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|label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] | |label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] | ||
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<b>Sessions and compiling</b> | <b>Sessions and compiling</b> | ||
− | Album sessions took place from late April to 13 June 1979 at [[Alpha Studios]], Burbank, CA, USA. | + | Album sessions took place from late April to 13 June 1979 at [[Alpha Studios]], Burbank, CA, USA. some overdubs and mixing initially took place at [[Hollywood Sound Recorders]], Los Angeles, CA, USA, in late May and early June. However, allegedly when the costs of it started to be an issue, his manager [[Perry Jones]] got a 16-track Soundcraft series 200B board and had it shipped it to [[Prince]]’s home on [[North Arm Drive Home Studio|North Arm Drive]] in Orono, Minnesota, where the album was mixed further. |
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+ | [[I Wanna Be Your Lover]] and [[I Feel For You]] were initially written for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrice_Rushen Patrice Rushen] who was recording her fifth album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzazz Pizzazz] at the same time (and released only four days after [[Prince]]’s album). | ||
As with his first album, [[Prince]] played all instruments on all tracks. [[Bobby Z.]] and [[André Cymone]] were listed in the credits as "heaven-sent helpers" leading to some questioning of their involvement, and [[Prince]] has confirmed that [[André Cymone]] adds some vocal harmony to [[Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]] | As with his first album, [[Prince]] played all instruments on all tracks. [[Bobby Z.]] and [[André Cymone]] were listed in the credits as "heaven-sent helpers" leading to some questioning of their involvement, and [[Prince]] has confirmed that [[André Cymone]] adds some vocal harmony to [[Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]] | ||
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|item1 = [[Prince Tour]] | |item1 = [[Prince Tour]] | ||
|image1 = [[File:1979_pass_CREW.JPG|60px|link= Prince Tour]] | |image1 = [[File:1979_pass_CREW.JPG|60px|link= Prince Tour]] | ||
− | |item2 = [[Rick James Tour | + | |item2 = [[Rick James Tour ’80|Rick James<br>Tour ’80]] |
− | |image2 = [[File:1980_RickJames_tourpass.jpg|60px|link= Rick James Tour | + | |image2 = [[File:1980_RickJames_tourpass.jpg|60px|link= Rick James Tour ’80]] |
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|album promotion = On 27 October 1979, Billboard published a cover ad for the forthcoming '''Prince''' album on their issue N° 43, Vol. 91 (ISSN 0006-2510). It featured the name '''Prince''' in big yellow capitals, underlined by black text in italic: ''The new album featuring [[Single: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (WBS 49050). Produced and arranged by [[Prince]]. Career Direction: Cavallo Rufallo Management. Personal Manager: Perry Jones. On [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] Records & Tapes (BSK)'' | |album promotion = On 27 October 1979, Billboard published a cover ad for the forthcoming '''Prince''' album on their issue N° 43, Vol. 91 (ISSN 0006-2510). It featured the name '''Prince''' in big yellow capitals, underlined by black text in italic: ''The new album featuring [[Single: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (WBS 49050). Produced and arranged by [[Prince]]. Career Direction: Cavallo Rufallo Management. Personal Manager: Perry Jones. On [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] Records & Tapes (BSK)'' | ||
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− | |references = [[Book:_The_Vault| | + | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' |
+ | * [https://youtu.be/fEWeTQSws9w?t=469 ONCE UPON A TIME IN MINNEAPOLIS, S1E3] | ||
* <b>Charts:</b>[http://books.google.com/books?id=xyQEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=fr&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Billboard edition 27 oct. 1979, Vol. 91, N° 43 ISSN 0006-2510] | * <b>Charts:</b>[http://books.google.com/books?id=xyQEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=fr&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Billboard edition 27 oct. 1979, Vol. 91, N° 43 ISSN 0006-2510] | ||
* <b>Copyright:</b> [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office / SR0000014281 / 1979-11-05] | * <b>Copyright:</b> [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office / SR0000014281 / 1979-11-05] |
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