Baby, You’re A Trip

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Baby, You’re A Trip

from the album Jill Jones from the album Originals Song details Performer: Jill Jones; Prince First Released: 26 May 1987 - Jill Jones album 7 June 2019 - Originals album (Prince version) Album(s): Jill Jones Originals Writer(s): Prince (credited to Jill Jones) Producer(s): David Z. and Jill Jones on her album; Prince on Originals Live Appearances First and last live appearance: This song is not known to have been performed live by Prince. Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: none

Baby, You’re A Trip is the eighth and final track on Jill Jones’s first and only Paisley Park Records album Jill Jones (a brief portion of the song, in a different recording, is also included as an introduction to the album’s first track, Mia Bocca). It was included as the b-side of For Love, the album’s third and final single. Although Jill Jones was given official writing credits, the song was written solely by Prince. A 2019 review of Prince’s version on the posthumously-released album Originals states that Prince wrote the song for Jill Jones "about the time she snooped in his diary after he read hers." Basic tracking for Prince’s original version took place on 8 July 1982 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California. While David Z. and Jill Jones are listed as producers of the song, the only musicians known to have contributed to the track beyond Prince and Jill Jones is Clare Fischer’s orchestra, commissioned by Prince. In 2019, Prince’s own version (after orchestral overdubs) was released as the ninth track on the posthumous album Originals. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 8 July 1982 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Tracking 1986? Unknown studio(s) (details needed) vocal overdubs with Jill Jones 1986 Unknown studio, California (details needed) orchestra overdubs 28 January 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA Mix, crossfades, edit Recording Personnel Jill Jones version Jill Jones - vocals Prince - all instruments, except where noted Orchestral Players: Cello - Fred Seykora, James Arkatov, Mary Louise Zeyen, Raphael Kramer Double Bass - Arni Egilson, David Stone French Horn - David Duke, James Thatcher, Joseph Meyer, Marny Johnson Trombone - Charles Loper, Garnett Brown, Morris Repass Trumpet - Bob Bryant, Robert Findley, Hal Espinosa, Ray Brown Tuba - Tommy Johnson Viola - Alan DeVreitch, Jorge Moraga, Margot MacLaine, Myer Bello, Norm Forrest, Pam Goldsmith Violin - Betty Moor, Bill Hybel, Don Palmer, Edward Green, Francine Walsh, Henry Ferber, Irma Neumann, Isabelle Daskoff, Janice Gover, Karen Jones, Pam Gates, Pat Johnson, Robert Sushel, Ron Folsom, Terry Schoenburn, William Hymanson Woodwind - Arni Egilson, Bob Tricarico, David Edwards, Dick Mitchell, Gary Foster, Joe Soldo, John Lowe Prince version (on Originals) Prince - lead vocals and all instruments Jill Jones - background vocals Peggy McCreary - engineer Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Baby, You’re A Trip 5:23 Jill Jones For Love single Studio Baby, You’re A Trip 5:25 Originals Prince with Jill Jones vocal version released in 2019 Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Mia Bocca 4:31 Promotional release only Promo video As part of the intro of Mia Bocca included in the video Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Length Released Version Additional info Intro (Baby, You’re A Trip) - Mia Bocca 7:21 Jill Jones Studio Intro (Baby You’re A Trip) plays prior to main song Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Baby, You’re A Trip Studio Prince’s 1982 version, without orchestral overdubs Baby, You’re A Trip Studio Longer Jill Jones version

Additional Information See also Trivia Jill Jones album Jill Jones Lyrics during the bridge of the song include, "Something in the water don’t compute", a phrasing previously used in Something In The Water (Does Not Compute), recorded earlier in 1982. The songs are otherwise unrelated. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)

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