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{{song|
|song name                = Skip 2 My U My Darling
|song name                = Skip 2 My U My Darling / Skip To My You My Darling
|single image              = [[File:Hereitis album French.jpg|100px|link=Album: Here It Is]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] (French release only) </small>
|album image              = [[File:Hereitis album French.jpg|100px|link=Album: Here It Is]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] (French release only) </small>
|performer                = [[Jevetta Steele]]
|single image              = [[Image:D&P_SDE.jpg|100px|link=Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe]] <br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]</small>
|first released            = May, 1991 - [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] album
|performer                = [[Jevetta Steele]]; [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]])
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 20|20 May 1991]] - [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]]<br>[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]], [[Jevetta Steele]], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]], [[Jevetta Steele]], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]
|producer(s)              = [[Ricky Peterson]] and [[Tommy LiPuma]]
|producer(s)              = [[Ricky Peterson]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_LiPuma Tommy LiPuma]
|previous song            = [[Sixteen]]
|previous song            = [[Sixteen]]
|next song                = [[Slappy Dappy]]
|next song                = [[Slappy Dappy]]
|introduction              = '''Skip 2 My U My Darling''' is the ninth track on the 1991 French release of [[Jevetta Steele]]'s first solo album [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] ([[Jevetta Steele]] is also part of the group [[The Steeles]]). The song was removed from the 1993 worldwide reissue, for unknown reasons.
|introduction              = '''Skip 2 My U My Darling''' is the ninth track on the 1991 French release of [[Jevetta Steele]]’s first solo album [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] ([[Jevetta Steele]] is also part of the group [[The Steeles]]). The song was removed from the 1993 worldwide reissue, for unknown reasons. [[Prince]] wrote the track, but did not appear on the version as released in 1991.


Specific recording dates for the track are not known, but it is likely that initial tracking took place in 1990 or early 1991 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. [[Prince]] does not appear on the released track, and it is not known if he recorded a version of the track also.
[[Prince]]'s original track started life as '''Skip 2 My U''', tracked on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 10|10 December 1990]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. His version was released in October 2023 as the eleventh track of ''Vault Tracks part 2'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]. Oddly, [[Prince]]’s version used the title '''Skip To My You My Darling''', while [[Jevetta Steele|Steele]]'s version was released under the title '''Skip 2 My U My Darling''' (using [[Prince]]’s usual shorthand spelling).
 
The song’s title refers to the children’s nursery rhyme [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip_to_My_Lou "Skip To My Lou"]. The lyrics also contains references to the nursery rhymes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Had_a_Little_Lamb "Mary Had A Little Lamb"], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter,_Peter,_Pumpkin_Eater Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater] and the children game [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hide-and-seek Hide And Seek].
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = 1990 - early 1991
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 10|10 December 1990]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = December 1990 - early 1991
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Overdubs by [[Jevetta Steele]] and [[The Steeles]]
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
'''Prince version'''
*[[Prince]] - lead vocals, background vocals
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - keyboards, guitar and drum programming (assumed)
*[[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]] - bass guitar and guitar (assumed)
*[[Ricky Peterson]] – keyboards (assumed)
<br>
'''Jevetta Steele version'''
*[[Jevetta Steele]] - lead vocals, background vocals
*[[Jevetta Steele]] - lead vocals, background vocals
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - keyboards, guitar and drum programming
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - keyboards, guitar and drum programming
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|3= [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]]
|3= [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]]
|4= Studio
|4= Studio
|5=  
|5= [[Jevetta Steele]] version
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Skip To My You My Darling'''
|2= 3:57
|3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|4= Studio
|5= [[Prince]] version
}}
}}
}}
}}
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|performed regularly on    = none
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    = The song's title refers to the children's nursery rhyme [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip_to_My_Lou "Skip To My Lou"]. The lyrics also mention the nursery rhyme [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Had_a_Little_Lamb "Mary Had A Little Lamb"].
|trivia                    =  
|see also                  = [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] album
* [[Jevetta Steele]]
* [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|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:1991]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1990]]
|categories                = [[Category:1991]] [[Category:2023]] [[Category:Recorded 1990]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)‏‎]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 16:33, 25 June 2024

Sixteen   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Slappy Dappy
Skip 2 My U My Darling / Skip To My You My Darling

from the album Here It Is (French release only)
from the album
Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
Song details
Performer: Jevetta Steele; Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
First Released: 20 May 1991 - Here It Is album
Album(s): Here It Is
Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
Writer(s): Prince, Jevetta Steele, Levi Seacer, Jr.
Producer(s): Ricky Peterson and Tommy LiPuma
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

Skip 2 My U My Darling is the ninth track on the 1991 French release of Jevetta Steele’s first solo album Here It Is (Jevetta Steele is also part of the group The Steeles). The song was removed from the 1993 worldwide reissue, for unknown reasons. Prince wrote the track, but did not appear on the version as released in 1991.

Prince's original track started life as Skip 2 My U, tracked on 10 December 1990, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. His version was released in October 2023 as the eleventh track of Vault Tracks part 2, one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition. Oddly, Prince’s version used the title Skip To My You My Darling, while Steele's version was released under the title Skip 2 My U My Darling (using Prince’s usual shorthand spelling).

The song’s title refers to the children’s nursery rhyme "Skip To My Lou". The lyrics also contains references to the nursery rhymes "Mary Had A Little Lamb", Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater and the children game Hide And Seek.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
10 December 1990 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
December 1990 - early 1991 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Overdubs by Jevetta Steele and The Steeles
Recording Personnel

Prince version


Jevetta Steele version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Skip 2 My U My Darling 4:23 Here It Is Studio Jevetta Steele version
Skip To My You My Darling 3:57 Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Studio Prince version



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
Sixteen   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Slappy Dappy
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