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|song name = Free | |song name = Free | ||
|single image | |single image = [[File:1999.jpg|100px|border|link= Album: 1999]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999|1999]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 1982]] - [[Album: 1999|1999]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 1982]] - [[Album: 1999|1999]] album | ||
|album(s) | |album(s) = [[Album: 1999|1999]]<br> | ||
[[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] | [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]]<br> | ||
[[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | |||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[Freaks On This Side]] | |previous song = [[Freaks On This Side]] | ||
|next song = [[ | |next song = [[Free The Music]] | ||
|introduction = '''Free''' is the eighth track on [[Prince]] | |introduction = '''Free''' is the eighth track on [[Prince]]’s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]], and, in late 1982, an edited version was included as the second track on a US promo 12" release of [[Single: 1999|1999]], the album’s first single. | ||
In 2002, a live version was included as the thirteenth track on the second disc of [[Prince]]’s first live album [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] (along with recordings of [[One Nite Alone...]], [[Starfish And Coffee|Starfish & Coffee]] and [[Sometimes It Snows In April]] from the same show). | |||
Basic tracking for [[Free]] took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 25|25 April 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, (five days after [[D.M.S.R.]], three days before [[How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore]]). | |||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 25|25 April 1982]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 25|25 April 1982]] | ||
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = | |additional info = Tracking | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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*[[Lisa Coleman]] - vocals | *[[Lisa Coleman]] - vocals | ||
*[[Jill Jones]] - vocals (as "J.J.") | *[[Jill Jones]] - vocals (as "J.J.") | ||
*[[Vanity]] - vocals | |||
*[[Wendy Melvoin]] - background vocals (as "Wendy") | *[[Wendy Melvoin]] - background vocals (as "Wendy") | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
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|2= 5:08 | |2= 5:08 | ||
|3= [[Album: 1999|1999]]<br> | |3= [[Album: 1999|1999]]<br> | ||
[[Single: I Would Die 4 U|I Would Die 4 U]] single | [[Single: I Would Die 4 U|I Would Die 4 U]] single<br> | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
}} | |||
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|1= '''Free''' | |||
|2= 5:08 | |||
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | |||
|4= Studio | |||
|5= Remastered in 2019 | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= [[Single: 1999|1999]] promo | |3= [[Single: 1999|1999]] promo | ||
|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
|5= | |5= A.k.a '''Promo Only Edit''' | ||
}} | |||
{{Songline| | |||
|1= '''Free (Promo Only Edit)''' | |||
|2= 4:35 | |||
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | |||
|4= Edit | |||
|5= Remastered in 2019 | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
|first live appearance = [[08_April 1983|8 April 1983 | |first live appearance = [[08_April 1983|8 April 1983: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI, USA]]<br> | ||
* [[20 February 2016-2|20 February 2016 (show 2): Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia]] | |||
|performed regularly on = [[Purple Rain Tour]]<br> | |performed regularly on = [[Purple Rain Tour]]<br> | ||
* [[One Nite Alone... Tour]] | * [[One Nite Alone... Tour]] | ||
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|trivia = [[Prince]] contributed to another song also titled [[GCS2000: Free|Free]] in 1998. This is an entirely different track, however, and receives a separate listing [[GCS2000: Free|here]]. | |trivia = [[Prince]] contributed to another song also titled [[GCS2000: Free|Free]] in 1998. This is an entirely different track, however, and receives a separate listing [[GCS2000: Free|here]]. | ||
|see also = [[Album: 1999|1999]] album | |see also = [[Album: 1999|1999]] album | ||
* [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | |||
|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:1982]][[Category: | |categories = [[Category:1982]][[Category:Recorded 1982]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 12:11, 10 October 2024
| Freaks On This Side < < < | Non-Prince Songs | All Prince Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Free The Music |
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| Freaks On This Side < < < | All Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Free The Music |
