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|1= '''Spoon'''  
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|2= ?:??
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|3= Promotional release only
|3= Unreleased promotional video
|4= Promo video
|4= Promo video
|5= See [[Video: Spoon|Spoon]] video for details
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|categories                = [[Category:1998]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Recorded 1997]]
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Latest revision as of 10:00, 10 October 2024

So What The Fuss   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Stand Back
Spoon

from the album Come 2 My House
promosingle image for Spoon
Song details
Performer: Chaka Khan
First Released: 29 September 1998 - Come 2 My House album
Album(s): Come 2 My House
Writer(s): Chaka Khan, Howard McCrary & Robert D. Palmer
Producer(s): Chaka Khan, Howard McCrary & Robert D. Palmer
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Spoon (originally titled Am Happy?) is the fifth track (fourth song) on Chaka Khan’s tenth solo studio album Come 2 My House, and, around the same time as the album’s release, Spoon was available as a promo-only single. It was also included on the Come 2 My House promo sampler available at around the same time as the album’s release. The song was written and produced by Chaka Khan, Howard McCrary & Robert D. Palmer.

is believed to appear as a musician, but his exact contribution is unknown. The track was based around a groove created by Sonny T. and Michael B. included on their sample CD Funky-ass Loops (they are both uncredited).

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place between November 1997, and January 1998, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It was included (under its original title Am Happy?) as the second track on a February 1998 configuration of Come 2 My House, before the tracklist was revised for release.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
November 1997 - January 1998 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Chaka Khan - vocals
  • Robert D. Palmer - additional vocals
  • Michael B. - drums (uncredited, sampled loop from sample CD Funky-ass Loops)
  • Sonny T. - bass (uncredited, sampled loop from sample CD Funky-ass Loops)
  • - instruments (specific contribution unknown)

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Spoon 3:49 Come 2 My House

Spoon promo
Come 2 My House promo sampler

Studio
Spoon 1:32 NPG Sampler '98 Excerpt
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Spoon Unreleased promotional video Promo video See Spoon video for details
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Spoon ?:?? Delayed performance TV broadcast Live 8 June 1998 (mat.), Vibe, CBS Television City, Stage 46, Los Angeles, California


 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • The American songwriter Robert D. Palmer, who co-wrote this song (and Come 2 My House), is not to to be confused with the English singer-songwriter Robert Palmer.
References
So What The Fuss   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Stand Back
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