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|performer = [[The Time]] | |performer = [[The Time]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 26|26 June 1981]] - [[Single: Get It Up|Get It Up]] single | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 26|26 June 1981]] - [[Single: Get It Up|Get It Up]] single | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: The Time|The Time]] | |album(s) = [[Album: The Time|The Time]]<br> | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It’s_About_Time_(Morris_Day_album) It’s About Time] | |||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (uncredited) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (uncredited) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Morris Day]] and [[Prince]] (as [[Jamie Starr]]) | |producer(s) = [[Morris Day]] and [[Prince]] (as [[Jamie Starr]]) | ||
|previous song = [[ | |previous song = [[Get Blue]] | ||
|next song = [[Get Off]] | |next song = [[Get Off]] | ||
|introduction = '''Get It Up''' is the first track on [[The Time]] | |introduction = '''Get It Up''' is the first track on [[The Time]]’s first album [[Album: The Time|The Time]], and, a month before the album’s release, [[Single: Get It Up|Get It Up]] was released as the album’s first single. As such, '''Get It Up''' is the first song to be released credited to [[The Time]]. In 1984, it was included as the second track on the UK 12" version of [[Single: Ice Cream Castles|Ice Cream Castles]], the first single from [[The Time]]’s third album [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]]. The song was written by [[Prince]], although the album does not contain any writing credits. As with the rest of the album, the recording mostly features only [[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]], although [[Dr. Fink]] contributes a synth solo. | ||
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 11|11 February 1981]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. '''Get It Up''' was recorded before [[Prince]] offered [[Morris Day]] to form [[The Time]]. The song was offered to the band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_(band) Brick] who turned it down. | |||
A live version recorded in 1998 by [[Morris Day]] and (a revised line-up of) [[The Time]] was released in 2004 on [[Morris Day]]’s fourth solo album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It’s_About_Time_(Morris_Day_album) It’s About Time]. | |||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = April 1981 | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 11|11 February 1981]] | ||
|studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = | |additional info = Tracking | ||
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|date = April 1981 (likely) | |||
|studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |||
|additional info = Re-recording with [[Morris Day]] | |||
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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*[[Sue Ann Carwell]] - background vocals (listed as "various girlfriends") | *[[Sue Ann Carwell]] - background vocals (listed as "various girlfriends") | ||
*<small>[[Jellybean Johnson]] - credited for drums, but did not participate | *<small>[[Jellybean Johnson]] - credited for drums, but did not participate | ||
*[[Terry Lewis]] - credited for bass guitar and vocals, but did not participate | *[[Terry Lewis]] - credited for bass guitar, co-lead and background vocals, but did not participate | ||
*[[Jesse Johnson]] - credited for guitar and vocals, but did not participate | *[[Jesse Johnson]] - credited for guitar and vocals, but did not participate | ||
*[[Jimmy Jam]] - credited for keyboards and vocals, but did not participate | *[[Jimmy Jam]] - credited for keyboards and vocals, but did not participate | ||
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|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
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|1= '''Get It Up''' | |||
|2= 9:08 | |||
|3= [[Album: The Time|The Time]] Expanded Edition (2021 Remaster)<br> | |||
|4= Studio | |||
|5= Remastered in 2021 | |||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
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{{Songline| | |||
|1= '''Get It Up''' | |||
|2= 3:05 | |||
|3= [[Single: Get It Up|Get It Up]] 7" Promo | |||
|4= Edit | |||
|5= Same as above, but in mono | |||
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{{Songline| | |||
|1= '''Get It Up (Single Edit)''' | |||
|2= 3:05 | |||
|3= [[Album: The Time|The Time]] Expanded Edition (2021 Remaster)<br> | |||
|4= Edit | |||
|5= Same edit as above, but remastered in 2021 | |||
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|1= '''Get It Up / [[777-9311|777]]''' | |||
|2= 1:55 | |||
|3= [[Morris Day]]: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It’s_About_Time_(Morris_Day_album) It’s About Time]<br> | |||
|4= Live | |||
|5= 21 June 1998, House Of Blues, Hollywood, California, USA | |||
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|unreleased versions = | |||
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|1= '''Get It Up''' | |||
|2= Studio | |||
|3= Initial version offered to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_(band) Brick] | |||
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}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
|first live appearance = [[20_November 1981|20 November 1981, The Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] <small>(performed by [[The Time]] | |first live appearance = [[20_November 1981|20 November 1981, The Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] <small>(performed by [[The Time]] without [[Prince]] input)</small> | ||
*This song is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]. | *This song is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]. [[The Time]] has played it at gigs before this date. | ||
|performed regularly on = [[Controversy Tour]] <small>(performed by [[The Time]] | |performed regularly on = [[Controversy Tour]] <small>(performed by [[The Time]] without [[Prince]] input)</small> | ||
* [[1999 Tour]] <small>(performed by [[The Time]] with [[Prince]] input)</small> | * [[1999 Tour]] <small>(performed by [[The Time]] with [[Prince]] input)</small> | ||
|performed occasionally in = None by [[Prince]]. | |performed occasionally in = None by [[Prince]]. | ||
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* [[The Time]] | * [[The Time]] | ||
|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:1981]][[Category: | *<b>Podcast</b>: [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/morris-day/id1485250501?i=1000526566369 '''Questlove Supreme: Morris Day''' on ''Questlove Supreme'' (23 June 2021)] | ||
|categories = [[Category:1981]][[Category:Recorded 1981]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (The Time)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] | |||
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