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{{song-2|
|song name                = Cosmic Day
|song name                = Cosmic Day
|single image              = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']]
|single 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'']]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 6|6 August 2020]] - ''streaming & download platforms''
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 6|6 August 2020]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] pre-release download
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']]
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
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|previous song            = [[Cornbread Rappers]]
|previous song            = [[Cornbread Rappers]]
|next song                = [[Count The Days]]
|next song                = [[Count The Days]]
|introduction              = '''Cosmic Day''' is a song recorded at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 15|15 November 1986]] (ten days after [[Prince]] had completed the [[Album: Camille|Camille]] album and shortly before he began to compile the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] album).
|introduction              = '''Cosmic Day''' is a song recorded at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 15|15 November 1986]] (ten days after [[Prince]] had completed the [[Album: Camille|Camille]] album and shortly before he began to compile the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] album). It was released in 2020 on the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] set, and was made available seven weeks beforehand as the album’s third pre-release download.


With it lyrics mentioning 'mermen swimming in the sky', it is one of [[[Prince]]'s most psychedelic songs.
The song is recorded with the sped up [[Alias: Camille|Camille]] voice, and while this is unconfirmed, it’s possible the song was initially considered for [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]], but never made it on a configuration, because a week later [[Prince]] recorded [[Play In The Sunshine]], which has a similar feel, and perhaps works better on the collection of songs that ultimately became [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]


Although the song is recorded with the sped up [[Alias: Camille|Camille]] voice, it is unknown if this song was intended for [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] or any other project at the time.
It was sent to [[Clare Fischer]] for an orchestral treatment in early December 1986, after the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] 3LP was already pared down to [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] and finalized, indicating that at that point [[Prince]] no longer considered it for inclusion. The standalone [[Clare Fischer|Fischer]] orchestration was later re-used to create [[Intermission]].


It was send to [[Clare Fischer]] for an orchestral treatment in early December 1986, after the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] 3LP was already pared down to [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]], indicating that [[Prince]] never considered it for any specific project at the time. 
The early version of the song (without [[Clare Fischer]]’s arrangement) was released in September 2020 as the third track of ''Vault Tracks part 3'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']].  
 
When it was ultimately released in September 2020 on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']] set it was the version without the [[Clare Fischer]] arrangement, but the standalone [[Clare Fischer|Fischer]] orchestration was later re-used to create [[Intermission]].
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 15|15 November 1986]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 15|15 ]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 16|16 November 1986]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA  
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA  
|additional info          = Basic tracking
|additional info          = Tracking, overdubs, mix (15th); overdubs, mix (16th)
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 5|5 December 1986]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 5|5 December 1986]]
|studio                    = Mad Hatter Studios,<br>Los Angeles, CA, USA
|studio                    = Mad Hatter Studios,<br>Los Angeles, CA, USA
|additional info          = Orchestral overdubs by [[Clare Fischer]]'s orchestra
|additional info          = Orchestral overdubs by [[Clare Fischer]]’s orchestra
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = December 1986 (assumed)
|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Orchestral mix
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
'''Released version'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments  
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments  
<hr>
*[[Coke Johnson]] - engineer
*[[Susan Rogers]] - engineer
'''Unreleased version'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[Clare Fischer]] orchestra  
*[[Clare Fischer]] orchestra  
|released versions        =
|released versions        =
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{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Cosmic Day'''
|1= '''Cosmic Day'''
|2=  
|2= 5:39
|3= [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']]
|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|4= Studio
|4= Studio
|5=  
|5=  
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{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Intermission'''
|1= '''[[Intermission]]'''
|2= n/a
|2= 1:46
|3= n/a
|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS
|4= Studio  
|4= Studio
|5= There have been no audio-only releases of this track.
|5= Studio version played during show; [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany]]; uncredited on artwork
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''[[Intermission]]'''
|2=  
|3=  
|4= Studio
|5= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_12|12]]-[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_15|15 June 1988]]; full version of above without audience noise
}}
}}
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|performed occasionally in = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    =  
|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']] album
|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
|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:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1986]]
* ''[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:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Posthumously-released Songs]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 07:54, 3 April 2024

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Cosmic Day
Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition
from the album
Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 6 August 2020 - Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition pre-release download
Album(s): Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
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

Cosmic Day is a song recorded at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California on 15 November 1986 (ten days after Prince had completed the Camille album and shortly before he began to compile the Crystal Ball album). It was released in 2020 on the Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition set, and was made available seven weeks beforehand as the album’s third pre-release download.

The song is recorded with the sped up Camille voice, and while this is unconfirmed, it’s possible the song was initially considered for Crystal Ball, but never made it on a configuration, because a week later Prince recorded Play In The Sunshine, which has a similar feel, and perhaps works better on the collection of songs that ultimately became Sign O’ The Times

It was sent to Clare Fischer for an orchestral treatment in early December 1986, after the Crystal Ball 3LP was already pared down to Sign O’ The Times and finalized, indicating that at that point Prince no longer considered it for inclusion. The standalone Fischer orchestration was later re-used to create Intermission.

The early version of the song (without Clare Fischer’s arrangement) was released in September 2020 as the third track of Vault Tracks part 3, one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
15 & 16 November 1986 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Tracking, overdubs, mix (15th); overdubs, mix (16th)
5 December 1986 Mad Hatter Studios,
Los Angeles, CA, USA 		Orchestral overdubs by Clare Fischer’s orchestra
December 1986 (assumed) Galpin Blvd Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Orchestral mix
Recording Personnel

Released version

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments


Unreleased version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Cosmic Day 5:39 Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition Studio


Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Intermission 1:46 Lovesexy Live 1 VHS Studio Studio version played during show; 9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany; uncredited on artwork
Intermission Studio Recorded 12-15 June 1988; full version of above without audience noise
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Cosmic Day Studio with Clare Fischer arrangement
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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