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Susannah’s Blues

	Song details

	Performer:	Prince and the Revolution
	Writer(s):	Prince (assumed)
	Producer(s):	Prince (assumed)
	Live Appearances
	First and last live appearance:
	24 August 1986, New Morning, Paris, France (only known performance)
	Performed regularly on tour:
	none
	Performed occasionally in shows:
	1986

Susannah’s Blues is an unreleased instrumental track initially recorded during a soundcheck session on 25 August 1986 at Le Zénith, Paris, France, hours before the Parade Tour show there (along with recordings of Strange Relationship, a cover version of The Temptations’ I Can’t Get Next To You and a first run-through of It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night, which was then recorded live at the show). Prince and the Revolution had performed the track during a show the previous night, 24 August 1986, New Morning, Paris, France. No studio version is known to exist. The track contains a five-note motif played initially by Prince before being played by horns also. The track remains unreleased.

The track is named after Susannah Melvoin.

Recording Information

Recording Sessions
Date	Studio	Additional info
25 August 1986	Dierks Studio Mobile Trucks @ Le Zénith, Paris, France	Live soundcheck recording
Recording Personnel
Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Bobby Z. - drums Brown Mark - bass guitar Wendy Melvoin - guitar and vocals (assumed) Lisa Coleman - keyboards and vocals (assumed) Dr. Fink - keyboards Miko Weaver - guitar Eric Leeds - saxophone Atlanta Bliss - trumpet

Versions

Unreleased Versions

Title	Version	Additional Info
Susannah' Blues	Soundcheck	Recorded 25 August 1986

Additional Information

	See also	Trivia

	Unreleased Songs	Another track named after Susannah Melvoin is Susannah’s Pajamas.

	References
	The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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