Difference between revisions of "America"
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|single image = [[File:America_single.jpg|100px|link=Single: America]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: America|America]]</small> | |single image = [[File:America_single.jpg|100px|link=Single: America]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: America|America]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | |performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | ||
| − | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_22|22 April | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_22|22 April 1985]] - [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] |
|album(s) = [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | ||
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|introduction = '''America''' is the sixth track on [[Prince]]'s eighth album [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], and five and a half month's after the album's release, [[Single: America|America]] was released as the album's fourth and final single (released worldwide, except in the UK). | |introduction = '''America''' is the sixth track on [[Prince]]'s eighth album [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], and five and a half month's after the album's release, [[Single: America|America]] was released as the album's fourth and final single (released worldwide, except in the UK). | ||
| − | Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 23|23 July | + | Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 23|23 July 1984]] at [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA. The full version was only released on the 12" single; the track as played was even longer, but the tape ran out while recording, so the 12" version was faded out. |
| − | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 12|12 June | + | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 12|12 June 2012]], a 19:00 rehearsal version of [[Days Of Wild]] containing interpolations of [[Ain't Nobody]], [[Get Wild]], [[America]] and [[Wild And Loose]] by [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] was streamed on [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151192910129408 Cassandra O'Neal Facebook page] and [[Shelby J.]] [http://soundcloud.com/shelby-johnson-4/days-of-wild-loose-1 Soundcloud page]. |
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| − | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 23|23 July | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 23|23 July 1984]] |
|studio = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA | |studio = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Initial tracking | |additional info = Initial tracking | ||
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|3= [[NPG Ahdio Show 3|NPG Ahdio Show # 3]] (not available as a separate mp3) | |3= [[NPG Ahdio Show 3|NPG Ahdio Show # 3]] (not available as a separate mp3) | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
| − | |5= [[23 May | + | |5= [[23 May 1986|23 May 1986, Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA]] |
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[[NPG Music Club]] streaming video | [[NPG Music Club]] streaming video | ||
|4= Live promo video | |4= Live promo video | ||
| − | |5= [[27 October | + | |5= [[27 October 1985|27 October 1985, Théâtre de Verdure, Nice, France]]; see [[Video: America|America]] video for more details |
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|3= Promotional release only | |3= Promotional release only | ||
|4= Live promo video edit | |4= Live promo video edit | ||
| − | |5= Edit of promo video above; [[27 October | + | |5= Edit of promo video above; [[27 October 1985|27 October 1985, Théâtre de Verdure, Nice, France]]; see [[Video: America|America]] video for more details |
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|3= [[CD_Rom:_Interactive|Interactive]] CD-ROM | |3= [[CD_Rom:_Interactive|Interactive]] CD-ROM | ||
|4= Live promo video edit | |4= Live promo video edit | ||
| − | |5= [[27 October | + | |5= [[27 October 1985|27 October 1985, Théâtre de Verdure, Nice, France]]. Edit of [[Video: America|America]] video above |
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|3= Live radio broadcast | |3= Live radio broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
| − | |5= [[07_September | + | |5= [[07_September 1993-m|07 September 1993 (mat.), Simon Bates Show, BBC Broadcasting House, London, England]]; part of medley containing [[1999]] / [[Baby I'm A Star]] / [[America]] / [[D.M.S.R.]] / [[Pope]] / [[It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] |
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| − | |first live appearance = [[23 February | + | |first live appearance = [[23 February 1985|23 February 1985, The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA]] |
|performed regularly on = [[Parade Tour]]<br> | |performed regularly on = [[Parade Tour]]<br> | ||
* [[Act II]]<br> | * [[Act II]]<br> | ||
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