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{{song-2|
|song name              = Purple House (a.k.a. Red House)
|song name              = Purple House (a.k.a. Red House)
|single image           = [[File:Powerofsoul_album.jpg|100px|border|link=Album: Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix|Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix]] </small>
|single image             = [[File:Powerofsoul_album.jpg|100px|border|link= Album: Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix|Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix]] </small>
|performer              = [[Prince]]
|performer              = [[Prince]]
|first released        = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 4|4 May, 2004]] - [[Album: Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix|Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix]]  
|first released        = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 4|4 May 2004]] - [[Album: Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix|Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix]]  
|album(s)              = [[Album: Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix|Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix]]  
|album(s)              = [[Album: Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix|Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix]]  
|writer(s)              = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix Jimi Hendrix]
|writer(s)              = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix Jimi Hendrix]
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The name of the track was changed by [[Prince]] to mirror his famous association with the color purple.
The name of the track was changed by [[Prince]] to mirror his famous association with the color purple.


Recording dates and studio are unknown, but it is likely that initial tracking took place in 1999 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. The track features [[Larry Graham]] (who had turned down an offer to play with Hendrix at the 1968 Woodstock festival) on bass guitar.
Recording dates and studio are unknown, but it is likely that basic tracking took place in 1999 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track features [[Larry Graham]] (who had turned down an offer to play with Hendrix at the 1969 Woodstock festival, but played as bass player of Sly and the Family Stone) on bass guitar.
|recording info        =
|recording info        =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                    = 1999
|date                    = 1999
|studio                  = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                  = [[Paisley Park Studios]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info        = Initial tracking
|additional info        = Tracking
}}
}}
|recording personnel    = *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
|recording personnel    = *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
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{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Purple House'''  
|1= '''Purple House''' titled "’’'''Blues Medley’’'''"
|2=?:??
|2= 9:27
|3= [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 The Year 2000]] VHS/DVD
|3= [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 The Year 2000]] VHS/DVD
|4=Live
|4=Live
|5=[[18_December 1999|18 December, 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]; see [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 The Year 2000]] for details
|5=[[18_December 1999|18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]; see [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 The Year 2000]] for details
}}
}}
}}
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|broadcasts, streaming  =  
|broadcasts, streaming  =  
|unreleased versions    =  
|unreleased versions    =  
|first live appearance  = [[24 August, 1986|24 August, 1986, New Morning, Paris, France]] <br>
|first live appearance  = [[24 August 1986|24 August 1986, New Morning, Paris, France]] <br>
* [[17 November 1999-am|17 November 1999 (a.m.): Le Bataclan, Paris, France]]  
* [[17 November 1999-am|17 November 1999 (a.m.): Le Bataclan, Paris, France]]  
|performed regularly on  = none
|performed regularly on  = none
|performed occasionally in =  [[All Concerts#1986|1986]] <small>(as '''Purple House''')</small>, [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] <small>(as '''Purple House''')</small>, [[All Concerts#1992|1992]] <small>(as '''Purple House''')</small>, [[All Concerts#1997|1997]] <small>(as '''Purple House''')</small>, [[All Concerts#1999|1999]] <small>(as '''Purple House''')</small>, [[All Concerts#2002|2002]] <small>(as '''Purple House''')</small>, [[All Concerts#2008|2008]] <small>(as '''Purple House''')</small>
|performed occasionally in =  [[All Concerts#1986|1986]] <small>(as '''Purple House''')</small>, [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] <small>(as '''Purple House''')</small>, [[All Concerts#1992|1992]] <small>(as '''Purple House''')</small>, [[All Concerts#1997|1997]] <small>(as '''Purple House''')</small>, [[All Concerts#1999|1999]] <small>(as '''Purple House''')</small>, [[All Concerts#2002|2002]] <small>(as '''Purple House''')</small>, [[All Concerts#2008|2008]] <small>(as '''Purple House''')</small>
|trivia                  = [[Prince]] had previously released [[Habibi]], which was essentially a cover version of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix Jimi Hendrix]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Gun_(Jimi_Hendrix_song) Machine Gun]
|trivia                  = [[Prince]] had previously released [[Habibi]], which was essentially a cover version of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix Jimi Hendrix]’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Gun_(Jimi_Hendrix_song) Machine Gun]
* This song is a cover version of another artist's song. As such, any cover version of this song should not be considered a cover version of [[Prince]]'s version (unless performed as '''Purple House'''), but of the original, and so these are not listed here.  
* This song is a cover version of another artist’s song. As such, any cover version of this song should not be considered a cover version of [[Prince]]’s version (unless performed as '''Purple House'''), but of the original, and so these are not listed here.  
|see also                = [[Album: Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix|Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix]] album
|see also                = [[Album: Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix|Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix]] album
|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:2004]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Cover Songs]][[Category:Cover Songs (Studio)]][[Category:Recorded 1999]]
|categories              = [[Category:2004]][[Category:Recorded 1999]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Cover Songs]][[Category:Cover Songs (Studio)]][[Category:Cover Songs (Live)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 19:25, 16 October 2024

Providence   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Push & Pull
Purple House (a.k.a. Red House)

from the album Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 4 May 2004 - Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix
Album(s): Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix
Writer(s): Jimi Hendrix
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • 1986 (as Purple House), 1987 (as Purple House), 1992 (as Purple House), 1997 (as Purple House), 1999 (as Purple House), 2002 (as Purple House), 2008 (as Purple House)

Purple House is the fourth track (third song) on the 2004 tribute album Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix. The track is a cover version of the 1967 track Red House by The Jimi Hendrix Experience (written by Jimi Hendrix), which first appeared on Are You Experienced (1967).

The name of the track was changed by Prince to mirror his famous association with the color purple.

Recording dates and studio are unknown, but it is likely that basic tracking took place in 1999 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track features Larry Graham (who had turned down an offer to play with Hendrix at the 1969 Woodstock festival, but played as bass player of Sly and the Family Stone) on bass guitar.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
1999 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
  • Larry Graham - bass guitar
  • Other musical personnel (if any) are unknown

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Purple House 3:39 Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix Studio
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Purple House titled "’’Blues Medley’’" 9:27 Rave Un2 The Year 2000 VHS/DVD Live 18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA; see Rave Un2 The Year 2000 for details


 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • Prince had previously released Habibi, which was essentially a cover version of Jimi Hendrix’s Machine Gun
  • This song is a cover version of another artist’s song. As such, any cover version of this song should not be considered a cover version of Prince’s version (unless performed as Purple House), but of the original, and so these are not listed here.
References
Providence   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Push & Pull
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