Make It Through The Storm

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Make It Through The Storm

from the single Let Me Let You Rock Me Song details Performer: Sue Ann First Released: 29 May 1981 (estimate) - Let Me Let You Rock Me single Album(s): None Writer(s): Chris Moon (lyrics) and Prince (uncredited) (music) Producer(s): James Walsh (on released Sue Ann version) 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

Make It Through The Storm (a.k.a. We’ll Make It Through The Storm) was initially recorded in Summer 1976 at Moon Sound in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as Aces, Baby, Diamond Eyes, Don’t Forget, Don’t Hold Back, Fantasy, I’m Yours, Jelly Jam (which was later used as the instrumental portion of Just As Long As We’re Together), Leaving For New York, Love Is Forever (later renamed My Love Is Forever), Since We’ve Been Together, Surprise and Soft And Wet). It’s likely that in 1976-1977, Make It Through The Storm (As "We’ll Make It Through The Storm") was cut again at Sound 80 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Together with Just As Long As We’re Together it was the last track on a tape that also featured Jelly Jam (as a separate track, later released as part of Just As Long As We’re Together), Baby, Soft And Wet and My Love Is Forever. Prince gave full credit for Make It Through The Storm to Chris Moon in exchange for full credit on My Love Is Forever, which Moon also wrote lyrics for, but was omitted as composer. A rockier version was recorded for possible inclusion on Prince’s first album For You on 4 November 1977 at the Record Plant in Sausalito, California. The track was included as the third track on a 1977 configuration of the album (as We’ll Make It Through The Storm), but was removed as the album underwent changes prior to release. Prince then re-recorded the song with Sue Ann Carwell on lead vocals in Summer 1978, at Prince’s France Avenue Home Studio in Edina, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as Since We’ve Been Together, Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? and I’m Saving It Up) for a short-lived project with her (renamed Suzie Stone for the occasion). Although Prince’s versions remain unreleased, Sue Ann Carwell released a version of the song in 1981, as the b-side of her single Let Me Let You Rock Me, with newly recorded but essentially the same music, credited on the single to Chris Moon, Prince’s credit is omitted. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info Summer 1976 Moon Sound, Minneapolis, MN, USA Tracking 1976-1977 Sound 80, Minneapolis, MN, USA Re-recording 4 November 1977 Record Plant, Sausalito, CA, USA Tracking of For You session version Summer 1978 France Avenue Home Studio, Edina, MN, USA Re-recording with Sue Ann Carwell vocals 1981 Unknown studio, USA Full re-recording by Sue Ann Carwell (without Prince) Recording Personnel Released version Sue Ann Carwell - lead vocals unknown session musicians Preliminary and 1977 versions Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed) 1978 version Sue Ann Carwell - lead vocals Prince - all instruments (assumed) Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Make It Through The Storm 3:14 Let Me Let You Rock Me single Studio Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Make It Through The Storm Studio Summer 1976 recording We’ll Make It Through The Storm Re-recording Recorded 1976-1977 at Sound 80 We’ll Make It Through The Storm Studio 1977 Record Plant version Make It Through The Storm Re-recording Recorded Summer 1978 with Sue Ann Carwell vocals

Additional Information See also Trivia Let Me Let You Rock Me single Untitled Suzie Stone project References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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