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|introduction              = '''Black Muse''' is a song first performed live on [[15 December 2010]] during the first night of the [[Welcome 2 America Tour]]. Vocals for the song were performed by [[Shelby J.]], [[Liv Warfield]] and [[Elisa Dease]].  
|introduction              = '''Black Muse''' is a song first performed live on [[15 December 2010]] during the first night of the [[Welcome 2 America Tour]]. Vocals for the song were performed by [[Shelby J.]], [[Liv Warfield]] and [[Elisa Dease]].  


A studio version featuring lead vocals by [[Prince]], was recorded in late 2010 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota.
A studio version featuring lead vocals by [[Prince]], was recorded in 2010 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota.


[[Prince]] had told model/dancer [[Damaris Lewis]] (whom he first met while on the [[Welcome 2 America Tour]]) that he wrote the song for her, which is fitting as around that time Lewis was credited in [[Prince]]'s work as 'muse'.
[[Prince]] had told model/dancer [[Damaris Lewis]] (whom he first met while on the [[Welcome 2 America Tour]]) that he wrote the song for her, which is fitting as around that time Lewis was credited in [[Prince]]'s work as 'muse'. In December 2015 the song appeared as tenth track on the album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]].  


In December 2015 the song appeared as tenth track on the album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]. The last 3:05 minutes of the track as released on [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]] were in fact another unreleased track from 2011 '''1000 Light-years Away''', slated for inclusion on a never released [[Album:_Welcome_2_America|Welcome 2 America]] album.
The last 3:05 minutes of the track as released on [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]] were in fact another unreleased track from 2010 '''1,000 Light-years Away''', slated for inclusion on a never released [[Album:_Welcome_2_America|Welcome 2 America]] album.
The '''1,000 Light Years Away''' song (listed on the box of the recording tape simply as '''...From Here''') was recorded at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during sessions that yielded material for the unreleased album [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]]. A tape photographed in [[Prince]]'s vault at [[Paisley Park Studios]] lists it as [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 11|11 March 2010]] alluding the exact date for the recording, together with [[Same Page, Different Book]].
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|date                      = late 2010 (assumed)
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 11|11 March 2010]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
|additional info          = '''1,000 Light Years Away''' Basic tracking
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|date                      = 2010  
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = '''Black Muse''' Basic tracking
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Revision as of 15:40, 6 May 2018

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Black Muse

from the album Hitnrun Phase Two
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 12 December 2015 - Hitnrun Phase Two album
Album(s): Hitnrun Phase Two
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Black Muse is a song first performed live on 15 December 2010 during the first night of the Welcome 2 America Tour. Vocals for the song were performed by Shelby J., Liv Warfield and Elisa Dease.

A studio version featuring lead vocals by Prince, was recorded in 2010 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota.

Prince had told model/dancer Damaris Lewis (whom he first met while on the Welcome 2 America Tour) that he wrote the song for her, which is fitting as around that time Lewis was credited in Prince's work as 'muse'. In December 2015 the song appeared as tenth track on the album Hitnrun Phase Two.

The last 3:05 minutes of the track as released on Hitnrun Phase Two were in fact another unreleased track from 2010 1,000 Light-years Away, slated for inclusion on a never released Welcome 2 America album. The 1,000 Light Years Away song (listed on the box of the recording tape simply as ...From Here) was recorded at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during sessions that yielded material for the unreleased album Welcome 2 America. A tape photographed in Prince's vault at Paisley Park Studios lists it as 11 March 2010 alluding the exact date for the recording, together with Same Page, Different Book.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
11 March 2010 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		1,000 Light Years Away Basic tracking
2010 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Black Muse Basic tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Black Muse 7:21 Hitnrun Phase Two Studio
Black Muse (Edited Version) 3:15 Tidal download Edit


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Black Muse Studio 2010 version without 1000 Light-years Away attached to the end
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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