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|single image              = [[File:1999_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: 1999 Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] </small>
|performer                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_29|29 November 2019]] - [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
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|introduction              = '''If It'll Make U Happy''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 6|6 April 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA (one day after [[3 x 2 = 6]]). The song was recorded for possible inclusion on [[Album: 1999|1999]], but it is not known if it was included on any configurations of the album.
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|introduction              = '''If It’ll Make U Happy''' is a song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 6|6 April 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (one day after [[3 x 2 = 6]]). The song was recorded for possible inclusion on [[Album: 1999|1999]], but it is not known if it was included on any configurations of the album.


During [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]] offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and '''If It'll Make U Happy''' was included in the list of 22 tracks, it was not one of the 17 tracks chosen by fans, and the project was ultimately abandoned. It is not known whether this version was the same as an earlier version, or an alternate recording.
During [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]] offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and '''If It’ll Make U Happy''' was included in the list of 22 tracks, it was not one of the 17 tracks chosen by fans, and the project was ultimately abandoned.
 
The song was released in 2019 as the twelfth track on the ''Vault Tracks part 1'' disc of a ''Super Deluxe Edition'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album.
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[Dez Dickerson]] - vocals
*[[Dez Dickerson]] – guitar and backing vocals
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Latest revision as of 09:40, 10 October 2024

(If It Ain’t) Gutbucket   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   If The Kid Can’t Make You Come
If It’ll Make U Happy

from the album 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Song details
Performer: Prince
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

If It’ll Make U Happy is a song recorded on 6 April 1982 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (one day after 3 x 2 = 6). The song was recorded for possible inclusion on 1999, but it is not known if it was included on any configurations of the album.

During Prince: A Celebration in June 2000, computer screens at Paisley Park Studios offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on Crystal Ball Volume II, and If It’ll Make U Happy was included in the list of 22 tracks, it was not one of the 17 tracks chosen by fans, and the project was ultimately abandoned.

The song was released in 2019 as the twelfth track on the Vault Tracks part 1 disc of a Super Deluxe Edition edition of the 1999 album.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
6 April 1982 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
  • Dez Dickerson – guitar and backing vocals

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
If It’ll Make U Happy 4:12 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
 Studio



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
(If It Ain’t) Gutbucket   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   If The Kid Can’t Make You Come
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