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− | |song name = Baby | + | |song name = Baby I’m A Star |
|single image = [[File:Purplerain.jpg|100px|link=Album: Purple Rain]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Purplerain.jpg|100px|link=Album: Purple Rain]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | |performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 1984]] - [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 1984]] - [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album | ||
− | |album(s) = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]<br> |
+ | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] <br> | ||
+ | [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | ||
|previous song = [[Baby Go-Go]] | |previous song = [[Baby Go-Go]] | ||
|next song = [[Baby Knows]] | |next song = [[Baby Knows]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Baby | + | |introduction = '''Baby I’m A Star''' is the eighth track on [[Prince]]’s sixth album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], and, seven months after the album’s release, an edited version was also included as the B-side of [[Single: Take Me With U|Take Me With U]], the album’s fifth and final single. The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. |
− | [[Prince]] first recorded a studio version of the song | + | [[Prince]] first recorded a studio version of the song possibly on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 7|7 December 1981]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. And (with [[I Would Die 4 U]]) it was (possibly first) rehearsed with the band on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 15|15 June 1983]] at [[The Warehouse]] in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. And again on |
+ | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 21|21 June 1983]], in a rehearsal session with the band that also included [[I Would Die 4 U]] and [[Possessed]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | It was recorded in rehearsal once more on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 12|12 July 1983]], before it was cut live on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 3|3 August 1983]] at [[First Avenue]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (at the same concert where [[I Would Die 4 U]] and [[Purple Rain]] were also recorded). | ||
This [[03 August 1983|First Avenue]] live version was eventually released, albeit with considerable overdubs. It was included as the eighth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 1983]] configuration of the album, and the seventh track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_23|23 March 1984]] configuration, but became the eighth track on the final [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 14|14 April 1984]] configuration after some track list changes to the album. | This [[03 August 1983|First Avenue]] live version was eventually released, albeit with considerable overdubs. It was included as the eighth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 1983]] configuration of the album, and the seventh track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_23|23 March 1984]] configuration, but became the eighth track on the final [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 14|14 April 1984]] configuration after some track list changes to the album. | ||
− | In 1989, Tim Burton used '''Baby | + | In 1989, Tim Burton used '''Baby I’m A Star''' in a rough draft of the ''Batman'' movie, during a scene where The Joker leads a parade of large balloons, to indicate the kind of music he wanted in that scene. Once [[Prince]] was brought in to provide the music, he provided [[200 Balloons]] as a replacement, which was eventually replaced itself by [[Trust]]. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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|studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = Preliminary version | |additional info = Preliminary version | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 21|21 June 1983]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[The Warehouse]],<br>St. Louis Park, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = rehearsal recording | ||
}} | }} | ||
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}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
− | ''' | + | '''1981 solo version''' |
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''Baby | + | |1= '''Baby I’m A Star''' |
|2= 4:20 | |2= 4:20 | ||
|3= [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]<br> | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]<br> | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''Baby | + | |1= '''Baby I’m A Star''' |
|2= 4:20 | |2= 4:20 | ||
− | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] <br> | + | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] <br> |
|4= | |4= | ||
|5= Remastered 2015 | |5= Remastered 2015 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''Baby | + | |1= '''Baby I’m A Star (Edit)''' |
|2= 2:55 | |2= 2:55 | ||
− | |3= [[Single: Take Me With U|Take Me With U]] single | + | |3= [[Single: Take Me With U|Take Me With U]] single |
