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|introduction              = '''Data Bank''' is the thirteen track (tenth song) on [[The Time]]’s fourth album [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]], and is written and produced by [[Prince]] (but credited to [[The Time]]).
|introduction              = '''Data Bank''' is the thirteen track (tenth song) on [[The Time]]’s fourth album [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]], and is written and produced by [[Prince]] (but credited to [[The Time]]).


Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 17|17 June 1986]] at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Edina, Minnesota (in sequence before [[Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got]] and [[We Can Funk]], the day before [[Girl O’ My Dreams]]). It was intended for an aborted musical tentatively titled [[Musical: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]].
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 17|17 June 1986]] at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, Minnesota (in sequence before [[Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got]] and [[We Can Funk]], the day before [[Girl O’ My Dreams]]). It was intended for an aborted musical tentatively titled [[Musical: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]].


The track was re-recorded with [[Morris Day]] on lead vocals in Summer 1989, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, when [[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]] worked on the projected fourth album by [[The Time]], [[Album: Corporate World (1989)|Corporate World]], which later morphed into [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]]. [[Candy Dulfer]] added saxophone overdubs in August 1989, also at [[Paisley Park Studios]] (during the same set of sessions where she added saxophone overdubs to [[My Summertime Thang]], [[Release It]], [[Murph Drag]], [[The Latest Fashion]], [[Donald Trump (Black Version)]], [[Love Machine]] and [[My Baby Knows]]).  
The track was re-recorded with [[Morris Day]] on lead vocals in Summer 1989, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, when [[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]] worked on the projected fourth album by [[The Time]], [[Album: Corporate World (1989)|Corporate World]], which later morphed into [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]]. [[Candy Dulfer]] added saxophone overdubs in August 1989, also at [[Paisley Park Studios]] (during the same set of sessions where she added saxophone overdubs to [[My Summertime Thang]], [[Release It]], [[Murph Drag]], [[The Latest Fashion]], [[Donald Trump (Black Version)]], [[Love Machine]] and [[My Baby Knows]]).  
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 17|17 June 1986]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 17|17 June 1986]]
|studio                    = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA
|additional info          = Tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
}}
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 18|18 June 1986]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 18|18 June 1986]]
|studio                    = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA
|additional info          = Mix (Long version)
|additional info          = Mix (Long version)
}}
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|sampled in                =
|sampled in                =
|first live appearance    = [[18_September 1988|18 September 1988: Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL, USA]] <small>(spoken lyrics from the 1986 version as intro to [[Kiss]])</small><br>
|first live appearance    = [[18_September 1988|18 September 1988: Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL, USA]] <small>(spoken lyrics from the 1986 version as intro to [[Kiss]])</small><br>
[[24_September 1988|24 September 1988: Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC, USA]] <small>(spoken lyrics from the 1986 version as intro to [[Kiss]])</small>
* [[24_September 1988|24 September 1988: Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC, USA]] <small>(spoken lyrics from the 1986 version as intro to [[Kiss]])</small>
* This track is not known to have been performed in full by [[Prince]]
* This track is not known to have been performed in full by [[Prince]]
|performed regularly on    = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]] <small>(spoken lyrics as intro to [[Kiss]])</small>
|performed regularly on    = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]] <small>(spoken lyrics as intro to [[Kiss]])</small>

Latest revision as of 11:24, 24 July 2025

Darling Nikki   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   The Dawn
Data Bank

from the album Pandemonium
Song details
Performer: The Time
First Released: 10 July 1990 - Pandemonium album
Album(s): Pandemonium
Writer(s): Prince (credited to The Time)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to The Time)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Data Bank is the thirteen track (tenth song) on The Time’s fourth album Pandemonium, and is written and produced by Prince (but credited to The Time).

Basic tracking took place on 17 June 1986 at the Washington Avenue Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota (in sequence before Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got and We Can Funk, the day before Girl O’ My Dreams). It was intended for an aborted musical tentatively titled Dream Factory.

The track was re-recorded with Morris Day on lead vocals in Summer 1989, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, when Prince and Morris Day worked on the projected fourth album by The Time, Corporate World, which later morphed into Pandemonium. Candy Dulfer added saxophone overdubs in August 1989, also at Paisley Park Studios (during the same set of sessions where she added saxophone overdubs to My Summertime Thang, Release It, Murph Drag, The Latest Fashion, Donald Trump (Black Version), Love Machine and My Baby Knows).


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
17 June 1986 Washington Avenue Warehouse,
Eden Prairie, MN, USA 		Tracking
18 June 1986 Washington Avenue Warehouse,
Eden Prairie, MN, USA 		Mix (Long version)
Summer 1989 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Re-recording
August 1989 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Saxophone overdubs by Candy Dulfer
Recording Personnel

Released version

  • Morris Day - lead vocals
  • Prince - all instruments except where noted
  • Candy Dulfer - saxophone (as "Candy")
  • Jellybean Johnson - drums and backing vocals (credited, but not involved)
  • Jesse Johnson - guitar, backing vocals (credited, but not involved)
  • Jimmy Jam - keyboards, backing vocals (credited, but not involved)
  • Monte Moir - keyboards, backing vocals (credited, but not involved)
  • Terry Lewis - bass guitar, backing vocals (credited, but not involved)
  • Jerome Benton - percussion, "mirror and holler" (credited, but not involved)


Unreleased version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Data Bank 5:35 Pandemonium Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Data Bank Studio 1986 recording
Data Bank Studio 1989 version, shorter than released, with heavier drums
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • This song is listed (I’m Feeling Like I Wanna Put Ya In My) Data Bank on a handwritten tracklist for the Corporate World album.
References
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