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|introduction = '''Free The Music''' is song released initially as a non-album track on the single [[Single: The Good Life|The Good Life]], the second single from the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | |introduction = '''Free The Music''' is song released initially as a non-album track on the single [[Single: The Good Life|The Good Life]], the second single from the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]’s second ’solo' album [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]], on the North American release only (it was not included on the single in territories where the album [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]] had been released, probably due to the message of the song). | ||
It was later included on the [[Album: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)|The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)]] promo cassette distributed at the showing of the Versace fashion collection on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 8|8 July 1995]] (and commercially released in 2019). | It was later included on the [[Album: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)|The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)]] promo cassette distributed at the showing of the Versace fashion collection on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 8|8 July 1995]] (and commercially released in 2019). | ||
The full-length version | The full-length version was included on the [[Sampler: The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience|The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience]] promo cassette distributed at some [[Paisley Park Studios]] shows. This long version contains samples of four tracks from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Richard Little Richard]’s compilation ''The Specialty Sessions'' released in 1989 : ''Ooh! My Soul (Take 4)'', ''Whole Lotta Shaking Going On (Rehearsal)'', ''She Knows How To Rock (Take 1, 2, 3 & 4-False Starts)'' and ''Bama Lama Bama Loo (Take 7)''. | ||
The track is a medley of seven tracks from the album [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]] ([[New Power Soul]] and [[Hallucination Rain]] are the only musical tracks not included), using music from '''[[The Good Life]] (Big City Remix)''', and repeated phrases of "Exodus" and "Free the music" delivered by [[Mayte]]. | The track is a medley of seven tracks from the album [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]] ([[New Power Soul]] and [[Hallucination Rain]] are the only musical tracks not included), using music from '''[[The Good Life]] (Big City Remix)''', and repeated phrases of "Exodus" and "Free the music" delivered by [[Mayte]]. It also contains a horn sample from the song "Bebop Ta Hip Hop" by Headshock and a guitar part lifted from the unreleased track [[40 Ounces]] by [[Ninety-9]]. | ||
Tracks sampled, in order, are [[Get Wild]], [[Count The Days]], [[Cherry, Cherry]], [[Return Of The Bump Squad]], [[Big Fun]], [[The Exodus Has Begun]] and [[The Good Life]]. "Free the music" was a phrase used commonly by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] during [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] tour in relation to the then-unreleased [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], but here related to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]' refusal to release [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]] in North America. | Tracks sampled from [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]], in order, are [[Get Wild]], [[Count The Days]], [[Cherry, Cherry]], [[Return Of The Bump Squad]], [[Big Fun]], [[The Exodus Has Begun]] and [[The Good Life]]. "Free the music" was a phrase used commonly by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] during [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] tour in relation to the then-unreleased [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], but here related to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]' refusal to release [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]] in North America. | ||
Specific recording dates for '''Free The Music''' are unknown, but it is likely that basic tracks were recorded in January-June 1995 at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. | Specific recording dates for '''Free The Music''' are unknown, but it is likely that basic tracks were recorded in January-June 1995 at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. | ||
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|date = January-June 1995 (assumed) | |date = January-June 1995 (assumed) | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = | |additional info = Tracking | ||
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
*[[Prince]] (as [[Tora Tora]]) - background vocals and all instruments, except where noted | |||
*[[Prince]] | |||
*[[Mayte]] - vocals | *[[Mayte]] - vocals | ||
*[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar | |||
*[[Michael B.]] - drums | *[[Michael B.]] - drums | ||
*[[Tommy Barbarella]] - keyboards | *[[Tommy Barbarella]] - keyboards | ||
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|3= [[Sampler: The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience|The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience]] promo | |3= [[Sampler: The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience|The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience]] promo | ||
|4= Extended version | |4= Extended version | ||
|5= Original full-length version with [ | |5= Original full-length version with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Richard Little Richard] samples | ||
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* [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | * [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | ||
|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:1995]][[Category: | |categories = [[Category:1995]][[Category:Recorded 1995]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (New Power Generation)]][[Category:Released Songs (New Power Generation)]] | ||
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