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|song name                = Katrina's Paper Dolls
|song name                = Katrina’s Paper Dolls
|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]
|single image              = [[File:Purplerain_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Purple Rain Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|performer                = [[Prince]] ([[Prince and the Revolution]])
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_23|23 June 2017]] - [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] album
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]<br>
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]  
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]  
|previous song            = [[Kamasutra/Overture #8]]
|previous song            = [[Kamasutra/Overture #8]]
|next song                = [[Kept Woman]]
|next song                = [[Keep On Loving U]]
|introduction              = '''Katrina's Paper Dolls''' is an unreleased track recorded in late October or early November, 1983 at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (around the time of [[Wednesday]] and [[Father's Song]]). It is not known if the track was intended for [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] or any other project. Although many tracks from the era were released under the credit "[[Prince and the Revolution]]", it is likely that the recording is a solo performance by [[Prince]], and it is listed here as such.
|introduction              = '''Katrina’s Paper Dolls''' was released posthumously in 2017, as the ninth track on the second disc (titled ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'') of [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']].


During [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June, 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and while '''Katrina's Paper Dolls''' was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned. The track remains unreleased.
The track was recorded on a day off on the [[1999 Tour]] at [[Universal Recording Corporation]], Chicago, Illinois, presumably on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 1|1 March 1983]] between shows in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Peoria, Illinois. It is unlikely that the song was initially intended for [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]].
 
In an online Q&A in 2009, [[Lisa Coleman]] stated that she co-wrote the track with her sister Cole Ynda Coleman and [[Wendy Melvoin]] during the same few-day session as [[Power Fantastic]] (recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_19|19 March 1986]]), but given that the track had been written and recorded by [[Prince]] three years earlier, it’s unclear what she meant by that. It’s possible the track was re-recorded with newly-written music, and is noted as such below, but this is unconfirmed.
 
During [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and while '''Katrina’s Paper Dolls''' was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned.
 
While a solo recording, it is listed here as a [[Prince and the Revolution]] track as it was released as a bonus track on the [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] album, which is credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]].
 
The Katrina name is possibly in reference to [[Vanity]] whose full name was Denise Katherina Matthews.  
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Late October - early November, 1983
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 1|1 March 1983]]
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = Universal Recording Corporation (Studio B),<br>Chicago, IL, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      =  Mid-March 1986
|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Re-recording (assumed, most likely without [[Prince]])
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments  
'''Unreleased 1986 version'''
*[[Lisa Coleman]] - unknown contributions
*[[Wendy Melvoin]] - unknown contributions
*Cole Ynda Coleman - lyrics, vocals
|released versions        =
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|1= '''Katrina’s Paper Dolls'''
|2= 3:30
|3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' (From The Vault & Previously Unreleased)]]<br>
|4= Studio
|5=
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|1= '''Katrina's Paper Dolls'''
|1= '''Katrina’s Paper Dolls'''
|2= Studio
|2= Demo
|3= Recorded late October - early November, 1983
|3= Recorded 1983; lengthy experimental demo with piano and layered vocals by Cole Ynda
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|1= '''Katrina’s Paper Dolls'''
|2= Demo
|3= Recorded 1983; edited and embellished version of demo above, with shared vocals by [[Prince]] and Cole Ynda
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|1= '''Katrina’s Paper Dolls'''
|2= Re-recording (assumed, most likely without [[Prince]])
|3= Mid-March 1986, [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|1= '''Katrina’s Paper Dolls'''
|2= different from above (assumed, most likely without [[Prince]])
|3= 1986
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|performed occasionally in = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    =  
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
|see also                  = [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] album
* [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]] unreleased 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:1983]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1983]]
* ''[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)]''
|categories                = [[Category:2017]][[Category:Recorded 1983]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Posthumously-released Songs]]
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Latest revision as of 10:15, 30 November 2024

Kamasutra/Overture #8   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Keep On Loving U
Katrina’s Paper Dolls

from the album Purple Rain Deluxe Edition and Deluxe Expanded Edition
Song details
Performer: Prince (Prince and the Revolution)
First Released: 23 June 2017 - Purple Rain Deluxe Edition and Deluxe Expanded Edition album
Album(s): Purple Rain Deluxe Edition and Deluxe Expanded Edition
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Katrina’s Paper Dolls was released posthumously in 2017, as the ninth track on the second disc (titled From The Vault & Previously Unreleased) of Purple Rain Deluxe Edition and Deluxe Expanded Edition.

The track was recorded on a day off on the 1999 Tour at Universal Recording Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, presumably on 1 March 1983 between shows in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Peoria, Illinois. It is unlikely that the song was initially intended for Purple Rain.

In an online Q&A in 2009, Lisa Coleman stated that she co-wrote the track with her sister Cole Ynda Coleman and Wendy Melvoin during the same few-day session as Power Fantastic (recorded 19 March 1986), but given that the track had been written and recorded by Prince three years earlier, it’s unclear what she meant by that. It’s possible the track was re-recorded with newly-written music, and is noted as such below, but this is unconfirmed.

During Prince: A Celebration in June 2000, computer screens at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on Crystal Ball Volume II, and while Katrina’s Paper Dolls was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned.

While a solo recording, it is listed here as a Prince and the Revolution track as it was released as a bonus track on the Purple Rain Deluxe Edition and Deluxe Expanded Edition album, which is credited to Prince and the Revolution.

The Katrina name is possibly in reference to Vanity whose full name was Denise Katherina Matthews.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
1 March 1983 Universal Recording Corporation (Studio B),
Chicago, IL, USA 		Tracking
Mid-March 1986 Galpin Blvd Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Re-recording (assumed, most likely without Prince)
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

Unreleased 1986 version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Katrina’s Paper Dolls 3:30 Purple Rain Deluxe Edition and Deluxe Expanded Edition (From The Vault & Previously Unreleased)
 Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Katrina’s Paper Dolls Demo Recorded 1983; lengthy experimental demo with piano and layered vocals by Cole Ynda
Katrina’s Paper Dolls Demo Recorded 1983; edited and embellished version of demo above, with shared vocals by Prince and Cole Ynda
Katrina’s Paper Dolls Re-recording (assumed, most likely without Prince) Mid-March 1986, Galpin Blvd Home Studio in Chanhassen, MN, USA
Katrina’s Paper Dolls different from above (assumed, most likely without Prince) 1986
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
Kamasutra/Overture #8   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Keep On Loving U
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