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|introduction              = '''Temptation''' is the ninth and final track on [[Prince]]'s seventh 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]].
|introduction              = '''Temptation''' is the ninth and final track on [[Prince]]'s seventh 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]].


Although specific recording dates are not known, the song was recorded during a one-day session in Spring, 1984 at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records_Building Capitol Records Building], Los Angeles, CA, USA (the unusual location was because engineer [[David Leonard]] was now working there). The session was a solo recording, with saxophone by [[Eddie M.]] overdubbed later. Additional work took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_24|24 December 1984]] (the day after recording [[The Ladder]]), in a mobile studio outside [[Prince]]'s Kiowa Trail Home, Chanhassen, MN, USA immediately following his matinee show at [[24_December 1984|Saint Paul Civic Center Arena]], St. Paul, MN, USA, as the final recording made for [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]].
Although specific recording dates are not known, the song was recorded during a one-day session in Spring 1984 at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records_Building Capitol Records Building], Los Angeles, CA, USA (the unusual location was because engineer [[David Leonard]] was now working there). The session was a solo recording, with saxophone by [[Eddie M.]] overdubbed later. Additional work took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_24|24 December 1984]] (the day after recording [[The Ladder]]), in a mobile studio outside [[Prince]]'s Kiowa Trail Home, Chanhassen, MN, USA immediately following his matinee show at [[24_December 1984|Saint Paul Civic Center Arena]], St. Paul, MN, USA, as the final recording made for [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]].
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|see also                  = [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] 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)]]''
* ''Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984'', Duane Tudahl (2017)
|categories                = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1984]]
|categories                = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1984]]
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Revision as of 13:44, 12 May 2017

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Temptation

from the album Around The World In A Day
Song details
Performer: Prince and the Revolution
First Released: 22 April 1985 - Around The World In A Day
Album(s): Around The World In A Day
Writer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Temptation is the ninth and final track on Prince's seventh album Around The World In A Day, the second album to be credited to Prince and the Revolution.

Although specific recording dates are not known, the song was recorded during a one-day session in Spring 1984 at the Capitol Records Building, Los Angeles, CA, USA (the unusual location was because engineer David Leonard was now working there). The session was a solo recording, with saxophone by Eddie M. overdubbed later. Additional work took place on 24 December 1984 (the day after recording The Ladder), in a mobile studio outside Prince's Kiowa Trail Home, Chanhassen, MN, USA immediately following his matinee show at Saint Paul Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN, USA, as the final recording made for Around The World In A Day.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Spring 1984 Capitol Records Building, Los Angeles, CA, USA Initial tracking
1984 Unknown studio Saxophone overdubs by Eddie M.
24 December 1984 Mobile studio outside Prince's Kiowa Trail Home, Chanhassen, MN, USA Monologue recording
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
  • Eddie M. - saxophone

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Tempation 8:17 Around The World In A Day Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Temptation Studio Spring 1984 recording before saxophone overdubs and monologue
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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