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Fire

	Song details

	Performer:	Flash
	Writer(s):	Jimi Hendrix
	Producer(s):	Prince (assumed)
	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

Fire is an unreleased cover version by Flash of the song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience (written by Jimi Hendrix, from Are You Experienced, 1967, also released as a single), recorded in late 1989 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as Good Body Every Evening and a cover version of Day Tripper), during the last set of sessions for the Flash album.

The track was not included on the final configuration of the album, and remains unreleased.

Recording Information

Recording Sessions
Date	Studio	Additional info
Late 1989	Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA	Basic tracking
Recording Personnel
Margie Cox - lead vocals Patti LaBelle - vocals Prince - all instruments, except where noted (assumed) Michael B. - drums (possible, but uncertain) Doug Nelson - bass guitar (possible, but uncertain) Billy Franze - guitar (possible, but uncertain) Levi Seacer, Jr. - piano (possible, but uncertain)

Versions

Unreleased Versions

Title	Version	Additional Info
Fire	Studio	Recorded late 1989

Additional Information

	See also	Trivia

	Unreleased Songs	Prince has covered other songs by Jimi Hendrix in the studio (Red House, covered as Purple House), and in concert (Villanova Junction, Who Knows, Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Spanish Castle Magic and Foxy Lady). Flash also covered The Beatles' Day Tripper during these sessions. Interestingly, both songs (Day Tripper and Fire) were also played live by Jimi Hendrix at the BBC radio in 1967 and officially released in 1988 on Radio One live posthumous album.

	References
	The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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