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[[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] | [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | ||
|previous song = [[Don’t Say U Love Me]] | |previous song = [[Don’t Say U Love Me]] | ||
|next song = [[Don’t You Wanna Ride?]] | |next song = [[Don’t You Wanna Ride?]] | ||
|introduction = '''Don’t Talk 2 Strangers''' is the twelfth track (second new track) on the movie soundtrack album [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] (a compilation of music by [[Prince]] and associated artists for the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_6 Girl 6], directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Lee Spike Lee]). In 1998, a new recording with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] on lead vocals was included as the twelfth track (eleventh song) on her tenth solo studio album [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]], and, in late 1998, [[Single: Don’t Talk 2 Strangers|Don’t Talk 2 Strangers]] was available as the album’s only commercially-released single. It was also included on the [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] promo sampler available at around the same time as the album’s release. | |introduction = '''Don’t Talk 2 Strangers''' is the twelfth track (second new track) on the movie soundtrack album [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] (a compilation of music by [[Prince]] and associated artists for the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_6 Girl 6], directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Lee Spike Lee]). In 1998, a new recording with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] on lead vocals was included as the twelfth track (eleventh song) on her tenth solo studio album [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]], and, in late 1998, [[Single: Don’t Talk 2 Strangers|Don’t Talk 2 Strangers]] was available as the album’s only commercially-released single. It was also included on the [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] promo sampler available at around the same time as the album’s release. | ||
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking for [[Prince]]’s original version took place in mid-April 1992 at Platinum Studios, Melbourne, Australia (while also on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]], during the same set of sessions as [[Poor Little Bastard]], [[The Rest Of My Life]], [[There Is Lonely]], [[Be My Mirror]], [[Wow-2|Wow]] and re-recordings of [[Make Believe]] and [[I’ll Do Anything]]). The song was written specifically for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Brooks James L. Brooks] movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I’ll_Do_Anything I’ll Do Anything], and the track was re-recorded by actress [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_Ullman Tracey Ullman] for the movie, and this version was included as the seventh track on a planned [[Album: I’ll Do Anything (1994)|I’ll Do Anything]] album. While [[Prince]] was not directly involved in this version, it is included in the listing here as his own version was intended as a demo for the soundtrack version, and was unreleased at the time. When preview audience reactions to the music were overwhelmingly negative, all production numbers from the film were cut, and the album was abandoned. No further changes were made to [[Prince]]’s version before its release. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]’s version was recorded in late 1997 or early 1998 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking for [[Prince]]’s original version took place in mid-April 1992 at Platinum Studios, Melbourne, Australia (while also on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]], during the same set of sessions as [[Poor Little Bastard]], [[The Rest Of My Life]], [[There Is Lonely]], [[Be My Mirror]], [[Wow-2|Wow]] and re-recordings of [[Make Believe]] and [[I’ll Do Anything]]). The song was written specifically for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Brooks James L. Brooks] movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I’ll_Do_Anything I’ll Do Anything], and the track was re-recorded by actress [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_Ullman Tracey Ullman] for the movie, and this version was included as the seventh track on a planned [[Album: I’ll Do Anything (1994)|I’ll Do Anything]] album. While [[Prince]] was not directly involved in this version, it is included in the listing here as his own version was intended as a demo for the soundtrack version, and was unreleased at the time. When preview audience reactions to the music were overwhelmingly negative, all production numbers from the film were cut, and the album was abandoned. No further changes were made to [[Prince]]’s version before its release. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]’s version was recorded in late 1997 or early 1998 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and reuses some of the basic tracks from [[Prince]]’s original version. It was included as the seventh track on a February 1998 configuration of [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]], before the tracklist was revised for the final release. | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]’s version of '''Don’t Talk 2 Strangers''' was also included on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou Maya Angelou] movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_in_the_Delta Down In The Delta] and its soundtrack ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_in_the_Delta Down In The Delta (Music From And Inspired By The Miramax Motion Picture) which was released in December 1998]). | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]’s version of '''Don’t Talk 2 Strangers''' was also included on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou Maya Angelou] movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_in_the_Delta Down In The Delta] and its soundtrack ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_in_the_Delta Down In The Delta (Music From And Inspired By The Miramax Motion Picture) which was released in December 1998]). | ||
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'''Chaka Khan version''' | '''Chaka Khan version''' | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] - vocals | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] - vocals | ||
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all instruments (credited only for guitar) | *[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all instruments except where noted (credited only for guitar solo) | ||
*[[Michael B.]] - drums | |||
*[[Mike Scott]] - acoustic guitar | |||
*[[Ricky Peterson]] - keyboards | |||
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'''Prince version''' | '''Prince version''' | ||
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