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{{song| | {{song| | ||
|song name = Miss Thang | |song name = Miss Thang | ||
|album image = [[Image:Trueconfessions album.jpg|100px| | |album image = [[Image:Trueconfessions album.jpg|100px|Link= Album: True Confessions]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]] | ||
|single image = [[Image:Missthang single.jpg|100px| | |single image = [[Image:Missthang single.jpg|100px|Link= Single: Miss Thang]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Miss Thang|Miss Thang]]<br> | ||
|performer = [[T.C. Ellis]] | |performer = [[T.C. Ellis]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 28|28 May 1991]] - [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 28|28 May 1991]] - [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]] album | ||
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|previous song = [[Mink Kitty Cat]] | |previous song = [[Mink Kitty Cat]] | ||
|next song = [[Miss Understood]] | |next song = [[Miss Understood]] | ||
|introduction = '''Miss Thang''' is the fourth track (second song) on [[T.C. Ellis]] | |introduction = '''Miss Thang''' is the fourth track (second song) on [[T.C. Ellis]]’s first and only album [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]] (which also included '''Miss Thang (Vasquez Ice Mix)''' as its 16th and final track), and around the time of the album’s release, [[Single: Miss Thang|Miss Thang]] was released as the album’s first single. The track was written, produced, and largely performed by [[Prince]]. | ||
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in late Summer, 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It is not known if [[Prince]] recorded his own version, or if [[T.C. Ellis]] | A handwritten tracklist for [[The Time]]’s [[Album: Corporate World (1989)|Corporate World]] on which [[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]] worked on in Summer 1989 shows that [[Miss Thang]] was, at one point, considered for that album. But it is not known if an actual recording with [[Morris Day]]’s vocals took place and if it was intended for [[The Time]] or [[T.C. Ellis]] first. | ||
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in late Summer, 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It is not known if [[Prince]] recorded his own version, or if [[T.C. Ellis]]’ vocals are all that exist for this track. The album and single versions of [[Miss Thang]] are remixes made by Larry Robinson. A remix made by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez] (''Vasquez Ice Mix'') was also included as the last track on the album. Several other mixes were also made by [[David Friedlander]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] for the [[Single: Miss Thang|single]] release). The original version (prior to the remixes) of the song remains unreleased. | |||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Late Summer 1989 | |date = Late Summer 1989 | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = | |additional info = Tracking | ||
}} | |||
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|date = Summer 1989 | |||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |||
|additional info = Possible recording or vocal overbubs with [[Morris Day]] (tentative) | |||
}} | |||
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|date = Spring-Summer 1990 (assumed) | |||
|studio = Studio information needed | |||
|additional info = Remixes by Larry Robinson and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez] | |||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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|1= '''Miss Thang''' | |1= '''Miss Thang''' | ||
|2= 3:30 | |2= 3:30 | ||
|3= [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]] | |3= [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]]<br> | ||
[[Single: Miss Thang|Miss Thang]] promotional single | |||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= Remix by Larry Robinson | |||
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|1= '''Miss Thang (Vasquez Ice Mix)''' | |||
|2= 5:37 | |||
|3= [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]]<br> | |||
[[Single: Miss Thang|Miss Thang]] single | |||
|4= Remix | |||
|5= Remix by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez] | |5= Remix by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
|5= Remix by [[David Friedlander]], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] | |5= Remix by [[David Friedlander]], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''Miss Thang''' | |1= '''Miss Thang''' | ||
|2= 2:25 | |2= 2:25 | ||
|3= [[The New Power Generation | |3= Debuted (in part) during [[The New Power Generation Radio Show]] | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= Part of the original version prior to | |5= Part of the original version prior to Larry Robinson remix | ||
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
|trivia = | |trivia = [[Miss Thang]] is one of the few examples (with [[Playgirl]], [[Round And Round]] and [[Exploding All Over Europe]]) of songs which were released only in versions remixed by an outside producer. | ||
|see also = [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]] album | |see also = [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]] album | ||
* [[Single: Miss Thang|Miss Thang]] single | * [[Single: Miss Thang|Miss Thang]] single | ||
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* [[T.C. Ellis]] | * [[T.C. Ellis]] | ||
|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:1991]][[Category: | |categories = [[Category:1991]][[Category:Recorded 1989]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] | ||
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