Difference between revisions of "Alexa De Paris"
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− | |introduction = '''Alexa De Paris''' was released as the b-side of [[Single: Mountains|Mountains]], the second single from [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Alexa De Paris''' was released as the b-side of [[Single: Mountains|Mountains]], the second single from [[Prince]]’s eighth album [[Album: Parade|Parade]], the third to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. Unusually, the extended version was also included as a b-side on the European CD single of [[Single: Letitgo|Letitgo]] eight years later. The track is also heard in [[Prince]]’s second film [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]]. |
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in July 1985 at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Edina, Minnesota. | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in July 1985 at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Edina, Minnesota. | ||
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|date = July 1985 | |date = July 1985 | ||
|studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA | |studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Initial tracking |
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:*'''Basses''' - Chuck Dominico and Arni Egilsson. | :*'''Basses''' - Chuck Dominico and Arni Egilsson. | ||
:*'''Woodwinds''' - Gene Cipriano, Don Ashworth, John Clarke, Dave Edwards, Gary Foster, Jim Kanter, John Lowe, Dick Mitchell, Jack Nimitz, Joe Soldo and Bob Tricarico. | :*'''Woodwinds''' - Gene Cipriano, Don Ashworth, John Clarke, Dave Edwards, Gary Foster, Jim Kanter, John Lowe, Dick Mitchell, Jack Nimitz, Joe Soldo and Bob Tricarico. | ||
− | :*'''Trumpets''' - Ray Brown, Rich Cooper, Bob Findley, Larry Ford, Bob | + | :*'''Trumpets''' - Ray Brown, Rich Cooper, Bob Findley, Larry Ford, Bob O’Donnell and Al Vizutti. |
:*'''Trombones''' - Garnett Brown, Charles Loper, Morris Repass and Bill Watrous. | :*'''Trombones''' - Garnett Brown, Charles Loper, Morris Repass and Bill Watrous. | ||
− | :*'''French Horns''' - Marni Johnson, David Duke, Joe Myer, Brian | + | :*'''French Horns''' - Marni Johnson, David Duke, Joe Myer, Brian O’Connor, Calvin Smith and Jim Thatcher. |
:*'''Tuba''' - Tommy Johnson. | :*'''Tuba''' - Tommy Johnson. | ||
:*'''Tympani and percussion''' - Brent Fischer. | :*'''Tympani and percussion''' - Brent Fischer. | ||
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All_Concerts#1987|1987]] <small>(as interpolation during [[The Cross]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#2002|2002]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All_Concerts#1987|1987]] <small>(as interpolation during [[The Cross]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#2002|2002]] | ||
− | |trivia = The song is titled after dancer Alexa Fioroni. She was trained at the Paris Opera Ballet school and is credited in [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] as 'The Dancer', possibly appearing as the balletic dancer in the | + | |trivia = The song is titled after dancer Alexa Fioroni. She was trained at the Paris Opera Ballet school and is credited in [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] as 'The Dancer', possibly appearing as the balletic dancer in the film’s opening sequence, during the instrumental performance of [[An Honest Man]]. |
|see also = [[Single: Mountains|Mountains]] single | |see also = [[Single: Mountains|Mountains]] single | ||
|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)]]'' | ||
|categories = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1985]] | |categories = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1985]] | ||
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