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− | |introduction = '''Andorra''' is the second track on [[Eric Leeds]] | + | |introduction = '''Andorra''' is the second track on [[Eric Leeds]]’ first album [[Album: Times Squared|Times Squared]]. It was written and performed by [[Prince]], [[Eric Leeds]], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and [[Sheila E.]]<br> |
− | Basic tracking (as an untitled instrumental) took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_30|30 July 1987]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (the day after [[The Sex Of It]], during the same one-day session that produced [[Eleven]], [[Fifteen]], [[Ten]], [[Ten And ½]], and two other instrumentals later named [[Night Owl]] and [[Overnight, Every Night]], and the day before [[Twelve]] and another instrumental later named [[Kenya]]). The track reuses a melody from the unreleased 1985 instrumental [[Madrid]]. In August and September 1989, [[Prince]] asked [[Eric Leeds]] to compile tracks from the vault for a third [[Madhouse]] album. This track was one of ten selected and, in keeping with previous [[Madhouse]] releases, tracks were given tentative numerical titles of [[Andorra|17]] to [[Once Upon A Time|26]] (the album would be titled [[Album: Times Squared|26]]) - this track was given the title of '''17''' as the first track on the album at the time. When [[Prince]] suggested the album should be released as a solo album by [[Eric Leeds]], Leeds came up with titles for each track, in Spring 1990; this track became known as '''Andorra''' and the album became known as [[Album: Times Squared|Times Squared]]. | + | Basic tracking (as an untitled instrumental) took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_30|30 July 1987]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (the day after [[The Sex Of It]], during the same one-day session that produced [[Eleven]], [[Fifteen]], [[Ten]], [[Ten And ½]], and two other instrumentals later named [[Night Owl]] and [[Overnight, Every Night]], and the day before [[Twelve]] and another instrumental later named [[Kenya]]). The track reuses a melody from the unreleased 1985 instrumental [[Madrid]]. In August and September 1989, [[Prince]] asked [[Eric Leeds]] to compile tracks from the vault for a third [[Madhouse]] album. When [[Eric Leeds|Leeds]] reworked and reconstructed the piece, he asked [[Prince]] to replay the piano part that was on the original 1987 version. [[Prince]] refused and suggested that he contact [[Ricky Peterson]] to add that missing piano part. This track was one of ten selected and, in keeping with previous [[Madhouse]] releases, tracks were given tentative numerical titles of [[Andorra|17]] to [[Once Upon A Time|26]] (the album would be titled [[Album: Times Squared|26]]) - this track was given the title of '''17''' as the first track on the album at the time. When [[Prince]] suggested the album should be released as a solo album by [[Eric Leeds]], Leeds came up with titles for each track, in Spring 1990; this track became known as '''Andorra''' and the album became known as [[Album: Times Squared|Times Squared]]. |
Musically, this track is entirely unrelated to the released [[Madhouse]] track [[17]], although both feature [[Eric Leeds]] and were intended as the first track of their respective [[Madhouse]] albums. | Musically, this track is entirely unrelated to the released [[Madhouse]] track [[17]], although both feature [[Eric Leeds]] and were intended as the first track of their respective [[Madhouse]] albums. | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_30|30 July 1987]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_30|30 July 1987]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = August - September 1989 | |date = August - September 1989 | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Additional recordings including percussion overdubs |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
− | *[[Eric Leeds]] - keyboards | + | '''Released version''' |
+ | *[[Eric Leeds]] - tenor and baritone saxophone, keyboards | ||
*[[Prince]] - all other instruments, except where noted (uncredited) | *[[Prince]] - all other instruments, except where noted (uncredited) | ||
*[[Sheila E.]] - drums | *[[Sheila E.]] - drums | ||
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass guitar | *[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass guitar | ||
*[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet | *[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet | ||
− | *Larry Fratangelo - percussion | + | *[[Larry Fratangelo]] - percussion |
*[[Ricky Peterson]] - piano | *[[Ricky Peterson]] - piano | ||
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+ | '''Original 1987 unreleased version''' | ||
+ | *[[Eric Leeds]] - tenor and baritone saxophone | ||
+ | *[[Prince]] - all other instruments, except where noted | ||
+ | *[[Sheila E.]] - drums | ||
+ | *[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass guitar | ||
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|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|1= '''17''' | |1= '''17''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= Original [[Madhouse]] version recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_30|30 July 1987]], before | + | |3= Original [[Madhouse]] version recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_30|30 July 1987]], before 1989 rework |
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* [[Madhouse]] | * [[Madhouse]] | ||
|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)]]'' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1987]][[Category: | + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vHWpAB1Sxg '''Eric Leeds Breaking Down his Paisley Park Albums''' for ''Prince Podcast'' (Youtube: 2 August 2023)] |
+ | |categories = [[Category:1991]][[Category:Recorded 1987]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Madhouse)]][[Category:Instrumental Songs]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] | ||
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