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|performer                = [[The Time]]
|performer                = [[The Time]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 30|30 July 1982]] - [[Single: 777-9311|777-9311]] single
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 30|30 July 1982]] - [[Single: 777-9311|777-9311]] single
|album(s)              = [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]]
|album(s)              = [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]]<br>
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It’s_About_Time_(Morris_Day_album) It’s About Time]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Morris Day]])
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Morris Day]])
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[The Starr Company]]) (credited to [[Morris Day]] and [[The Starr Company]])
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[The Starr Company]]) (credited to [[Morris Day]] and [[The Starr Company]])
|previous song            = [[3121]]
|previous song            = [[3121]]
|next song                = [[A Couple Of Miles]]
|next song                = [[A Couple Miles]]
|introduction              = '''777-9311''' is the second track on [[The Time]]'s second album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]], and, four weeks before the album's release, [[Single: 777-9311|777-9311]] was released as the album's first single. The song was written by [[Prince]], although the song is officially credited to [[Morris Day]]. It was produced by [[Prince]] (as [[The Starr Company]]), but was credited to [[Morris Day]] and [[The Starr Company]].
|introduction              = '''777-9311''' is the second track on [[The Time]]’s second album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]], and, four weeks before the album’s release, [[Single: 777-9311|777-9311]] was released as the album’s first single. The song was written by [[Prince]], although the song is officially credited to [[Morris Day]]. It was produced by [[Prince]] (as [[The Starr Company]]), but was credited to [[Morris Day]] and [[The Starr Company]].


While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in May or June 1982 at [[Prince]]'s at [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Onedayi'mgonnabesomebody]], [[I Don't Wanna Leave You]], and several other tracks that were released over the next several years). Although [[Morris Day]] calls various bandmembers' names before solos, the recording features only [[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]]. While reflecting on the track's history on Facebook in 2014, [[Jesse Johnson]] wrote "<i>'''777-9311''' Was A Stock Drum Beat In [[Prince]]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linn_LM-1 Linn LM-1] ($5,500 drum machine you know it wasn't [[The Time]]'s) ... The beat was programed into the Linn LM1 by [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Power Tower of Power] drummer] David Garibaldi ... for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Linn Roger Linn].</i>" (David Garibaldi's drumming would also be sampled, uncredited, years later on [[The Time]]'s [[Release It]].) He also added "<i>[[Prince]] used my $179.00 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hondo_(guitar_company) Hondo] Strat to play the chords on '''777''' (that's why the guitar sounds so nice and dull...cause it was cheap!)</i>"
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in May or June 1982 at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Onedayi’mgonnabesomebody]], [[I Don’t Wanna Leave You]], and several other tracks that were released over the next several years). Although [[Morris Day]] calls various bandmembers' names before solos, the recording features only [[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]]. While reflecting on the track’s history on Facebook in 2014, [[Jesse Johnson]] wrote "<i>'''777-9311''' Was A Stock Drum Beat In [[Prince]]’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linn_LM-1 Linn LM-1] ($5,500 drum machine you know it wasn’t [[The Time]]’s) ... The beat was programed into the Linn LM1 by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Power Tower of Power] drummer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Garibaldi_(musician) David Garibaldi]<sup>1</sup> ... for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Linn Roger Linn].</i>" (David Garibaldi’s drumming would also be sampled, uncredited, years later on [[The Time]]’s [[Release It]].) He also added "<i>[[Prince]] used my $179.00 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hondo_(guitar_company) Hondo] Strat to play the chords on '''777''' (that’s why the guitar sounds so nice and dull...cause it was cheap!)</i>"


