August 2020]] - streaming & download platforms (Version 2) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] ([[Prince and the Revolution]]) | |||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |||
|previous song = [[With You]] | |previous song = [[With You]] | ||
|next song = [[Wonderful Ass]] | |next song = [[Wonderful Ass]] | ||
|introduction = '''Witness 4 The Prosecution''' is | |introduction = '''Witness 4 The Prosecution''' is a track initially recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_14|14 March 1986]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Further recording was done by [[Wendy Melvoin]], [[Lisa Coleman]], [[Susannah Melvoin]] and [[Eric Leeds]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 15|15 April 1986]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] while [[Prince]] was en route returning from France shooting additional scenes for [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]]. | ||
While the track was not included on a late April 1986 configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album, it was included as the 17th track (15th song) on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]] configuration, and as the | While the track was not included on a late April 1986 configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album, it was included as the 17th track (15th song) on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]] configuration, and as the sixteenth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configuration. | ||
[[Prince]] re-recorded the track completely on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 6|6 October 1986]] | [[Prince]] re-recorded the track completely on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 6|6 October 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California on the day before the official disbanding [[Prince and the Revolution|the Revolution]]. This re-recording was done with the intention to offer it to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Allen Deborah Allen], who would instead ultimately record and release [[Prince]]’s [[Telepathy]] (recorded by [[Prince]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 7|7 October 1986]]). | ||
A cassette containing the song (along with [[Chocolate]] and [[Movie Star]]) was given to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] in March 1987. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Davis] included [[Movie Star]] in his live repertoire, but he did nothing in the studio with these songs. | |||
In late 1998 / 1999, the track was intended for inclusion on the [[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] album of [[Prince and the Revolution]]-era tracks (indicating that it would have been the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 15|15 April 1986]] version of the song), but this album remains unreleased. | In late 1998 / 1999, the track was intended for inclusion on the [[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] album of [[Prince and the Revolution]]-era tracks (indicating that it would have been the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 15|15 April 1986]] version of the song), but this album remains unreleased. | ||
In September 2020, the original version as well as the re-recording version were released with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] (as the ninth track of ''Vault Tracks part 1'' and the thirteenth track of ''Vault Tracks part 2'' respectively). '''Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 1)''' was released on streaming platforms on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 2020]], while '''Version 2''' was released on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 13|13 August 2020]]. Both versions were included on as the a- and b-side of the 7th single on [[Collection:_Sign_O’_The_Times_-_The_Singles|Sign O’ The Times - The Singles]] in 2020. | |||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_14|14]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_15|15 March 1986]] | ||
|studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = | |additional info = Tracking (14th); Overdubs, mix | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 15|15 April 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 15|15 April 1986]] | ||
|studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = | |additional info = Overdubs, including horns, mix (sans [[Prince]]) | ||
}} | |||
{{RecordingLine| | |||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 20|20 April 1986]] | |||
|studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |||
|additional info = Mix | |||
}} | |||
{{RecordingLine| | |||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 4|4]] or [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 5|5 June 1986]] | |||
|studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |||
|additional info = Mix | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 6|6 October 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 6|6 October 1986]] | ||
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = | |additional info = Tracking (Version 2) | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
''' | '''Version 1''' | ||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
*[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitar and background vocals | *[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitar and background vocals | ||
*[[Lisa Coleman]] - organ and background vocals | *[[Lisa Coleman]] - organ and background vocals | ||
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | *[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | ||
*[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet | |||
*[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals | *[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
''' | '''Version 2''' | ||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | ||
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | |||
*[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet | |||
<br> | |||
'''Unreleased version''' | |||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | |||
|released versions = | |||
{{Songchart| | |||
|line = | |||
{{Songline| | |||
|1= '''Witness 4 The Prosecution ''' | |||
|2= 3:59 | |||
|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] <br> | |||
[[Collection:_Sign_O’_The_Times_-_The_Singles|Sign O’ The Times - The Singles]] | |||
|4= Studio | |||
|5= Version #1 | |||
}} | |||
{{Songline| | |||
|1= '''Witness 4 The Prosecution''' | |||
|2= 5:03 | |||
|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] <br> | |||
[[Collection:_Sign_O’_The_Times_-_The_Singles|Sign O’ The Times - The Singles]] | |||
|4= Studio | |||
|5= Version #2 | |||
}} | |||
}} | |||
|unreleased versions = | |||
{{SongUnreleased| | |||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
{{Unreleased| | {{Unreleased| | ||
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|1= '''Witness 4 The Prosecution''' | |1= '''Witness 4 The Prosecution''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= | |3= Original version before overdubs | ||
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
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{{Songchart| | |||
|line = | |||
{{Songline| | |||
|1= '''[[Dream Factory]]''' | |||
|2= 0:51 | |||
|3= | |||
|4= | |||
|5= ‘Witness!’ sample included in an unreleased untitled segue played before [[Dream Factory]] on at least the third and possibly earlier configurations of the unreleased [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album. | |||
}} | |||
}} | |||
}} | |||
|first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]. | |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]. | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
|trivia = The crowd noise loop at the beginning and end of the song is a sample from the Fairlight CMI sample-synthesizer. | |trivia = The crowd noise loop at the beginning and end of Version 1 of the song is a sample from the Fairlight CMI sample-synthesizer. | ||
|see also = [[ | |see also = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album | ||
*[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album | *[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album | ||
*[[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] unreleased album | *[[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] unreleased album | ||
*Limited Edition 7" Vinyl Singles Box Set | |||
|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:1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category: | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' | ||
|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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