Difference between revisions of "(Theme Song From) Which Way Is Up?"
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|song name = (Theme Song From) Which Way Is Up? | |song name = (Theme Song From) Which Way Is Up? | ||
− | | | + | |album image = [[File:3rdEyeGirlTV.png|100px|link=]]<br> <small> logo from [[3rdEye TV]] (no official artwork) </small> |
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 30|30 June | + | |single image = [[Image:Welcome2america.jpg|100px|Welcome 2 America album artwork]] <br><small> from the Blu-Ray included on the <br>Deluxe Edition of [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] </small> |
+ | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 30|30 June 2013]] - [[3rdEye TV|3rdEye TV Show # 7]] video stream | ||
|album(s) = None | |album(s) = None | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
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− | |introduction = '''(Theme Song From) Which Way Is Up?''', a live performance cover version of the track by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargard_(band) Stargard], was streamed during [[3rdEye TV|3rdEye TV Show # 7]] in 2013, as the leading track in a medley with [[Dancing Machine]], [[Partyman]] and [[ | + | |introduction = '''(Theme Song From) Which Way Is Up?''', a live performance cover version of the track by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargard_(band) Stargard], was streamed during [[3rdEye TV|3rdEye TV Show # 7]] in 2013, as the leading track in a medley with [[Dancing Machine]], [[Partyman]] and [[It’s Alright]]. The track originally appeared in the 1977 comedy movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Which_Way_Is_Up%3F Which Way Is Up?], starring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pryor Richard Pryor] (dialogue scenes from the film were sampled or borrowed on [[Daddy Pop]] and [[Return Of The Bump Squad]]). '''(Theme Song From) Which Way Is Up?''' was released as a single the following year and appearing on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargard_(band) Stargard’s] debut album ''Stargard'' (1978). |
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+ | The track was written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Whitfield Norman Whitfield]. The version streamed was a live version from [[30 June 2013-am|30 June 2013 (a.m.) City Winery Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA]], with lead vocals by [[Shelby J.]], who had sung the track live regularly since joining [[Prince]]’s band in late 2006. A live version of the song (from the show given on [[28 April 2011|28 April 2011 at The Forum, Inglewood, California, USA]]) was included on the Blu-ray of the deluxe edition of the posthumous [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album released in 2021. | ||
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+ | No studio version by [[Prince]] of [[(Theme Song From) Which Way Is Up?]] is believed to exist. | ||
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''N.B. - recording personnel below refer to streamed versions; this track is not known to have been recorded in the studio by [[Prince]]''<br> | ''N.B. - recording personnel below refer to streamed versions; this track is not known to have been recorded in the studio by [[Prince]]''<br> | ||
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+ | '''Live version from 2013 ''' | ||
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*[[Shelby J.]] - co-lead vocals | *[[Shelby J.]] - co-lead vocals | ||
*[[Elisa Dease]] - co-lead vocals | *[[Elisa Dease]] - co-lead vocals | ||
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*[[Hannah Ford]] - drums (assumed) | *[[Hannah Ford]] - drums (assumed) | ||
*[[Ida Nielsen]] - bass guitar (assumed) | *[[Ida Nielsen]] - bass guitar (assumed) | ||
− | *[[Cassandra | + | *[[Cassandra O’Neal]] - keyboards (assumed) |
*[[Donna Grantis]] - guitar (assumed) | *[[Donna Grantis]] - guitar (assumed) | ||
*[[BK Jackson]] - saxophone (assumed) | *[[BK Jackson]] - saxophone (assumed) | ||
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*[[Roy Agee]] - trombone (assumed) | *[[Roy Agee]] - trombone (assumed) | ||
*[[Joey Rayfield]] - trombone (assumed) | *[[Joey Rayfield]] - trombone (assumed) | ||
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− | |released versions | + | |
+ | '''Live version from 2011 ''' | ||
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+ | *[[Prince]] - vocals, guitar | ||
+ | *[[Shelby J.]] - co-lead vocals | ||
+ | *[[Elisa Dease]] - co-lead vocals | ||
+ | *[[Liv Warfield]] - co-lead vocals | ||
+ | *[[John Blackwell]] - drums | ||
+ | *[[Ida Nielsen]] - bass, vocals | ||
+ | *[[Morris Hayes]] - keyboards | ||
+ | *[[Renato Neto]] - keyboards | ||
+ | *[[Cassandra O’Neal]] - keyboards, vocals | ||
+ | *[[Maya McClean]] - dance | ||
+ | *[[Nandy McClean]] - dance | ||
+ | |released versions = | ||
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− | |5= | + | |5= There have been no audio-only releases of this track on 'hard-format'. |
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |video versions = | ||
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+ | |1= '''[[Brown Skin]]''' | ||
+ | |2= ?:?? | ||
+ | |3= [[Album:_Welcome_2_America|Welcome 2 America]] Deluxe edition | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[28 April 2011|28 April 2011, The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
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− | |1= '''[[(Theme Song From) Which Way Is Up?]] / [[Dancing Machine]] / [[Partyman]] / [[ | + | |1= '''[[(Theme Song From) Which Way Is Up?]] / [[Dancing Machine]] / [[Partyman]] / [[It’s Alright]]''' |
|2= 4:52 | |2= 4:52 | ||
|3= [[3rdEye TV|3rdEye TV Show # 7]] live video stream | |3= [[3rdEye TV|3rdEye TV Show # 7]] live video stream | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[30 June | + | |5= [[30 June 2013-am|30 June 2013 (a.m.) City Winery Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA]] |
}} | }} | ||
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}} | }} | ||
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|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
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− | |1= '''[[Dancing Machine]] / [[Partyman]] / [[ | + | |1= '''[[Dancing Machine]] / [[Partyman]] / [[It’s Alright]]''' |
|2= 4:48 | |2= 4:48 | ||
|3= [[3rdEye TV|3rdEye TV Show # 5]] performance audio stream | |3= [[3rdEye TV|3rdEye TV Show # 5]] performance audio stream | ||
|4= Rehearsal | |4= Rehearsal | ||
− | |5= Late June | + | |5= Late June 2013, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed); snippet of [[(Theme Song From) Which Way Is Up?]] included in opening |
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− | |first live appearance = [[17 June | + | |first live appearance = [[17 June 2004-am| 17 June 2004 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <br> |
+ | * [[09 April 2015|9 April 2015: Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA]] | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]] |
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|see also = | |see also = |
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