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|song name                = 5 Women <small>(a.k.a. Five Women) </small>
 
|album image              = [[File:Nightcalls_album.jpg|100px|border|link=Album: Night Calls]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Night Calls|Night Calls]]</small><br>
 
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[[File:Fivewomen single.jpg|100px|border|link=Single: Five Women]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Five Women|Five Women]]</small>
 
[[File:Fivewomen single.jpg|100px|border|link=Single: Five Women]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Five Women|Five Women]]</small>
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|introduction              = '''5 Women''' was initially available (as '''Five Women''') as the ninth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker Joe Cocker]'s album [[Album: Night Calls|Night Calls]], and in 1992, [[Single: Five Women|Five Women]] was released as a single in Europe. In 1999, [[Prince]]'s original version was released as the fourth track on [[Prince]]'s 22nd album [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]], and at around the time of the album's release, [[Single: 5 Women|5 Women]] was available as a promotional single (with no commercial release).
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|introduction              = '''5 Women''' was initially available (as '''Five Women''') as the ninth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker Joe Cocker]’s album [[Album: Night Calls|Night Calls]], and in 1992, [[Single: Five Women|Five Women]] was released as a single in Europe. In 1999, [[Prince]]’s original version was released as the fourth track on [[Prince]]’s 22nd album [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]], and at around the time of the album’s release, [[Single: 5 Women|5 Women]] was available as a promotional single (with no commercial release).
  
While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking for [[Prince]]'s version were recorded in late August or early September 1990 at Warner Pioneer Studio, Tokyo, Japan, while in Tokyo for two dates on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] (during the same set of sessions the produced [[Willing And Able]], [[Strollin']], [[Money Don't Matter 2 Night]] and [[Something Funky (This House Comes)]]). The track was sent to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker Joe Cocker] for consideration in 1991, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker Cocker] re-recorded it with his band in 1991 at A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker Cocker] asked [[Prince]] to play guitar on this version, but [[Prince]] was busy at the time, and told [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker Cocker] that it was now "his baby".
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 4|4 September 1990]] at [[Warner Pioneer Studios]], Tokyo, Japan (on the same day as [[Willing And Able]], [[Strollin’]], [[Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]] and the instrumental [[Darkside]], that would evolve into [[Blood On The Sheets]]). The track was sent to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker Joe Cocker] for consideration in 1991 (along with [[Old Friends 4 Sale]]), and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker Cocker] re-recorded it with his band in 1991 at A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker Cocker] asked [[Prince]] to play guitar on this version, but [[Prince]] was busy at the time, and told [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker Cocker] that it was now "his baby".
 
|recording info            =
 
|recording info            =
 
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{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Late August - early September 1990
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 4|4 September 1990]]
|studio                 = Warner Pioneer Studio, Tokyo, Japan
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|studio                   = [[Warner Pioneer Studios]],<br> Tokyo, Japan
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking
 
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|date                      = Late 1990 - 1991
 
|date                      = Late 1990 - 1991
|studio                  = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                  = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = Horn overdubs
 
|additional info          = Horn overdubs
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|date                      = 1991
 
|date                      = 1991
|studio                    = A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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|studio                    = A&M Studios,<br> Los Angeles, CA, USA
 
|additional info          = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker Joe Cocker] re-recording
 
|additional info          = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker Joe Cocker] re-recording
 
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|2= 5:34
 
|3= [[Album: Night Calls|Night Calls]]<br>
 
|3= [[Album: Night Calls|Night Calls]]<br>
[[Single: Five Women|Five Women]] single
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[[Single: Now That The Magic Has Gone|Now That The Magic Has Gone]] maxi-single
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
 
|5= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker Joe Cocker] version (released first)
 
|5= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker Joe Cocker] version (released first)
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|1= '''Five Women'''
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|2= 3:59
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|3= [[Single: Five Women|Five Women]] single<br>
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|sampled in                =  
 
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|first live appearance    = [[28_August 1993-am|28 August 1993 (am), Terminal 2, Munich, Germany]]
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|first live appearance    = [[28_August 1993-am|28 August 1993 (a.m.): Terminal 2, Munich, Germany]] <br>
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* [[25 October 1997|25 October 1997: Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ, USA]]
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1993|1993]], [[All Concerts#1997|1997]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]] <small>(during [[NPG Music Club]] open soundchecks)</small>
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1993|1993]], [[All Concerts#1997|1997]]
 
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|see also                  = [[Album: Night Calls|Night Calls]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Night Calls|Night Calls]] album
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* [[Single: 5 Women|5 Women]] promo
 
* [[Single: 5 Women|5 Women]] promo
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
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Latest revision as of 16:12, 1 November 2023

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5 Women (a.k.a. Five Women)

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from the album Night Calls

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single art for Five Women

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from the album The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale

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promo art for 5 Women

Song details
Performer: Joe Cocker; Prince
First Released: 7 October 1991 - Night Calls album (Joe Cocker version)

24 August 1999 - The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale album (Prince version)

Album(s): Night Calls

The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale

Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): David Tickle; Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

5 Women was initially available (as Five Women) as the ninth track on Joe Cocker’s album Night Calls, and in 1992, Five Women was released as a single in Europe. In 1999, Prince’s original version was released as the fourth track on Prince’s 22nd album The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale, and at around the time of the album’s release, 5 Women was available as a promotional single (with no commercial release).

Basic tracking took place on 4 September 1990 at Warner Pioneer Studios, Tokyo, Japan (on the same day as Willing And Able, Strollin’, Money Don’t Matter 2 Night and the instrumental Darkside, that would evolve into Blood On The Sheets). The track was sent to Joe Cocker for consideration in 1991 (along with Old Friends 4 Sale), and Cocker re-recorded it with his band in 1991 at A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Cocker asked Prince to play guitar on this version, but Prince was busy at the time, and told Cocker that it was now "his baby".


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
4 September 1990 Warner Pioneer Studios,
Tokyo, Japan
Tracking
Late 1990 - 1991 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Horn overdubs
1991 A&M Studios,
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Joe Cocker re-recording
Recording Personnel

Joe Cocker version


Prince version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Five Women 5:34 Night Calls

Now That The Magic Has Gone maxi-single

Studio Joe Cocker version (released first)
Five Women 3:59 Five Women single
Edit Joe Cocker version (edit by Chris Lord-Alge)
5 Women 5:12 The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale

5 Women promo

Studio Prince version


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
5 Women Studio Prince version prior to horn overdubs
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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