An Honest Man

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An Honest Man

from the album Crystal Ball
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 29 January 1998 - Crystal Ball album
Album(s): Crystal Ball
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

An Honest Man is the sixth track on the second disc of Prince’s 20th album Crystal Ball (his fourth using the name ). The album is not clearly divided between Prince tracks and tracks, but the liner notes' discussion of this track state "All vocals by Prince", so it is credited to Prince in this entry. While the released version was a truncated, a capella version, in 1986 a full-length instrumental version was included in the Under The Cherry Moon movie.

Basic tracking likely took place on 30 November 1985 (on the same day as Mountains and Dream Factory) at the Washington Avenue Warehouse in Edina, Minnesota). Two versions were recorded that day, the first by Prince solely and the second with members of The Revolution. The 'a capella' version was created two weeks later at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California, and it may have been considered as a brief opening track for the Parade album, in the same vein as For You on the For You album. The Crystal Ball liner notes state that the song is "inspired by Kristin Scott Thomas' character Mary Sharon in Under The Cherry Moon."


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
5 November 1985 (estimate) Pumacrest Mobile Recording Unit (from Advision Studios)
in Nice, France 		Tracking of several piano takes
30 November 1985 (assumed) Washington Avenue Warehouse,
Edina, MN, USA 		Tracking, edit, and mix
17 December 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Re-recording
10 January 1986 Monterey Sound Studios,
Glendale, CA, USA 		Orchestra recording by Clare Fischer
12 January 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Orchestral and piano mix for Under The Cherry Moon
10 February 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3 (likely),
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Piano cue for Under The Cherry Moon
27 April 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Strings cue for Under The Cherry Moon
Recording Personnel

Crystal Ball version

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments


Unreleased version (Washington Avenue Warehouse)

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments


Unreleased version (Washington Avenue Warehouse)


Unreleased version (Sunset Sound)

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments


Unreleased version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
An Honest Man 1:12 Crystal Ball Studio
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
An Honest Man 4:12 Under The Cherry Moon film Performance See Under The Cherry Moon for details
Tricky Escapes - Mary In Grotto 1:31 Under The Cherry Moon film Studio Lyrics recited by Prince and Kristin Scott-Thomas over Venus De Milo. See Under The Cherry Moon cues for details
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
An Honest Man T.B.C. Live concert radio broadcast
 Live 22 July 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain; short version during piano medley
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
An Honest Man Studio Initial solo recording
An Honest Man Studio Recording with members of The Revolution
An Honest Man Studio Version 1
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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