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100 MPH

from the album Mazarati from the album Originals single art for 100 MPH Song details Performer: Mazarati; Prince First Released: 4 March 1986 - Mazarati album 7 June 2019 - Originals album (Prince version) Album(s): Mazarati Originals Writer(s): Prince Producer(s): Prince, vocals produced by Brown Mark (credited only to Brown Mark); Prince (on Originals) 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

100 MPH is the third song on Mazarati’s first album Mazarati, and, three months after the album’s release, 100 MPH was released as the album’s second single. The track was written and largely performed by Prince. Basic tracking place in late June 1984 at Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Although unconfirmed, it is likely Prince recorded it with Mazarati already in mind. possibly as a replacement for the song Susannah’s Pajamas, which had been intended for Mazarati under its former name Mazarati, before Prince decided it suited The Family instead, or as an extra track for them to consider. It is likely that the initial tracking was only the basic instrumentation, and more was added in a follow-up session, before Sir Casey Terry’s vocals were dubbed on in April 1985. In 2019, Prince’s own version was released as the sixth track on the posthumous album Originals. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 24 June 1984 Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA Tracking Summer 1984 (assumed) Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA Overdubs 19 April 1985 & 20 April 1985 Sunset Sound- Studio 2, Hollywood, CA, USA Vocal overdubs by Sir Casey Terry 5 May 1985 - 7 May 1985 Sunset Sound- Studio 2, Hollywood, CA, USA Mix 8 May 1985 Sunset Sound- Studio 3 Hollywood, CA, USA Mix, crossfade, edit (Prince) 9 May 1985 Sunset Sound- Studio 3 Hollywood, CA, USA edit, vocal overdubs (Prince) Recording Personnel Mazarati version Sir Casey Terry - lead vocals Prince - all instruments Aaron Paul ‘Ace’ Keith - background vocals Craig ‘Screamer’ Powell - background vocals Marr Starr - background vocals Jerome "Romeo" Cox - background vocals Tony Christian - background vocals Jill Jones - background vox Prince version (on Originals) Prince - all instruments and vocals Susan Rogers - engineer (Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse) David Z - engineer (Sunset Sound) Peggy_McCreary - engineer (Sunset Sound) Coke Johnson - assistant engineer (Sunset Sound) Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info 100 MPH 7:23 Mazarati 100 MPH single Studio a.k.a. 100 MPH (LP Version) 100 MPH (Edit) 3:09 100 MPH single Edit 100 MPH (Edit) 6:35 100 MPH promo Edit 100 MPH 3:31 Originals Prince vocal version released in 2019 Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info 100 MPH 3:09 Promotional release only Studio See 100 MPH video for details Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info 100 MPH Studio Different mix, less instrumentation; without guitars, Yamaha DX-7 bass etc. 100 MPH Studio Mostly instrumental version with Mazarati vocals

Additional Information See also Trivia Mazarati album 100 MPH single 100 MPH video Mazarati The recording briefly includes the synthesizer line from Cool References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018) Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021) Copyright(s): US Copyright Office PAu000782002 / 1985-11-18, Supplemented by: PAu000829154 / 1986-04-02; PA0000287063 / 1986-04-21; ASCAP Work ID: 450184588 / ISWC: T0701620918

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