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|introduction              = '''From The Lotus...''' is the first track on [[Prince]]'s 33rd studio album [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]].
|introduction              = '''From The Lotus...''' is the first track on [[Prince]]'s 33rd studio album [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]].
While exact recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in November 2004, during a three-and-a-half hour session with [[Michael B.]] on drums and [[Sonny T.]] on bass at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA that also yielded [[3121]], [[...Back 2 The Lotus]], [[Colonized Mind]], [[Love Like Jazz]], [[Wall Of Berlin]], [[Planet Earth]] and [[Guitar]]. In an August 2006 [http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2006/08/michael-bland-2/#.VD7L3IvF_HI interview], [[Michael B.]]  said [they recorded] eleven or twelve tracks in three and a half hours that night. On a different occasion he later indicated that this was the last recording session they did with [[Prince]] for a while after that.<br>
While exact recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in November 2004, during a three-and-a-half hour session with [[Michael B.]] on drums and [[Sonny T.]] on bass at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota that also yielded [[3121]], [[...Back 2 The Lotus]], [[Colonized Mind]], [[Love Like Jazz]], [[Wall Of Berlin]], [[Planet Earth]] and [[Guitar]]. In an August 2006 [http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2006/08/michael-bland-2/#.VD7L3IvF_HI interview], [[Michael B.]]  said [they recorded] eleven or twelve tracks in three and a half hours that night. On a different occasion he later indicated that this was the last recording session they did with [[Prince]] for a while after that.<br>
The music is also used in the track's counterpart [[...Back 2 The Lotus]], which was likely recorded at the same time, and lyrics included in that track, stating "From the lotus flower..." were sampled in [[3121]], supporting the theory that these tracks were recorded in 2005. It is not known if further work was done on the track later.
The music is also used in the track's counterpart [[...Back 2 The Lotus]], which was likely recorded at the same time, and lyrics included in that track, stating "From the lotus flower..." were sampled in [[3121]], supporting the theory that these tracks were recorded in 2005. It is not known if further work was done on the track later.
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|studio                  = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/Wife   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Frustration
From The Lotus...

from the album Lotusflow3r
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 24 March 2009 - Lotusflow3r album
Album(s): Lotusflow3r
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

From The Lotus... is the first track on Prince's 33rd studio album Lotusflow3r. While exact recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in November 2004, during a three-and-a-half hour session with Michael B. on drums and Sonny T. on bass at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota that also yielded 3121, ...Back 2 The Lotus, Colonized Mind, Love Like Jazz, Wall Of Berlin, Planet Earth and Guitar. In an August 2006 interview, Michael B. said [they recorded] eleven or twelve tracks in three and a half hours that night. On a different occasion he later indicated that this was the last recording session they did with Prince for a while after that.
The music is also used in the track's counterpart ...Back 2 The Lotus, which was likely recorded at the same time, and lyrics included in that track, stating "From the lotus flower..." were sampled in 3121, supporting the theory that these tracks were recorded in 2005. It is not known if further work was done on the track later.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
November 2004 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Basic tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
From The Lotus... 2:46 Lotusflow3r Studio



 
Additional Information
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References
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