Our Destiny
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|song name = Our Destiny
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|performer = Prince and the Revolution
|writer(s) = Prince (assumed)
|producer(s) = Prince (assumed)
|previous song = Others Here With Us
|next song = Overnight, Every Night
|introduction = Our Destiny is an unreleased track, recorded during Prince and the Revolution's concert on 7 June 1984 at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN, USA, during the same show where the basic tracks for Roadhouse Garden and All Day, All Night were also recorded (since no full studio version is known the exist, this live version is listed in the unreleased versions section).
The track segued directly into Roadhouse Garden. Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman worked on the track further for three days, from 27-29 September 1984 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA (during the same sessions where they recorded string overdubs for Pop Life). They added a string section to the track which Prince later reused for the opening of The Ladder, recorded a few months later.
Our Destiny is not known to have been considered for inclusion on Prince's next album, Around The World In A Day, or any other project at the time. It is likely that it was planned for inclusion on the Prince and the Revolution album Roadhouse Garden album worked on in 1998-9, but the album, and the song, remain unreleased.
|recording info = |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|7 June 1984 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Live recording |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|27-29 September 1984 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Additional recording and string overdubs |recording personnel = live recording
- Prince - lead vocals and guitar
- Bobby Z. - drums
- Brown Mark - bass guitar
- Wendy Melvoin - guitar
- Lisa Coleman - keyboards and background vocals
- Dr. Fink - keyboards and background vocals
Live recording after overdubs
- Prince - lead vocals and guitar
- Bobby Z. - drums
- Brown Mark - bass guitar
- Wendy Melvoin - guitar
- Lisa Coleman - keyboards and vocals
- Dr. Fink - keyboards and background vocals
- Jill Jones lead vocals (alternate version)
- Orchestral Players on string interlude:
- Sid Page and Marcy Dicterow-Vaj - Violins
- Denyse Buffum and Laury Woods - Violas
- Suzie Katayama, David Coleman - Cello
- Tim Barr and Annette Atkinson - Stand-up bass
|unreleased versions =
| Title | Version | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|
| Our Destiny | Studio, Prince solo | June, Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] |
| Our Destiny | Live | 7 June 1984, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA, before overdubs |
| Our Destiny | Studio version | (unclear if this exists with Prince vocal) |
| Our Destiny | Studio | Studio version with string overdubs (unclear if this exists with Prince vocal) |
| Our Destiny | Studio with overdubs | Studio version with Lisa Coleman vocal and string overdubs |
| Our Destiny | Studio with overdubs | Studio version with Jill Jones vocal and string overdubs |
|video versions = |broadcasts, streaming = |sampled in = |- |style="color:#AB3E00" |Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
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| Title | Length | Released | Version | Additional info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ladder | 5:26 | Around The World In A Day | Studio | Samples string section from Our Destiny |
|first live appearance = [[07 June 1984|7 June 1984: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA (only known performance) |performed regularly on = none |performed occasionally in = 1984 |trivia = |see also = Unreleased Songs |references = The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)
- Additional info from an early version of PRINCE: The Studio Sessions by Duane Tudahl.
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