− | + | ||
|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
|5= a.k.a. '''7" B-Side Edit''' | |5= a.k.a. '''7" B-Side Edit''' | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Baby I’m A Star (7" B-Side Edit)''' | ||
+ | |2= 2:55 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' - Single Edits & B-Sides]] <br> | ||
+ | |4= Edit | ||
+ | |5= Remastered 2017 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Baby I’m A Star''' | ||
+ | |2= 10:57 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Baby I’m A Star''' | ||
+ | |2= 11:33 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] (2022 re-release) | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]. Remastered | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[1999]] / Baby I’m A Star / [[Push]] (Medley) (Live At Glam Slam 1992)''' | ||
+ | |2= 9:12 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''Baby | + | |1= '''Baby I’m A Star''' |
|2= T.B.C. | |2= T.B.C. | ||
|3= [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] 20th Anniversary DVD | |3= [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] 20th Anniversary DVD | ||
|4= Live concert promo video | |4= Live concert promo video | ||
− | |5= 20 November 1984, Landover, MD, USA; See [[Video: Baby | + | |5= 20 November 1984, Landover, MD, USA; See [[Video: Baby I’m A Star|Baby I’m A Star]] video for more details |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''Baby | + | |1= '''Baby I’m A Star''' |
|2= 10:00 | |2= 10:00 | ||
|3= [[Home_Video: Double_Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br> | |3= [[Home_Video: Double_Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br> | ||
− | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]] | + | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]] <br> |
+ | [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] (2022 re-release) | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]] | |5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''Baby | + | |1= '''Baby I’m A Star''' |
|2= 1:39 | |2= 1:39 | ||
|3= [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 the Year 2000]] VHS/DVD | |3= [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 the Year 2000]] VHS/DVD | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[18_December 1999|18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] | |5= [[18_December 1999|18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[1999]] / Baby I’m A Star / [[Push]] (Medley) (Live At Glam Slam 1992)''' | ||
+ | |2= 9:12 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] blu-ray | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[Let’s Go Crazy]] / Baby I’m A Star / [[Push]] (Medley) (Special Olympics 1991 Soundcheck)''' | ||
+ | |2= ?:?? | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] blu-ray | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[20_July 1991|20 July 1991, Special Olympics, The Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[Let’s Go Crazy]] / Baby I’m A Star / [[Push]] (Medley) (Special Olympics 1991) ''' | ||
+ | |2= ?:?? | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] blu-ray | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[20_July 1991|20 July 1991, Special Olympics, The Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''Baby | + | |1= '''Baby I’m A Star''' |
+ | |2= T.B.C. | ||
+ | |3= Live performance TV broadcast | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[26_February_1985|26 February 1985, Grammy Awards, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Baby I’m A Star''' | ||
|2= T.B.C. | |2= T.B.C. | ||
|3= Live concert radio broadcast | |3= Live concert radio broadcast | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''Baby | + | |1= '''Baby I’m A Star''' |
|2= T.B.C. | |2= T.B.C. | ||
|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | |3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''Baby | + | |1= '''Baby I’m A Star''' |
|2= T.B.C. | |2= T.B.C. | ||
|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | |3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''[[ | + | |1= '''Baby I’m A Star''' |
+ | |2= T.B.C. | ||
+ | |3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[19_January_1991-am|19 January 1991 (a.m.), Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[Let’s Go Crazy]] / Baby I’m A Star''' | ||
|2= T.B.C. | |2= T.B.C. | ||
|3= Live performance TV broadcast | |3= Live performance TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[20_July 1991 | + | |5= [[20_July 1991|20 July 1991, Special Olympics, The Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''Baby | + | |1= '''Baby I’m A Star''' |
|2= T.B.C. | |2= T.B.C. | ||
|3= Live radio broadcast | |3= Live radio broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[07_September 1993-m|07 September 1993 (mat.), Simon Bates Show, BBC Broadcasting House, London, England]]; part of medley containing [[1999]] / [[Baby | + | |5= [[07_September 1993-m|07 September 1993 (mat.), Simon Bates Show, BBC Broadcasting House, London, England]]; part of medley containing [[1999]] / [[Baby I’m A Star]] / [[America]] / [[D.M.S.R.]] / [[Pope]] / [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''[[1999]]/Baby | + | |1= '''[[1999]]/Baby I’m A Star''' |
