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from the album Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Song details Performer: Margie Cox; Prince First Released: 27 October 2023 - Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Album(s): Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Writer(s): Prince Producer(s): Prince (assumed) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: This song is not believed to have been performed live by Prince. Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: none

Hey U was recorded on 23 June 1991 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, on the same day as Standing At The Altar. Both songs were earmarked for a solo project by Margie Cox, after the Flash album, for which she sung lead vocals, was abandoned. The composition contains musical elements from Archie Bell & The Drells’ 1968 song Tighten Up and a chorus reminiscent of The Esquires’ 1967 song Get On Up, both covered by Prince and the New Power Generation on the Act I Tour in 1993. It also contains a sample of LaWanda Page’s voice saying Hold it, Fred! (from the TV series Sanford And Son) also heard on Gangster Glam recorded around the same time. Margie Cox added her lead vocals to it in two sessions on 25 & 26 June 1991. A second version with both Margie Cox and Billy Franze singing was recorded in November 1991, but the song remained unreleased at the time. The song was already filed for copyright registration before that, on 4 October 1991. It wasn’t until 2023 that Hey U was released as one of the songs on the Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe, with Prince singing the lead vocal. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 23 June 1991 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking 25 June 1991 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Overdubs Margie Cox Mixing 26 June 1991 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Overdubs Margie Cox, Mixing 6 November 1991 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Version 2, Margie Cox and Billy Franze lead vocals Recording Personnel Released version Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed) Unreleased version Margie Cox - vocals Prince - background vocals and instruments (assumed) Second Unreleased version Margie Cox - vocals Billy Franze - vocals Prince - background vocals and instruments (assumed) Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Hey U 6:10 Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Studio Recorded 23 June 1991 Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Hey U Studio Margie Cox version Hey U Studio Margie Cox and Billy Franze version

Additional Information See also Trivia Margie Cox unreleased solo album Margie Cox Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Hey U was also registered as Hey, U at the Library Of Congress References 'The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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