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|song name = Emancipation | |song name = Emancipation | ||
|single image = [[File:Emancipation.jpg|100px|link=Album: Emancipation]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Emancipation.jpg|100px|link= Album: Emancipation]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] | |performer = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 1996]] - [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 1996]] - [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]<br> | ||
[[Album: Anthology: 1995-2010|Anthology: 1995-2010]] | |||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | ||
|previous song = [[Emale]] | |previous song = [[Emale]] | ||
|next song = [[Emotional Crucifixion]] | |next song = [[Emotional Crucifixion]] | ||
|introduction = '''Emancipation''' is the twelfth and final track on the third disc of [[Prince]] | |introduction = '''Emancipation''' is the twelfth and final track on the third disc of [[Prince]]’s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. | ||
Basic tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in 1995 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. An earlier mix of the track was included as the ninth and final track on a July 1995 configuration of [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], and as the first track on another 1995 configuration. Prior to the [[09_September 1995-am|9 September 1995 (a.m.)]] show at [[Paisley Park Studios]], pink sheets of paper were handed out to the audience with the title "Emancipation", but the poem written was entirely different than the | Basic tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in 1995 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. An earlier mix of the track was included as the ninth and final track on a July 1995 configuration of [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], and as the first track on another 1995 configuration. Prior to the [[09_September 1995-am|9 September 1995 (a.m.)]] show at [[Paisley Park Studios]], pink sheets of paper were handed out to the audience with the title "Emancipation", but the poem written was entirely different than the song’s lyrics (see trivia below); no recording is known to have been made of this poem. | ||
The | The song’s lyric reuses one of his most well-known lyrics during the chorus - "see you in the purple rain" (from [[Purple Rain]]). | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = 1995 | |date = 1995 | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = | |additional info = Tracking | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all vocals and instruments | *[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all vocals and instruments | ||
*Uncredited (possibly sampled) horn player(s) | |||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|1= '''Emancipation''' | |1= '''Emancipation''' | ||
|2= 4:12 | |2= 4:12 | ||
|3= [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] | |3= [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]<br> | ||
[[Album: Anthology: 1995-2010|Anthology: 1995-2010]] | |||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= | |1= [[1999]]/[[We March]]/[[Emancipation]] | ||
|2= ?:?? | |2= ?:?? | ||
|3= Delayed performance TV broadcast | |3= Delayed performance TV broadcast | ||
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1996|1996]] <small>(coda only, following [[One Of Us]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1997|1997]] <small>(lip synch or live singing over pre-recorded performance only)</small> | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1996|1996]] <small>(coda only, following [[One Of Us]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1997|1997]] <small>(lip synch or live singing over pre-recorded performance only)</small> | ||
|trivia = Poem distributed prior to [[09_September 1995-am|9 September 1995 (a.m.)]] show at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota:<br> | |trivia = Poem distributed prior to [[09_September 1995-am|9 September 1995 (a.m.)]] show at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota:<br> | ||
[[File:EmanciPoem.jpg|300px]]<br> | |||
<small> | <small> | ||
:''Is it reality or just a dream?<br> | :''Is it reality or just a dream?<br> | ||
:''2 your spirit [[file:Eye.png]] say [[file:Eye.png]] ♥ U in spite of my slavery<br> | :''2 your spirit [[file:Eye.png]] say [[file:Eye.png]] ♥ U in spite of my slavery<br> | ||
:'' | :''We’re both 2 blame 4 this lesson in life<br> | ||
:''cuz this is the path we choose''<br> | :''cuz this is the path we choose''<br> | ||
:''[[file:Eye.png]] | :''[[file:Eye.png]]’m sure [[file:Eye.png]] knew U long ago<br> | ||
:''Look into your soul – it knows<br> | :''Look into your soul – it knows<br> | ||
:''And [[file:Eye.png]] would never claim more righteous<br> | :''And [[file:Eye.png]] would never claim more righteous<br> | ||
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:''One stroke of your pen could conquer<br> | :''One stroke of your pen could conquer<br> | ||
:''Every sin our actions bore<br> | :''Every sin our actions bore<br> | ||
:''[[file:Eye.png]] implore the goodness | :''[[file:Eye.png]] implore the goodness that’s in all of us<br> | ||
:''An example we now must set<br> | :''An example we now must set<br> | ||
:''4 when this life is over<br> | :''4 when this life is over<br> | ||
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|see also = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album | |see also = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] 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:1996]][[Category: | |categories = [[Category:1996]][[Category:Recorded 1996]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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