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|introduction              = '''The Ball''' is a track recorded by [[Prince]] alone on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 26|26 July 1986]] at the [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], with horn overdubs done a few days later. The party segue was likely recorded during rehearsals. It was included as the fourth track on the second disc on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] configuration of the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] triple LP, segueing directly into [[Joy In Repetition]].  
|introduction              = '''The Ball''' is a track recorded by [[Prince]] alone on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 26|26 July 1986]] at the [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], with horn overdubs done a few days later. The party segue was likely recorded during rehearsals at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],Edina, Minnesota. It was included as the fourth track on the second disc on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] configuration of the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] triple LP, segueing directly into [[Joy In Repetition]].  


When the album developed into [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]], the track was removed (along with [[Crystal Ball]]). On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 11|11 December 1987]], [[Prince]] re-recorded the track with new lyrics as [[file:Eye88.png‎|15px|Eye No]][[Eye No| No]] (see [[file:Eye88.png‎|15px|Eye No]][[Eye No| No]] for details), but kept the original segue ending the track (which was also used at the beginning of the released version of [[Joy In Repetition]]).
When the album developed into [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]], the track was removed (along with [[Crystal Ball]]). On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 11|11 December 1987]], [[Prince]] re-recorded the track with new lyrics as [[file:Eye88.png‎|15px|Eye No]][[Eye No| No]] (see [[file:Eye88.png‎|15px|Eye No]][[Eye No| No]] for details), but kept the original segue ending the track (which was also used at the beginning of the released version of [[Joy In Repetition]]).
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|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = between [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 20|20 ]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 25|25 July 1986]] (assumed)
|date                      = between [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 21|20]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 31|31 July 1986]] (assumed)
|studio                    = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA  
|studio                    = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA  
|additional info          = 'party' coda
|additional info          = 'party' coda
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*[[Wally Safford]] - spoken voice ('party' coda)
*[[Wally Safford]] - spoken voice ('party' coda)
*[[Greg Brooks]] - spoken voice ('party' coda)
*[[Greg Brooks]] - spoken voice ('party' coda)
*[[Jerome Benton]] - spoken voice ('party' coda - assumed)
|released versions        =
|released versions        =
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Revision as of 20:25, 22 September 2020

Bada Boom   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
The Ball
Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe
from the album
Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 25 September 2020 - Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe album
Album(s): Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

The Ball is a track recorded by Prince alone on 26 July 1986 at the Galpin Blvd Home Studio, with horn overdubs done a few days later. The party segue was likely recorded during rehearsals at the Washington Avenue Warehouse,Edina, Minnesota. It was included as the fourth track on the second disc on the 30 November 1986 configuration of the Crystal Ball triple LP, segueing directly into Joy In Repetition.

When the album developed into Sign O’ The Times, the track was removed (along with Crystal Ball). On 11 December 1987, Prince re-recorded the track with new lyrics as Eye No No (see Eye No No for details), but kept the original segue ending the track (which was also used at the beginning of the released version of Joy In Repetition).

In September 2020 the song was released on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe set.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
between 20 & 31 July 1986 (assumed) Washington Avenue Warehouse,
Edina, MN, USA 		'party' coda
26 July 1986 Galpin Blvd Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Basic tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Ball 4:22 Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Studio


Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Eye No No 5:47 Lovesexy Studio Reuses music from The Ball
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • The song reuses the line "All for one, one for all, fun for everyone," from the track Romance 1600 (the line is a paraphrase of the motto "All for one, one for all" from The Three Muskateers). The same line in Spanish (Una para todos, y todos para uno) is also said by Mayte at the beginning of We March.
References
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