4 The Tears In Your Eyes

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4 The Tears In Your Eyes

from the album We Are The World included on The Hits / The B-Sides Song details Performer: Prince and the Revolution First Released: 12 April 1985 - We Are The World album Album(s): We Are The World The Hits / The B-Sides Writer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution) Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 23 February 1985: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA 20 April 2002: Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, CA, USA (lyrics only) Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 1985, 2000 (lyrical clip during The Greatest Romance Ever Sold), 2002

4 The Tears In Your Eyes was released as the sixth track on the compilation album We Are The World, intended to raise money for famine relief efforts in Africa. In 1993, an alternate recording (taken from the recording of the song’s video) was included as the 19th track (the first of two previously-unreleased tracks) on The B-Sides compilation (included as the third and final disc on The Hits / The B-Sides). 4 The Tears In Your Eyes was initially recorded during the soundcheck of the Purple Rain Tour show on 1 February 1985 at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Basic tracking for the version released on the We Are The World album took place the next day, 2 February 1985, on a day off of the tour. The video version, the audio of which was released in 1993 on The Hits / The B-Sides, was recorded on 4 June 1985 at S.I.R., Los Angeles, California, and premiered on 13 July 1985 during the world-wide Live Aid event. The song Hello alludes to the recording of this song in lieu of participating in the all-star recording of the song We Are The World, stating: "I tried to tell them that I didn’t want to sing / but I'd gladly write a song instead". Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 1 February 1985 Le Mobile Studios (truck) @ Superdome, New Orleans, LA, USA Version 1, recorded during soundcheck 2 February 1985 Le Mobile Studios (truck) @ Superdome, New Orleans, LA, USA Tracking, mix (released version) 4 & 5 June 1985 S.I.R. Los Angeles, CA Re-recording (video version) (4th); more tracking, mixing (5th) Recording Personnel We Are The World version Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Wendy Melvoin - background vocals and guitar Lisa Coleman - background vocals and keyboards Bobby Z. - drums Brown Mark - bass guitar Dr. Fink - keyboards The Hits / The B-Sides version Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Wendy Melvoin - background vocals and guitar Lisa Coleman - background vocals and keyboards Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info 4 The Tears In Your Eyes 2:45 We Are The World Studio 4 The Tears In Your Eyes 3:23 The Hits / The B-Sides Re-recording Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info 4 The Tears In Your Eyes 3:23 Promotional release only Studio Re-recording later released on The Hits / The B-Sides; see 4 The Tears In Your Eyes for details

Additional Information See also Trivia We Are The World album The Hits / The B-Sides album References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince and the Parade and Sign O’ the Times Era Studio Sessions: 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)

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