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|song name = Be My Mirror | |song name = Be My Mirror | ||
− | |performer = [[Prince]]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Nolte Nick Nolte] | + | |performer = [[Prince]]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Nolte Nick Nolte] & [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittni_Wright Whittni Wright] |
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | ||
− | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Be My Hero]] |
|next song = [[Beatown]] | |next song = [[Beatown]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Be My Mirror''' is an unreleased track recorded in mid-April 1992, at [[Platinum Studios]], Melbourne, Australia (while also on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]], during the same set of sessions as [[ | + | |introduction = '''Be My Mirror''' is an unreleased track recorded in mid-April 1992, at [[Platinum Studios]], Melbourne, Australia (while also on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]], during the same set of sessions as [[Don’t Talk 2 Strangers]], [[Poor Little Bastard]], [[The Rest Of My Life]], [[There Is Lonely]], [[Wow-2|Wow]], [[51 Hours]] and re-recordings of [[Make Believe]] and [[I’ll Do Anything]]). |
− | The song was written specifically for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Brooks James L. Brooks] movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | The song was written specifically for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Brooks James L. Brooks] movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I’ll_Do_Anything I’ll Do Anything], and the track was re-recorded by actors [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Nolte Nick Nolte] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittni_Wright Whittni Wright] for the movie (to be sung in character to his young daughter), and this version was included as the fifth track on a planned [[Album: I’ll Do Anything (1994)|I’ll Do Anything]] album. |
While [[Prince]] was not directly involved in this version, it is included in the listing here as his own version remains unreleased and was intended as a demo for the soundtrack version. When preview audience reactions to the music were overwhelmingly negative, all production numbers from the film were cut, and the album was abandoned. | While [[Prince]] was not directly involved in this version, it is included in the listing here as his own version remains unreleased and was intended as a demo for the soundtrack version. When preview audience reactions to the music were overwhelmingly negative, all production numbers from the film were cut, and the album was abandoned. | ||
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|date = Mid-April 1992 | |date = Mid-April 1992 | ||
− | |studio = [[Platinum Studios]], Melbourne, Australia | + | |studio = [[Platinum Studios]],<br>Melbourne, Australia |
|additional info = Basic tracking | |additional info = Basic tracking | ||
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|date = Mid-late 1992 - 1993 | |date = Mid-late 1992 - 1993 | ||
|studio = Studio information needed | |studio = Studio information needed | ||
− | |additional info = Basic tracking ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | |additional info = Basic tracking ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I’ll_Do_Anything I’ll Do Anything] movie version, no [[Prince]] input) |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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*[[Rosie Gaines]] - keyboards | *[[Rosie Gaines]] - keyboards | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | ''' | + | '''I’ll Do Anything movie version''' |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Nolte Nick Nolte] - vocals | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Nolte Nick Nolte] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittni_Wright Whittni Wright] - vocals |
*Other recording personnel not known. | *Other recording personnel not known. | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
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|1= '''Be My Mirror''' | |1= '''Be My Mirror''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | |3= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I’ll_Do_Anything I’ll Do Anything] movie version |
}} | }} | ||
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|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | |see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | ||
− | *[[Album: | + | *[[Album: I’ll Do Anything (1994)|I’ll Do Anything]] unreleased 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)]]'' |
+ | *[http://articles.latimes.com/1994-02-20/entertainment/ca-24943_1_prince-songs '''PRINCELY BOOTLEG : Some People’ll Do Anything to Hear These Songs''' by ''Chris Willman'' (LA Times: 20 February 1994)] | ||
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+ | *[http://thepassionatemoviegoer.blogspot.fr/2010/01/cinema-obscura-james-l-brooks-ill-do_10.html '''Cinema obscura: James L. Brooks' "I’ll Do Anything" (1994) - The Unseen Musical Version''' by ''Joe Baltake'', (thepassionatemoviegoer.blogspot: 6 March 2016)] | ||
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|categories = [[Category:1992]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1992]] | |categories = [[Category:1992]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1992]] | ||
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