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|introduction              = '''Cosmic Day''' is a song recorded at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 15|15 November 1986]] (ten days after [[Prince]] had completed the [[Album: Camille|Camille]] album and shortly before he began to compile the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] album).  
|introduction              = '''Cosmic Day''' is a song recorded at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 15|15 November 1986]] (ten days after [[Prince]] had completed the [[Album: Camille|Camille]] album and shortly before he began to compile the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] album).


It is unknown if this song was intended for [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] or any other project at the time, but it was never placed on any configuration of known projects. It was ultimately released in September 2020 on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']] set.
With it lyrics mentioning 'mermen swimming in the sky', it is one of [[[Prince]]'s most psychedelic songs.
 
Although the song is recorded with the sped up [[Alias: Camille|Camille]] voice, it is unknown if this song was intended for [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] or any other project at the time.
 
It was send to [[Clare Fischer]] for an orchestral treatment in early December 1986, after the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] 3LP was already pared down to [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]], indicating that [[Prince]] never considered it for any specific project at the time.
 
When it was ultimately released in September 2020 on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']] set it was the version without the [[Clare Fischer]] arrangement, but the standalone [[Clare Fischer|Fischer]] orchestration was later re-used to create [[Intermission]].
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|trivia                    = The orchestration that [[Clare Fischer]] did for [[Cosmic Day]] is re-used in [[Intermission]]
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|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']] album
|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']] album
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
|categories                = [[Category:1986]] [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1986]]
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Revision as of 09:42, 7 August 2020

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Cosmic Day
Sign O' The Times Deluxe
from the album Sign O' The Times Deluxe
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 6 August 2020 - streaming & download platforms
Album(s): Sign O' The Times Deluxe
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
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

Cosmic Day is a song recorded at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California on 15 November 1986 (ten days after Prince had completed the Camille album and shortly before he began to compile the Crystal Ball album).

With it lyrics mentioning 'mermen swimming in the sky', it is one of [[[Prince]]'s most psychedelic songs.

Although the song is recorded with the sped up Camille voice, it is unknown if this song was intended for Crystal Ball or any other project at the time.

It was send to Clare Fischer for an orchestral treatment in early December 1986, after the Crystal Ball 3LP was already pared down to Sign O' The Times, indicating that Prince never considered it for any specific project at the time.

When it was ultimately released in September 2020 on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Sign O' The Times Deluxe set it was the version without the Clare Fischer arrangement, but the standalone Fischer orchestration was later re-used to create Intermission.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
15 November 1986 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Basic tracking
5 December 1986 Mad Hatter Studios,
Los Angeles, CA, USA 		Orchestral overdubs by Clare Fischer's orchestra
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Cosmic Day Sign O' The Times Deluxe Studio


Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Intermission n/a n/a Studio There have been no audio-only releases of this track.
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Cosmic Day Studio with Clare Fischer arrangement
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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