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|title        = Dreamland
|title        = Dreamland
|information  = '''Dreamland''' is the first track on the [[The Time]]'s fourth album [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]]. It is a skit that starts of with a music box playing a bit of the nursery rhyme and lullaby 'Rock-a-bye Baby', echoing the end of [[The Time]]'s previous album [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]], which ends with multiple music boxes playing that song and being shut off one by one. Suggesting a dream it then segues into part of the introduction to [[The Time]]'s reunion performance during the 6th Annual Minnesota Black Music Awards held at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, MN on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 2|2 October 1987]]. There is more snoring and what now appears to be [[Morris Day]] is woken up from his dream by the telephone ringing. He answers the phone with his infamous exclamation of 'What time is it?'. It then ensues to (Morris arriving to) a club scene with some lame music playing and Morris switching the record that is playing for [[Pandemonium]], the album's first proper song.
|information  = '''Dreamland''' is the first track on the [[The Time]]'s fourth album [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]]. It is a skit that starts of with a music box playing a bit of the nursery rhyme and lullaby 'Rock-a-bye Baby', echoing the end of [[The Time]]'s previous album [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]], which ends with multiple music boxes playing that song and being shut off one by one. Suggesting a dream it then segues into part of the introduction to [[The Time]]'s reunion performance during the 6th Annual Minnesota Black Music Awards held at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, MN on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 2|2 October 1987]]. There is more snoring and what now appears to be [[Morris Day]] is woken up from his dream by the telephone ringing. He answers the phone with his infamous exclamation of 'What time is it?'. It then ensues to (Morris arriving to) a club scene with some lame music playing and Morris switching the record that is playing for [[Pandemonium]], the album's first proper song.
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|title        = Sexy Socialites
|title        = Sexy Socialites
|information  = '''Sexy Socialites''' is the third track on the [[The Time]]'s fourth album [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]]. It is a bit where drum track to the ensuing [[Jerk Out]] plays while two girls discuss how they would both like to go out with [[Morris Day]] and seamlessly segues into [[Jerk Out]].
|information  = '''Sexy Socialites''' is the third track on the [[The Time]]'s fourth album [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]]. It is a bit where drum track to the ensuing [[Jerk Out]] plays while two girls discuss how they would both like to go out with [[Morris Day]] and seamlessly segues into [[Jerk Out]].
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|title        = Yount
|title        = Yount
|information  = '''Yount''' is the fifth track on the [[The Time]]'s fourth album [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]]. It is a skit in which various members of the band shout the word "Yount" as a growled exclamation. The track is reminiscent of the b-side [[Tricky]].
|information  = '''Yount''' is the fifth track on the [[The Time]]'s fourth album [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]]. It is a skit in which various members of the band shout the word "Yount" as a growled exclamation. The track is reminiscent of the b-side [[Tricky]].
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|title        = Cooking Class
|title        = Cooking Class
|information  = '''Cooking Class''' is the ninth track on the [[The Time]]'s fourth album [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]]. It is a skit in which [[Morris Day]] is singing to himself while frying something. After a short rap with [[Jerome Benton]] about cooking it segues into the next song on the album: '''Skillet'''.
|information  = '''Cooking Class''' is the ninth track on the [[The Time]]'s fourth album [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]]. It is a skit in which [[Morris Day]] is singing to himself while frying something. After a short rap with [[Jerome Benton]] about cooking it segues into the next song on the album: '''Skillet'''.
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Revision as of 15:42, 7 September 2017

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Pandemonium album segues

Album segues details

Performer: The Time
First Released: 10 July 1990 - Pandemonium album
Album(s): Pandemonium
Writer(s): Prince (credited to the The Time)
Producer(s): Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (assumed, credited to The Time)

Pandemonium album segues are a series of skits included on The Time's fourth album Pandemonium. Five segues were included on the album in all (Dreamland, Sexy Socialites, Yount, Cooking Class and Pretty Little Women), all but the last have input by Prince. ASCAP lists Prince as those segue's writer.

Recording of the segues took place in October-December 1989, at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA, as The Time recorded new tracks for the album, during its evolution from Corporate World to Pandemonium.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
October - December 1989 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) Skit recording
Recording Personnel

Titles
Dreamland

Dreamland is the first track on the The Time's fourth album Pandemonium. It is a skit that starts of with a music box playing a bit of the nursery rhyme and lullaby 'Rock-a-bye Baby', echoing the end of The Time's previous album Ice Cream Castle, which ends with multiple music boxes playing that song and being shut off one by one. Suggesting a dream it then segues into part of the introduction to The Time's reunion performance during the 6th Annual Minnesota Black Music Awards held at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, MN on 2 October 1987. There is more snoring and what now appears to be Morris Day is woken up from his dream by the telephone ringing. He answers the phone with his infamous exclamation of 'What time is it?'. It then ensues to (Morris arriving to) a club scene with some lame music playing and Morris switching the record that is playing for Pandemonium, the album's first proper song.

Released Version

Title Length Released Version Additional info
Dreamland 3:09 Pandemonium Skit
Sexy Socialites

Sexy Socialites is the third track on the The Time's fourth album Pandemonium. It is a bit where drum track to the ensuing Jerk Out plays while two girls discuss how they would both like to go out with Morris Day and seamlessly segues into Jerk Out.

Released Version

Title Length Released Version Additional info
Sexy Socialite 0:23 Pandemonium Skit
Yount

Yount is the fifth track on the The Time's fourth album Pandemonium. It is a skit in which various members of the band shout the word "Yount" as a growled exclamation. The track is reminiscent of the b-side Tricky.

Released Version

Title Length Released Version Additional info
Yount 0:22 Pandemonium Skit
Cooking Class

Cooking Class is the ninth track on the The Time's fourth album Pandemonium. It is a skit in which Morris Day is singing to himself while frying something. After a short rap with Jerome Benton about cooking it segues into the next song on the album: Skillet.

Released Version

Title Length Released Version Additional info
Cooking Class 0:43 Pandemonium Skit
 
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