Check The Record

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Check The Record

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): Prince Producer(s): Prince and Morris Hayes Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 18 January 2013, Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, Minneapolis, Minnesota Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 2013

Check The Record is the seventh song of the tenth posthumous album Welcome 2 America (the first full previously-unreleased studio album of Prince material). Initial tracking took place on 10 March 2010 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (the day before Same Page, Different Book). It was one of the first songs recorded with drummer Chris Coleman and bassist Tal Wilkenfeld slated for release on the Welcome 2 America album. The track was worked on further the following months with Shelby J., Elisa Dease and Liv Warfield. A tape photographed in Prince’s vault at Paisley Park Studios has the song listed as 'The Record' with two versions in it (labeled as track 1 take 2, and track 2 take 1). Other tracks on the same tape are Black Muse and 1000 Light Years From Here (later released as part of Black Muse), as well as a song called seemingly called Wud. Check The Record was played live on 18 January 2013, Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, Minneapolis, MN, USA with almost entirely new lyrics. It is not known if these verses were from one of two versions recorded in 2010 or if Prince re-recorded the song later with 3rdEyeGirl. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 10 March 2010 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) Basic tracking March - April 2010 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Vocal overdubs Spring 2010 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Additional production by Morris Hayes Late 2012 or early 2013 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) Possible re-recording with 3rdEyeGirl Recording Personnel Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Chris Coleman - drums Tal Wilkenfeld - bass guitar Morris Hayes - keyboards, percussion and drum machine Shelby J. - background vocals Elisa Dease - background vocals Liv Warfield - background vocals Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Check The Record 3:28 Welcome 2 America Studio Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Check The Record Studio Alternate take

Additional Information See also Trivia Welcome 2 America album References

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