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My Baby Knows   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   My Drawers
My Computer

from the album Emancipation
Song details
Performer:
First Released: 19 November 1996 - Emancipation album
Album(s): Emancipation
Writer(s): Prince (as )
Producer(s): Prince (as )
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

My Computer is the ninth track on the third disc of Prince's 19th album Emancipation, the third album to be credited to .

Initial tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in late 1995 or early 1996 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA. It features British singer/songwriter Kate Bush on background vocals, marking her first and only appearance on a Prince/ recording (although Prince had previously appeared on her track Why Should I Love You?).

The track also uses an opening and closing sample from AOL's e-mail program (stating "You've got mail" and "goodbye").


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Late 1995 - early 1996 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Initial tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
  • Kate Bush - additional vocals
  • Elwood Edwards - sampled vocals, sampled from AOL's e-mail program) (uncredited)

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
My Computer 4:36 Emancipation Studio



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • Although is using the term "my computer" in a broad, generic sense, the term "my computer" is usually used to refer to a computer's local files and folders, and would not involve communication with anyone else on a network (which is the subject of the song).
References
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