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{{song-2|
|song name                = Color
|song name                = Color
|single image              =  [[Image:1800newfunk_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1-800 New Funk]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]]</small>
|single image              =  [[Image:1800newfunk_album.jpg|100px|link= Album: 1-800 New Funk]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]]</small>
|performer                = [[The Steeles]]
|performer                = [[The Steeles]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 12|12 August 1994]] - [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_12|12 July 1994]] (advanced release for a signing session) <br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 12|12 August 1994]] (worldwide release)
|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]]
|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
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|date                      = Late 1992
|date                      = Late 1992
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
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*[[Jearlyn Steele]] - vocals
*[[Jearlyn Steele]] - vocals
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - unidentified instruments
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - unidentified instruments
*[[Prince]] - background vocals (uncredited)
*[[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] - all other instruments (unidentified musicians, although most likely this was simply [[Prince]])
*[[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] - all other instruments (unidentified musicians, although most likely this was simply [[Prince]])
|released versions        =
|released versions        =
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|performed regularly on    = none
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    = A drum sample used in this song is originally from ''You’ll Like It Too'' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funkadelic Funkadelic] (from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_%26_Disconnections Connections & Disconnections], 1980). That sample also appears on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Harris_(musician) Simon Harris]’ compilation "Beats, Breaks & Scratches Volume 1" as ''Funky Roll'' (released in 1987). [[Prince]] likely took it from there as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Harris_(musician) Simon Harris]’ ''Beats, Breaks & Scratches'' compilations were heavily used by him and his associates in the early nineties on various songs and remixes. The same ''Funky Loop'' sample also appears on [[Jam Of The Year]] and remixes of [[The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]].
|see also                  = [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]] album
*[[Album: MPLS (1994)|MPLS]] album
*[[Album: MPLS (1994)|MPLS]] album
* [[The Steeles]]
* [[The Steeles]]
|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:1994]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1992]]
|categories                = [[Category:1994]][[Category:Recorded 1992]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 12:36, 10 October 2024

Colonized Mind   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Colors
Color

from the album 1-800 New Funk
Song details
Performer: The Steeles
First Released: 12 July 1994 (advanced release for a signing session)
12 August 1994 (worldwide release)
Album(s): 1-800 New Funk
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Kirk Johnson (as "Kirky J.")
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Color, by The Steeles, is the fifth track on the album 1-800 New Funk (a compilation of mostly-unreleased music largely written and produced by Prince/, recorded by other Paisley Park Records artists). The song was written by Prince and produced by Kirk Johnson (as "Kirky J.").

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in late 1992 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track was intended for a planned project by Minneapolis and the MPLS album (even though lead vocals were by The Steeles), but this project remained unfinished.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Late 1992 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Color 4:20 1-800 New Funk Studio



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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