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{{song|
|song name                = Open Book
|song name                = Open Book
|single image             = [[File:Hereitis album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Here It Is]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] </small>
|album image               = [[File:Hereitis album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Here It Is]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] </small>
|performer                = [[Jevetta Steele]]
|single image              = [[Image:D&P_SDE.jpg|100px|link=Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe]] <br><small> from the album  <br>[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]</small>
|performer                = [[Jevetta Steele]];[[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]])
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 10|10 August 1993]] - [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] album (re-issue)
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 10|10 August 1993]] - [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] album (re-issue)
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]]
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]]<br>[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|writer(s)                = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]], [[Prince]]
|writer(s)                = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]], [[Prince]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[Prince|Paisley Park]])
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[Prince|Paisley Park]])
|previous song            = [[Ooo She She Wa Wa]]
|previous song            = [[Ooo She She Wa Wa]]
|next song                = [[Orgasm]]
|next song                = [[Orgasm]]
|introduction              = '''Open Book''' is the tenth and final track on the worldwide re-issue of [[Jevetta Steele]]'s first solo album [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] ([[Jevetta Steele]] is also part of the group [[The Steeles]]). The song was written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and [[Prince]], and was produced by [[Prince]] under the pseudonym [[Prince|Paisley Park]].
|introduction              = '''Open Book''' is the tenth and final track on the worldwide re-issue of [[Jevetta Steele]]’s first solo album [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] ([[Jevetta Steele]] is also part of the group [[The Steeles]]). The song was written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and [[Prince]], and was produced by [[Prince]] under the pseudonym [[Prince|Paisley Park]].


Although specific recording dates are unknown, basic tracking took place in December 1990 - early 1991 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Love... Thy Will Be Done]], [[Spirit]], [[Don't Say U Love Me]] and [[Martika's Kitchen]]). [[Open Book]] was intended for the [[Album: Martika's Kitchen|Martika's Kitchen]] album (where the other four songs recorded during the sessions were released), and was written as a response to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika]'s song ''Safe In The Arms Of Love'', which also appears on the album. '''Open Book''' quotes passages from this song - it is likely that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika]'s writing input in the song is limited to those passages. It is not known when [[Jevetta Steele]] overdubbed her vocals.
Tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 11|11 January 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day as [[Martika’s Kitchen]] and [[Spirit]]). It was intended for the [[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen]] album, and was written as a response to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika]’s lyrics for ''Safe In The Arms Of Love'', which also appears on the album. '''Open Book''' quotes passages from this song - it is likely that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika]’s writing input in the song is limited to those passages. It is unclear if Martika recorded her lead vocals on the song. It is also not known when [[Jevetta Steele]] overdubbed her vocals.
 
The original 1991 version with [[Prince]]’s vocals was released in October 2023 as the fourth track of ''Vault Tracks part 2'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']].
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = December 1990 - early 1991
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 11|11 January 1991]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 13|13 January 1991]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
|additional info          = Mix of [[Prince]] vocal version
}}
}}
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}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
'''Jevetta Steele version'''
*[[Jevetta Steele]] - vocals
*[[Jevetta Steele]] - vocals
*[[Prince]] - background vocals
*[[Prince]] - background vocals
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - all instruments, except where noted
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - all instruments, except where noted
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - percussion
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - percussion
*Uncredited musician - saxophone (possibly [[Eric Leeds]])
*[[Walter Chancellor Jr.]] - background vocals and possibly saxophone
*[[Fred Steele]] - background vocals
*[[JD Steele]] - background vocals
*[[Jearlyn Steele]] - background vocals
 
'''Prince version'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - all instruments, except where noted
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - percussion
 
|released versions        =
|released versions        =
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|3= [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] re-issue
|3= [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] re-issue
|4= Studio
|4= Studio
|5=  
|5= [[Jevetta Steele]] version
}}
}}
}}
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|1= '''Open Book'''
|1= '''Open Book'''
|2= Studio
|2= 4:59
|3= 1990-1 version with [[Prince]] on lead vocals
|3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
}}
|4= Studio
|5= [[Prince]] version
}}
}}
}}
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|unreleased versions      =
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|video versions            =  
|broadcasts, streaming    =
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|see also                  = [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] album
* [[Jevetta Steele]]
* [[Jevetta Steele]]
* [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|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:1993]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1991]]
|categories                = [[Category:1993]] [[Category:2023]] [[Category:Recorded 1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)‏‎]]
}}
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Latest revision as of 16:35, 25 June 2024

Ooo She She Wa Wa   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Orgasm
Open Book

from the album Here It Is
from the album
Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
Song details
Performer: Jevetta Steele;Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
First Released: 10 August 1993 - Here It Is album (re-issue)
Album(s): Here It Is
Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
Writer(s): Martika, Levi Seacer, Jr., Prince
Producer(s): Prince (as Paisley Park)
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

Open Book is the tenth and final track on the worldwide re-issue of Jevetta Steele’s first solo album Here It Is (Jevetta Steele is also part of the group The Steeles). The song was written by Martika, Levi Seacer, Jr. and Prince, and was produced by Prince under the pseudonym Paisley Park.

Tracking took place on 11 January 1991 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day as Martika’s Kitchen and Spirit). It was intended for the Martika’s Kitchen album, and was written as a response to Martika’s lyrics for Safe In The Arms Of Love, which also appears on the album. Open Book quotes passages from this song - it is likely that Martika’s writing input in the song is limited to those passages. It is unclear if Martika recorded her lead vocals on the song. It is also not known when Jevetta Steele overdubbed her vocals.

The original 1991 version with Prince’s vocals was released in October 2023 as the fourth track of Vault Tracks part 2, one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
11 January 1991 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
13 January 1991 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Mix of Prince vocal version
1991 - Summer, 1993 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Jevetta Steele vocal overdubs
Recording Personnel

Jevetta Steele version

Prince version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Open Book 5:09 Here It Is re-issue Studio Jevetta Steele version
Open Book 4:59 Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Studio Prince version



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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