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|song name                = Adonis & Bathsheba
 
|song name                = Adonis & Bathsheba
|single image              = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]
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|single image              = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 2020]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] album
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 2020]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]  
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]  
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|previous song            = [[Act Of God]]
 
|previous song            = [[Act Of God]]
 
|next song                = [[Adore]]
 
|next song                = [[Adore]]
|introduction              = '''Adonis & Bathsheba''' is a track recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 27|27 July 1986]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] (the day after [[The Ball]]). [[Prince]] had just completed the final version of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album, and it is unknown if this song was intended for any project at the time, but during [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]] offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and while '''Adonis & Bathsheba''' was chosen by fans, that project was ultimately abandoned.
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|introduction              = '''Adonis & Bathsheba''' is a track recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 27|27 July 1986]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] (two days after [[The Ball]]). [[Prince]] had just completed the final version of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album, and it is unknown if this song was intended for any project at the time, but during [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]] offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and while '''Adonis & Bathsheba''' was chosen by fans, that project was ultimately abandoned.
  
The song was released in September 2020 on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] set.
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The song was released in September 2020 as the eighth track of ''Vault Tracks part 2'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']].
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 27|27 July 1986]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 27|27 July 1986]]
 
|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking, horn overdubs, mix, instrumental mix
 
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|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
*[[Prince]] - all vocal and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
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*[[Prince]] - all vocal and instruments, except where noted
*[[Eric Leeds]] - flute  
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*[[Eric Leeds]] - flugelhorn, flute, saxophone
 
*[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet  
 
*[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet  
 
|released versions        =
 
|released versions        =
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|1= '''Adonis & Bathsheba'''
 
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|2= 5:27
 
|2= 5:27
|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]
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|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    = Adonis & Bathsheba lyrics were published as a poem in [[Magazine: 10,000|10,000]] magazine (sold exclusively in NPG Store) in February 1994.  
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|trivia                    = '''Adonis & Bathsheba''' lyrics were published as a poem in [[Magazine: 10,000|10,000]] magazine (sold exclusively in NPG Store) in February 1994.  
* At some point in the early-to-mid 1990s, European music group Edel (who distributed many [[NPG Records]] released in Europe) created artwork for a single using the title '''Adonis & Bathsheba''', atributed to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] but this is believed to have been a demonstration rather than something planned for release (the other track titles used, ''Little Queen (India Mix)'' and ''Use Me'', are not thought to be from existing [[Prince]] tracks).
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* There exists artwork for a 1994 single for '''Adonis & Bathsheba''', attributed to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], but this was made for demonstration purposes only, rather than something planned for release. Note that the other track titles used, ''Little Queen (India Mix)'' and ''Use Me'', are not actual [[Prince]] tracks.
|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] album
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|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
 
* [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]] unreleased album
 
* [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]] unreleased album
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
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|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
|categories                = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category: Recorded 1986]]
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* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]''
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|categories                = [[Category:2020]][[Category: Recorded 1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Posthumously-released Songs]]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:19, 26 June 2022

Act Of God   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Adore
Adonis & Bathsheba

Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition
from the album
Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 25 September 2020 - Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition album
Album(s): Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
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

Adonis & Bathsheba is a track recorded on 27 July 1986 at Prince’s Galpin Blvd Home Studio (two days after The Ball). Prince had just completed the final version of the Dream Factory album, and it is unknown if this song was intended for any project at the time, but during Prince: A Celebration in June 2000, computer screens at Paisley Park Studios offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on Crystal Ball Volume II, and while Adonis & Bathsheba was chosen by fans, that project was ultimately abandoned.

The song was released in September 2020 as the eighth track of Vault Tracks part 2, one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
27 July 1986 Galpin Blvd Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Tracking, horn overdubs, mix, instrumental mix
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Adonis & Bathsheba 5:27 Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Adonis & Bathsheba (Instrumental) Studio Instrumental mix
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • Adonis & Bathsheba lyrics were published as a poem in 10,000 magazine (sold exclusively in NPG Store) in February 1994.
  • There exists artwork for a 1994 single for Adonis & Bathsheba, attributed to SymbolSmallerBlue.png, but this was made for demonstration purposes only, rather than something planned for release. Note that the other track titles used, Little Queen (India Mix) and Use Me, are not actual Prince tracks.

References
Act Of God   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Adore