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|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]) | ||
|previous song = [[Blue | |previous song = [[Blue Diamonds & Sunday Pearls]] | ||
|next song = [[Blue Limousine]] | |next song = [[Blue Limousine]] | ||
|introduction = '''Blue Light''' is the seventh track (sixth song) on [[Prince]]’s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], the second to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]. | |introduction = '''Blue Light''' is the seventh track (sixth song) on [[Prince]]’s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], the second to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]. | ||
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_12|12 May 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (two days after [[Gett Off]], on the same day [[Eric Leeds]] recorded saxophone overdubs on [[You’re All I Want]]). | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_12|12 May 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (two days after [[Gett Off]], on the same day [[Eric Leeds]] recorded saxophone overdubs on [[You’re All I Want]]). | ||
It was the earliest-recorded track to be used on the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album. It was included as the ninth track (sixth song) on March 1992, and late-Summer 1992, configurations of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, until many of the album’s [[Symbol segues|segues]] were removed for release. | It was the earliest-recorded track to be used on the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album and was first intended for the Minneapolis reggae-band ''Ipso Facto''. It was included as the ninth track (sixth song) on March 1992, and late-Summer 1992, configurations of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, until many of the album’s [[Symbol segues|segues]] were removed for release. | ||
A tape box in [[Prince]]’s vault has a date of [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_11|11 December 1991]] written on it. It is unclear if this is a new / alternate version or a mix of the song. | |||
In early 1993, [[Single: Blue Light|Blue Light]] was planned as a single, with a test pressing made, but the single was left unreleased. | In early 1993, [[Single: Blue Light|Blue Light]] was planned as a single, with a test pressing made, but the single was left unreleased. | ||
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|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Tracking | |additional info = Tracking | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_11|11 December 1991]] | |||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |||
|additional info = possible mix or new version | |||
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
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|first live appearance = [[18_February 1993|18 February 1993, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <br> | |first live appearance = [[18_February 1993|18 February 1993, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <br> | ||
* [[01 September 1993-am|1 September 1993 (a.m.): Rex Club, Paris, France]] | * [[01 September 1993-am|1 September 1993 (a.m.): Rex Club, Paris, France]] | ||
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|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)]] '' | ||
*[https://www.housequake.com/2006/07/10/michael-koppelman-interview-engineer/ '''Michael Koppelman Interview''' by ''Cateto'' (housequake.com: 10 July 2006)] | *[https://www.housequake.com/2006/07/10/michael-koppelman-interview-engineer/ '''Michael Koppelman Interview''' by ''Cateto'' (housequake.com: 10 July 2006)] | ||
|categories = [[Category:1992]][[Category: | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LwwIuVNKlw '''Interview: Michael Bland''' by ''Funkatopia'' (16 october 2024)] | ||
|categories = [[Category:1992]][[Category:Recorded 1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | |||
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