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|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |previous song = [[Baby | + | |previous song = [[Baby I’m A Star]] |
− | |next song = [[Baby, | + | |next song = [[Baby, You’re A Trip]] |
− | |introduction = '''Baby Knows''' is the twelfth track (tenth song) on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Baby Knows''' is the twelfth track (tenth song) on [[Prince]]’s 23rd album [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]] (his sixth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), and, around the same time as the album’s release, [[Single: Baby Knows|Baby Knows]] was available as a promotional release in Holland only. |
− | Basic tracking was done in late June or early July 1999, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same session as [[ | + | Basic tracking was done in late June or early July 1999, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same session as [[Don’t Say No]]). The track was mixed in late July 1999, at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Lady_Studios Electric Lady Studios], New York, NY, USA. The song reuses some musical ideas from a jam recorded with [[Wendy Melvoin]], [[Lisa Coleman]], [[David Coleman]] and [[Bobby Z.]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 30|30 December 1983]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. |
− | [[Maceo Parker]] | + | [[Maceo Parker]]’s saxophone overdubs were likely recorded in late 1999 or early 2000 at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. The track features American rock/country singer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheryl_Crow Sheryl Crow] on co-lead vocals and harmonica. At the time of recording, [[Prince]] would often ’return the favor' to a guest artist by appearing on a track on their next album; this did not happen with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheryl_Crow Sheryl Crow], and it is unknown if they recorded another track for her own use which remains unreleased. |
The track also features [[Michael B.]] on drums - his first appearance since the 1993-1996 [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] was disbanded in early 1996, and his last until [[3121]] was released in 2006. | The track also features [[Michael B.]] on drums - his first appearance since the 1993-1996 [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] was disbanded in early 1996, and his last until [[3121]] was released in 2006. | ||
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|date = Late June - early July 1999 | |date = Late June - early July 1999 | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
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|date = Late July 1999 | |date = Late July 1999 | ||
− | |studio = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Lady_Studios Electric Lady Studios], New York, NY, USA | + | |studio = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Lady_Studios Electric Lady Studios],<br>New York, NY, USA |
|additional info = Mixing | |additional info = Mixing | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = September 1999 | |date = September 1999 | ||
− | |studio = | + | |studio = Dan’s House Of Love,<br>New York, NY, USA |
|additional info = Saxophone overdub by [[Maceo Parker]] | |additional info = Saxophone overdub by [[Maceo Parker]] | ||
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* [[Album: Dial M-A-C-E-O|Dial M-A-C-E-O]] album | * [[Album: Dial M-A-C-E-O|Dial M-A-C-E-O]] album | ||
|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:1999]][[Category: | + | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' |
+ | |categories = [[Category:1999]][[Category:Recorded 1999]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
}} | }} |
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