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|song name                = Sleep Around
|song name                = Sleep Around
|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>
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|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
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|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])
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|next song                = [[Slow Groove In G Major]]
|introduction              = '''Sleep Around''' is the sevent track on the third disc of [[Prince]]'s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]].
|introduction              = '''Sleep Around''' is the seventh track on the third disc of [[Prince]]’s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]].


Basic tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in early 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (engineer [[César Sogbe]] also worked on [[Album: Chaos And Disorder|Chaos And Disorder]] at the same time). It contains a sample of "Squib Cakes" (miscredited as "Squibcakes") by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Power Tower Of Power] (written by Chester Thompson, from their 1974 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_Oakland Back To Oakland]), which was previously sampled on [[Release It]].
Basic tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in late March or early April 1996 at [[South Beach Studios]], Miami Beach, FL, USA (engineer [[César Sogbe]] also worked on [[Album: Chaos And Disorder|Chaos And Disorder]] at the same time). It contains a sample of "Squib Cakes" (miscredited as "Squibcakes") by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Power Tower Of Power] (written by Chester Thompson, from their 1974 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_Oakland Back To Oakland]), which was previously sampled on [[Release It]].
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|date                      = Early 1996
|date                      = Late March - early April 1996
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[South Beach Studios]],<br>Miami Beach, FL, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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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:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1996]]
|categories                = [[Category:1996]][[Category:Recorded 1996]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
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Latest revision as of 09:56, 10 October 2024

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Sleep Around

from the album Emancipation
Song details
Performer:
First Released: 19 November 1996 - Emancipation album
Album(s): Emancipation
Writer(s): Prince (as )
Producer(s): Prince (as )
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Sleep Around is the seventh track on the third disc of Prince’s 19th album Emancipation, the third album to be credited to .

Basic tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in late March or early April 1996 at South Beach Studios, Miami Beach, FL, USA (engineer César Sogbe also worked on Chaos And Disorder at the same time). It contains a sample of "Squib Cakes" (miscredited as "Squibcakes") by Tower Of Power (written by Chester Thompson, from their 1974 album Back To Oakland), which was previously sampled on Release It.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Late March - early April 1996 South Beach Studios,
Miami Beach, FL, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Sleep Around 7:41 Emancipation Studio
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Sleep Around ?:?? Delayed TV broadcast performance Live 20 November 1996, Oprah Winfrey Show, Harpo Studios, Chicago, IL, USA


 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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