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	Song details
from the album Minneapolis Genius
	Performer:	94 East
	First Released:	12 February 1986 - Minneapolis Genius album
	Album(s):	Minneapolis Genius Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince Symbolic Beginning The Legends Collection 94 East Featuring Prince One Man Jam If You Feel Like Dancin' The Cookhouse Five
	Writer(s):	Pepé Willie
	Producer(s):	Pepé Willie and Tony Silvester
	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

Games is the third track on 94 East's first collection of studio recordings Minneapolis Genius, featuring Prince on guitar. The track has featured on every collection of 94 East's early recordings. In 1992, three versions were included on Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince. In 1995, the original, previously-unreleased, version was included as the fourth track on the first disc of Symbolic Beginning, along with two other versions (the set was re-released in 1999 as The Legends Collection). In 2000, two versions were included on 94 East Featuring Prince. Also in 2000, three versions were included on One Man Jam. In 2002, three versions were included on If You Feel Like Dancin'. In 2011, a remixed version by Matt "Dr." Fink was included as the first track on the digital collection The Cookhouse Five.

Basic tracking took place on 4 December 1975, at Cookhouse Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as I'll Always Love You, If We Don't, Better Than You Think and If You See Me), marking the earliest recording featuring Prince to have been released. As with the other tracks included on Minneapolis Genius, additional recording was done by Pepé Willie, for which details are not known. Matt "Dr." Fink remixed the track in June 2010, at StarVu Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with the other Cookhouse Studios tracks from the same session.

Recording Information

Recording Sessions
Date	Studio	Additional info
4 December 1975	Cookhouse Studios, Minneapolis, MN, USA	Basic tracking
1976 - 1985	Studio information needed	Additional recording by Pepé Willie
June 2010	StarVu Studios, Minneapolis, MN USA	Remix by Matt "Dr." Fink
Recording Personnel
Minneapolis Genius version Pepé Willie - synthesizer Prince - guitar Alvin Moody - bass guitar, guitar and keyboards Original version Pepé Willie - synthesizer Prince - guitar Pierre Lewis - keyboards Wendell Thomas - bass guitar Dale Alexander - drums Vocal version Pepé Willie - vocals and synthesizer Dale Alexander - drums Wendell Thomas - bass guitar Prince - guitar Pierre Lewis - keyboards Marcy Ingvoldstad - vocals Kristie Lazenberry - vocals

Versions

Released Versions

Title	Length	Released	Version	Additional info
Games	5:01	Minneapolis Genius Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince 94 East Featuring Prince One Man Jam If You Feel Like Dancin'	Studio	a.k.a. Games (Inst.) and Games (Instrumental Version)
Games	4:59	Symbolic Beginning The Legends Collection	Studio	Original 1975 version before overdubs
Games (Vocal)	3:34	Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince Symbolic Beginning The Legends Collection 94 East Featuring Prince One Man Jam If You Feel Like Dancin'	Alternate version	a.k.a. Games (Original Version) and Games
Games (Instr.)	3:35	Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince Symbolic Beginning The Legends Collection One Man Jam If You Feel Like Dancin'	Alternate version	a.k.a. Games (Instrumental Version)
Games	3:36	The Cookhouse Five	Remix	Remix by Matt "Dr." Fink

Additional Information

	See also	Trivia

	Minneapolis Genius album 94 East	This track, recorded in December 1975, marks the earliest-recorded track featuring Prince to have been released.

	References
	The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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