The title of the track was [[Dez Dickerson]]'s home phone number at the time, and he was allegedly upset that it was used in the song; when the album was released he received several unwanted calls and changed the number as a result.
The title of the track was [[Dez Dickerson]]’s home phone number at the time, and he was allegedly upset that it was used in the song; when the album was released he received several unwanted calls and changed the number as a result.
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = May-June 1982
|date                      = May-June 1982
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
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*[[Prince]] - background vocals and all instruments (uncredited)
*[[Prince]] - background vocals and all instruments (uncredited)
*<small>[[Jellybean Johnson]] - credited for drums and percussion, but did not appear</small>
*<small>[[Jellybean Johnson]] - credited for drums and percussion, but did not appear</small>
*<small>[[Terry Lewis]] - credited for bass guitar and vocals, but did not appear</small>
*<small>[[Terry Lewis]] - credited for bass guitar, co-lead and background vocals, but did not appear</small>
*<small>[[Jesse Johnson]] - credited for guitar and vocals, but did not appear</small>
*<small>[[Jesse Johnson]] - credited for guitar and vocals, but did not appear</small>
*<small>[[Jimmy Jam]] - credited for keyboards and vocals, but did not appear</small>
*<small>[[Jimmy Jam]] - credited for keyboards and vocals, but did not appear</small>
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|4= Edit
|4= Edit
|5=  
|5=  
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''777-9311 (mono)'''
|2= 3:28
|3= [[Single: 777-9311|777-9311]] 7" promo
|4= Edit
|5= same as above, but in mono
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''[[Get It Up]] / 777'''
|2= 3:27
|3= [[Morris Day]]: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It’s_About_Time_(Morris_Day_album) It’s About Time]<br>
|4= Live
|5= 21 June 1998, House Of Blues, Hollywood, California, USA
}}
}}
}}
}}
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|4= Studio
|4= Studio
|5= Uses musical backing of [[777-9311]]
|5= Uses musical backing of [[777-9311]]
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''[[Murph Drag]]'''
|2= 4:11
|3= [[NPG Ahdio Show 3|NPG Ahdio Show # 3]] (not available as a separate track)
|4= Studio
|5=
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''[[Murph Drag]]'''
|2=
|3= Unreleased
|4= Studio
|5=
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''[[Purple Medley]] '''
|2= 11:03
|3= [[Single: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] single
|4= Studio medley
|5= See [[Purple Medley]] for more details
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}|first live appearance    = [[11_November 1982|11 November 1982: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA]] <small>(during set by [[The Time]])</small>; [[26_June 1994|26 June 1994: Glam Slam, Los Angeles, California]] <small>(first [[Prince]] performance, clip only)</small>; [[23 January 1998-am|23 January 1998 (a.m.): Townsend, Oakland, CA, USA]] <small>(first full performance by [[Prince]])</small><br>
|first live appearance    = [[11_November 1982|11 November 1982: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA]] <small>(during set by [[The Time]])</small>; [[26_June 1994|26 June 1994: Glam Slam, Los Angeles, California]] <small>(first [[Prince]] performance, clip only)</small>; [[23 January 1998-am|23 January 1998 (a.m.): Townsend, Oakland, CA, USA]] <small>(first full performance by [[Prince]])</small><br>
* [[05 March 2016-am|5 March 2016 (a.m.): Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>
* [[05 March 2016-am|5 March 2016 (a.m.): Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1994|1994]] <small>(clip only)</small>, [[All Concerts#1996|1996]] <small>(clip only)</small>, [[All Concerts#1997|1997]] <small>(clip only)</small>, [[All Concerts#1998|1998]], [[All Concerts#2001|2001]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2003|2003]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>(instrumental clip only during sampler set)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]] <small> (instrumental clip only during sampler set) </small>, [[All Concerts#2014|2014]] <small> (instrumental clip only during sampler set) </small>, [[All Concerts#2015|2015]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1994|1994]] <small>(clip only)</small>, [[All Concerts#1996|1996]] <small>(clip only)</small>, [[All Concerts#1997|1997]] <small>(clip only)</small>, [[All Concerts#1998|1998]], [[All Concerts#2001|2001]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2003|2003]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>(instrumental clip only during sampler set)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]] <small> (instrumental clip only during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2014|2014]] <small> (instrumental clip only during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2015|2015]]
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    = <sup>1</sup> It’s interesting to note that while the original beat was indeed programmed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Garibaldi_(musician) David Garibaldi], the drums samples were not played by him, but a drummer named Art Wood.
|see also                  = [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]] album
* [[Single: 777-9311|777-9311]] single
* [[Single: 777-9311|777-9311]] single
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*https://www.facebook.com/JesseJohnsonfan/posts/10152295060396224
*https://www.facebook.com/JesseJohnsonfan/posts/10152295060396224
*https://www.facebook.com/JesseJohnsonfan/posts/10152295513321224
*https://www.facebook.com/JesseJohnsonfan/posts/10152295513321224
|categories                = [[Category:1982]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (The Time)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1982]]
|categories                = [[Category:1982]][[Category:Recorded 1982]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (The Time)‏]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 18:41, 27 June 2024

