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− | |introduction = '''Baby''' is the sixth track on on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Baby''' is the sixth track on on [[Prince]]’s first album [[Album: For You|For You]]. In 1980, it was included as the b-side of [[Single: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?|Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]], the second single from [[Prince]]’s second album [[Album: Prince|Prince]]. |
− | An early version of the song was recorded in Summer 1976 at [[ | + | An early version of the song was recorded in Summer 1976 at [[Moon Sound]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[Aces]], [[Diamond Eyes]], [[Don’t Forget]], [[Don’t Hold Back]], [[Fantasy]], [[I’m Yours]], [[Just As Long As We’re Together|Jelly Jam]] (which was later used as the instrumental portion of [[Just As Long As We’re Together]]), [[Leaving For New York]], [[My Love Is Forever|Love Is Forever]] (later renamed [[My Love Is Forever]]), [[Make It Through The Storm]], [[Since We’ve Been Together]], [[Surprise]] and [[Soft And Wet]]). The early version was included as the first track on [[Prince]]’s [[1976 demo tape]] he took to various record companies in New York. |
Inspiration for the songs lyrics, dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, did not come from [[Prince]]’s personal experience, but were based on stories about what his friends were dealing with. | Inspiration for the songs lyrics, dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, did not come from [[Prince]]’s personal experience, but were based on stories about what his friends were dealing with. | ||
− | Two more versions were recorded in 1976-1977 at [[Sound 80]] | + | Two more versions were recorded in 1976-1977 at [[Sound 80]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota, prior to [[Prince]] signing a contract or beginning work on his first album. An ensemble of musicians from a Minneapolis radio station, The WAYL Orchestra, was brought in to add strings to the song, but Prince didn’t like the end result, preferring synthetic strings instead. |
+ | Before that, in the summer of 1976-1977, [[Prince]] had also recorded the track at [[Moon Sound]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | ||
− | + | Specific recording dates for the album version of song are not known, but the album was recorded at the [[Record Plant]] in Sausalito, California, from 1 October 1977 to 22 December 1977, before overdubs and mixing took place, in early January 1978 at [[Sound Labs]] in Los Angeles, California. | |
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− | Specific recording dates for the album version of song are not known, but the album was recorded at the [[Record Plant]] | + | |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Summer 1976 | |date = Summer 1976 | ||
− | |studio = [[ | + | |studio = [[Moon Sound]],<br>Minneapolis, MN, USA |
|additional info = preliminary recording | |additional info = preliminary recording | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = 1976-1977 | |date = 1976-1977 | ||
− | |studio = [[Sound 80]], Minneapolis, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Sound 80]],<br>Minneapolis, MN, USA |
|additional info = Re-recording | |additional info = Re-recording | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = October - December 1977 | |date = October - December 1977 | ||
− | |studio = [[Record Plant]], Sausalito, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Record Plant]],<br>Sausalito, CA, USA |
|additional info = Re-recording | |additional info = Re-recording | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Early January 1978 | |date = Early January 1978 | ||
− | |studio = [[Sound Labs]], Los Angeles, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sound Labs]],<br>Los Angeles, CA, USA |
|additional info = Overdubs and mixing | |additional info = Overdubs and mixing | ||
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|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= 1976 | + | |3= 1976 Moon Sound sessions |
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+ | |1= [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Hate U]] [[Eye Hate U| Hate U]] | ||
+ | |2= 5:54 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]]<br> | ||
+ | [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: Eye Hate U]][[Single: Eye Hate U| Hate U]] single | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= The track, and its remixes, uses a synth line borrowed from '''Baby''' | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|first live appearance = [[21_January 2016-1|21 January 2016 (show 1): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(only known performance) </small> | |first live appearance = [[21_January 2016-1|21 January 2016 (show 1): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(only known performance) </small> |
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