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|song name                = An Honest Man
 
|song name                = An Honest Man
|single image           = [[File:Crystalball_album.png|100px|link=Album: Crystal Ball]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]</small>
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|single image             = [[File:Crystalball_album.png|100px|link=Album: Crystal Ball]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]</small>
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_29|29 January, 1998]] - [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] album
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_29|29 January 1998]] - [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] album
 
|album(s)              = [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]
 
|album(s)              = [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
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|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.
Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_30|30 November, 1985]] (on the same day as [[Mountains]]) at the [[Crosstown Circle Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA. It is thought that the a capella version was created around the same time, and it may have been intended 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]]."
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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]]."
 
|recording info            =
 
|recording info            =
 
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{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_30|30 November, 1985]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_30|30 November 1985]]
|studio                    = [[Crosstown Circle Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
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}}
 
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{{RecordingLine|
 
|date                      = Late 1985 (assumed)
 
|date                      = Late 1985 (assumed)
|studio                    = [[Crosstown Circle Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA (assumed)
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|studio                    = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA (assumed)
|additional info          = Initial tracking (a capella recording)
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|additional info          = Basic tracking (a capella recording)
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}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = January 1986
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|studio                    =  Monterey Sound Studios, <br>Glendale, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Orchestra recording by [[Clare Fischer]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
'''Crystal Ball version'''
 
'''Crystal Ball version'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
'''Unreleased version'''
 
'''Unreleased version'''
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{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
 
|1= '''An Honest Man'''
 
|1= '''An Honest Man'''
|2= ?:??
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|2= 4:12
 
|3= [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] DVD
 
|3= [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] DVD
 
|4= Performance
 
|4= Performance
 
|5= See [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] for details
 
|5= See [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] for details
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Tricky Escapes - Mary In Grotto'''
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|2= 1:31
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|3= [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] DVD
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|4= Studio
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|5= Lyrics recited by [[Prince]] and Kristin Scott-Thomas over [[Venus De Milo]]. See [[Under The Cherry Moon cues]] for details
 
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|sampled in                =
 
|sampled in                =
 
|broadcasts, streaming    =
 
|broadcasts, streaming    =
|first live appearance    = [[24_August,_1986|24 August, 1986, New Morning, Paris, France]]
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|first live appearance    = [[24_August 1986|24 August 1986: New Morning, Paris, France]]<br>
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* [[05 October 2013|5 October 2013: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]]  <small>''(solo piano)'' </small>
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#2012|2012]]<!--, [[All Concerts#2016|2016]]  <small>''(solo piano)'' </small> -->
 
|trivia                    =  
 
|trivia                    =  
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] album

Revision as of 10:18, 13 June 2020

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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 took place on 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 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 Washington Avenue Warehouse,
Edina, MN, USA
Basic tracking
Late 1985 (assumed) Washington Avenue Warehouse,
Edina, MN, USA (assumed)
Basic tracking (a capella recording)
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


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 Full 1985 studio recording
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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