Penetration

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Penetration (a.k.a 17 (Penetration))

from the album Merci Miles!, Live At Vienne Song details Performer: Miles Davis; Madhouse First Released: 1991 (TV Broadcast – exact date needed; live video version) 25 June 2021 - Merci Miles!, Live At Vienne album (live audio version) Album(s): Merci Miles!, Live At Vienne Writer(s): Prince Producer(s): Miles Davis ; Prince (assumed) 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

Penetration is an instrumental track originally recorded as 17 (Penetration) on 5 December 1988 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same session as 18 (R U Legal Yet?), three days before 19 (Jailbait)), during sessions for Madhouse’s third album 24. The track was included as the opening track on the album 24 (the number in the track title sequentially follows Sixteen, the final track on Madhouse’s second album 16), before the album was abandoned. On 21 January 1991, Prince submitted the track (now re-titled Penetration) to Miles Davis, along with Jailbait and A Girl And Her Puppy, for his consideration. Prince wanted Davis to record additional trumpet parts before sending them back. Davis instead taught the three tracks to his band, and they recorded new versions of the tracks on 27-28 March 1991 at Bauer Studios (Studio 1), Ludwigsburg, Germany. The band also played them regularly on Davis' 1991 tour. After Davis died in 1991, Warner Bros. asked Prince to add some post-production to this track (as well as Can I Play With U?, Jailbait and A Girl And Her Puppy) to include on his first posthumous album, Doo-Bop, but Prince was not interested in contributing to tracks that he felt didn’t show Davis at his best. A live version of the track, recorded on 10 July 1991 at La Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris, France (the video of which was broadcast on some channels around the work in the nineties), was planned for release as the 71st track on a 2001 box-set of Miles Davis' Warner Bros. work, entitled The Last Word, but the track was not included on the eventual 2-disc 2010 release, titled Perfect Way. In 2021, a live version recorded on July 1st 1991 at Théâtre Antique in Vienne, France was included as the fourth track on the posthumous Miles Davis live album Merci Miles!, Live At Vienne. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 5 December 1988 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking (as 17 (Penetration)) 27-28 March 1991 (a.m.) Bauer Studios (Studio 1), Ludwigsburg, Germany Tracking (Miles Davis version) 1 July 1991 Théâtre Antique Vienne, France Live recording Recording Personnel Miles Davis versions Miles Davis - trumpet Kenny Garrett - alto saxophone Joe "Foley" McCreary - guitar Deron Johnson - synth Richard Patterson - bass guitar Ricky Wellman – drums Unreleased Madhouse version Prince - all instruments, except where noted (assumed) Eric Leeds - saxophone and flute Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Penetration 9:00 Merci Miles!, Live At Vienne Live version recorded on July 1st 1991 at Théâtre Antique, Vienne, France Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info Penetration T.B.C. Live concert TV broadcast Live Recorded 10 July 1991 at La Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris, France Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info 17 (Penetration) Studio Madhouse version ; recorded 5 December 1988) Penetration Studio Miles Davis version; recorded 27 March 1991 (a.m.) (First take) Penetration Studio Miles Davis version; recorded 27-28 March 1991 (a.m.) (Second take) Penetration Studio Miles Davis version; recorded 27-28 March 1991 (a.m.) (Third Take) Penetration Live Miles Davis live version planned for The Last Word release; recorded 10 July 1991 at La Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris, France

Additional Information See also Trivia Madhouse Madhouse: Unreleased 24 album Although sharing a title (and original purpose as the opening track of a Madhouse album), the track is musically unrelated to the released Madhouse track titled 17. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) The Last Word

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