If You Feel Like Dancin’

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If You Feel Like Dancin’

single art for If You Feel Like Dancin’ from the album Minneapolis Genius Song details Performer: 94 East First Released: 12 February 1986 - Minneapolis Genius album Album(s): Minneapolis Genius Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince Symbolic Beginning The Legends Collection 94 East Featuring Prince One Man Jam If You Feel Like Dancin’ Writer(s): Pepé Willie Producer(s): Pepé Willie and Tony Silvester 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

If You Feel Like Dancin' is the first track on 94 East’s first collection of studio recordings Minneapolis Genius, featuring Prince on guitar and synthesizer. Soon after the album’s release, If You Feel Like Dancin’ was released as the album’s second and final single. The track has featured on every collection of 94 East’s early recordings. In 1992, it was included as the third track on the first disc of Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince (as If You Feel Like Dancin’ (Instr.)). In 1995, the original, previously-unreleased, version was included as the second track on the first disc of Symbolic Beginning (re-released in 1999 as The Legends Collection). In 2000, it was included as the second track on 94 East Featuring Prince. Also in 2000, it was included as the fifth track on the first disc of One Man Jam. In 2002, it was included as the second track on the first disc of If You Feel Like Dancin’. A preliminary version of the song was recorded in February 1978 at Sound Palace Studios in New York, during a day of sessions led by Pepé Willie intended for Tony Silvester, leader of the group The Main Ingredient to use as demos for Little Anthony and the Imperials, who he wanted to produce (the one-day session also produced One Man Jam, I Feel For You, Thrill You Or Kill You, With You and André Cymone’s original version of Do Me, Baby). As with the other tracks included on Minneapolis Genius, additional recording was done by Pepé Willie at Blue Wave Recording Studio, St. Philip, Barbados. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info February 1978 Sound Palace Studios, New York, NY, USA Basic tracking 1984 - 1985 Blue Wave Recording Studio, St. Philip, Barbados Additional recording by Pepé Willie Recording Personnel Prince - guitar and synthesizer Pepé Willie - keyboards André Cymone - bass guitar Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info If You Feel Like Dancin' 7:11 Minneapolis Genius Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince 94 East Featuring Prince One Man Jam If You Feel Like Dancin’ Studio a.k.a. If You Feel Like Dancin’ (Instr.) If You Feel Like Dancin' 7:08 Symbolic Beginning The Legends Collection Studio Original 1979 version before overdubs If You Feel Like Dancin’ (Dance Version) 6:55 If You Feel Like Dancin’ single Remix If You Feel Like Dancin’ (Dance Version) 6:33 If You Feel Like Dancin’ single Remix edit If You Feel Like Dancin’ (Radio Edit) 2:50 If You Feel Like Dancin’ single Edit

Additional Information See also Trivia Minneapolis Genius album 94 East References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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