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from the album Prince Song details Performer: Prince; Jill Jones First Released: 19 October 1979 - Prince album Album(s): Prince Jill Jones Writer(s): Prince Producer(s): Prince Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 2 December 1982: Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA 28 February 2016 (show 2): Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA, USA Performed regularly on tour: 1999 Tour Performed occasionally in shows: 1985, 1989 (instrumental), 1993 (instrumental), 2002, 2015 (instrumental)

With You is the fifth track on Prince’s second album Prince. In 1987, a re-recorded version (essentially a cover version, but mixed by Prince) was included as the fourth track on Jill Jones' first and only album Jill Jones. An early version of the song was recorded in February 1978 at Music Farm Studios in New York, NY, USA, around the same time as 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 I Feel For You, Thrill You Or Kill You, and André Cymone’s original version of Do Me, Baby), although With You was recorded with extra studio time and was not intended for use by Tony Silvester. While specific recording dates for the album version are not known, the album sessions took place from late April to late May 1979 at Alpha Studios in Burbank, California. Overdubs and mixing took place at Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California. In November 1985, Jill Jones re-recorded the track, at Prince’s request, for inclusion on her 1987 eponymous album Jill Jones. This is essentially a cover version of the track, without musical input by Prince, except for some mixing. Prince did commission an orchestral arrangement for it from Clare Fischer, recorded in December, but the orchestral arrangement is not used in the released version on Jill Jones. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info February 1978 Music Farm Studios, New York, NY, USA Preliminary version April - May 1979 Alpha Studios, Burbank, CA, USA Tracking May - 13 June 1979 (assumed) Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, USA Overdubs, mixing November 1985 Electric Lady Studios - Studio A, New York, NY, USA (assumed) Jill Jones re-recording Mid December 1985 Studio information needed, California Clare Fischer overdubs (unused) 22 December 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3 , Hollywood, CA, USA Mix with orchestra (Jill Jones version) 29 January 1986 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Mix, overdub (guitar and piano), edit (Jill Jones version) 20 February 1986 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Mixing Jill Jones album compilation Recording Personnel Prince version Prince - all vocals and instruments Unreleased Prince Version Prince - lead vocals, guitar, synthesizer and keyboards (assumed) André Cymone - bass guitar (assumed) Pepé Willie - synthesizer, percussion (assumed) Jill Jones version Jill Jones - vocals Steve Gadd - drums Hugh McCracken - guitar Steve Stevens - guitar Mike Chase - keyboards Rob Mounsey - piano Prince - guitar, piano (overdubs) Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info With You 3:59 Prince Studio With You 4:00 Jill Jones Studio Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info With You Studio Recorded in February 1978 With You Jill Jones version with Clare Fischer overdubs Recorded in mid December 1985

Additional Information See also Trivia Prince album Jill Jones album References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) If You See Me: My Six-Decade Journey in Rock and Roll, Pepé Willie (2021) Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)

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