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|song name = Uncle Sam | |song name = Uncle Sam | ||
|single image = [[File:Imready_album.jpg|100px| | |single image = [[File:Imready_album.jpg|100px|Link= Album: I’m Ready]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: I’m Ready|I’m Ready]] </small> | ||
|performer = [[Tevin Campbell]] | |performer = [[Tevin Campbell]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 26|26 October 1993]] - [[Album: I’m Ready|I’m Ready]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 26|26 October 1993]] - [[Album: I’m Ready|I’m Ready]] album | ||
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While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in September 1992 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (along with [[Tevin Campbell: Down|Down]], [[Baby Don’t Care|Holly Don’t Care]], [[The P]], [[The Halls Of Desire]], [[Paris 1798430]] and a revamped version of [[Shhh]], when [[Prince]] became involved in [[Tevin Campbell]]’s album [[Album: I’m Ready|I’m Ready]]). The track includes a looped sample of [[Eric Leeds]]’ saxophone lead line from [[The Dopamine Rush]]. | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in September 1992 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (along with [[Tevin Campbell: Down|Down]], [[Baby Don’t Care|Holly Don’t Care]], [[The P]], [[The Halls Of Desire]], [[Paris 1798430]] and a revamped version of [[Shhh]], when [[Prince]] became involved in [[Tevin Campbell]]’s album [[Album: I’m Ready|I’m Ready]]). The track includes a looped sample of [[Eric Leeds]]’ saxophone lead line from [[The Dopamine Rush]]. | ||
[[Prince]]’s version (guide vocal) of '''Uncle Sam''' was one of the Vault tracks recorded between 1990 and 1992 slated to appear on the planned ''Diamonds & Love'' expected to be released by [[The Prince Estate]] in the summer of 2022. That project, which consisted of material spanning both the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] and [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png| | [[Prince]]’s version (guide vocal) of '''Uncle Sam''' was one of the Vault tracks recorded between 1990 and 1992 slated to appear on the planned ''Diamonds & Love'' expected to be released by [[The Prince Estate]] in the summer of 2022. That project, which consisted of material spanning both the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] and [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|Link= Album: Symbol]] eras, was reduced to the [[Album:_Diamonds_And_Pearls_SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls]] era, excluding songs recorded after October 1991 (and this track as a result). | ||
The title and lyrics refer to the national personification of the government United States of America, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Sam Uncle Sam], and mentions many ways African-Americans contributed to defending and developing the country over the centuries. | The title and lyrics refer to the national personification of the government United States of America, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Sam Uncle Sam], and mentions many ways African-Americans contributed to defending and developing the country over the centuries. |
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