Difference between revisions of "An Honest Man"

From Prince Vault
Jump to: navigation, search
m
(2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 10: Line 10:
 
|next song                = [[And God Created Woman]]
 
|next song                = [[And God Created Woman]]
 
|introduction              = '''An Honest Man''' is the sixth track on the second disc of [[Prince]]'s 20th album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] (his fourth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). The album is not clearly divided between [[Prince]] tracks and [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] 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 [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] movie.
 
|introduction              = '''An Honest Man''' is the sixth track on the second disc of [[Prince]]'s 20th album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] (his fourth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). The album is not clearly divided between [[Prince]] tracks and [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] 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 [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] movie.
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_30|30 November 1985]] (on the same day as [[Mountains]]) at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Edina, Minnesota. It is thought that the a capella version was created around the same time, and it may have been considered as a brief opening track for the [[Album: Parade|Parade]] album, in the same vein as [[For You]] on the [[Album: For You|For You]] album. The [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] liner notes state that the song is "inspired by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristin_Scott_Thomas Kristin Scott Thomas]' character Mary Sharon in [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]]."
+
 
 +
Basic tracking likely took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_30|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 [[Album: Parade|Parade]] album, in the same vein as [[For You]] on the [[Album: For You|For You]] album. The [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] liner notes state that the song is "inspired by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristin_Scott_Thomas Kristin Scott Thomas]' character Mary Sharon in [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]]."
 
|recording info            =
 
|recording info            =
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_30|30 November 1985]]
+
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_30|30 November 1985]] (assumed)
 
|studio                    = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Late 1985 (assumed)
+
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_17|17 December 1985]]
|studio                    = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA (assumed)
+
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking (a capella recording)
+
|additional info          = Rerecording
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
|date                      = January 1986
 
|date                      = January 1986
|studio                    = Monterey Sound Studios, <br>Glendale, CA, USA
+
|studio                    = Monterey Sound Studios, <br>Glendale, CA, USA
 
|additional info          = Orchestra recording by [[Clare Fischer]]
 
|additional info          = Orchestra recording by [[Clare Fischer]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
'''Crystal Ball version'''
 
'''Crystal Ball version'''
 +
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments
 +
<br>
 +
'''Unreleased version (Washington Avenue Warehouse)'''
 +
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments
 +
<br>
 +
'''Unreleased version (Washington Avenue Warehouse)'''
 +
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
 +
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone
 +
*[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet
 +
*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion (assumed)
 +
*[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar (assumed)
 +
*[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards (assumed)
 +
*[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitars (assumed)
 +
*[[Dr. Fink]] - keyboards (assumed)
 +
<br>
 +
'''Unreleased version (Sunset Sound)'''
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments
 
<br>
 
<br>
Line 74: Line 91:
 
|1= '''An Honest Man'''
 
|1= '''An Honest Man'''
 
|2= Studio
 
|2= Studio
|3= Full 1985 studio recording
+
|3= Initial solo recording
 +
}}
 +
{{Unreleasedline|
 +
|1= '''An Honest Man'''
 +
|2= Studio
 +
|3= Recording with members of [[The Revolution]]
 +
}}
 +
{{Unreleasedline|
 +
|1= '''An Honest Man'''
 +
|2= Studio
 +
|3= Sunset sound version before being stripped down to the released 'a capella' version
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
Line 88: Line 115:
 
* [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] movie
 
* [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] movie
 
|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)]] ''
 +
* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]''
 
|categories                = [[Category:1998]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1985]]
 
|categories                = [[Category:1998]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1985]]
 
}}
 
}}

Revision as of 18:17, 28 July 2021

American Jam   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   And God Created Woman
An Honest Man

Crystalball album.png
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 SymbolSmallerBlue.png). The album is not clearly divided between Prince tracks and SymbolSmallerBlue.png 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
30 November 1985 (assumed) Washington Avenue Warehouse,
Edina, MN, USA
Basic tracking
17 December 1985 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Rerecording
January 1986 Monterey Sound Studios,
Glendale, CA, USA
Orchestra recording by Clare Fischer
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 DVD Performance See Under The Cherry Moon for details
Tricky Escapes - Mary In Grotto 1:31 Under The Cherry Moon DVD Studio Lyrics recited by Prince and Kristin Scott-Thomas over Venus De Milo. See Under The Cherry Moon cues for details


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 Sunset sound version before being stripped down to the released 'a capella' version
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
American Jam   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   And God Created Woman