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from the album The Family Song details Performer: The Family First Released: 19 July 1985 - The Screams Of Passion single Album(s): The Family Writer(s): Prince and Eric Leeds (credited to Jellybean Johnson and Jerome Benton) Producer(s): Prince (credited to David Z. Rivkin and The Family) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 13 August 1985, First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota (first performance by The Family) This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince. Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 1985 (by The Family)

Yes (originally titled Lisa) is the fourth track (the first of two instrumentals) on The Family’s first and only album The Family, and, a month before the album’s release, it was included as the b-side of The Screams Of Passion, the album’s first single. The song was written by Prince and Eric Leeds, but credited to Jellybean Johnson and Jerome Benton. Basic tracking, as Lisa (entirely unrelated to the 1980 unreleased track Lisa but also most likely named after Lisa Coleman), took place on 5 August 1984 at the Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. On the same day as River Run Dry. Eric Leeds and Wendy Melvoin added saxophone and guitar, respectively on 9 October 1984, at the Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota (on the same day Prince was recording Condition Of The Heart at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California). It is likely the track’s name was changed when considered for the album, but this is unverified. Despite their identical title, The Family’s Yes has nothing to do with the song recorded in 2010. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 5 August 1984 Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA Tracking 9 October 1984 Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA Saxophone and guitar overdubs by Eric Leeds & Wendy Melvoin Recording Personnel Prince - all instruments, except where noted (uncredited) Eric Leeds - saxophone, flute Wendy Melvoin - rhythm guitar Jellybean Johnson - credited, but does not appear Jerome Benton - credited, but does not appear Miko Weaver - credited, but does not appear Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Yes 4:27 The Family The Screams Of Passion single Studio Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Lisa Studio Original version before saxophone overdubs Lisa Studio Full-length recording after saxophone overdubs, edited for release

Additional Information See also Trivia The Family album The Family References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018) http://www.waxpoetics.com/features/articles/syncopated-strut

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