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|introduction              = '''Escape''' (a.k.a. '''Escape (Free Yo Mind From This Rat Race)''') was released as the b-side of [[Single: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]], the second single from [[Prince]]'s tenth album [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]]. In 1993, the song was included as the third track on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The B-Sides]] compilation (included as the third and final disc on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]).
|introduction              = '''Escape''' (a.k.a. '''Escape (Free Yo Mind From This Rat Race)''') was released as the b-side of [[Single: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]], the second single from [[Prince]]’s tenth album [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]]. In 1993, the song was included as the third track on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The B-Sides]] compilation (included as the third and final disc on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]).


While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in May 1988 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Containing samples from the song [[Glam Slam]], [[Escape]] was clearly designed specifically for the [[Single: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]] single. The introductory lyrics ("''Kick drum pounds on the two and four, all the party people get on the floor"'') were lifted from [[Rebirth Of The Flesh]].  
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in May 1988 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Containing samples from the song [[Glam Slam]], [[Escape]] was clearly designed specifically for the [[Single: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]] single. The introductory lyrics ("''Kick drum pounds on the two and four, all the party people get on the floor"'') were lifted from [[Rebirth Of The Flesh]].  


[[Escape]]'s opening lyrics were used as a brief introduction to the opening medley on every date of the [[Lovesexy Tour]] in 1988-'89.
[[Escape]]’s opening lyrics were used as a brief introduction to the opening medley on every date of the [[Lovesexy Tour]] in 1988-'89.
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|date                      = May 1988
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|1= '''[[Glam Slam '91]] '''
|1= '''[[Glam Slam '91]] '''
|2= n/a
|2= 6:16
|3= 'radio broadcast only'
|3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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* [[Glam Slam]]
* [[Glam Slam]]
|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:1988]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1988]]
|categories                = [[Category:1988]][[Category:Recorded 1988]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 07:19, 28 June 2024

Erotic City   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Esther
Escape

single art for Glam Slam
included on The Hits / The B-Sides
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 11 July 1988 - Glam Slam single
Album(s): The Hits / The B-Sides
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • This track is not known to have been performed apart from on the Lovesexy Tour

Escape (a.k.a. Escape (Free Yo Mind From This Rat Race)) was released as the b-side of Glam Slam, the second single from Prince’s tenth album Lovesexy. In 1993, the song was included as the third track on The B-Sides compilation (included as the third and final disc on The Hits / The B-Sides).

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in May 1988 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Containing samples from the song Glam Slam, Escape was clearly designed specifically for the Glam Slam single. The introductory lyrics ("Kick drum pounds on the two and four, all the party people get on the floor") were lifted from Rebirth Of The Flesh.

Escape’s opening lyrics were used as a brief introduction to the opening medley on every date of the Lovesexy Tour in 1988-'89.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
5 May 1988 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
May 1988 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) 		Overdubbing
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Escape 3:30 Glam Slam single

The Hits / The B-Sides

Studio
Escape (Free Yo Mind From This Rat Race) 6:24 Glam Slam single Full version
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Escape T.B.C. Lovesexy Live 2 VHS Live 9 September 1988, Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Glam Slam '91 6:16 Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Studio
Glam Slam '91 Unreleased Studio Slightly longer and less remixed version than broadcast
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Escape Studio Sparser version, retaining the Glam Slam (Dynacord ADD One) beat.
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
Erotic City   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Esther
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