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|song name                = No Call U
|song name                = No Call U
|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small>
|single image              = [[File:1999_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: 1999 Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] </small>
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_29|29 November 2019]] - [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999  ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br>
|performer                = [[Prince]]; [[Vanity 6]]; [[Jill Jones]]
|performer                = [[Prince]]; [[Vanity 6]]; [[Jill Jones]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]  
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]  
|previous song            = [[Nine Lives]]
|previous song            = [[Nine Lives]]
|next song                = [[No Changes]]
|next song                = [[No Changes]]
|introduction              = '''No Call U''' is an unreleased song recorded in early 1982 at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The song is a fast rockabilly-style song in the vein of [[Jack U Off]] and [[Turn It Up]]. It is not known if it was intended for [[Prince]]'s next album (which became [[Album: 1999|1999]]) or any other project. Vocals were also recorded by [[Vanity 6]] for the track in 1982, although it was not included on any known configuration of the [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]] album. [[Jill Jones]] also recorded lead vocal overdubs, most likely in 1985 (probably at either [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, California or [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, Minnesota), but the track was not included on any known configuration of the [[Album: Jill Jones|Jill Jones]] album. It remains unreleased.
|introduction              = '''No Call U''' is a song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 23|23 July 1982]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The song is a fast rockabilly-style song in the vein of [[Jack U Off]] and [[Turn It Up]]. It is not known, if it was intended for [[Prince]]’s next album (which became [[Album: 1999|1999]]) or any other project. Vocals were also recorded by [[Vanity 6]] for the track in 1982, although it was not included on any known configuration of the [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]] album. At some point [[Jill Jones]] also recorded lead vocal overdubs, (possibly in New York, where she recorded parts for her album without [[Prince]]), but the track was not included on any known configuration of the [[Album: Jill Jones|Jill Jones]] album.  
 
The song with [[Prince]]’s vocals was released in 2019 as the sixth track on the ''Vault Tracks part 2'' disc of a ''Super Deluxe Edition'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album.


The track is often incorrectly referred to as '''U Call Me'''.
The track is often incorrectly referred to as '''U Call Me'''.
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = March 1982
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 23|23 July 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
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = July 1982 (assumed)
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA *(assumed)
|additional info          = vocal overdubs
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = 1982
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 1|1 May 1983]]
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = [[Vanity 6]] lead vocal overdubs
|additional info          = [[Vanity 6]] lead vocal overdubs
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = 1985 (assumed)
|date                      = unknown date
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA or [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, Minnesota (assumed)
|studio                    = unknown studio in New York (assumed)
|additional info          = [[Jill Jones]] lead vocal overdubs
|additional info          = [[Jill Jones]] lead vocal overdubs
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
'''Prince version'''
'''Prince version(s)'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments
'''Vanity 6 version'''
'''Vanity 6 version'''
*[[Vanity]] - vocals (assumed)
*[[Vanity]] - vocals (assumed)
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*[[Jill Jones]] - vocals
*[[Jill Jones]] - vocals
*[[Prince]] - all instruments (assumed)
*[[Prince]] - all instruments (assumed)
<hr>
* [[Don Batts]] – engineer (1982  version)
|released versions        =
{{Songchart|
|line =
{{Songline|
|1= '''No Call U '''
|2= 4:30
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br>
|4= Studio
|5=
}}
}}
|unreleased versions      =
{{SongUnreleased|
|unreleased versions      =  
|unreleased versions      =  
{{Unreleased|
{{Unreleased|
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|1= '''No Call U'''
|1= '''No Call U'''
|2= Studio
|2= Studio
|3= Original 1982 [[Prince]] version
|3= Initial version with less vocal overdubs, missing all ad lib speech
}}
}}
{{Unreleasedline|
{{Unreleasedline|
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|2= Studio
|2= Studio
|3= [[Jill Jones]] version
|3= [[Jill Jones]] version
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|performed regularly on    = none
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    = The released mix of this track was done by Niko Bolas specifically for the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track.
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
|see also                  = [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] 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:1982]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1982]]
|categories                = [[Category:2019]][[Category:Recorded 1982]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Posthumously-released Songs]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 09:40, 10 October 2024

Nine Lives   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   No Changes
No Call U

from the album 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Song details
Performer: Prince; Vanity 6; Jill Jones
First Released: 29 November 2019 - 1999 Super Deluxe Edition album
Album(s): 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince.
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

No Call U is a song recorded on 23 July 1982 at Prince’s Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The song is a fast rockabilly-style song in the vein of Jack U Off and Turn It Up. It is not known, if it was intended for Prince’s next album (which became 1999) or any other project. Vocals were also recorded by Vanity 6 for the track in 1982, although it was not included on any known configuration of the Vanity 6 album. At some point Jill Jones also recorded lead vocal overdubs, (possibly in New York, where she recorded parts for her album without Prince), but the track was not included on any known configuration of the Jill Jones album.

The song with Prince’s vocals was released in 2019 as the sixth track on the Vault Tracks part 2 disc of a Super Deluxe Edition edition of the 1999 album.

The track is often incorrectly referred to as U Call Me.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
23 July 1982 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
July 1982 (assumed) Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA *(assumed) 		vocal overdubs
1 May 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Vanity 6 lead vocal overdubs
unknown date unknown studio in New York (assumed) Jill Jones lead vocal overdubs
Recording Personnel

Prince version(s)

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

Vanity 6 version

Jill Jones version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
No Call U 4:30 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
 Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
No Call U Studio Initial version with less vocal overdubs, missing all ad lib speech
No Call U Studio Vanity 6 version
No Call U Studio Jill Jones version
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • The released mix of this track was done by Niko Bolas specifically for the 1999 Super Deluxe Edition release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track.
References
Nine Lives   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   No Changes
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