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|previous song = [[Avalanche]] | |previous song = [[Avalanche]] | ||
|next song = [[Baby, Baby, Baby]] | |next song = [[Baby, Baby, Baby]] | ||
− | |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. |
− | + | 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. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrice_Rushen Patrice Rushen] was long thought to have played keyboards (uncredited) on the song, but in a 2021 interview she only talks about giving [[Prince]] a hand with the orchestral arrangements and writing them out, not actually playing any. | |
− | 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 | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
− | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | + | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments: |
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|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|1= '''Baby''' | |1= '''Baby''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= 1976 | + | |3= 1976 Moon Sound sessions |
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|2= Instrumental version | |2= Instrumental version | ||
|3= 1976-1977 Sound 80 sessions | |3= 1976-1977 Sound 80 sessions | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Baby''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= 1977 [[Record Plant]] version before [[Sound Labs]] Overdubs and mixing | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
+ | {{SongSampled| | ||
+ | |sampled in = | ||
+ | {{Songchart| | ||
+ | |line = | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |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<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)|The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)]] | ||
+ | |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]] | + | |first live appearance = [[21_January 2016-1|21 January 2016 (show 1): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(only known performance) </small> |
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small> |
− | |trivia = | + | |trivia = The first live performance of this track by [[Prince]] was on[[21_January 2016-1|21 January 2016]], over 37 years after its release (the longest period of time between the release of a song and its live debut). |
|see also = [[Album: For You|For You]] album | |see also = [[Album: For You|For You]] album | ||
* [[1976 demo tape]] | * [[1976 demo tape]] | ||
|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:1978]][[Category: | + | * [https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/patrice-rushen-straight-from-the-heart-interview 2021 Bandcamp interview] |
+ | |categories = [[Category:1978]][[Category:Recorded 1976]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
}} | }} |
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