Stand Up And B Strong

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Stand Up And B Strong

from the album Welcome 2 America Song details Performer: Prince First Released: 30 July 2021 - Welcome 2 America album Album(s): Welcome 2 America Writer(s): Dave Pirner Producer(s): Prince Live Appearances First and last live appearance: This song is not known to have been performed live by Prince (other than in a private setting for Ebony magazine staff members - see notes above) Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: none

Stand Up And B Strong, a cover of the Soul Asylum song Stand Up And Be Strong, written by the band’s frontman Dave Pirner (from their The Silver Lining album from 2006) is the sixth track of the tenth posthumous album Welcome 2 America, the first full previously-unreleased studio album of Prince material. In a 2021 interview, archivist Michael Howe stated that Prince initially recorded a version of this track in 2007 with Michael Bland (drummer on the Soul Asylum original) and Sonny T. The version included on Welcome 2 America is a re-recording from March 2010 with a different band line-up. A tape photographed in Prince’s vault at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota, lists the song as 19 March 2010 (together with Black Muse instr.), alluding the exact date for the recording. The track was mentioned in Prince’s interview in the July 2010 issue of Ebony Magazine, and a live version was played for Ebony magazine staff members during the interview process. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 2007 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) Basic tracking 19 March 2010 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Re-recording March - April 2010 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Vocal overdubs Recording Personnel Welcome 2 America version Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Chris Coleman - drums Tal Wilkenfeld - bass guitar Elisa Dease – co-lead vocals Liv Warfield - background vocals Shelby J. - background vocals Unreleased 2007 version Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed) Michael B. - drums Sonny T. - bass guitar Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Stand Up And B Strong 4:05 Welcome 2 America Studio Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Stand Up And B Strong Studio 2007 recording

Additional Information See also Trivia Welcome 2 America album References Ebony (July 2010) Michael B. interview, The Current 2017 Michael Howe interview, 2021

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