Difference between revisions of "Ain’t No Place Like U"
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| − | |song name = | + | |song name = Ain’t No Place Like U |
|single image = [[File:Childofthesun album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Child Of The Sun]]<br> | |single image = [[File:Childofthesun album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Child Of The Sun]]<br> | ||
<small>from the album [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]]</small> | <small>from the album [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]]</small> | ||
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|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) and [[Mayte]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) and [[Mayte]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (uncredited) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (uncredited) | ||
| − | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Ain’t Gonna Miss U When U’re Gone]] |
|next song = [[Aintturninround]] | |next song = [[Aintturninround]] | ||
| − | |introduction = ''' | + | |introduction = '''Ain’t No Place Like U''' is the fifth track on [[Mayte]]’s first and only album [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]]. The song was written by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] and [[Mayte]], and produced by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) (although no production credit is given). The album’s liner notes for this track state it was "Performed by the New Power Generation Drum Corp", but it is listed here as performed by [[Mayte]], as she sings lead vocals and is credited as the artist for the album as a whole. |
| − | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in 1993 or 1994, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. A completely different version was recorded in 1994 with [[Jevetta Steele]] on vocals, most likely also at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. [[Mayte]] | + | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in 1993 or 1994, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. A completely different version was recorded in 1994 with [[Jevetta Steele]] on vocals, most likely also at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. [[Mayte]]’s version was included, in a slightly different mix than released, as the fifth track on a [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 5|5 May 1995]] configuration of [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]], where it remained for release, although it was worked on further in Summer 1995 before release. It is not known if the track was included on [[Mayte]]’s album [[Album: Scorpio (1998)|Scorpio]], which included some tracks from [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]]. |
The repeated pounding drum pattern heard throughout the song was later reused for [[Slave]]. | The repeated pounding drum pattern heard throughout the song was later reused for [[Slave]]. | ||
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|date = 1993-1994 | |date = 1993-1994 | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking ([[Mayte]] version) |
}} | }} | ||
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|date = 1993-1994 | |date = 1993-1994 | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking ([[Jevetta Steele]] version) |
}} | }} | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
| − | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Ain’t No Place Like U''' |
|2= 4:44 | |2= 4:44 | ||
|3= [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]] | |3= [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]] | ||
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[[Single: Slave|Slave]] single | [[Single: Slave|Slave]] single | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
| − | |5= Uses repeated drum pattern from ''' | + | |5= Uses repeated drum pattern from '''Ain’t No Place Like U''' |
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{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
| − | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Ain’t No Place Like U''' |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= Initial version with [[Prince]] on vocals | |3= Initial version with [[Prince]] on vocals | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
| − | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Ain’t No Place Like U''' |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= Rawer sound with additional opening guitar solo and minor musical differences | |3= Rawer sound with additional opening guitar solo and minor musical differences | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
| − | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Ain’t No Place Like U''' |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
| − | |3= [[Jevetta Steele]] version; R&B/pop sound replacing [[Mayte]] | + | |3= [[Jevetta Steele]] version; R&B/pop sound replacing [[Mayte]]’s rock sound |
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|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)]] '' | ||
* '''Copyright:''' [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office PAu002015094 / 1995-08-22] | * '''Copyright:''' [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office PAu002015094 / 1995-08-22] | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category:1995]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1995]][[Category:Recorded 1994]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
}} | }} | ||
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