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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]])
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]])
 
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|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]].
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|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]].
  
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While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in July 1985 at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.  
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While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 8|8 July 1985]] at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Edina, Minnesota.  
  
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[[Clare Fischer]] arranged and recorded orchestration for the song at some point in late 1985 at Monterey Sound Studios in Glendale, California.
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[[Clare Fischer]] arranged and recorded orchestration for the song in August 1985 at Monterey Sound Studios in Glendale, California.
  
 
The track was not included on the [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The B-Sides]] collection in 1993, one of only two b-sides not included from the 1978-1989 era.
 
The track was not included on the [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The B-Sides]] collection in 1993, one of only two b-sides not included from the 1978-1989 era.
 
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|date                      = July 1985
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 8|8 July 1985]]
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|studio                    = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA
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|additional info          = Intitial tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking, overdubs, mix
 
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|date                      = Late 1985
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 21|21 August 1985]]
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|studio                    = Monterey Sound Studios,<br> Glendale, CA, USA
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|studio                    = Monterey Sound Studios,<br>Glendale, CA, USA
 
|additional info          = Orchestra recording by [[Clare Fischer]]
 
|additional info          = Orchestra recording by [[Clare Fischer]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 22|22 August 1985]] (estimate)
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|studio                    = The Complex Studios,<br>Los Angeles, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Mixing ([[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]], sans [[Prince]])
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 5|5 September 1985]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Orchestra mix
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 1985]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Mix ([[Susan Rogers]] & [[Coke Johnson]], [[Prince]] not present)
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 16|16 December 1985]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Mix
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_14|14 January 1986]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Mix
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 27|27 January 1986]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Orchestra only mix for [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] ([[Susan Rogers]], sans [[Prince]])
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 6|6 April 1986]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 1,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Edits for 7"
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 1|1 May 1986]] (estimate)
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 1,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Mix for 12"
 
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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.
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:*'''Trumpets''' - Ray Brown, Rich Cooper, Bob Findley, Larry Ford, Bob O'Donnell and Al Vizutti.
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:*'''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.
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:*'''French Horns''' - Marni Johnson, David Duke, Joe Myer, Brian O'Connor, Calvin Smith and Jim Thatcher.
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:*'''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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* [[30 April 2002|30 April 2002: Portland Center for the Performing Arts - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, USA]]
 
* [[30 April 2002|30 April 2002: Portland Center for the Performing Arts - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, USA]]
 
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|performed occasionally in =  [[All_Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All_Concerts#2002|2002]]
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|performed occasionally in =  [[All_Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All_Concerts#1987|1987]] <small>(as interpolation during [[The Cross]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#2002|2002]]
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|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]].
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|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', 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
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|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)]]''
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|categories                = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1985]]
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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:1986]][[Category:Recorded 1985]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:33, 21 August 2023

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Alexa De Paris
Mountains
single art for Mountains
Song details
Performer: Prince and the Revolution
First Released: 7 May 1986 - Mountains single
Album(s): None
Writer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Alexa De Paris was released as the b-side of Mountains, the second single from Prince’s eighth album 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 Letitgo eight years later. The track is also heard in Prince’s second film Under The Cherry Moon.

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place on 8 July 1985 at the Washington Avenue Warehouse in Edina, Minnesota.

Clare Fischer arranged and recorded orchestration for the song in August 1985 at Monterey Sound Studios in Glendale, California.

The track was not included on the The B-Sides collection in 1993, one of only two b-sides not included from the 1978-1989 era.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
8 July 1985 Washington Avenue Warehouse,
Edina, MN, USA 		Tracking, overdubs, mix
21 August 1985 Monterey Sound Studios,
Glendale, CA, USA 		Orchestra recording by Clare Fischer
22 August 1985 (estimate) The Complex Studios,
Los Angeles, CA, USA 		Mixing (Wendy & Lisa, sans Prince)
5 September 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Orchestra mix
25 September 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Mix (Susan Rogers & Coke Johnson, Prince not present)
16 December 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Mix
14 January 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Mix
27 January 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Orchestra only mix for Under The Cherry Moon (Susan Rogers, sans Prince)
6 April 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 1,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Edits for 7"
1 May 1986 (estimate) Sunset Sound - Studio 1,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Mix for 12"
Recording Personnel
  • Violins - Isabelle Daskoff, Francine Walsh, Mari Botnik, Pam Gates, Janice Gower, Karen Jones, Betty Moor, Irma Neumann, Assa Drori, Bill Hymanson, Oscar Chasow, Ron Clark, Henry Ferber, Erne Granat, Ed Green, Bill Hybel, Reggie Hill, Pat Johnson, Don Palmer, Sheldon Sanov, Joe Schonbrun, Terry Schonbrun and Harold Wolf.
  • Violas - Pam Goldsmith, Margot Maclaine, Carol Mukagawa, Myer Bello, Alan Deverich, Norman Forrest, Alan Harshman, Jorge Moraga and David Stock.
  • Cellos - Jim Arkatoff, Ray Kelley, Ray Kramer and Fred Seykora.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • French Horns - Marni Johnson, David Duke, Joe Myer, Brian O’Connor, Calvin Smith and Jim Thatcher.
  • Tuba - Tommy Johnson.
  • Tympani and percussion - Brent Fischer.


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Alexa De Paris 3:20 Mountains single Studio
Alexa De Paris (Extended Version) 4:54 Mountains single

Letitgo single

Extended Version
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Alexa De Paris 2:09 Under The Cherry Moon DVD Studio Edited version different from the Mountains single
Christopher And Couples 1:32 Under The Cherry Moon DVD Performance See Under The Cherry Moon cues for details
Mary And Tricky Dance 1:13 Under The Cherry Moon DVD Performance See Under The Cherry Moon cues for details


 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • The song is titled after dancer Alexa Fioroni. She was trained at the Paris Opera Ballet school and is credited in Under The Cherry Moon as 'The Dancer', appearing as the balletic dancer in the film’s opening sequence, during the instrumental performance of An Honest Man.
References
Aintturninround   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   [Alice Through The Looking Glass]]
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