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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 30|30 July 2021]] - [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 30|30 July 2021]] - [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]]
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]  
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|writer(s)                = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Pirner Dave Pirner]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
|previous song            = [[Stand Back]]
|previous song            = [[Stand Back]]
|next song                = [[Star *69 (PS With Love)]]
|next song                = [[Star *69 (PS With Love)]]
|introduction              = '''Stand Up And B Strong''' is a cover of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Asylum Soul Asylum] song ('''Stand Up And Be Strong''', written by the band’s frontman [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Pirner Dave Pirner]) from their [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silver_Lining_(Soul_Asylum_album) The Silver Lining] album from 2006, and was released as the sixth track on the posthumous album release [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]], which was completed by [[Prince]] in 2010.
|introduction              = '''Stand Up And B Strong''', a cover of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Asylum Soul Asylum] song '''Stand Up And Be Strong''', written by the band’s frontman [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Pirner Dave Pirner] (from their [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silver_Lining_(Soul_Asylum_album) The Silver Lining] album from 2006) is the sixth track of the tenth posthumous album [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]], the first full previously-unreleased studio album of [[Prince]] material.  


In a 2021 interview, archivist Michael Howe stated that [[Prince]] initially recorded a version of this track in 2007 with [[Michael Bland]] (drummer on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Asylum Soul Asylum] original) and [[Sonny T.]] The version included on [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] however is a re-recording from March 2010 with a different band line-up. A tape photographed in [[Prince]]’s vault at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota, lists the song as [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 19|19 March 2010]] (together with [[Black Muse]] ''instr.''), alluding the exact date for the recording. The track was mentioned in [[Prince]]’s interview in the July 2010 issue of Ebony Magazine, and a live version was played for Ebony magazine staff members during the interview process.
In a 2021 interview, archivist Michael Howe stated that [[Prince]] initially recorded a version of this track in 2007 with [[Michael Bland]] (drummer on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Asylum Soul Asylum] original) and [[Sonny T.]] The version included on [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] is a re-recording from March 2010 with a different band line-up. A tape photographed in [[Prince]]’s vault at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota, lists the song as [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 19|19 March 2010]] (together with [[Black Muse]] ''instr.''), alluding the exact date for the recording. The track was mentioned in [[Prince]]’s interview in the July 2010 issue of Ebony Magazine, and a live version was played for Ebony magazine staff members during the interview process.
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'''Welcome 2 America version'''
'''Welcome 2 America version'''
* [[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[Chris Coleman]] - drums
*[[Chris Coleman]] - drums
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld] – bass guitar
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld] - bass guitar
*[[Morris Hayes]] – keyboards
*[[Elisa Dease]] – co-lead vocals
*[[Shelby J.]] - vocals
*[[Liv Warfield]] - background vocals
*[[Liv Warfield]] - vocals
*[[Shelby J.]] - background vocals
*[[Elisa Dease]] - vocals
 


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'''Unreleased 2007 version'''
'''Unreleased 2007 version'''
* [[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
* [[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
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|1= '''Stand Up And B Strong'''
|2= 5:18
|2= 4:05
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|3= [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album<br>
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|first live appearance    = This song is not known to have been performed live by [[Prince]] (other than in a private setting for Ebony magazine staff members - see notes above)
|first live appearance    = This song is not known to have been performed live by [[Prince]] (other than in a private setting for Ebony magazine staff members - see notes above)
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|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    =  
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|see also                  = *[[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album
|references                = ''[http://www.ebonyjet.com/ebony/ Ebony (July 2010)]''
|references                = ''[http://www.ebonyjet.com/ebony/ Ebony (July 2010)]''
* [http://blog.thecurrent.org/2017/06/michael-bland-shares-his-incredible-stories-of-working-with-prince-soul-asylum-westerberg-and-more/ Michael B. interview, The Current 2017]
* [http://blog.thecurrent.org/2017/06/michael-bland-shares-his-incredible-stories-of-working-with-prince-soul-asylum-westerberg-and-more/ Michael B. interview, The Current 2017]
* [https://m.startribune.com/from-unheard-songs-to-cat-doodles-this-man-catalogs-the-contents-of-prince-s-vault/600048043/?clmob=y&c=n Michael Howe interview, 2021]
* [https://m.startribune.com/from-unheard-songs-to-cat-doodles-this-man-catalogs-the-contents-of-prince-s-vault/600048043/?clmob=y&c=n Michael Howe interview, 2021]
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Revision as of 16:00, 29 July 2021

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Stand Up And B Strong
Welcome 2 America album artwork
from the album Welcome 2 America
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 30 July 2021 - Welcome 2 America album
Album(s): Welcome 2 America
Writer(s): Dave Pirner
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This song is not known to have been performed live by Prince (other than in a private setting for Ebony magazine staff members - see notes above)
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Stand Up And B Strong, a cover of the Soul Asylum song Stand Up And Be Strong, written by the band’s frontman Dave Pirner (from their The Silver Lining album from 2006) is the sixth track of the tenth posthumous album Welcome 2 America, the first full previously-unreleased studio album of Prince material.

In a 2021 interview, archivist Michael Howe stated that Prince initially recorded a version of this track in 2007 with Michael Bland (drummer on the Soul Asylum original) and Sonny T. The version included on Welcome 2 America is a re-recording from March 2010 with a different band line-up. A tape photographed in Prince’s vault at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota, lists the song as 19 March 2010 (together with Black Muse instr.), alluding the exact date for the recording. The track was mentioned in Prince’s interview in the July 2010 issue of Ebony Magazine, and a live version was played for Ebony magazine staff members during the interview process.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
2007 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) 		Basic tracking
19 March 2010 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Re-recording
Recording Personnel

Welcome 2 America version


Unreleased 2007 version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Stand Up And B Strong 4:05 Welcome 2 America album


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Stand Up And B Strong Studio 2007 recording
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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