Sleep Around

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Sleep Around

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: 16 November 1996 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA 29 October 1997: NMSU Pan American Center, Las Cruces, NM, USA Performed regularly on tour: Love 4 One Another Charities Tour Performed occasionally in shows: 1996, 1997

Sleep Around is the sevent 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 early 1996 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (engineer César Sogbe also worked on Chaos And Disorder at the same time). It contains a sample of "Squib Cakes" (miscredited as "Squibcakes") by Tower Of Power (written by Chester Thompson, from their 1974 album Back To Oakland), which was previously sampled on Release It. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info Early 1996 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Initial tracking Recording Personnel Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments Michael B. Nelson - trombone (credited collectively as the NPG Hornz) Steve Strand - trumpet (credited collectively as the NPG Hornz) Dave Jensen - trumpet (credited collectively as the NPG Hornz) Kathy Jensen - baritone saxophone (credited collectively as the NPG Hornz) Brian Gallagher - tenor saxophone (credited collectively as the NPG Hornz) Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Sleep Around 7:41 Emancipation Studio Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info Sleep Around ?:?? Delayed TV broadcast performance Live 20 November 1996, Oprah Winfrey Show, Harpo Studios, Chicago, IL, USA

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

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