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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.
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].
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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

Latest revision as of 05:51, 3 July 2025

Get Blue   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Get Off
Get It Up

from the album The Time
single art for Get It Up
Song details
Performer: The Time
First Released: 26 June 1981 - Get It Up single
Album(s): The Time

It’s About Time

Writer(s): Prince (uncredited)
Producer(s): Morris Day and Prince (as Jamie Starr)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Get It Up is the first track on The Time’s first album The Time, and, a month before the album’s release, 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 Ice Cream Castles, the first single from The Time’s third album 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 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 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 It’s About Time.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
11 February 1981 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
April 1981 (likely) Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Re-recording with Morris Day
Recording Personnel
  • Morris Day - vocals
  • Prince - background vocals and all instruments, except where noted (uncredited)
  • Dr. Fink - synth solo
  • Sue Ann Carwell - background vocals (listed as "various girlfriends")
  • Jellybean Johnson - credited for drums, 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
  • Jimmy Jam - credited for keyboards and vocals, but did not participate
  • Monte Moir - credited for keyboards and vocals, but did not participate

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Get It Up 9:05 The Time

Ice Cream Castles single

Studio
Get It Up 9:08 The Time Expanded Edition (2021 Remaster)
 Studio Remastered in 2021
Get It Up 3:05 Get It Up single Edit
Get It Up 3:05 Get It Up 7" Promo Edit Same as above, but in mono
Get It Up (Single Edit) 3:05 The Time Expanded Edition (2021 Remaster)
 Edit Same edit as above, but remastered in 2021
Get It Up / 777 1:55 Morris Day: It’s About Time
 Live 21 June 1998, House Of Blues, Hollywood, California, USA


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Get It Up Studio Initial version offered to Brick
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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