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|song name                = How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
|song name                = How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore
|album image              = [[File:1999 single.jpg|100px|link=Single: 1999]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: 1999|1999]]  
|album image              = [[File:1999 single.jpg|100px|link=Single: 1999]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: 1999|1999]]<br>[[File: 1999_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: 1999 Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] </small>
|single image              = [[Image:thehitsthebsides.jpg|117px|link=Album: The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br><small> included on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]</small>
|single image              = [[Image:thehitsthebsides.jpg|117px|link= Album: The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br><small> included on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]</small>
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 24|24 September, 1982]] - [[Single: 1999|1999]] single
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 24|24 September 1982]] - [[Single: 1999|1999]] single
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br>
[[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]]<br>
[[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]]<br>
[[Album:_One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]]
[[Album:_One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]]<br>
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|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
|previous song            = [[Housequake]]
|previous song            = [[Housequake]]
|next song                = [[However Much U Want]]
|next song                = [[However Much U Want]]
|introduction              = '''How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore''' was released as the b-side on the single [[Single: 1999|1999]], the first single from [[Prince]]'s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]].  
|introduction              = '''How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore''' was released as the b-side on the single [[Single: 1999|1999]], the first single from [[Prince]]’s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]]. <!-- It was also featured on a re-issue of the  cassette release of the album in 1983, which now featured the content of the other teritories 1LP version with '''How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore''' and [[D.M.S.R.]] added.-->


In 1993, it was included as the 16th 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]]).  
In 1993, it was included as the 16th 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]]).  
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In 2002, a live version of the track was included as the sixteenth track on the second disc of the [[Album:_One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] album (along with [[Xenophobia]], [[Extraordinary]], [[Avalanche]], [[Family Name]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[The Everlasting Now]], [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=I Wanna Be Your Lover]][[I Wanna Be Your Lover| Wanna B Ur Lover]], [[Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds & Pearls]], [[The Beautiful Ones]] and [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] from the same show).
In 2002, a live version of the track was included as the sixteenth track on the second disc of the [[Album:_One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] album (along with [[Xenophobia]], [[Extraordinary]], [[Avalanche]], [[Family Name]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[The Everlasting Now]], [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=I Wanna Be Your Lover]][[I Wanna Be Your Lover| Wanna B Ur Lover]], [[Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds & Pearls]], [[The Beautiful Ones]] and [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] from the same show).


Initial tracking for [[How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore]] took place at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 26|26 April, 1982]] (the day after [[Free]], two days before [[Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)]]).
In 2019, a different studio take of the song was released as the thirteenth and last track on the ''Vault Tracks part 1'' disc of a ''Super Deluxe Edition'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album. Two live versions were also included on this edition.
 
Basic tracking of [[How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore]] took place at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 28|28 April 1982]] (three days after [[Free]], and on the same day as mixing an early cut of [[Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)]]).
 
