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|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]]. | |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 [[Moonsound]], Minneapolis, | + | An early version of the song was recorded in Summer 1976 at [[Moonsound]], 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]], Minneapolis, | + | Two more versions were recorded in 1976-1977 at [[Sound 80]], 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. |
In 1976-1977, before the album sessions began [[Baby]] was cut [[Just As Long As We're Together]] [[Baby]], [[Soft And Wet]], [[My Love Is Forever]] and [[Make It Through The Storm|We'll Make It Through The Storm]]. | In 1976-1977, before the album sessions began [[Baby]] was cut [[Just As Long As We're Together]] [[Baby]], [[Soft And Wet]], [[My Love Is Forever]] and [[Make It Through The Storm|We'll Make It Through The Storm]]. | ||
− | Specific recording dates for the album version of song are not known, but the album was recorded at the [[Record Plant]], Sausalito, | + | Specific recording dates for the album version of song are not known, but the album was recorded at the [[Record Plant]], Sausalito, California, from 1 October 1977 to 22 December 1977, before overdubs and mixing took place, in early January 1978 at [[Sound Labs]], Los Angeles, California. |
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