Mellow: Difference between revisions
From Prince Vault
Jump to navigationJump to search
mNo edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| (4 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{song-2| | {{song-2| | ||
|song name = Mellow | |song name = Mellow | ||
|single image = [[File:Rainbowchildren_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Rainbow Children]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Rainbowchildren_album.jpg|100px|link= Album: The Rainbow Children]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 16|16 October 2001]] - [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 16|16 October 2001]] - [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]] album | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]]<br> | ||
[[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] | [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[Me Touch Myself]] | |previous song = [[Me Touch Myself]] | ||
|next song = [[Melody Cool]] | |next song = [[Melody Cool]] | ||
|introduction = '''Mellow''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]] | |introduction = '''Mellow''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]’s 24th album [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]], his first album after reverting to the name [[Prince]], and, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 14|14 January 2002]], the track was offered as a free download from [[Exclusive retail partnerships#AOL|AOL.com]] to AOL members. In 2002, a live version was included as the fifth track on the first disc of [[Prince]]’s first live album [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] (along with [[Muse 2 The Pharaoh]], [[The Other Side Of The Pillow]] and [[Strange Relationship]] from the same show). | ||
Specific recording dates are unknown, but it is likely that basic tracking took place in late 2000 or early 2001 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Horn overdubs were recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 8|8 February 2001]], also at [[Paisley Park Studios]] (on the same day as horn overdubs on [[Everywhere]] and [[The Everlasting Now]]). Lyrics in the track refer to the [[17_November 2000-am|17 November 2000 (a.m.)]] aftershow concert at Metro, Chicago, IL, USA, which featured [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy_Gray Macy Gray] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_(entertainer) Common] as guests on stage. The | Specific recording dates are unknown, but it is likely that basic tracking took place in late 2000 or early 2001 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Horn overdubs were recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 8|8 February 2001]], also at [[Paisley Park Studios]] (on the same day as horn overdubs on [[Everywhere]] and [[The Everlasting Now]]). Lyrics in the track refer to the [[17_November 2000-am|17 November 2000 (a.m.)]] aftershow concert at Metro, Chicago, IL, USA, which featured [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy_Gray Macy Gray] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_(entertainer) Common] as guests on stage. The song’s lyrics also refer to "The Egg", a building on the [[Paisley Park Studios]] grounds with an unknown purpose (see [[Paisley Park Studios]] for more details). | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Late 2000 - early 2001 | |date = Late 2000 - early 2001 | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = | |additional info = Tracking | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| Line 71: | Line 71: | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
|first live appearance = [[ | |first live appearance = [[05 January 2002|5 January 2002, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] | ||
* [[21 November 2002|21 November 2002: Hokkaido Kosei Nenkin Kaikan (北海道厚生年金会館), Sapporo, Japan]] | * [[21 November 2002|21 November 2002: Hokkaido Kosei Nenkin Kaikan (北海道厚生年金会館), Sapporo, Japan]] | ||
|performed regularly on = [[One Nite Alone... Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[One Nite Alone... Tour]] | ||
| Line 78: | Line 78: | ||
|see also = [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]] album | |see also = [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]] album | ||
|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:2001]][[Category: | |categories = [[Category:2001]][[Category:Recorded 2001]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 09:31, 10 October 2024
| Me Touch Myself < < < | Non-Prince Songs | All Prince Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Melody Cool |
| Mellow |
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Information
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Me Touch Myself < < < | All Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Melody Cool |
