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> |
| + | |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 | |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 | ||
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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 [[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] (a scene from the film is sampled on [[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). | |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] (a scene from the film is sampled on [[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). | ||
| − | 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. No studio version by [[Prince]] of [[(Theme Song From) Which Way Is Up?]] is believed to exist. | + | 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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*[[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 | ||
| + | *[[John Blackwell]] - drums | ||
| + | *[[Ida Nielsen]] - bass, vocals | ||
| + | *[[Morris Hayes]] - keyboards | ||
| + | *[[Renato Neto]] - keyboards | ||
| + | *[[Cassandra O’Neal]] - keyboards, vocals | ||
| + | *[[Shelby J.]] - vocals | ||
| + | *[[Elisa Dease]] - vocals | ||
| + | *[[Liv Warfield]] - vocals | ||
| + | *[[Maya McClean]] - dance | ||
| + | *[[Nandy McClean]] - dance | ||
| + | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|2= n/a | |2= n/a | ||
|3= n/a | |3= n/a | ||
|4= n/a | |4= n/a | ||
| − | |5= | + | |5= There have been no audio-only releases of this track on 'hard-format'. |
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| + | |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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