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Wow (a.k.a. The Unexpected)

from the album The Unexpected (as The Unexpected) from the album Plectrumelectrum (as Wow) Song details Performer: Liv Warfield / Prince and 3rdEyeGirl First Released: 11 February 2014 - VH-1 Artists The Unexpected album pre-release stream (Liv Warfield version: The Unexpected) 18 February 2014 - The Unexpected album (Liv Warfield version: The Unexpected) 30 September 2014 - Plectrumelectrum album Album(s): The Unexpected Plectrumelectrum Writer(s): Prince (Wow credited to Prince and 3rdEyeGirl) Producer(s): Liv Warfield (The Unexpected version), Prince (assumed, Wow version) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 15 March 2015 (show 1): The Louisville Palace, Louisville, Kentucky, USA 4 March 2016: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA, USA (lyrics only) Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 2015, 2016 (solo piano)

Wow is the first track on Prince’s 36th album Plectrumelectrum (the first by Prince and 3rdEyeGirl. The track was first released seven months earlier, however, as The Unexpected, the second track (first song) on Liv Warfield’s second album, The Unexpected. Basic tracking dates are not known, but the track is believed to have been recorded in 2013, most likely at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. According to an interview Liv Warfield gave to Oregon Live, Prince wrote the song for Warfield after she had decided on the album’s title; she did not have a title track for the album until that point. The lyrics of the song point to the track’s two titles, stating "u can call it the unexpected or u can call it... wow!" Although Liv Warfield’s version could be considered a cover version (since it does not include Prince as a musician), it was released before Prince’s own, so it is included here. While the Prince and 3rdEyeGirl version of the track shares a title with the unreleased 1992 track Wow, the tracks are otherwise unrelated. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 2013 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) Tracking 2013 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) Liv Warfield re-recording Recording Personnel The Unexpected version Liv Warfield - lead vocals, background vocals Tyrone Hendrix - drums Eric 'Pik Fun Smith - bass guitar (assumed) Ryan Waters - guitar Chris Turner - keyboards Roy Agee - trombone Ashley Seamster - background vocals Saeeda Wright - background vocals Wow version Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Hannah Welton-Ford - drums Ida Nielsen - bass guitar Donna Grantis - guitar Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info The Unexpected 4:23 The Unexpected Studio Liv Warfield version The Unexpected (Live at Blue Note Tokyo) 4:22 The Unexpected (Japanese edition) Live Liv Warfield version. Listed as 'Live In Los Angeles' in the booklet, and 'Live At Blue Note Tokyo' on the back cover of the CD. Wow 4:27 Plectrumelectrum Studio Prince and 3rdEyeGirl version The Unexpected (Live) 6:46 Live at Cafe Wha? Live Liv Warfield version. Recorded in July 2021 in New York, NY, USA.

Additional Information See also Trivia Liv Warfield The Unexpected album Plectrumelectrum album A 60-second truncated acoustic performance video of The Unexpected was streamed as part of an artist profile of Liv Warfield on VH-1 Artists starting 11 February 2014. References Liv Warfield on doing 'The Unexpected' with Prince, playing 'Fallon': Q&A Copyright: ASCAP Work ID: 530585814 ISWC: T9027507773

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