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|song name                = Get Blue
|song name                = Get Blue
|album image              = [[File:Letsgetstarted album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Let’s Get Started]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]]</small>  
|album image              = [[File:Letsgetstarted album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Let’s Get Started]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]]</small>  
|single image              =[[Image:D&P_SDE.jpg|100px|left|link=Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]</small><br>
|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><br>
|performer                = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie]; [[Prince]]
|performer                = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie]; [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]])
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 16|16 February 1993]] - [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 16|16 February 1993]] - [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]] <br>[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]] <br>[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|introduction              = '''Get Blue''' is the fourth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie]’s second album [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]]. The song was written by [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]) and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and produced by [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]).
|introduction              = '''Get Blue''' is the fourth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie]’s second album [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]]. The song was written by [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]) and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and produced by [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]).


A tape photographed in [[Prince]]’s vault at [[Paisley Park Studios]] lists it as [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 8|8 April 1991]] alluding the exact date for the recording at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. However the song was actually tracked on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 17|17 March 1991]] and mixed two days later. The April 8 date possibly refers to the work don on the track by Keith "K.C." Cohen at Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, California.
A tape photographed in [[Prince]]’s vault at [[Paisley Park Studios]] lists it as [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 8|8 April 1991]] alluding the exact date for the recording at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. However the song was actually tracked on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 17|17 March 1991]] and mixed two days later. The April 8 date possibly refers to the work done on the track by Keith "K.C." Cohen at Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, California.


[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie]’s vocal overdubs were recorded at Sideways Recording, Santa Ana, California, but recording dates are not known.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie]’s vocal overdubs were recorded at Sideways Recording, Santa Ana, California, but recording dates are not known.
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In 2010, co-writer [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] released a mostly-instrumental version of the track with Ric Alexander on their album ''2wo 4or 1ne'' (crediting [[Prince]], rather than the pseudonym [[Prince|Paisley Park]], as co-writer), but this version did not contain input by [[Prince]].
In 2010, co-writer [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] released a mostly-instrumental version of the track with Ric Alexander on their album ''2wo 4or 1ne'' (crediting [[Prince]], rather than the pseudonym [[Prince|Paisley Park]], as co-writer), but this version did not contain input by [[Prince]].


[[Prince]]’s original studio version was released on streaming platforms on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 28|28 September 2023]] as a preview for the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe‎|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']], whewre it was featured as the first trakc on “Disc 5: Vault Tracks part 3”.
[[Prince]]’s original studio version was released on streaming platforms on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 28|28 September 2023]] as a preview for the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe‎|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']], where it was featured as the first track  ''Vault Tracks part 3'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the box-set.


|recording info            =
|recording info            =
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 19|19 March 1991]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Mixing
}}
}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = 1991 (assumed)
|date                      = 1991 (assumed)
|studio                    = Sideways Recording,<br>Santa Ana, CA, USA
|studio                    = Sideways Recording,<br>Santa Ana, CA, USA
|additional info          = Vocal and other overdubs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie]
|additional info          = Vocal and other overdubs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie]
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'''Prince version'''
'''Prince version'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments


'''unreleased Prince version'''
'''Unreleased Prince version'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[Jearlyn Steele]] - background vocals
*[[Jearlyn Steele]] - background vocals
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|performed regularly on    = none
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    = To promote the upcoming [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']], the [[Prince]] version of '''Get'Blue''' was uploaded to spotify and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu6IAHx93GA youtube] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 28|28 September 2023]].  
|trivia                    = To promote the upcoming [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']], the [[Prince]] version of '''Get Blue''' was uploaded to Spotify and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu6IAHx93GA YouTube] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 28|28 September 2023]].  
|see also                  = [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]]<br>
|see also                  = [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]]<br>
*[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
*[[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:2023]][[Category:Recorded 1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
|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)‏‎]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 16:37, 25 June 2024

Gangster Glam   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Get It Up
Get Blue

from the album Let’s Get Started
from the album
Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
Song details
Performer: Louie Louie; Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
First Released: 16 February 1993 - Let’s Get Started album
Album(s): Let’s Get Started
Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
Writer(s): Levi Seacer, Jr. and Prince (as Paisley Park)
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

Get Blue is the fourth track on Louie Louie’s second album Let’s Get Started. The song was written by Prince (as Paisley Park) and Levi Seacer, Jr. and produced by Prince (as Paisley Park).

A tape photographed in Prince’s vault at Paisley Park Studios lists it as 8 April 1991 alluding the exact date for the recording at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. However the song was actually tracked on 17 March 1991 and mixed two days later. The April 8 date possibly refers to the work done on the track by Keith "K.C." Cohen at Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, California.

Louie Louie’s vocal overdubs were recorded at Sideways Recording, Santa Ana, California, but recording dates are not known.

In 2010, co-writer Levi Seacer, Jr. released a mostly-instrumental version of the track with Ric Alexander on their album 2wo 4or 1ne (crediting Prince, rather than the pseudonym Paisley Park, as co-writer), but this version did not contain input by Prince.

Prince’s original studio version was released on streaming platforms on 28 September 2023 as a preview for the Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition, where it was featured as the first track Vault Tracks part 3, one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the box-set.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
17 March 1991 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
19 March 1991 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Mixing
8 April 1991 (assumed) Larrabee Sound Studios,
North Hollywood, CA, USA 		Mixing by Keith "K.C." Cohen (and possible additional recording)
1991 (assumed) Sideways Recording,
Santa Ana, CA, USA 		Vocal and other overdubs by Louie Louie
Recording Personnel

Louie Louie version

  • Louie Louie – lead vocals
  • Prince - all background vocals and instruments, except where noted
  • Sam Mesa-rani - percussion
  • Dain Noel - strings
  • Reverend Dave Boruff - saxophone

Prince version

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

Unreleased Prince version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Get Blue 4:42 Let’s Get Started Studio
Get Blue 5:42 2wo 4or 1ne Studio No input as a musician by Prince
Get Blue 4:43 Preview for Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition (streaming)

Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition

Studio Prince’s original studio version


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Get Blue Studio Prince’s version without backing vocals by Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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