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|song name                = Colleen
|song name                = Colleen
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|single image              = [[File:1999_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: 1999 Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] </small>
|performer                = [[The Time]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_29|29 November 2019]] - [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|previous song            = [[Cold Coffee And Cocaine]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
|previous song            = [[Cold Coffee & Cocaine]]
|next song                = [[Colonized Mind]]
|next song                = [[Colonized Mind]]
|introduction              = '''Colleen''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_15|15 January, 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA during recording sessions for [[The Time]]'s second album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]] (the day after [[International Lover]] and [[The Walk]], and the day before [[You're All I Want]]).  
|introduction              = '''Colleen''' is an instrumental recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_15|15 January 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California during recording sessions for [[The Time]]’s second album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]] (the day after [[International Lover]] and [[The Walk]], and four days before [[Wild And Loose]]). The track may have simply been a studio experiment, however, and not intended for [[The Time]].


Although it is likely that only [[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]] appear on the track, it is listed as a song by [[The Time]] here as it was intended for the group, and the majority of [[The Time]]'s tracks only feature these two musicians. The song was discarded, and remains unreleased.
In a [http://www.startribune.com/sometimes-he-dreamed-his-songs-a-portrait-of-prince-in-the-recording-studio/510918872/?fbclid=IwAR0vwL3s5nGrbsgcg3_SccakyBgukJtwph2g7z3UvWJ86UuuN-5D1Ag0NFo 2019 interview], engineer [[Peggy McCreary]] talked about the origin of the track’s name, explaining that he had recorded it at the end of a session and McCreary asked what the track should be called on documentation. ''“He said, ‘What’s your middle name?' I said ‘Colleen.' He said, ‘Name it “Colleen.” ' The song never got finished; it never had lyrics.”''
 
The instrumental was discarded at the time, but was released in 2019 as the seventh track on the ''Vault Tracks part 1'' disc of a ''Super Deluxe Edition'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album. The liner notes also note that the track was revisited by [[Prince]] in April 1993, although no additional information is given about whether further recording took place.
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_15|15 January, 1982]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_15|15 January 1982]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|recording personnel      =  
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*[[Morris Day]] - vocals (assumed)
*[[Prince]] - all instruments
*[[Prince]] - all instruments (assumed)
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*[[Peggy McCreary]] - engineer
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|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br>
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|first live appearance    = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]
|first live appearance    = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]].
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    = The released mix of this track was done by Niko Bolas specifically for the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track, might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track.
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
|see also                  = [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
*[[The Time]]
* [[The Time]]
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
* [[The Time]]: [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]]
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Latest revision as of 09:40, 10 October 2024

Cold Coffee & Cocaine   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Colonized Mind
Colleen

from the album 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 29 November 2019 - 1999 Super Deluxe Edition album
Album(s): 1999 Super Deluxe 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

Colleen is an instrumental recorded on 15 January 1982 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California during recording sessions for The Time’s second album What Time Is It? (the day after International Lover and The Walk, and four days before Wild And Loose). The track may have simply been a studio experiment, however, and not intended for The Time.

In a 2019 interview, engineer Peggy McCreary talked about the origin of the track’s name, explaining that he had recorded it at the end of a session and McCreary asked what the track should be called on documentation. “He said, ‘What’s your middle name?' I said ‘Colleen.' He said, ‘Name it “Colleen.” ' The song never got finished; it never had lyrics.”

The instrumental was discarded at the time, but was released in 2019 as the seventh track on the Vault Tracks part 1 disc of a Super Deluxe Edition edition of the 1999 album. The liner notes also note that the track was revisited by Prince in April 1993, although no additional information is given about whether further recording took place.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
15 January 1982 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Colleen 5:30 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
 Studio



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • The released mix of this track was done by Niko Bolas specifically for the 1999 Super Deluxe Edition release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track, might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track.
References
Cold Coffee & Cocaine   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Colonized Mind
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