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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’ The Cookhouse Five Writer(s): Pepé Willie Producer(s): Pepé Willie and Tony Silvester / Pepé Willie, Tony Silvester and Ralph Moss (on Minneapolis Genius version) 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

Games is the third track on 94 East’s first collection of studio recordings Minneapolis Genius, featuring Prince on guitar. The track has featured on every collection of 94 East’s early recordings. In 1992, three versions were included on Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince. In 1995, the original, previously-unreleased, version was included as the fourth track on the first disc of Symbolic Beginning, along with two other versions (the set was re-released in 1999 as The Legends Collection). In 2000, two versions were included on 94 East Featuring Prince. Also in 2000, three versions were included on One Man Jam. In 2002, three versions were included on If You Feel Like Dancin’. In 2011, a remixed version by Matt "Dr." Fink was included as the first track on the digital collection The Cookhouse Five. Basic tracking took place on 4 December 1975, at Cookhouse Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as I’ll Always Love You, If We Don’t, Better Than You Think and If You See Me), marking the earliest recording featuring Prince to have been released. As with the other tracks included on Minneapolis Genius, additional recording was done by Pepé Willie at Blue Wave Recording Studio, St. Philip, Barbados. Matt "Dr." Fink remixed the track in June 2010, at StarVu Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with the other Cookhouse Studios tracks from the same session. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 4 December 1975 Cookhouse Studios, Minneapolis, MN, USA Basic tracking 1984 - 1985 Blue Wave Recording Studio, St. Philip, Barbados Additional recording by Pepé Willie June 2010 StarVu Studios, Minneapolis, MN USA Remix by Matt "Dr." Fink Recording Personnel Minneapolis Genius version Pepé Willie - synthesizer Prince - guitar Alvin Moody - bass guitar, guitar and keyboards Mark Sullivan - keyboards on Games (uncredited) Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey - drums on Games (uncredited) Original version Pepé Willie - synthesizer Prince - guitar Pierre Lewis - keyboards Wendell Thomas - bass guitar Dale Alexander - drums Vocal version Pepé Willie - vocals and synthesizer Dale Alexander - drums Wendell Thomas - bass guitar Prince - guitar Pierre Lewis - keyboards Marcy Ingvoldstad - vocals Kristie Lazenberry - vocals Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Games 5:01 Minneapolis Genius Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince 94 East Featuring Prince One Man Jam If You Feel Like Dancin’ Studio a.k.a. Games (Inst.) and Games (Instrumental Version) Games 4:59 Symbolic Beginning The Legends Collection Studio Original 1975 version before overdubs Games (Vocal) 3:34 Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince Symbolic Beginning The Legends Collection 94 East Featuring Prince One Man Jam If You Feel Like Dancin’ Alternate version a.k.a. Games (Original Version) and Games Games (Instr.) 3:35 Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince Symbolic Beginning The Legends Collection One Man Jam If You Feel Like Dancin’ Alternate version a.k.a. Games (Instrumental Version) Games 3:36 The Cookhouse Five Remix Remix by Matt "Dr." Fink

Additional Information See also Trivia Minneapolis Genius album 94 East This track, recorded in December 1975, marks the earliest-recorded track featuring Prince to have been released. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) If You See Me: My Six-Decade Journey in Rock and Roll, Pepé Willie (2021)

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