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from the album Crystal Ball Song details Performer: First Released: 29 January 1998 - Crystal Ball album Album(s): Crystal Ball Writer(s): Prince (as ) Producer(s): Prince (as ) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 9 April 1994, Soul Train, Paramount Studios, Stage 30, Hollywood, CA, USA (lip-synch performance); 3 May 1994 (a.m.): Stars ‘N’ Bars, Monte-Carlo, Monaco (first live performance) 28 April 2007 (a.m.): 3121 @ Rio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 1994, 1998, 1999, 2007

Acknowledge Me is the third track on the first disc of Prince’s 20th album Crystal Ball (his fourth using the name ). Four years before its release, however, a video for the song had been included on The Beautiful Experience TV movie. While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in October 1993 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced Gold, 319, Billy Jack Bitch, Chaos And Disorder and Right The Wrong). The track was included as the ninth track (fifth song) on a March 1994 configuration of The Gold Experience, and was kept as the ninth track (fifth song) on a May 1994 configuration, as well as the third song on an August 1994 configuration. It was removed for an 13 October 1994 configuration (replaced by Shhh). A version containing vocals by Sonny T. (with virtually identical backing music) was recorded at an unknown time in 1994 (possibly at around the time of its removal from The Gold Experience, and this version (credited to New Power Generation), was included (joined together with Slave 2 The System) as the third track on a 2 December 1994 configuration of New Power Generation’s album Exodus (titled Slave/Acknowledge Me), before its removal for the album’s release. Both ’s and the New Power Generation’s versions include an opening scream sampled from The Line (along with some background vocals already used on some remixes of Partyman and possibly distorded horn samples from that same song) and a spoken segment lifted directly from All My Dreams. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info October 1993 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking Late 1994 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Sonny T. vocal recording Recording Personnel version Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Boni Boyer - vocal intro (incorrectly credited as "Bonni Boyer", sampled from The Line) Sheila E., Boni Boyer and likely Cat - sampled vocals (uncredited sample of background vocals from The Line) Eric Leeds - horn (assumed - possible distorded sample from The Line) New Power Generation version Sonny T. - lead vocals Prince (as ) - all background vocals and instruments, except where noted Boni Boyer - vocal intro (sampled from The Line) Sheila E., Boni Boyer and likely Cat - sampled vocals (uncredited sample of background vocals from The Line) Eric Leeds - horn (assumed - possible distorded sample from The Line) Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Acknowledge Me 5:26 Crystal Ball Studio Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Acknowledge Me 4:05 Promotional release only Studio See Acknowledge Me video for details Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info Acknowledge Me ?:?? The Beautiful Experience TV movie Studio Same as video version above; see The Beautiful Experience for details Acknowledge Me 3:15 Lip-synch TV broadcast Studio, (small differences in mix compared to released version) 9 April 1994, Soul Train, Paramount Studios, Stage 30, Hollywood, CA, USA Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Acknowledge Me Studio Original 1993 recording edited for release; contains longer spoken segment from All My Dreams Acknowledge Me Re-recording New Power Generation version; Sonny T. on vocals

Additional Information See also Trivia Crystal Ball The Beautiful Experience movie References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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