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{{song|
|song name                = Get Blue
|song name                = Get Blue
|single image             = [[File:Letsgetstarted album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Let’s Get Started]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]]</small> <br>[[Image:D&P_SDE.jpg|100px|left|link=Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe]] <br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''(Super) Deluxe Edition'']]</small><br>
|album image               = [[File:Letsgetstarted album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Let’s Get Started]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]]</small>  
|single image              = [[Image:D&P_SDE.jpg|100px|left|link=Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe]] <br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''(Super) Deluxe Edition'']]</small><br>
|performer                = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie]; [[Prince]]
|performer                = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie]; [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 16|16 February 1993]] - [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 16|16 February 1993]] - [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]] <br>[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''(Super) Deluxe Edition'']]
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie] version)<br>
[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe‎|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe'']] ([[Prince]] version) <small>(announced)</small>
|writer(s)                = [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]])
|writer(s)                = [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]])
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]])
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]])
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|introduction              = '''Get Blue''' is the fourth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie]’s second album [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]]. The song was written by [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]) and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and produced by [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]).
|introduction              = '''Get Blue''' is the fourth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie]’s second album [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]]. The song was written by [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]) and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and produced by [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]).


A tape photographed in [[Prince]]’s vault at [[Paisley Park Studios]] lists it as [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 8|8 April 1991]] alluding the exact date for the recording at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Hey, Louie Louie]]). <!-- [[Well Done]] and a re-recording of [[And How]]).--> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie]’s vocal overdubs were recorded at Sideways Recording, Santa Ana, California, but recording dates are not known.
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 17|17 March 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie]’s vocal overdubs were recorded at Sideways Recording, Santa Ana, California, but recording dates are not known.


In 2010, co-writer [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] released a mostly-instrumental version of the track with Ric Alexander on their album ''2wo 4or 1ne'' (crediting [[Prince]], rather than the pseudonym [[Prince|Paisley Park]], as co-writer), but this version did not contain input by [[Prince]].
In 2010, co-writer [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] released a mostly-instrumental version of the track with Ric Alexander on their album ''2wo 4or 1ne'' (crediting [[Prince]], rather than the pseudonym [[Prince|Paisley Park]], as co-writer), but this version did not contain input by [[Prince]].


[[Prince]]’s version was released on streaming platforms on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 28|28 September 2023]], preceding it’s inclusion on the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe‎|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe'']].
[[Prince]]’s original studio version was released on streaming platforms on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 28|28 September 2023]] as a preview for the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe‎|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe'']].
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 8|8 April 1991]]  
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 17|17 March 1991]]  
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
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*Dain Noel - strings
*Dain Noel - strings
*Reverend Dave Boruff - saxophone
*Reverend Dave Boruff - saxophone
'''Prince version'''
'''Prince version'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments
'''Unreleased Prince version'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[Jearlyn Steele]] - background vocals
*[[Jearlyn Steele]] - background vocals
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{{Songline|
|1= '''Get Blue'''
|1= '''Get Blue'''
|2= 4:43
|2= 4:44
|3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''(Super) Deluxe Edition'']]
|3= Preview download for [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe‎|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe'']]
|4= Studio
|4= Studio
|5= [[Prince]]’s original studio version, released in 2023
|5= [[Prince]]’s original studio version
}}
}}
}}
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|1= '''Get Blue'''
|2= Studio
|3= [[Prince]]’s version with backing vocals by Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele
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|broadcasts, streaming    =
|broadcasts, streaming    =

Revision as of 18:53, 28 September 2023

Gangster Glam   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Get It Up
Get Blue

from the album Let’s Get Started

from the album
Diamonds And Pearls (Super) Deluxe Edition
Song details
Performer: Louie Louie; Prince
First Released: 16 February 1993 - Let’s Get Started album
Album(s): Let’s Get Started (Louie Louie version)

Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe (Prince version) (announced)

Writer(s): Levi Seacer, Jr. and Prince (as Paisley Park)
Producer(s): Prince (as Paisley Park)
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

Get Blue is the fourth track on Louie Louie’s second album Let’s Get Started. The song was written by Prince (as Paisley Park) and Levi Seacer, Jr. and produced by Prince (as Paisley Park).

Basic tracking took place on 17 March 1991 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Louie Louie’s vocal overdubs were recorded at Sideways Recording, Santa Ana, California, but recording dates are not known.

In 2010, co-writer Levi Seacer, Jr. released a mostly-instrumental version of the track with Ric Alexander on their album 2wo 4or 1ne (crediting Prince, rather than the pseudonym Paisley Park, as co-writer), but this version did not contain input by Prince.

Prince’s original studio version was released on streaming platforms on 28 September 2023 as a preview for the Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
17 March 1991 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
April 1991 Larrabee Sound Studios,
North Hollywood, CA, USA 		Mixing by Keith "K.C." Cohen (and possible additional recording)
April 1991 - early 1993 Sideways Recording,
Santa Ana, CA, USA 		Vocal overdubs by Louie Louie
Recording Personnel

Louie Louie version

  • Louie Louie – lead vocals
  • Prince - all background vocals and instruments, except where noted
  • Sam Mesa-rani - percussion
  • Dain Noel - strings
  • Reverend Dave Boruff - saxophone

Prince version

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

Unreleased Prince version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Get Blue 4:42 Let’s Get Started Studio
Get Blue 5:42 2wo 4or 1ne Studio No input as a musician by Prince
Get Blue 4:44 Preview download for Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Studio Prince’s original studio version


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Get Blue Studio Prince’s version with backing vocals by Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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