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|song name = That Girl Thang | |song name = That Girl Thang | ||
|single image = [[File:3rdeye_artwork.jpeg|100px| | |single image = [[File:3rdeye_artwork.jpeg|100px|Link= 3rdEyeGirl.com]] | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 18|18 February 2013]] - [[3rdEyeGirl.com]] website | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 18|18 February 2013]] - [[3rdEyeGirl.com]] website | ||
|album(s) = None | |album(s) = None | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small> | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small> | ||
|previous song = [[Ten And ½]] | |previous song = [[Ten And ½]] | ||
|next song = [[Then]] | |next song = [[Then]] | ||
|introduction = '''That Girl Thang''', an acoustic track, was first available for download from [[Prince]] | |introduction = '''That Girl Thang''', an acoustic track, was first available for download from [[Prince]]’s [[3rdEyeGirl.com]] website on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 18|18 February 2013]], within hours of the track’s recording. | ||
It is unknown if this song | It is unknown if this song was planned for inclusion on an album or any other project. | ||
Blogger [http://www.drfunkenberry.com/ Dr. Funkenberry], reported in an [http://www.spreecast.com/events/prince-2013-new-songs-wdoc-f online video chat] that the song was written and recorded about six hours before its release; since the song was available in the early morning of [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 18|18 February 2013]], this places the recording on the evening of [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 17|17 February 2013]], most likely at [[Paisley Park Studios]] | Blogger [http://www.drfunkenberry.com/ Dr. Funkenberry], reported in an [http://www.spreecast.com/events/prince-2013-new-songs-wdoc-f online video chat] that the song was written and recorded about six hours before its release; since the song was available in the early morning of [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 18|18 February 2013]], this places the recording on the evening of [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 17|17 February 2013]], most likely at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. | ||
The track appears to have been recorded in a single take with no overdubs, however, and [[Prince]] can be heard to turn off the recording machine at the end of the track, so the track could have been recorded on a mobile device from another location. | The track appears to have been recorded in a single take with no overdubs, however, and [[Prince]] can be heard to turn off the recording machine at the end of the track, so the track could have been recorded on a mobile device from another location. | ||
In November 2016 | In November 2016, dancer [[Lala Escarzega]] wrote a blogpost about the song in Instragram saying '' "Girl Thang"- Prince gifted this song to me after a night I jokingly asked him to sing me to sleep. I had also told him his photo he sent me made me swoon & I love how he made the lyrics so personal so only he and I would "get it". He gave this song to me the very next night. There is also an instrumental of this that he gave me and I have no idea if it was ever released or not. '' | ||
It appears [[Michael B. Nelson]] also wrote a string arrangement for it,and recorded with Adi Yeshaya and StringGenius. | It appears [[Michael B. Nelson]] also wrote a string arrangement for it, and recorded with Adi Yeshaya and StringGenius. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 17|17 February 2013]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 17|17 February 2013]] | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed; see notes above) | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed; see notes above) | ||
|additional info = | |additional info = Tracking | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = 2013 | |date = 2013 | ||
|studio = | |studio = Unknown studio | ||
|additional info = | |additional info = String arrangement by [[Michael B. Nelson]], recorded with Adi Yeshaya and StringGenius. | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''That Girl Thang''' | |1= '''That Girl Thang''' | ||
|2= | |2= Instrumental version | ||
|3= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 17|17 February 2013]] | |3= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 17|17 February 2013]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''That Girl Thang''' | |1= '''That Girl Thang''' | ||
|2= | |2= Version with strings overdubs | ||
|3= | |3= | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|references = [http://3rdeyegirl.com/product/that-girl-thang/ 3rdEyeGirl.com] | |references = [http://3rdeyegirl.com/product/that-girl-thang/ 3rdEyeGirl.com] | ||
*[http://www.spreecast.com/events/prince-2013-new-songs-wdoc-f Prince 2013: NEW Songs w/Doc F. Spreecast] | *[http://www.spreecast.com/events/prince-2013-new-songs-wdoc-f Prince 2013: NEW Songs w/Doc F. Spreecast] | ||
|categories = [[Category:2013]][[Category: | |categories = [[Category:2013]][[Category:Recorded 2013]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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