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{{song-2|
|song name                = Anna Stesia
|song name                = Anna Stesia
|single image              = [[File:Lovesexy.jpg|100px|link=Album: Lovesexy]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]]  
|single image              = [[File:Lovesexy.jpg|100px|link= Album: Lovesexy]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]]  
|performer                = Prince
|performer                = Prince
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 10|10 May 1988]] - [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 10|10 May 1988]] - [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] album
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|previous song            = [[Animal Kingdom]]
|previous song            = [[Animal Kingdom]]
|next song                = [[Annie Christian]]
|next song                = [[Annie Christian]]
|introduction              = '''Anna Stesia''' is the fourth track on [[Prince]]'s tenth album [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]].  
|introduction              = '''Anna Stesia''' is the fourth track on [[Prince]]’s tenth album [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]].  


In 2002, a live version was included as the seventeenth and final track on the second disc of [[Prince]]'s first live release [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] (along with [[When You Were Mine]], from the same show).
In 2002, a live version was included as the seventeenth and final track on the second disc of [[Prince]]’s first live release [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] (along with [[When You Were Mine]], from the same show).


While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in December 1987 or January 1988, at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota during final sessions for the [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] album.
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 13|13 December 1987]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota during sessions for the [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] album.


The song was played at the end of the first half of each [[Lovesexy Tour]] show, acting as a response to and rebirth from the darker music of the show, before an intermission preceded the more positive material in the second half.
The song was played at the end of the first half of each [[Lovesexy Tour]] show, acting as a response to and rebirth from the darker music of the show, before an intermission preceded the more positive material in the second half.
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = December 1987 - January 1988
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 13|13 December 1987]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]] - Studio A,<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
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}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
'''Lovesexy version'''
'''Lovesexy version'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[Sheila E.]] - vocals (possibly drums as well)
*[[Sheila E.]] - drums and vocals
*[[Cat]] - vocals
*[[Cat]] - vocals
*[[Boni Boyer]] - vocals
*[[Boni Boyer]] - vocals
<hr>
* [[Eddie Miller]] - Engineer
<br>
<br>
'''One Nite Alone... Live! version'''
'''One Nite Alone... Live! version'''
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|1= '''Anna Stesia'''
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|3= Original full recording featuring more music and lyrics
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|sampled in                =  
|sampled in                =  
|first live appearance    = [[08_July 1988|8 July 1988: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France]]<br>
|first live appearance    = [[08_July 1988|8 July 1988: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France]]<br>
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|see also                  = [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] 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:1988]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1988]]
|categories                = [[Category:1988]][[Category:Recorded 1987]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
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Latest revision as of 12:59, 10 October 2024

Animal Kingdom   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Annie Christian
Anna Stesia

from the album Lovesexy
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 10 May 1988 - Lovesexy album
Album(s): Lovesexy

One Nite Alone... Live!

Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Anna Stesia is the fourth track on Prince’s tenth album Lovesexy.

In 2002, a live version was included as the seventeenth and final track on the second disc of Prince’s first live release One Nite Alone... Live! (along with When You Were Mine, from the same show).

Basic tracking took place on 13 December 1987 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota during sessions for the Lovesexy album.

The song was played at the end of the first half of each Lovesexy Tour show, acting as a response to and rebirth from the darker music of the show, before an intermission preceded the more positive material in the second half.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
13 December 1987 Paisley Park Studios - Studio A,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel

Lovesexy version


One Nite Alone... Live! version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Anna Stesia 4:57 Lovesexy Studio
Anna Stesia 13:12 One Nite Alone... Live! Live 19 April 2002, Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, CA, USA; includes The Greatest Romance Ever Sold drum loop
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Anna Stesia 5:35 Lovesexy Live 2 VHS Live 9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen (Halle 1), Dortmund, West Germany


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Anna Stesia Studio Original full recording featuring more music and lyrics
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • The name "Anna Stesia" is likely derived from the word "anesthesia".
References
Animal Kingdom   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Annie Christian
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