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|song name                = Xpectation
|song name                = Xpectation
|single image              = [[File:Xpectation album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Xpectation]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]]</small>
|single image              = [[File:Xpectation album.jpg|100px|link= Album: Xpectation]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]]</small>
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 1|1 January 2003]] - [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 1|1 January 2003]] - [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]] album
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small>
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|previous song            = [[Xpand]]
|next song                = [[Xpedition]]
|next song                = [[Xpedition]]
|introduction              = '''Xpectation''' is the fourth track on [[Prince]]'s 26th album [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]], his first instrumental album to be released under his own name, and his first album to be released as download only.
|introduction              = '''Xpectation''' is the fourth track on [[Prince]]’s 26th album [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]], his first instrumental album to be released under his own name, and his first album to be released as download only.


Specific recording dates are not known, but initial tracking for the whole album took place in autumn, 2001 (most likely at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA), with saxophone overdubs by [[Candy Dulfer]] in early December 2001. The song was included as the fifth track on the album [[Album:_Xpectation#Quotations_and_trivia|Xenophobia]] before the title track was removed and the album renamed [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]].
Specific recording dates are not known, but basic tracking for the whole album took place in autumn, 2001 (most likely at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota), with saxophone overdubs by [[Candy Dulfer]] in early December 2001. The song was included as the fifth track on the album [[Album:_Xpectation#Quotations_and_trivia|Xenophobia]] before the title track was removed and the album renamed [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]].
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{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Autumn, 2001
|date                      = Autumn 2001
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
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{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Early December 2001
|date                      = Early December 2001
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Saxophone overdubs by [[Candy Dulfer]]
|additional info          = Saxophone overdubs by [[Candy Dulfer]]
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|see also                  = [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: Xpectation|Xpectation]] 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:2003]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 2001]]
|categories                = [[Category:2003]][[Category:Recorded 2001]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Instrumental Songs]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
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Latest revision as of 13:01, 10 October 2024

Xpand   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Xpedition
Xpectation

from the album Xpectation
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 1 January 2003 - Xpectation album
Album(s): Xpectation
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Xpectation is the fourth track on Prince’s 26th album Xpectation, his first instrumental album to be released under his own name, and his first album to be released as download only.

Specific recording dates are not known, but basic tracking for the whole album took place in autumn, 2001 (most likely at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota), with saxophone overdubs by Candy Dulfer in early December 2001. The song was included as the fifth track on the album Xenophobia before the title track was removed and the album renamed Xpectation.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Autumn 2001 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Early December 2001 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Saxophone overdubs by Candy Dulfer
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Xpectation 4:00 Xpectation Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Xpectation Studio Recording prior to saxophone overdubs
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
Xpand   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Xpedition
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