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|song name = America | |song name = America | ||
|album image = [[File:Atwiad.jpg|100px|link=Album: Around The World In A Day]] <br><small> from the album<br> [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] | |album image = [[File:Atwiad.jpg|100px|link= Album: Around The World In A Day]] <br><small> from the album<br> [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] | ||
|single image = [[File:America_single.jpg|100px|link=Single: America]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: America|America]]</small> | |single image = [[File:America_single.jpg|100px|link= Single: America]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: America|America]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | |performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_22|22 April 1985]] - [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_22|22 April 1985]] - [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]]<br>[[Album: Black Archives: Minneapolis Funk|Black Archives: Minneapolis Funk]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | ||
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|introduction = '''America''' is the sixth track on [[Prince]]’s eighth album [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], and five and a half month’s after the album’s release, [[Single: America|America]] was released as the album’s fourth and final single (released worldwide, except in the UK). | |introduction = '''America''' is the sixth track on [[Prince]]’s eighth album [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], and five and a half month’s after the album’s release, [[Single: America|America]] was released as the album’s fourth and final single (released worldwide, except in the UK). | ||
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 23|23 July 1984]] at [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The full version was only released on the 12" single; the track as played was even longer, but the tape ran out while recording, so the 12" version was faded out. | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 23|23 July 1984]] at [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The full version was only released on the 12" single; the track as played was even longer, but the tape ran out while recording, so the 12" version was faded out. This full 21-minute version was remastered in 2025 by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Grundman Bernie Grundman] and released on streaming plateforms as a standalone single by [[The Prince Estate]] for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(United_States) Indepedance Day] (4 July 2025). This version, mixed by [[Chris James]], was credited to [[Prince]] only. | ||
On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 12|12 June 2012]], a 19:00 rehearsal version of [[Days Of Wild]] containing interpolations of [[Ain’t Nobody]], [[Get Wild]], [[America]] and [[Wild And Loose]] by [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] was streamed on [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151192910129408 Cassandra O’Neal Facebook page] and [[Shelby J.]] [http://soundcloud.com/shelby-johnson-4/days-of-wild-loose-1 Soundcloud page]. | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 12|12 June 2012]], a 19:00 rehearsal version of [[Days Of Wild]] containing interpolations of [[Ain’t Nobody]], [[Get Wild]], [[America]] and [[Wild And Loose]] by [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] was streamed on [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151192910129408 Cassandra O’Neal Facebook page] and [[Shelby J.]] [http://soundcloud.com/shelby-johnson-4/days-of-wild-loose-1 Soundcloud page]. | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 23|23 July 1984]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 23|23 July 1984]] | ||
|studio = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA | |studio = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = | |additional info = Tracking | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_25|25 February 1985]] | |||
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 1 (likely),<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | |||
|additional info = Editing and mixing for 7" | |||
}} | |||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_25|25 April 1985]] | |||
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | |||
|additional info = Editing and mixing for 12" | |||
}} | |||
{{RecordingLine| | |||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 3|3 May 1985]] | |||
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | |||
|additional info = Possible edits | |||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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|1= '''America''' | |1= '''America''' | ||
|2= 21:31 | |2= 21:31 | ||
|3= [[Album: Black | |3= [[Album: Black Archives: Minneapolis Funk|Black Archives: Minneapolis Funk]] compilation | ||
|4= Edit of Extended Version | |4= Edit of Extended Version | ||
|5= Fade-out 15 seconds before end of extended version listed above | |5= Fade-out 15 seconds before end of extended version listed above | ||
}} | |||
{{Songline| | |||
|1= '''America (12" Version)''' | |||
|2= 21:46 | |||
|3= [[Single: America|America]] digital single | |||
|4= Extended Version | |||
|5= Remastered in 2025 by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Grundman Bernie Grundman] and mixed by [[Chris James]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|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)]]'' | ||
* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' | ||
|categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category: | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' | ||
|categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Recorded 1984]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
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