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|performer                = [[Prince]]
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 1982]] - [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 1982]] - [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]]
|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]]<br>
[[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
|previous song            = [[The Ladder]]
|previous song            = [[The Ladder]]
|next song                = [[Lady Pleasure]]
|next song                = [[Lady Pleasure]]
|introduction              = '''Lady Cab Driver''' is the ninth track on [[Prince]]'s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]], and, in 1983, was included as a b-side on some versions of the single [[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]], the album's second single.
|introduction              = '''Lady Cab Driver''' is the ninth track on [[Prince]]’s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]], and, in 1983, was included as a b-side on some versions of the single [[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]], the album’s second single.


Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_7|7 July 1982]] (the day after [[Moonbeam Levels]], the day before [[Baby, You're A Trip]]) at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA.
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_7|7 July 1982]] (the day after [[Moonbeam Levels]], the day before [[Baby, You’re A Trip]]) at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. The song’s music is very similar to the 1981 recorded [[Rearrange]], almost as if '''Lady Cab Driver''' was a reinterpretation of that song. It also bares similarities to [[The Stick]].
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_7|7 July 1982]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_7|7 July 1982]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_19|19 January 1983]]
|studio                    = Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL, USA
|additional info          = Tour Demo version
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[Jill Jones]] - additional vocals (as "J.J.")
*[[Jill Jones]] - additional vocals (as "J.J.")
<br>
'''Tour Demo Version'''
*[[Prince]] - all instruments
|released versions        =
|released versions        =
{{Songchart|
{{Songchart|
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|2= 8:25
|2= 8:25
|3= [[Album: 1999|1999]]<br>
|3= [[Album: 1999|1999]]<br>
[[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]] single
[[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]] single<br>
|4= Studio
|4= Studio
|5=  
|5=  
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Lady Cab Driver'''
|2= 8:25
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|4= Studio
|5= Remastered in 2019
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Lady Cab Driver (Edit)'''
|1= '''Lady Cab Driver (Edit)'''
|2= 5:01
|2= 5:06
|3= [[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]] single
|3= [[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]] single
|4= Edit
|4= Edit
|5=  
|5= A.k.a '''7" Edit'''
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Lady Cab Driver (7" Edit)'''
|2= 5:06
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|4= Edit
|5= Remastered in 2019
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Lady Cab Driver / [[I Wanna Be Your Lover]] / [[Head]] / [[Little Red Corvette]]''' (Tour Demo)
|2= 7:00
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|4= Live
|5= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_19|19 January 1983]], Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL, USA
}}
}}
}}
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|video versions            =  
|video versions            =  
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|video versions            =
{{Songchart|
|line =
{{Songline|
|1= '''Lady Cab Driver'''
|2= 3:02
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'' DVD]]
|4= Live
|5= [[29 December 1982|29 December 1982: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA]]
}}
}}
}}
|sampled in                =
{{SongSampled|
|sampled in                =
{{Songchart|
|line =
{{Songline|
|1= '''[[Alphabet St.]] (Remix)'''
|2=
|3= Unreleased
|4= Remix
|5= Unreleased 1994 Remix by [[Kirk Johnson]]
}}
}}
}}
|unreleased versions      =  
|unreleased versions      =  
|sampled in                =
|first live appearance    = [[11 November 1982|11 November 1982: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA]]<br>
|first live appearance    = [[11 November 1982|11 November 1982, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA]]* [[23 October 2012|23 October 2012: (Behind) El Capitan Theatre Hollywood, CA, USA]] <small> (instrumental, during public soundcheck) </small>
* [[23 October 2012|23 October 2012: (Behind) El Capitan Theatre Hollywood, CA, USA]] <small> (instrumental, during public soundcheck) </small>
|performed regularly on    = [[1999 Tour]]
|performed regularly on    = [[1999 Tour]]
* [[Parade Tour]] <small>(instrumental)</small>
* [[Parade Tour]] <small>(instrumental)</small>
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]] <small>(clip only)</small>
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]] <small>(clip only)</small>, [[All Concerts#2012|2012]] <small>(instrumental, during public soundcheck)</small>
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    =  
|see also                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
* [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''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:1982]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1982]]
|categories                = [[Category:1982]][[Category:Recorded 1982]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 22:33, 1 August 2024

The Ladder   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Lady Pleasure
Lady Cab Driver

from the album 1999
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 27 October 1982 - 1999 album
Album(s): 1999

1999 Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition

Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • 1986, 2007 (clip only), 2012 (instrumental, during public soundcheck)

Lady Cab Driver is the ninth track on Prince’s fifth album 1999, and, in 1983, was included as a b-side on some versions of the single Little Red Corvette, the album’s second single.

Basic tracking took place on 7 July 1982 (the day after Moonbeam Levels, the day before Baby, You’re A Trip) at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California. The song’s music is very similar to the 1981 recorded Rearrange, almost as if Lady Cab Driver was a reinterpretation of that song. It also bares similarities to The Stick.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
7 July 1982 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Tracking
19 January 1983 Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL, USA Tour Demo version
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
  • Jill Jones - additional vocals (as "J.J.")


Tour Demo Version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Lady Cab Driver 8:25 1999

Little Red Corvette single

 Studio
Lady Cab Driver 8:25 1999 Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition Studio Remastered in 2019
Lady Cab Driver (Edit) 5:06 Little Red Corvette single Edit A.k.a 7" Edit
Lady Cab Driver (7" Edit) 5:06 1999 Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition Edit Remastered in 2019
Lady Cab Driver / I Wanna Be Your Lover / Head / Little Red Corvette (Tour Demo) 7:00 1999 Super Deluxe Edition Live Recorded 19 January 1983, Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL, USA
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Lady Cab Driver 3:02 1999 Super Deluxe Edition DVD Live 29 December 1982: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Lady Cab Driver (Instrumental) T.B.C. Live concert TV broadcast Live 7 June 1986, Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Alphabet St. (Remix) Unreleased Remix Unreleased 1994 Remix by Kirk Johnson
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
The Ladder   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Lady Pleasure
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