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|song name                = Desire
|song name                = Desire
|single image              = [[File:Thefamily album.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Family]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: The Family|The Family]]</small>
|single image              = [[File:Thefamily album.jpg|100px|link= Album: The Family]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: The Family|The Family]]</small>
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|performer                = [[The Family]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 19|19 August 1985]] - [[Album: The Family|The Family]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 19|19 August 1985]] - [[Album: The Family|The Family]] album
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Live & Tight As A Funk Fiends' Fix
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]])
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]])
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] and [[The Family]])
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] and [[The Family]])
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|previous song            = [[Democrazy]]
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|next song                = [[Deuce & A Quarter]]
|introduction              = '''Desire''' is the eighth and final track on [[The Family]]'s first and only album [[Album: The Family|The Family]]. The song was written by [[Prince]], but credited to [[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]].
|introduction              = '''Desire''' is the eighth and final track on [[The Family]]’s first and only album [[Album: The Family|The Family]]. The song was written by [[Prince]], but credited to [[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]].


Basic tracking of this track, initially as an instrumental with the working title '''Ecstasy''', took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_27|27 June 1984]] at the [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, MN, USA (five days after recording  [[Susannah's Pajamas|Mazarati]] – later renamed [[Susannah's Pajamas]], on the same day [[High Fashion]] and [[Mutiny]]).  
Basic tracking of this track, initially as an instrumental with the working title '''Ecstasy''', took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_27|27 June 1984]] at the [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, MN, USA (five days after recording  [[Susannah’s Pajamas|Mazarati]] – later renamed [[Susannah’s Pajamas]], on the same day [[High Fashion]] and [[Mutiny]]).  
   
   
[[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]] and [[Susannah Melvoin]] overdubbed vocals onto the track in late 1984 - early 1985, and [[Clare Fischer]] added orchestral overdubs during the same period.  
[[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]] and [[Susannah Melvoin]] overdubbed vocals onto the track in late 1984 - early 1985, and [[Clare Fischer]] added orchestral overdubs during the same period. Saxophone overdubs by [[Eric Leeds]] were recorded a few days later, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_2|2 July 1984]]. It was the first song written by [[Prince]] that [[Eric Leeds]] worked on.
 
Phrases from the track were later used by [[Eric Leeds]] on his track '''Aguadilla''' on his 1993 album ''Things Left Unsaid'', and co-writing credit was given to [[Prince]] as a result, but [[Prince]] was otherwise not directly involved in the track. An earlier version of '''Aguadilla''', titled '''Portofino''', was considered for the [[Album: Times Squared|Times Square]] album (supplanted by [[Lines]]), but it is unclear however if it already had the '''Desire''' reference.
 


Phrases from the track were later used by [[Eric Leeds]] on his track '''Aguadilla''' on his 1993 album ''Things Left Unsaid'', and co-writing credit was given to [[Prince]] as a result, but [[Prince]] was not directly involved in the track.


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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_27|27 June 1984]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_27|27 June 1984]]
|studio                    = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA
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*[[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]] - vocals
*[[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]] - vocals
*[[Susannah Melvoin]] - vocals
*[[Susannah Melvoin]] - vocals
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted (uncredited)
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone
*[[Clare Fischer]] - string orchestration
*[[Clare Fischer]] - string orchestration
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|1= '''Desire'''
|2= 3:47
|3= [[The Family|Fdeluxe]]: ''Live & Tight As A Funk Fiends' Fix''
|4= Live
|5= 2 September 2012, Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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|1= '''Desire'''
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|2= Studio
|3=  [[Prince]]'s original studio version, missing strings and instrumental coda
|3=  [[Prince]]’s original studio version, missing strings and instrumental coda
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|2= ?:??
|3= [[Paul_Peterson|St. Paul]]: ''Live At Bunkers'' DVD
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|first live appearance    = 13 August 1985, First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota <small>(first performance by [[The Family]])</small><br>
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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.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]''
* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]''
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Latest revision as of 18:58, 16 October 2024

Democrazy   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Deuce & A Quarter
Desire

from the album The Family
Song details
Performer: The Family
First Released: 19 August 1985 - The Family album
Album(s): The Family

Live & Tight As A Funk Fiends' Fix

Writer(s): Prince (credited to St. Paul Peterson)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to David Z. Rivkin and The Family)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • 13 August 1985, First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota (first performance by The Family)
  • This song is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Desire is the eighth and final track on The Family’s first and only album The Family. The song was written by Prince, but credited to St. Paul Peterson.

Basic tracking of this track, initially as an instrumental with the working title Ecstasy, took place on 27 June 1984 at the Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, MN, USA (five days after recording Mazarati – later renamed Susannah’s Pajamas, on the same day High Fashion and Mutiny).

St. Paul Peterson and Susannah Melvoin overdubbed vocals onto the track in late 1984 - early 1985, and Clare Fischer added orchestral overdubs during the same period. Saxophone overdubs by Eric Leeds were recorded a few days later, on 2 July 1984. It was the first song written by Prince that Eric Leeds worked on.

Phrases from the track were later used by Eric Leeds on his track Aguadilla on his 1993 album Things Left Unsaid, and co-writing credit was given to Prince as a result, but Prince was otherwise not directly involved in the track. An earlier version of Aguadilla, titled Portofino, was considered for the Times Square album (supplanted by Lines), but it is unclear however if it already had the Desire reference.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
27 June 1984 Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse,
Eden Prairie, MN, USA 		Tracking
28 June 1984 (estimate) Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse,
Eden Prairie, MN, USA 		Vocal overdubs
2 July 1984 Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse,
Eden Prairie, MN, USA 		Saxophone overdubs
Late Summer 1984 (estimate) Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse,
Eden Prairie, MN, USA 		Vocal overdubs by St. Paul Peterson
October 1984 (estimate) Monterey Studios,
Glendale, CA, USA 		Clare Fischer Orchestral overdubs
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Desire 4:58 The Family Studio
Desire 3:47 Fdeluxe: Live & Tight As A Funk Fiends' Fix Live 2 September 2012, Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Desire ?:?? St. Paul: Live At Bunkers DVD Live Recorded live in 2005, Bunker’s Bar And Grill, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Desire Studio Prince’s original studio version, missing strings and instrumental coda
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
Democrazy   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Deuce & A Quarter
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