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|performer                = Madonna
|performer                = Madonna
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 27|27 February 1989]] - [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 27|27 February 1989]] - [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single
|album(s)                  = None (''[[Prince]]-involvement only'')
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]]
|writer(s)                = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leonard Patrick Leonard]
|writer(s)                = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leonard Patrick Leonard]
|producer(s)              = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leonard Patrick Leonard]
|producer(s)              = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leonard Patrick Leonard]
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|previous song            = [[La, La, La Means Eye Love U|La, La, La Means ]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=La, La, La Means Eye Love U]][[La, La, La Means Eye Love U| Love U]]
|next song                = [[Lolly Lolly]]
|next song                = [[Lolly Lolly]]
|introduction              = '''Like A Prayer''' is the first track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna]'s fourth album [[Album: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]]. It was long thought that the album version contained no [[Prince]] input, and only some of the remixes contain [[Prince]]'s, however in a 2014 interview [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leonard Patrick Leonard], the songs producer revealed it's actually [[Prince]] on guitar at the very beginning of the song before the door slams.
|introduction              = '''Like A Prayer''' is the first track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna]’s fourth album [[Album: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]]. It was long thought that the album version contained no [[Prince]] input, and only some of the remixes contain [[Prince]]’s guitar playing, however in a 2014 interview [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leonard Patrick Leonard], the song’s producer revealed it’s actually [[Prince]] on guitar at the very beginning of the song before the door slams.
The 12-inch containing the versions with a bit more of [[Prince]]'s uncredited guitar input were released three weeks prior to the album's release on [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]], the album's first single.


While specific recording dates for [[Prince]]'s guitar solo contribution are not known, his solo was recorded in mid-November 1988, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota.
The 12-inch containing the versions with a bit more of [[Prince]]’s uncredited guitar input were released three weeks prior to the album’s release on [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]], the album’s first single. The 'Dub Beats' version, remixed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bottrell Bill Bottrell], also contains a sample of the studio version of [[Bob George]], five years before its official release.
 
Furthermore a back masked version of the guitar solo was used as a basis to [[Act Of Contrition]], the eleventh and final track on the [[Album: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]], album, and also released as the b-side of the [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]], single, three weeks before the album’s release. On [[Act Of Contrition]] the credit ‘The Powers That Be’, could be read as to allude to [[Prince]].
 
[[Prince]]’s contribution was recorded in mid-November 1988, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It is likely that his solo was recorded by itself (or possibly for use on [[Like A Prayer]]), and the track was compiled later.  
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
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|date                      = 1988
|date                      = Late September 1988
|studio                    = Studio information needed
|studio                    = Johnny Yuma Studios, <br>Burbank, CA, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] demo; no [[Prince]] input)
|additional info          = Tracking ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] demo; no [[Prince]] input)
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|date                      = Mid-November 1988
|date                      = Mid-November 1988
|studio                  = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                  = [[Paisley Park Studios]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Guitar solo recording by [[Prince]]
|additional info          = Guitar solo recording by [[Prince]]
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|1= '''Like A Prayer (7" Version)'''
|2= 5:19
|3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single
|4= Edit
|5= Mix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shep_Pettibone Shep Pettibone], engineered by Michael Hutchinson
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|3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single
|3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single
|4= Remix edit
|4= Remix edit
|5= Remix by Bill Bottrell
|5= Remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bottrell Bill Bottrell]
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|1= '''Like A Prayer (7" Remix/Edit)'''
|2= 5:42
|3= [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finally_Enough_Love:_50_Number_Ones Finally Enough Love]<br>
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finally_Enough_Love:_50_Number_Ones Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones]
|4= Remix edit
|5= Remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bottrell Bill Bottrell], remastered in 2022
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|3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single
|3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single
|4= Remix
|4= Remix
|5= Additional production and remix by Shep Pettibone, remix engineering by Michael Hutchinson
|5= Additional production and remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shep_Pettibone Shep Pettibone], remix engineering by Michael Hutchinson
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|3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single
|3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single
|4= Remix
|4= Remix
|5= Additional production and remix by Bill Bottrell, additional engineering by Robert Salcedo
|5= Additional production and remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bottrell Bill Bottrell], additional engineering by Robert Salcedo
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|1= '''Like A Prayer (Dub Beats)'''
|1= '''Like A Prayer (Dub Beats)'''
|2= 4:36
|2= 4:36
|3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] promo
|3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] promo single and digital 2021 re-release
|4= Remix
|4= Remix
|5= Remix by Bill Bottrell
|5= Remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bottrell Bill Bottrell]. This remix contains a sample of [[Bob George]] from the canceled [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']].
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[[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single
[[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single
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|4= Studio
|5= See [[Act Of Contrition]] for more details
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|see also                  = [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single
|see also                  = [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' <br>  
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' <br>  
[http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5944767/madonna-producer-patrick-leonard-talks-like-a-prayer-at-25 Patrick Leonard interview]
*[http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5944767/madonna-producer-patrick-leonard-talks-like-a-prayer-at-25 '''Madonna producer Patrick Leonard talks 'Like A Prayer' at 25, track by track review’''' (billboard.com : 21 March 2014)]
|categories                = [[Category:1989]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Recorded 1988]]
|categories                = [[Category:1989]][[Category:Recorded 1988]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)‏‎‏‎]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]]
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Revision as of 11:06, 3 October 2022

