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|introduction              = '''The Other Side Of The Pillow''' is the eighth track on [[Prince]]'s 21st album [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] (his fifth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). In 2002, a live version was also included as the seventh track on the first disc of [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]], [[Prince]]'s first live album (along with [[Muse 2 The Pharaoh]], [[Mellow]] and [[Strange Relationship]] from the same show), and a slightly edited version had been included seven months earlier as the fourth track on the [[Single: One Nite Alone... Live EP|One Nite Alone... Live EP]] promotional CD.
|introduction              = '''The Other Side Of The Pillow''' is the eighth track on [[Prince]]’s 21st album [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] (his fifth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). In 2002, a live version was also included as the seventh track on the first disc of [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]], [[Prince]]’s first live album (along with [[Muse 2 The Pharaoh]], [[Mellow]] and [[Strange Relationship]] from the same show), and a slightly edited version had been included seven months earlier as the fourth track on the [[Single: One Nite Alone... Live EP|One Nite Alone... Live EP]] promotional CD.


Specific recording dates for the studio version are not known, but the track is believed to have been recorded in Autumn 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (along with the rest of the album).
Specific recording dates for the studio version are not known, but the track is believed to have been recorded in Autumn 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (along with the rest of the album).
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|performed regularly on    = [[One Nite Alone... Tour]]
|performed regularly on    = [[One Nite Alone... Tour]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2002|2002]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2002|2002]]
|trivia                    = The credits on the 2021 re-release of [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] wrongly lists [[John Blackwell]], [[Rhonda Smith]], [[Renato Neto]], [[Najee]] and [[Greg Boyer]] as additional musicians on [[The Other Side Of The Pillow]]. The version included on '''The Truth''' is a solo performance by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. [[John Blackwell|Blackwell]], [[Rhonda Smith|Smith]], [[Renato Neto|Neto]], [[Najee]] and [[Greg Boyer|Boyer]] play on the live version of the song recorded five years later and included on [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]].
|trivia                    = The credits on the 2021 re-release of [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] wrongly lists [[John Blackwell]], [[Rhonda Smith]], [[Renato Neto]], [[Najee]] and [[Greg Boyer]] as additional musicians on [[The Other Side Of The Pillow]]. The version included on '''The Truth''' is a solo performance by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. He didn’t meet most of them until after this album was recorded. [[John Blackwell|Blackwell]], [[Rhonda Smith|Smith]], [[Renato Neto|Neto]], [[Najee]] and [[Greg Boyer|Boyer]] play on the live version of the song recorded five years later and included on [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]].
|see also                  = [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]]
|see also                  = [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]]
|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)]] ''

Revision as of 17:58, 13 June 2021

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The Other Side Of The Pillow

from the album The Truth
Song details
Performer:
First Released: 29 January 1998 - The Truth album
Album(s): The Truth

One Nite Alone... Live!

Writer(s): Prince (as )
Producer(s): Prince (as )
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

The Other Side Of The Pillow is the eighth track on Prince’s 21st album The Truth (his fifth using the name ). In 2002, a live version was also included as the seventh track on the first disc of One Nite Alone... Live!, Prince’s first live album (along with Muse 2 The Pharaoh, Mellow and Strange Relationship from the same show), and a slightly edited version had been included seven months earlier as the fourth track on the One Nite Alone... Live EP promotional CD.

Specific recording dates for the studio version are not known, but the track is believed to have been recorded in Autumn 1996 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (along with the rest of the album).


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Autumn 1996 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Recording Personnel

Studio version

  • Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments


Live version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Other Side Of The Pillow 3:20 The Truth Studio
The Other Side Of The Pillow 4:43 One Nite Alone... Live EP promo Live 11 March 2002, Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, USA; slight edit of full track below
The Other Side Of The Pillow 4:45 One Nite Alone... Live! Live 11 March 2002, Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, USA; full version



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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