Baby, You're A Trip is the eighth and final track on Jill Jones's first and only Paisley Park Records album Jill Jones (a brief portion of the song, in a different recording, is also included as an introduction to the album's first track, Mia Bocca). Although Jill Jones was given official writing credits, the song was written solely by Prince.
Initial tracking for Prince's original version took place on 8 July, 1982 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA (the day after Lady Cab Driver). Prince mixed the song further on 30 January, 1986 at Sunset Sound (on the same day as mixing With You, Mia Bocca and G-Spot, and recording It's A Wonderful Day).
While David Z. and Jill Jones are listed as producers of the song, the only musicians known to have contributed to the track beyond Prince and Jill Jones is Clare Fischer's orchestra, hired by Prince.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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8 July, 1982
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Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Initial tracking
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1986
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Unknown studio(s) (details needed)
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Vocal and orchestra overdubs
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30 January, 1986
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Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Mixing
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Recording Personnel
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Jill Jones version
- Jill Jones - vocals
- Prince - all instruments, except where noted
- Orchestral Players:
- Cello - Fred Seykora, James Arkatov, Mary Louise Zeyen, Raphael Kramer
- Double Bass - Arni Egilson, David Stone
- French Horn - David Duke, James Thatcher, Joseph Meyer, Marny Johnson
- Trombone - Charles Loper, Garnett Brown, Morris Repass
- Trumpet - Bob Bryant, Robert Findley, Hal Espinosa, Ray Brown
- Tuba - Tommy Johnson
- Viola - Alan DeVreitch, Jorge Moraga, Margot MacLaine, Myer Bello, Norm Forrest, Pam Goldsmith
- Violin - Betty Moor, Bill Hybel, Don Palmer, Edward Green, Francine Walsh, Henry Ferber, Irma Neumann, Isabelle Daskoff, Janice Gover, Karen Jones, Pam Gates, Pat Johnson, Robert Sushel, Ron Folsom, Terry Schoenburn, William Hymanson
- Woodwind - Arni Egilson, Bob Tricarico, David Edwards, Dick Mitchell, Gary Foster, Joe Soldo, John Lowe
Unreleased version
- Prince - all vocals and instruments
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Additional info
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Baby, You're A Trip
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5:23
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Jill Jones
For Love single
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Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
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Unreleased Versions
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Title
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Version
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Additional Info
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Baby, You're A Trip
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Studio
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Prince's 1982 version, without orchestral overdubs
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