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Like A Prayer

from the album Like A Prayer
single art for Like A Prayer
Song details
Performer: Madonna
First Released: 27 February 1989 - Like A Prayer single
Album(s): Like A Prayer
Writer(s): Madonna and Patrick Leonard
Producer(s): Madonna and Patrick Leonard
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

Like A Prayer is the first track on Madonna’s fourth album Like A Prayer. It was long thought that the album version contained no Prince input, and only some of the remixes contain Prince’s guitar playing, however in a 2014 interview Patrick Leonard, the song’s producer revealed it’s actually Prince on guitar at the very beginning of the song before the door slams.

The 12-inch containing the versions with a bit more of Prince’s uncredited guitar input were released three weeks prior to the album’s release on Like A Prayer, the album’s first single. The 'Dub Beats' version, remixed by Bill Bottrell, also contains a sample of the studio version of Bob George, five years before its official release.

Furthermore a back masked version of the guitar solo was used as a basis to Act Of Contrition, the eleventh and final track on the Like A Prayer, album, and also released as the b-side of the Like A Prayer, single, three weeks before the album’s release. On Act Of Contrition the credit ‘The Powers That Be’, could be read as to allude to Prince.

Prince’s contribution was recorded in mid-November 1988, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It is likely that his solo was recorded by itself (or possibly for use on Like A Prayer), and the track was compiled later.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Late September 1988 Johnny Yuma Studios,
Burbank, CA, USA 		Tracking (Madonna demo; no Prince input)
Mid-November 1988 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Guitar solo recording by Prince
Recording Personnel
  • Madonna - lead vocals, background vocals, additional synthesizer
  • Prince - guitar solo (uncredited)
  • Jonathan Moffett - drums
  • Guy Pratt - bass guitar (on the album version)
  • Randy Jackson - bass guitar (on the 7" version)
  • The Andrea Crouch Choir - background vocals
  • Bruce Gaitsch - guitar
  • Chester Kamen - guitar (credited for whole album, specific involvement uncertain)
  • Dann Huff - guitar (credited for whole album, specific involvement uncertain)
  • David Williams - guitar (credited for whole album, specific involvement uncertain)
  • Bruce Gaitsch - acoustic guitar (credited for whole album, specific involvement uncertain)
  • Donna DeLory - background vocals (credited for whole album, specific involvement uncertain)
  • Niki Haris - background vocals (credited for whole album, specific involvement uncertain)
  • Geary Lanier - clavinet (credited for whole album, specific involvement uncertain)
  • Paulinho Da Costa - percussion (credited for whole album, specific involvement uncertain)
  • Patrick Leonard - acoustic piano, B3 organ, clavinet, synthesizer (credited for whole album, specific involvement uncertain)

Versions
Released Versions

Information is given for Prince-related versions only

Title Length Released Version Additional info
Like A Prayer 5:42 Like A Prayer album
Like A Prayer (7" Version) 5:19 Like A Prayer single Edit Mix by Shep Pettibone, engineered by Michael Hutchinson
Like A Prayer (7" Remix/Edit) 5:41 Like A Prayer single Remix edit Remix by Bill Bottrell
Like A Prayer (7" Remix/Edit) 5:42 Finally Enough Love

Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones

Remix edit Remix by Bill Bottrell, remastered in 2022
Like A Prayer (12" Extended Remix) 7:23 Like A Prayer single Remix Additional production and remix by Shep Pettibone, remix engineering by Michael Hutchinson
Like A Prayer (12" Club Version) 6:37 Like A Prayer single Remix Additional production and remix by Bill Bottrell, additional engineering by Robert Salcedo
Like A Prayer (Dub Beats) 4:36 Like A Prayer promo single and digital 2021 re-release Remix Remix by Bill Bottrell. This remix contains a sample of Bob George from the canceled “The Black Album”.


Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Act Of Contrition 2:19 Like A Prayer

Like A Prayer single

Studio
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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