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777-9311

from the album What Time Is It?
single art for 777-9311
Song details
Performer: The Time
First Released: 30 July 1982 - 777-9311 single
Album(s): What Time Is It?

It’s About Time

Writer(s): Prince (credited to Morris Day)
Producer(s): Prince (as The Starr Company) (credited to Morris Day and The Starr Company)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

777-9311 is the second track on The Time’s second album What Time Is It?, and, four weeks before the album’s release, 777-9311 was released as the album’s first single. The song was written by Prince, although the song is officially credited to Morris Day. It was produced by Prince (as The Starr Company), but was credited to Morris Day and The Starr Company.

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in May or June 1982 at Prince’s Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced Onedayi’mgonnabesomebody, I Don’t Wanna Leave You, and several other tracks that were released over the next several years). Although Morris Day calls various bandmembers' names before solos, the recording features only Prince and Morris Day. While reflecting on the track’s history on Facebook in 2014, Jesse Johnson wrote "777-9311 Was A Stock Drum Beat In Prince’s Linn LM-1 ($5,500 drum machine you know it wasn’t The Time’s) ... The beat was programed into the Linn LM1 by Tower of Power drummer David Garibaldi1 ... for Roger Linn." (David Garibaldi’s drumming would also be sampled, uncredited, years later on The Time’s Release It.) He also added "Prince used my $179.00 Hondo Strat to play the chords on 777 (that’s why the guitar sounds so nice and dull...cause it was cheap!)"

The title of the track was Dez Dickerson’s home phone number at the time, and he was allegedly upset that it was used in the song; when the album was released he received several unwanted calls and changed the number as a result.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
May-June 1982 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Morris Day - vocals
  • Prince - background vocals and all instruments (uncredited)
  • Jellybean Johnson - credited for drums and percussion, but did not appear
  • Terry Lewis - credited for bass guitar, co-lead and background vocals, but did not appear
  • Jesse Johnson - credited for guitar and vocals, but did not appear
  • Jimmy Jam - credited for keyboards and vocals, but did not appear
  • Monte Moir - credited for keyboards and vocals, but did not appear

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
777-9311 7:57 What Time Is It?

777-9311 single
Jungle Love 12" single

Studio
777-9311 (Edit) 3:28 777-9311 single

The Walk single (Japan)

Edit
777-9311 (mono) 3:28 777-9311 7" promo Edit same as above, but in mono
Get It Up / 777 3:27 Morris Day: It’s About Time
 Live 21 June 1998, House Of Blues, Hollywood, California, USA


Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Grace 2:37 777-9311 single Studio Uses musical backing of 777-9311
Murph Drag 4:11 NPG Ahdio Show # 3 (not available as a separate track) Studio
Murph Drag Unreleased Studio
Purple Medley 11:03 Purple Medley single Studio medley See Purple Medley for more details
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • 1 It’s interesting to note that while the original beat was indeed programmed by David Garibaldi, the drums samples were not played by him, but a drummer named Art Wood.
References
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