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|introduction              = '''If You Feel Like Dancin'''' is the first track on [[94 East]]’s first collection of studio recordings [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]], featuring [[Prince]] on guitar and synthesizer. Soon after the album’s release, [[Single: If You Feel Like Dancin'|If You Feel Like Dancin’]] was released as the album’s second and final single. The track has featured on every collection of [[94 East]]’s early recordings. In 1992, it was included as the third track on the first disc of [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince]] (as '''If You Feel Like Dancin’ (Instr.)'''). In 1995, the original, previously-unreleased, version was included as the second track on the first disc of [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]] (re-released in 1999 as [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Legends Collection]]). In 2000, it was included as the second track on [[Album: 94 East Featuring Prince|94 East Featuring Prince]]. Also in 2000, it was included as the fifth track on the first disc of [[Album: One Man Jam|One Man Jam]]. In 2002, it was included as the second track on the first disc of [[Album: If You Feel Like Dancin'|If You Feel Like Dancin’]].
|introduction              = '''If You Feel Like Dancin'''' is the first track on [[94 East]]’s first collection of studio recordings [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]], featuring [[Prince]] on guitar and synthesizer. Soon after the album’s release, [[Single: If You Feel Like Dancin'|If You Feel Like Dancin’]] was released as the album’s second and final single. The track has featured on every collection of [[94 East]]’s early recordings. In 1992, it was included as the third track on the first disc of [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince]] (as '''If You Feel Like Dancin’ (Instr.)'''). In 1995, the original, previously-unreleased, version was included as the second track on the first disc of [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]] (re-released in 1999 as [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Legends Collection]]). In 2000, it was included as the second track on [[Album: 94 East Featuring Prince|94 East Featuring Prince]]. Also in 2000, it was included as the fifth track on the first disc of [[Album: One Man Jam|One Man Jam]]. In 2002, it was included as the second track on the first disc of [[Album: If You Feel Like Dancin'|If You Feel Like Dancin’]].


A preliminary version of the song was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_17|17 February 1979]] at [[Music Farm Studios]] in New York, during a day of sessions led by [[Pepé Willie]] intended for Tony Silvester, leader of the group [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Main_Ingredient The Main Ingredient] to use as demos for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Anthony_and_the_Imperials Little Anthony and the Imperials], who he wanted to produce (the one-day session also produced [[One Man Jam]], [[I Feel For You]], [[Thrill You Or Kill You]], [[With You]] and [[André Cymone]]’s original version of [[Do Me, Baby]]). As with the other tracks included on [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]], additional recording was done by [[Pepé Willie]], for which details are not known.
A preliminary version of the song was recorded in February 1978 at Sound Palace Studios in New York, during a day of sessions led by [[Pepé Willie]] intended for Tony Silvester, leader of the group [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Main_Ingredient The Main Ingredient] to use as demos for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Anthony_and_the_Imperials Little Anthony and the Imperials], who he wanted to produce (the one-day session also produced [[One Man Jam]], [[I Feel For You]], [[Thrill You Or Kill You]], [[With You]] and [[André Cymone]]’s original version of [[Do Me, Baby]]).  
 
As with the other tracks included on [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]], additional recording was done by [[Pepé Willie]] at Blue Wave Recording Studio, St. Philip, Barbados.
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_17|17 February 1979]]
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|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:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category: Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Recorded 1979]]
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Revision as of 07:49, 20 March 2021

If We Don’t   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   If You Want Me To Stay
If You Feel Like Dancin’

single art for If You Feel Like Dancin’
from the album Minneapolis Genius
Song details
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’

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

If You Feel Like Dancin' is the first track on 94 East’s first collection of studio recordings Minneapolis Genius, featuring Prince on guitar and synthesizer. Soon after the album’s release, If You Feel Like Dancin’ was released as the album’s second and final single. The track has featured on every collection of 94 East’s early recordings. In 1992, it was included as the third track on the first disc of Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince (as If You Feel Like Dancin’ (Instr.)). In 1995, the original, previously-unreleased, version was included as the second track on the first disc of Symbolic Beginning (re-released in 1999 as The Legends Collection). In 2000, it was included as the second track on 94 East Featuring Prince. Also in 2000, it was included as the fifth track on the first disc of One Man Jam. In 2002, it was included as the second track on the first disc of If You Feel Like Dancin’.

A preliminary version of the song was recorded in February 1978 at Sound Palace Studios in New York, during a day of sessions led by Pepé Willie intended for Tony Silvester, leader of the group The Main Ingredient to use as demos for Little Anthony and the Imperials, who he wanted to produce (the one-day session also produced One Man Jam, I Feel For You, Thrill You Or Kill You, With You and André Cymone’s original version of Do Me, Baby).

As with the other tracks included on Minneapolis Genius, additional recording was done by Pepé Willie at Blue Wave Recording Studio, St. Philip, Barbados.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
February 1978 Sound Palace Studios, New York, NY, USA Basic tracking
1984 - 1985 Blue Wave Recording Studio, St. Philip, Barbados Additional recording by Pepé Willie
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
If You Feel Like Dancin' 7:11 Minneapolis Genius

Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince
94 East Featuring Prince
One Man Jam
If You Feel Like Dancin’

Studio a.k.a. If You Feel Like Dancin’ (Instr.)
If You Feel Like Dancin' 7:08 Symbolic Beginning

The Legends Collection

Studio Original 1979 version before overdubs
If You Feel Like Dancin’ (Dance Version) 6:55 If You Feel Like Dancin’ single Remix
If You Feel Like Dancin’ (Dance Version) 6:33 If You Feel Like Dancin’ single Remix edit
If You Feel Like Dancin’ (Radio Edit) 2:50 If You Feel Like Dancin’ single Edit



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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