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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]
|previous song            = [[Reflection]]
|previous song            = [[Reflection]]
|next song                = [[Resolution]]
|next song                = [[Remember Me]]
|introduction              = '''Release It''' is the third track on [[Prince]]'s twelfth album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] (the first track on the album to be credited to [[The Time]]). The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]].
|introduction              = '''Release It''' is the third track on [[Prince]]’s twelfth album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] (the first track on the album to be credited to [[The Time]]). The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]].


While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place between June and early September 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota for [[The Time]]'s [[Album: Corporate World|Corporate World]] album (during the same sessions that produced [[Murph Drag]], [[Nine Lives]], [[Donald Trump (Black Version)]], [[Love Machine]], [[Shake!]], [[Corporate World]] and [[The Latest Fashion]]). The song was included as the ninth track on the album in early September 1989, as planned for release in November 1989. The album was abandoned when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] wanted to involve the other original members of [[The Time]], but many of the tracks were saved for [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]] and [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]. It was included as the third track on a late 1989 configuration of [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]], where it stayed on the 1990 configuration and on the final release.
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place between June and early September 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota for [[The Time]]’s [[Album: Corporate World (1989)|Corporate World]] album (during the same sessions that produced [[Murph Drag]], [[Nine Lives]], [[Donald Trump (Black Version)]], [[Love Machine]], [[Shake!]], [[Corporate World]] and [[The Latest Fashion]]). The song was included as the ninth track on the album in early September 1989, as planned for release in November 1989. The album was abandoned when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] wanted to involve the other original members of [[The Time]], but many of the tracks were saved for [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]] and [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]. It was included as the third track on a late 1989 configuration of [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]], where it stayed on the 1990 configuration and on the final release.


The song contains an uncredited sample of "Squib Cakes" by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Power Tower Of Power] (written by Chester Thompson, from their 1974 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_Oakland Back To Oakland]), which was later also sampled on [[Sleep Around]]; [[Prince]] sampled a brief portion of drums from that track and looped it to create the drum backing.
The song contains an uncredited sample of "Squib Cakes" by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Power Tower Of Power] (written by Chester Thompson, from their 1974 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_Oakland Back To Oakland]), which was later also sampled on [[Sleep Around]], [[Prince]] sampled a brief portion of drums from that track and looped it to create the drum backing.
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|date                      = June - early September 1989
|date                      = June - early September 1989
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
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|date                      = Late July - early September 1989
|date                      = Late July - early September 1989
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Saxophone overdubs by [[Candy Dulfer]]
|additional info          = Saxophone overdubs by [[Candy Dulfer]]
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|1= '''Release It'''
|2= ?:??
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|5= Released on [[Home_Video:_Graffiti_Bridge|VHS and DVD]]
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|first live appearance    = [[05_August 1990|5 August 1990, IJsstadion Thialf, Heerenveen, the Netherlands]] <small>(vocal interpolation in [[Partyman]]; only known performance)</small>
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|1= '''[[Shake!]] (Boom Mix)'''
|2= 5:05
|3= [[Single: Shake!|Shake!]] single
|4= Remix
|5= Remix by [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1990|1990]] <small>(vocal interpolation in [[Partyman]])</small>
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|see also                  = [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album
* [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie
* [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie
* [[Album: Corporate World|Corporate World]] unreleased album
* [[Album: Corporate World (1989)|Corporate World]] unreleased album
* [[The Time]]
* [[The Time]]
|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:1990]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1989]]
|categories                = [[Category:1990]][[Category:Recorded 1989]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (The Time)‏]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]]
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Latest revision as of 21:53, 25 June 2024

Reflection   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Remember Me
Release It

from the album Graffiti Bridge
Song details
Performer: The Time
First Released: 20 August 1990 - Graffiti Bridge album
Album(s): Graffiti Bridge
Writer(s): Prince and Levi Seacer, Jr.
Producer(s): Prince and Levi Seacer, Jr.
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Release It is the third track on Prince’s twelfth album Graffiti Bridge (the first track on the album to be credited to The Time). The track is also featured in the movie Graffiti Bridge.

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place between June and early September 1989 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota for The Time’s Corporate World album (during the same sessions that produced Murph Drag, Nine Lives, Donald Trump (Black Version), Love Machine, Shake!, Corporate World and The Latest Fashion). The song was included as the ninth track on the album in early September 1989, as planned for release in November 1989. The album was abandoned when Warner Bros. wanted to involve the other original members of The Time, but many of the tracks were saved for Pandemonium and Graffiti Bridge. It was included as the third track on a late 1989 configuration of Graffiti Bridge, where it stayed on the 1990 configuration and on the final release.

The song contains an uncredited sample of "Squib Cakes" by Tower Of Power (written by Chester Thompson, from their 1974 album Back To Oakland), which was later also sampled on Sleep Around, Prince sampled a brief portion of drums from that track and looped it to create the drum backing.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
June - early September 1989 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Late July - early September 1989 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Saxophone overdubs by Candy Dulfer
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Release It 3:54 Graffiti Bridge Studio
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Release It ?:?? Graffiti Bridge film Studio Released on VHS and DVD
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Shake! (Boom Mix) 5:05 Shake! single Remix Remix by Levi Seacer, Jr.
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
Reflection   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Remember Me
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