Dear Michaelangelo

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Dear Michaelangelo

from the album Romance 1600 from the album Originals Song details Performer: Sheila E.; Prince First Released: 12 August 1985 - Bedtime Story single 7 June 2019 - Originals album (Prince version) Album(s): Romance 1600 Originals Writer(s): Prince (credited to Sheila E.) Producer(s): Prince (credited to Sheila E. on Romance 1600) 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

Dear Michaelangelo is the second track on Sheila E.’s second album Romance 1600, and, two weeks before the album’s release, was included as the b-side of Bedtime Story, the album’s second single. Basic tracking took place on 5 January 1985 or 6 January 1985 (estimate) at Master Sound Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, while in Atlanta for dates on the Purple Rain Tour. Overdubs were done later in Houston, Texas (Le Mobile Studios Mobile @ The Summit) and Cincinnati, Ohio (5th Floor Recording Studio). In 2019, Prince’s own version was released as the thirteenth track on the posthumous album Originals. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 5 January 1985 or 6 January 1985 (estimate) Master Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA, USA Basic tracking (as an instrumental) 14 January 1985 (estimate) Le Mobile Studios (truck) @ The Summit, Houston, TX, USA vocal Prince and saxophone overdubs Eddie M. 20 January 1985 5th Floor Recording Studio, Cincinnati, OH, USA various overdubs, vocal overdubs by Sheila E. Recording Personnel Sheila E. version Sheila E. - vocals, bass, bongos, congas, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion (credits given for full album – likely not be accurate for this track) Prince - backing vocals and all instruments, except where noted Eddie M. - saxophone, backing vocals Susie Davis - backing vocals Benny Rietveld - bass guitar (credited only) Karl Perazzo - drums (credited only) Ken Grey - keyboards (credited only) Prince version (on Originals) Prince - vocals and all instruments, except where noted Eddie Mininfield - saxophone Susan Rogers - engineer (Master Sound Studios, Le Mobile Studios Mobile @ The Summit, 5th Floor Recording Studio) David Tickle - engineer (Master Sound Studios) Gary Platt - engineer (5th Floor Recording Studio) Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Dear Michaelangelo 4:38 Romance 1600 Bedtime Story single Studio Dear Michaelangelo 5:22 Originals Prince vocal version released in 2019 Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Dear Michaelangelo Studio Solo version by Prince, before studio overdubs with Sheila E. bandmembers Dear Michaelangelo Studio Longer Sheila E. version

Additional Information See also Trivia Romance 1600 album Sheila E. Dear Michaelangelo’s title contains a misspelling of the Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet and engineer Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, commonly known as Michelangelo. It is likely this misspelling was unintentional, but it is consistent across the single and album release. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince and the Parade and Sign O’ the Times Era Studio Sessions: 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)

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