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Get It Up

from the album The Time single art for Get It Up Song details Performer: The Time First Released: 26 June 1981 - Get It Up single Album(s): The Time It’s About Time Writer(s): Prince (uncredited) Producer(s): Morris Day and Prince (as Jamie Starr) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 20 November 1981, The Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (performed by The Time without Prince input) This song is not believed to have been performed live by Prince. The Time has played it at gigs before this date. Performed regularly on tour: Controversy Tour (performed by The Time without Prince input) 1999 Tour (performed by The Time with Prince input) Performed occasionally in shows: None by Prince.

Get It Up is the first track on The Time’s first album The Time, and, a month before the album’s release, Get It Up was released as the album’s first single. As such, Get It Up is the first song to be released credited to The Time. In 1984, it was included as the second track on the UK 12" version of Ice Cream Castles, the first single from The Time’s third album Ice Cream Castle. The song was written by Prince, although the album does not contain any writing credits. As with the rest of the album, the recording mostly features only Prince and Morris Day, although Dr. Fink contributes a synth solo. Basic tracking took place on 11 February 1981 at Prince’s Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Get It Up was recorded before Prince offered Morris Day to form The Time. The song was offered to the band Brick who turned it down. A live version recorded in 1998 by Morris Day and The Time was released in 2004 on Morris Day’s fourth solo album It’s About Time. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 11 February 1981 Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking April 1981 (likely) Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA Re-recording with Morris Day Recording Personnel Morris Day - vocals Prince - background vocals and all instruments, except where noted (uncredited) Dr. Fink - synth solo Sue Ann Carwell - background vocals (listed as "various girlfriends") Jellybean Johnson - credited for drums, but did not participate Terry Lewis - credited for bass guitar, co-lead and background vocals, but did not participate Jesse Johnson - credited for guitar and vocals, but did not participate Jimmy Jam - credited for keyboards and vocals, but did not participate Monte Moir - credited for keyboards and vocals, but did not participate Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Get It Up 9:05 The Time Ice Cream Castles single Studio Get It Up 9:08 The Time Expanded Edition (2021 Remaster) Studio Remastered in 2021 Get It Up 3:05 Get It Up single Edit Get It Up 3:05 Get It Up 7" Promo Edit Same as above, but in mono Get It Up (Single Edit) 3:05 The Time Expanded Edition (2021 Remaster) Edit Same edit as above, but remastered in 2021 Get It Up / 777 1:55 Morris Day: It’s About Time Live 21 June 1998, House Of Blues, Hollywood, California, USA Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Get It Up Studio Initial version offered to Brick

Additional Information See also Trivia The Time album Get It Up single The Time References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Podcast: ‎Questlove Supreme: Morris Day on Questlove Supreme (23 June 2021)

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