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|introduction              = '''Black Muse''' is a song first performed live on [[15 December 2010]] during the first night of the [[Welcome 2 America Tour]]. Vocals for the song were performed by [[Shelby J.]], [[Liv Warfield]] and [[Elisa Dease]].  
|introduction              = '''Black Muse''' is a song first performed live on [[15 December 2010]] during the first night of the [[Welcome 2 America Tour]]. Vocals for the song were performed by [[Shelby J.]], [[Liv Warfield]] and [[Elisa Dease]].  


A studio version featuring lead vocals by [[Prince]], was recorded in 2010 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. A tape photographed in [[Paisley Park Studios]] lists the song (as [[Black Muse]] '''instr.''') as [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 19|19 March 2010]] (Together with [[Stand Up And B Strong]]), alluding the exact date for the recording [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota.  
A studio version featuring lead vocals by [[Prince]], was recorded on [Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 10|10 March 2010]], presumably  at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. A tape photographed in [[Paisley Park Studios]], has that date. Another tape box has the date of [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 19|19 March 2010]], listing it as [[Black Muse]] '''instr.''' (with [[Stand Up And B Strong]] also appearing on that tape), alluding the song was worked on more at that date.
 
In 2011 it was slated for release on a [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album that remains unreleased.  
In 2011 it was slated for release on a [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album that remains unreleased.  


[[Prince]] had told model/dancer [[Damaris Lewis]] (whom he first met while on the [[Welcome 2 America Tour]]) that he wrote the song for her, which is fitting as around that time Lewis was credited in [[Prince]]’s work as ’muse'. In December 2015 the song appeared as tenth track on the album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]].  
[[Prince]] had told model/dancer [[Damaris Lewis]] (whom he first met while on the [[Welcome 2 America Tour]]) that he wrote the song for her, which is fitting as around that time Lewis was credited in [[Prince]]’s work as ’muse'. In December 2015 the song appeared as tenth track on the album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]].  


The last 3:05 minutes of the track as released on [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]] were in fact another unreleased track from 2010 '''1,000 Light-years Away''', slated for inclusion on a never released [[Album:_Welcome_2_America|Welcome 2 America]] album.  
The last 3:05 minutes of the track as released on [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]] were in fact another unreleased track from 2010 '''1,000 Light-years Away''', slated for inclusion, likely as separate track  on the never released [[Album:_Welcome_2_America|Welcome 2 America]] album.  
The '''1,000 Light Years Away''' song (listed on the box of the recording tape simply as '''...From Here''') was recorded at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during sessions that yielded material for the unreleased album [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]]. A tape photographed in [[Prince]]’s vault at [[Paisley Park Studios]] lists it as [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 11|11 March 2010]] alluding the exact date for the recording, together with [[Same Page Different Book]].
 
The '''1,000 Light Years Away''' song was also recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 10|10 March 2010]], presumably at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. [[Check The Record]], as well as a song called seemingly called [[Wud]] are also listed on the tape box.  
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 10|10 March 2010]]
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = '''1,000 Light Years Away''' Basic tracking
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 19|19 March 2010]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Revision as of 12:33, 24 March 2021

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Black Muse

from the album Hitnrun Phase Two
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 12 December 2015 - Hitnrun Phase Two album
Album(s): Hitnrun Phase Two
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Black Muse is a song first performed live on 15 December 2010 during the first night of the Welcome 2 America Tour. Vocals for the song were performed by Shelby J., Liv Warfield and Elisa Dease.

A studio version featuring lead vocals by Prince, was recorded on [Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 10


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
10 March 2010 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Black Muse Basic tracking
10 March 2010 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		1,000 Light Years Away Basic tracking
19 March 2010 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Black Muse (instr.)
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Black Muse 7:21 Hitnrun Phase Two Studio
Black Muse (Edited Version) 3:15 Tidal download Edit


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Black Muse Studio 2010 version without 1000 Light-years Away attached to the end
Black Muse (instr.) Studio
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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