From The Lotus...: Difference between revisions

From Prince Vault
Jump to navigationJump to search
mNo edit summary
mNo edit summary
Line 10: Line 10:
|next song                = [[Frustration]]
|next song                = [[Frustration]]
|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, 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]] in 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>
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]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota that also yielded [[3121]], [[...Back 2 The Lotus]], [[Colonized Mind]], [[Love Like Jazz]], [[Wall Of Berlin]], [[Planet Earth]], [[Guitar]] and a song titled [[Shameless]] as well as two or three others. <br>
A tape photographed in [[Prince]]'s vault at [[Paisley Park Studios]] lists [[Wall Of Berlin]] as [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 2004]], which alludes this is the exact date for all of the songs in this sessions. <br>  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.
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = November 2004
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 2004]]
|studio                  = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                  = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
|additional info          = Basic tracking

Revision as of 18:44, 29 April 2018

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 in Chanhassen, Minnesota that also yielded 3121, ...Back 2 The Lotus, Colonized Mind, Love Like Jazz, Wall Of Berlin, Planet Earth, Guitar and a song titled Shameless as well as two or three others.
A tape photographed in Prince's vault at Paisley Park Studios lists Wall Of Berlin as 19 November 2004, which alludes this is the exact date for all of the songs in this sessions.
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
19 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
See also Trivia
References
Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/Wife   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Frustration
Retrieved from "https://princevault.com/index.php?title=From_The_Lotus...&oldid=207871"