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from the album Diamonds And Pearls Song details Performer: Prince and the New Power Generation First Released: 1 October 1991 - Diamonds And Pearls Album(s): Diamonds And Pearls Writer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation) Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 3 June 1991 Hollywood, California - The China Club (likely, but unconfirmed); 4 September 1991, Arsenio Hall Show, Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA, USA (first confirmed performance) 12 July 1992: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France Performed regularly on tour: Diamonds And Pearls Tour Performed occasionally in shows: 1991, 1992

Daddy Pop is the second track on the album Diamonds And Pearls, the first album credited to Prince and the New Power Generation. In 1992, it was included on some versions of the Sexy M.F. single. Basic tracking took place on 2 July 1990 at Olympic Studios in London, England (during the same set of sessions that produced Schoolyard, Walk Don’t Walk and Oobey Doop, but mostly focused on Rosie Gaines’ first solo album, recording My Tender Heart, Hold Me, Pain, Streetwalker, In The Name Of Love and Turn Your Lights Down Low). Additional recordings took place after the Nude Tour at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota on 14 September 1990. The song is essentially a solo performance by Prince, but was edited together with the ending of a rehearsal performance of Partyman to create the ending. It also includes a sampled drum loop from Aretha Franklin’s track Rock Steady from her 1972 album Young, Gifted And Black (played by Bernard Purdie). With Rosie Gaines, Elisa Fiorillo added her background vocals to the song, having been invited by Prince to take in the Nude Tour show in Cork Ireland, on 7 July 1990. She flew to London with the band after the show, and then joined them in the studio the next day. The track was included as the first track on the December 1990, configuration of Diamonds And Pearls, but was moved to become the second track on the 1 March 1991 and 8 May 1991 configurations, where it remained for release. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 2 July 1990 Olympic Studios, London, England Tracking 8 July 1990 Olympic Studios, London, England Overdubbing vocals (Rosie Gaines and Elisa Fiorillo) 14 September 1990 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Additional recording Recording Personnel Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (liner notes state "insatiable") Bernard Purdie - drum loop (sampled from Rock Steady by Aretha Franklin, Young, Gifted And Black, uncredited) Michael B. - drums Levi Seacer, Jr. - bass guitar (credited for "rhythm guitar and backing vox") Tommy Barbarella - keyboards (liner notes state "Purpleaxxe™ sampler, other various keys and sex symbol") Rosie Gaines - background vocals and keyboards (liner notes state "co-lead backing vox, Purpleaxxe™ sampler and organ") Tony M. - rap (credited for "lead raps and backing vox") Elisa Fiorillo - additional vocals Damon Dickson - background vocals (credited for "backing vox and percussion") Kirk Johnson - background vocals (credited for "backing vox and percussion") Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Daddy Pop 5:16 Diamonds And Pearls Sexy M.F. single Studio X-cerpts From The Songs: Thunder, Daddy Pop, Strollin’, Jughead, Money Don’t Matter 2 Night, Push, Live 4 Love 5:04 Diamonds And Pearls single Edits Edits of each song; Daddy Pop edit is 0:38 Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Daddy Pop 5:17 Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection VHS/DVD Promo video See Daddy Pop video for more details Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info Daddy Pop ?:?? Live performance TV broadcast Live 4 September 1991, Arsenio Hall Show, Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA, USA Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Length Released Version Additional info The Flow Unreleased Original 1990 recording Contains a sampled chant ("Ain’t no stoppin’ now") from an early version of Daddy Pop Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Daddy Pop Studio Version without Tony M rap and slightly different lyrics, placed on the 27 November 1990 configuration of the Diamonds And Pearls Album

Additional Information See also Trivia Diamonds And Pearls album Daddy Pop unreleased video Elisa Fiorillo’s lines in the studio version of the song ("Oh daddy" / "Oh, sock it to me" / "You’re The Best") actually borrowed from the 1977 movie Which Way Is Up?. Gloria Edwards’ voice lifted from the original film was used for the live performances. Another dialogue from that same scene is also sampled on Return Of The Bump Squad. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) 2023 Elisa Fiorillo comment on FaceBook

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