|2= T.B.C. | |2= T.B.C. | ||
|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | |3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''[[1999]]/Baby | + | |1= '''[[1999]]/Baby I’m A Star''' |
|2= T.B.C. | |2= T.B.C. | ||
|3= Live awards performance TV broadcast | |3= Live awards performance TV broadcast | ||
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|3= [[Lotusflow3r.com]] video stream | |3= [[Lotusflow3r.com]] video stream | ||
|4= Live medley | |4= Live medley | ||
− | |5= [[04_February 2007|4 February 2007, Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL, USA]]; medley of We Will Rock You / [[ | + | |5= [[04_February 2007|4 February 2007, Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL, USA]]; medley of We Will Rock You / [[Let’s Go Crazy]] / [[1999]] intro / [[Baby I’m A Star]] / [[Proud Mary]] / [[All Along The Watchtower]] / [[The Best Of U]] / [[Purple Rain]] |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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− | |1= '''Baby | + | |1= '''Baby I’m A Star''' |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= '81/'82 studio recording | |3= '81/'82 studio recording | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
− | |1= '''Baby | + | |1= '''Baby I’m A Star''' |
|2= rehearsal recording | |2= rehearsal recording | ||
|3= [[The Warehouse]] band version | |3= [[The Warehouse]] band version | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
− | |1= '''Baby | + | |1= '''Baby I’m A Star''' |
|2= Live recording | |2= Live recording | ||
|3= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue]] version; non-overdubbed live recording | |3= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue]] version; non-overdubbed live recording | ||
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}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | |sampled in = | ||
+ | {{SongSampled| | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
+ | {{Songchart| | ||
+ | |line = | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[Purple Medley]] ''' | ||
+ | |2= 11:03 | ||
+ | |3= [[Single: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] single | ||
+ | |4= Studio medley | ||
+ | |5= See [[Purple Medley]] for more details | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[Purple Medley]] (Edit)''' | ||
+ | |2= 3:14 | ||
+ | |3= [[Single: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] single<br> | ||
+ | |4= Edit | ||
+ | |5= See [[Purple Medley]] for more details | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
|first live appearance = [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] <br> | |first live appearance = [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] <br> | ||
* [[14_April_2016-2|14 April 2016 (Show 2): Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA]] | * [[14_April_2016-2|14 April 2016 (Show 2): Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA]] | ||
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* [[Prince Live 2010]] | * [[Prince Live 2010]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#1984|1984]], [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1991|1991]], [[All Concerts#1997|1997]], [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small> | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#1984|1984]], [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1991|1991]], [[All Concerts#1997|1997]], [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small> | ||
− | |trivia | + | |trivia = In the notebook, where [[Prince]] wrote his (undated) synopsis for what would become the movie [[film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] '''Baby I’m A Star''' is listed as one of the songs to be included in the film. |
+ | * The main of the song hook to the song bears a remarkable resemblance to (the intro of a 1979 live rendition of) Disco Child by Mind & Matter, [[Jimmy Jam]]’s first band. | ||
+ | * During the posthumous 2022 edition of the ''Prince Celebration'' at [[Venue: Paisley Park Studios|Paisley Park Studios]], lyric sheets for [[Funky 4 No Reason]], '''Free The Slave''' (possibly an alternative title for either [[Slave]] or [[Slave 2 The System]]), and a note titled '''Spy''' were displayed. '''Spy''' only contained lyrics from [[Baby I’m A Star]] and is therefore not considered as a different song (until further information, if any, becomes available). | ||
|see also = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album | |see also = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album | ||
− | * [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] | + | * [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] |
− | * [[Video: Baby | + | * [[Video: Baby I’m A Star|Baby I’m A Star]] video |
|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:1984]][[Category: | + | * ''[[Book:_The_Beautiful_Ones|The Beautiful Ones]]'' (2019) |
+ | |categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Recorded 1981]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
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