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|introduction              = '''Family Name''' is the twelfth track on [[Prince]]'s 24th album [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]], his first album after reverting to the name [[Prince]]. In 2002, a live version was included as the first track on the second disc of [[Prince]]'s first live album [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] (along with [[Xenophobia]], [[Extraordinary]], [[Avalanche]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[The Everlasting Now]], [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=I Wanna Be Your Lover]][[I Wanna Be Your Lover| Wanna B Ur Lover]], [[Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds & Pearls]], [[The Beautiful Ones]], [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] and [[How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore]] from the same show).
|introduction              = '''Family Name''' is the twelfth track on [[Prince]]'s 24th album [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]], his first album after reverting to the name [[Prince]]. In 2002, a live version was included as the first track on the second disc of [[Prince]]'s first live album [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] (along with [[Xenophobia]], [[Extraordinary]], [[Avalanche]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[The Everlasting Now]], [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=I Wanna Be Your Lover]][[I Wanna Be Your Lover| Wanna B Ur Lover]], [[Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds & Pearls]], [[The Beautiful Ones]], [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] and [[How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore]] from the same show).


Specific recording dates are unknown, but it is likely that initial tracking took place in late 2000 or early 2001 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. The song opens with a long computer voice introduction over a musical backing, saying "welcome to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akashic_records Akashic Records] genetic information division", before asking the user to input the requested genetic history. After a keystroke, the computer responds by saying "you have chosen African-American" before launching into a dramatized situation where an African slave is banished from England, and sent to the USA, where he is told his previous family name is no longer valid and he is renamed. The song continues from there, and ends with a sample from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream "I have a dream" speech], delivered in Washington, D.C., USA, on 28 August 1963. The full paragraph of the speech, which [[Prince]] samples from here, is: ''"And when this happens,and when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old negro spiritual, "Free at last, free at last. Thank God Almighty, we are free at last."'' ([[Prince]] had previously sampled this in the opening of his televised concert to celebrate his "emancipation" from his contract with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.], on [[12 November 1996]]).
Specific recording dates are unknown, but it is likely that basic tracking took place in late 2000 or early 2001 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota. The song opens with a long computer voice introduction over a musical backing, saying "welcome to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akashic_records Akashic Records] genetic information division", before asking the user to input the requested genetic history. After a keystroke, the computer responds by saying "you have chosen African-American" before launching into a dramatized situation where an African slave is banished from England, and sent to the USA, where he is told his previous family name is no longer valid and he is renamed. The song continues from there, and ends with a sample from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream "I have a dream" speech], delivered in Washington, D.C., USA, on 28 August 1963. The full paragraph of the speech, which [[Prince]] samples from here, is: ''"And when this happens,and when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old negro spiritual, "Free at last, free at last. Thank God Almighty, we are free at last."'' ([[Prince]] had previously sampled this in the opening of his televised concert to celebrate his "emancipation" from his contract with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.], on [[12 November 1996]]).
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|date                      = Late 2000 - early 2001
|date                      = Late 2000 - early 2001
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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Revision as of 09:56, 26 November 2017

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Family Name

from the album The Rainbow Children
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 16 October 2001 - The Rainbow Children album
Album(s): The Rainbow Children

One Nite Alone... Live!

Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Family Name is the twelfth track on Prince's 24th album The Rainbow Children, his first album after reverting to the name Prince. In 2002, a live version was included as the first track on the second disc of Prince's first live album One Nite Alone... Live! (along with Xenophobia, Extraordinary, Avalanche, Raspberry Beret, The Everlasting Now, Wanna B Ur Lover, Diamonds & Pearls, The Beautiful Ones, Nothing Compares 2 U and How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore from the same show).

Specific recording dates are unknown, but it is likely that basic tracking took place in late 2000 or early 2001 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota. The song opens with a long computer voice introduction over a musical backing, saying "welcome to the Akashic Records genetic information division", before asking the user to input the requested genetic history. After a keystroke, the computer responds by saying "you have chosen African-American" before launching into a dramatized situation where an African slave is banished from England, and sent to the USA, where he is told his previous family name is no longer valid and he is renamed. The song continues from there, and ends with a sample from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech, delivered in Washington, D.C., USA, on 28 August 1963. The full paragraph of the speech, which Prince samples from here, is: "And when this happens,and when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old negro spiritual, "Free at last, free at last. Thank God Almighty, we are free at last." (Prince had previously sampled this in the opening of his televised concert to celebrate his "emancipation" from his contract with Warner Bros., on 12 November 1996).


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Late 2000 - early 2001 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Basic tracking
Recording Personnel

Studio version

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (credited as "All other instruments - digital or otherwise, lead and co-lead vox, percussion and sound FX per4med by Prince ...and U.")
  • John Blackwell - drums (credited as "John Blackwell, the Magnificent")
  • Mr. Hayes - spoken vocals
  • Femi Jiya - spoken vocals


One Nite Alone... Live! version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Family Name 8:17 The Rainbow Children Studio
Family Name 7:16 One Nite Alone... Live! Live 30 April 2002, Portland Center for the Performing Arts - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, USA
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Family Name ?:?? Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas DVD Live 15 December 2002, Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV, USA


 
Additional Information
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References
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