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|song name = Work That Fat | |song name = Work That Fat | ||
|single image = [[Image:D&P_SDE.jpg|100px | |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 = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 2023]] - [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 2023]] - [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | |album(s) = [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]) | ||
|previous song = [[The Work Part 1]] | |previous song = [[The Work Part 1]] | ||
|next song = [[Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?]] | |next song = [[Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?]] | ||
|introduction = '''Work That Fat''' was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/ | |introduction = '''Work That Fat''' was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 12|12 January 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The comical song re-uses backing music from [[Martika’s Kitchen]] (recorded the day before, [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 11|11 January 1991]]). [[Prince]] uses a pitched-down voice throughout the track (not dissimilar to that used on [[Bob George]]), and the narrator describes a date with a fat girl who eats everything in sight in the narrator’s apartment (similar to the [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]] album [[Exodus_Segues#Segue_.23_4|segue commonly known as the "Mashed Potato Girl" segue]]). | ||
Regardless of the disastrous date, the narrator likes his women “fat ‘n’ proud, cause when they sit down they sit all around, the whole house, sidewalk and everything else.” It is not known if, but seems unlikely that the song was intended for [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] or any other project. Given the distorted vocals and the comical nature of the song, it was probably thought of as a side project of some sort. | Regardless of the disastrous date, the narrator likes his women “fat ‘n’ proud, cause when they sit down they sit all around, the whole house, sidewalk and everything else.” It is not known if, but seems unlikely that the song was intended for [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] or any other project. Given the distorted vocals and the comical nature of the song, it was probably thought of as a side project of some sort. | ||
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Both [[Sonny T.]] and someone named Mike are called out by name during the song, although the song is a sole [[Prince]] recording. | Both [[Sonny T.]] and someone named Mike are called out by name during the song, although the song is a sole [[Prince]] recording. | ||
'''Work That Fat''' was released in October 2023 as the fifth 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 '' | '''Work That Fat''' was released in October 2023 as the fifth 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 = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 12|12 January 1991]] | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Tracking | |additional info = Tracking | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals instruments (assumed) | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed) | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
|trivia = Although sometimes assumed it is unlikely the 'Mike' on guitar' is in reference to [[Mike Scott]] | |trivia = Although sometimes assumed it is unlikely the 'Mike' on guitar' is in reference to [[Mike Scott]]. He would not go on to join [[Prince]]’s (known as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] at the time) band, until years later. It is much more likely a reference to [[Michael Koppelman|Michael ‘Mike’ Koppelman]], who engineered the session. | ||
|see also = [[Martika’s Kitchen]] | |see also = [[Martika’s Kitchen]] | ||
* [[Boom Box]] | * [[Boom Box]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:35, 25 June 2024
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| The Work Part 1 < < < | All Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? |
