Baby Go-Go

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from the album Female Trouble single art for Baby Go-Go Song details Performer: Nona Hendryx First Released: 17 April 1987 - Female Trouble album Album(s): Female Trouble Writer(s): Prince (as Joey Coco) Producer(s): Dan Hartman and Nona Hendryx 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

Baby Go-Go is the third track on the Nona Hendryx album Female Trouble, and, about two months later, Baby Go-Go was released as the album’s second single. Basic tracking took place on 12 June 1986 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California. Nona Hendryx re-recorded the track with her own musicians in early 1987, with both Mavis Staples and George Clinton adding background vocals (both of whom Prince would come to work with directly in the following years). Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 12 June 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 2, Hollywood, CA, USA Tracking, overdubs, mix Early 1987 Multi-Level, New York, NY, USA Nona Hendryx re-recording (no Prince input) Recording Personnel Nona Hendryx version Nona Hendryx - vocals Trevor Gale - drums T.M. Stevens - bass guitar Ronny Drayton - guitar Mavis Staples - background vocals George Clinton - background vocals Steve Scales - percussion Crispin Cioe - saxophone (as part of "Uptown Horns") Arno Hecht - tenor saxophone (as part of "Uptown Horns") Paul "Hollywood" Litteral - trumpet (as part of "Uptown Horns") Robert Funk - trombone (as part of "Uptown Horns") Unreleased version Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed) Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Baby Go-Go 5:25 Female Trouble Studio Baby Go-Go (7" Alge Mix) 4:02 Baby Go-Go single Remix Remix by Chris Lord-Alge Baby Go-Go (Rub-A-Dub-Dub) 6:25 Baby Go-Go single Remix a.k.a. Baby Go-Go (Dub/Acapella); remix by Mark S. Berry Baby Go-Go (Superstitious Mix) 6:49 Baby Go-Go single Remix Remix by Mark S. Berry Baby Go-Go (Single Version) 4:08 Baby Go-Go single Remix Edit a.k.a. Baby Go-Go (Superstitious Edit); remix by Mark S. Berry Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Baby Go-Go 4:03 Promotional release only Promo video See Baby Go-Go for details Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Baby Go-Go Studio Prince’s own version, recorded 12 June 1986

Additional Information See also Trivia Female Trouble album Baby Go-Go single References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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