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|performer = [[Shelby J.]] | |performer = [[Shelby J.]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 7|7 December 2012]] - [[Single: North Carolina|North Carolina]] single <small>(accidental early release; official release date [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 12|12 December 2012]])</small> | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 7|7 December 2012]] - [[Single: North Carolina|North Carolina]] single <small>(accidental early release; official release date [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 12|12 December 2012]])</small> | ||
|album(s) = <!-- [[Album: Just Shelby|Just Shelby]] --> | |album(s) = <!-- [[Album: Just Shelby|Just Shelby]] --> None | ||
|writer(s) = [[Shelby J.]] | |writer(s) = [[Shelby J.]] and [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[North]] | |previous song = [[North]] | ||
|next song = [[Northside]] | |next song = [[Northside]] | ||
|introduction = '''North Carolina''' is the title track and only song on [[Shelby J.]]’s debut solo single [[Single: North Carolina|North Carolina]], and was planned for release on her debut album '''Just Shelby''', | |introduction = '''North Carolina''' is the title track and only song on [[Shelby J.]]’s debut solo single [[Single: North Carolina|North Carolina]], and was planned for release on her debut album '''Just Shelby''', which ultimately never came out. The song is co-written and produced by [[Prince]], and he appears on guitar and possibly other unidentified instrumentation on the track. | ||
While specific recording dates are not known, the track was worked on in August 2008 at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California | While specific recording dates are not known, the track was worked on in August 2008 at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, which might have been its basic tracking<!-- , almost two years prior to sessions for [[Shelby J.]]’s projected solo album--> . [[Shelby J.]] was born and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina, and likely wrote the song’s lyrics. The song was included as the ninth track on a (late Summer 2008) configuration of [[Album:_Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] with [[Prince]] singing lead, but was removed before the album’s release. | ||
Additional recording with fellow North Carolina native [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Hamilton_(musician) Anthony Hamilton] took place in 2011. The studio version includes child vocals by Olivia Dease, the daughter of [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | Additional recording with fellow North Carolina native [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Hamilton_(musician) Anthony Hamilton] took place in 2011. The studio version includes child vocals by Olivia Dease, the daughter of [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] band member [[Elisa Fiorillo|Elisa Dease]]. Prior to its studio recording, however, the song was performed during a live performance session by [[Prince]] and his band, including [[Shelby J.]] on lead vocals, for French radio station RTL on [[12_October 2009-m|12 October 2009 (matinee)]], but the song was not broadcast. The song had also been performed in shows months earlier, around 18 months before its studio recording. | ||
[[Shelby J.]] premiered the track during a 2-hour radio show she hosted on North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University’s [http://wnaa-online.ncat.edu/ WNAA 90.1 FM] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 6|6 December 2012]]. | [[Shelby J.]] premiered the track during a 2-hour radio show she hosted on North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University’s [http://wnaa-online.ncat.edu/ WNAA 90.1 FM] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 6|6 December 2012]]. | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Hamilton_(musician) Anthony Hamilton] - background vocals | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Hamilton_(musician) Anthony Hamilton] - background vocals | ||
*Olivia Dease - child vocals | *Olivia Dease - child vocals | ||
*[[Frédéric Yonnet]] – harmonica | |||
*Other recording personnel not known. | *Other recording personnel not known. | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
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|1= '''North Carolina''' | |1= '''North Carolina''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= [[Prince]]’s version | |3= [[Prince]]’s version | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''North Carolina''' | |1= '''North Carolina''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= Recorded | |3= Recorded August 2008, before overdubs | ||
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*[[Shelby J.]] | *[[Shelby J.]] | ||
|references = [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4421485412870&set=a.1399266459285.2052396.1160981282&type=1&theater Shelby J. Facebook account] | |references = [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4421485412870&set=a.1399266459285.2052396.1160981282&type=1&theater Shelby J. Facebook account] | ||
|categories = [[Category:2012]][[Category: | |categories = [[Category:2012]][[Category:Recorded 2008]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] | ||
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