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
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[[Album: 1999|1999]] cassette re-release<br>
[[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br>
[[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br>
[[Album:_Girl 6|Girl 6]]<br>
[[Album:_Girl 6|Girl 6]]<br>
[[Single: 1999-98|1999]] single re-issue
[[Single: 1999-98|1999]] single re-issue<br>
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|1= '''How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore'''
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|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|2= 7:03
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|4= Live
|5= [[01 December 1982-1|1 December 1982 (a.m.): Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA]]
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|3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]]
|4= Live
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]
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|2= 5:01
|3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] (2022 re-release)
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|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]. Remastered
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|1= '''How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore'''
|2= 5:06
|2= 5:06
|3= [[Album:_One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]]
|3= [[Album:_One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]]
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[30 April, 2002|30 April, 2002, Portland Center for the Performing Arts, Portland, OR, USA]]
|5= [[30 April 2002|30 April 2002: Portland Center for the Performing Arts, Portland, OR, USA]]
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|1= '''How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore'''
|1= '''How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore'''
|2= 5:05
|2= 5:05
|3= [[Home_Video:_Double_Live| Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc
|3= [[Home_Video:_Double_Live| Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br>
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]]<br>
[[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] (2022 re-release) 
|4= Live
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]
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|1= '''How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore'''
|2= 8:14
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'' (DVD)]]
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[30_March,_1985|30 March, 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]
|5= [[29 December 1982|29 December 1982: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA]]
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|first live appearance    = [[11_November,_1982|11 November, 1982, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA]]
|first live appearance    = [[11_November 1982|11 November 1982: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA]] <br>
* [[14_April_2016-2|14 April 2016 (Show 2): Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA]]  
|performed regularly on    = [[1999 Tour]]<br>
|performed regularly on    = [[1999 Tour]]<br>
* [[Purple Rain Tour]]
* [[Purple Rain Tour]]
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* [[One Nite Alone... Tour]]
* [[One Nite Alone... Tour]]
* [[World Tour 2003]]
* [[World Tour 2003]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1998|1998]], [[All Concerts#2001|2001]], [[All Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All Concerts#2014|2014]]
*  [[Prince: Piano & A Microphone 2016|Piano & A Microphone Tour]]
|trivia                    =  
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1998|1998]], [[All Concerts#2001|2001]], [[All Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]]  <small>''(solo piano)'' </small>
|trivia                    = The title was written with an added question mark on first release on the US single for 1999, but was written sans the question mark on most releases since.
* The released mix of '''How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (Take 2)'''  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                  = [[Single: 1999|1999]] single
|see also                  = [[Single: 1999|1999]] single
|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)]]''
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Latest revision as of 09:43, 10 October 2024

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How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore

single art for 1999

from the album 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
included on The Hits / The B-Sides
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 24 September 1982 - 1999 single
Album(s): The Hits / The B-Sides

Girl 6
One Nite Alone... Live!
1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Prince And The Revolution: Live

Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore was released as the b-side on the single 1999, the first single from Prince’s fifth album 1999.

In 1993, it was included as the 16th track on The B-Sides compilation (included as the third and final disc on The Hits / The B-Sides).

In 1996, the song was also included as the eleventh track on the soundtrack album Girl 6 (a compilation of music by Prince and associated artists for the movie Girl 6, directed by Spike Lee). In late 1998, it was included on the re-issue of the 1999 single.

In 2002, a live version of the track was included as the sixteenth track on the second disc of the One Nite Alone... Live! album (along with Xenophobia, Extraordinary, Avalanche, Family Name, Raspberry Beret, The Everlasting Now, Wanna B Ur Lover, Diamonds & Pearls, The Beautiful Ones and Nothing Compares 2 U from the same show).

In 2019, a different studio take of the song was released as the thirteenth and last track on the Vault Tracks part 1 disc of a Super Deluxe Edition edition of the 1999 album. Two live versions were also included on this edition.

Basic tracking of How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore took place at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California on 28 April 1982 (three days after Free, and on the same day as mixing an early cut of Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)).


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
28 April 1982 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore 3:50 1999 single

1999 cassette re-release
The Hits / The B-Sides
Girl 6
1999 single re-issue

 Studio
How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore 3:50 1999 (Super) Deluxe Edition Studio Remastered in 2019
How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (Take 2) 6.11 1999 Super Deluxe Edition Studio
How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore 7:03 1999 Super Deluxe Edition Live 1 December 1982 (a.m.): Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA
How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore 7:19 Prince And The Revolution: Live Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA
How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore 5:01 Prince And The Revolution: Live (2022 re-release) Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA. Remastered
How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore 5:06 One Nite Alone... Live! Live 30 April 2002: Portland Center for the Performing Arts, Portland, OR, USA
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore 5:05 Prince And The Revolution: Live VHS/laserdisc

Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)
Prince And The Revolution: Live (2022 re-release)

Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA
How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore 8:14 1999 Super Deluxe Edition (DVD) Live 29 December 1982: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA


 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • The title was written with an added question mark on first release on the US single for 1999, but was written sans the question mark on most releases since.
  • The released mix of How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (Take 2) 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
Housequake   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   However Much U Want
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