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|song name                = Blanche
 
|song name                = Blanche
|single image              = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]
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|single image              = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 2020]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] album
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 2020]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
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|previous song            = [[Black Sweat]]
 
|previous song            = [[Black Sweat]]
 
|next song                = [[Bliss]]
 
|next song                = [[Bliss]]
|introduction              = '''Blanche''' is groove song about “A girl named Blanche and a dude named Stanley’s desire” as [[Prince]] says over the intro. It was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 15|15 July 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (at the end of the one-day session that produced [[Sign O’ The Times]]). While sessions in July concentrated on material for the aborted [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]], the track is not known to have been placed on any configuration of that album, or any other project.
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|introduction              = '''Blanche''' is a song recorded by [[Prince]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 15|15 July 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (at the end of the one-day session that produced [[Sign O’ The Times]]). While sessions in July concentrated on material for the aborted [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]], the track is not known to have been placed on any configuration of that album, or any other project.  
  
The song was released in September 2020 on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] set.
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The lyrics mention “a girl named Blanche and a dude named Stanley”, incidentally both characters from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Streetcar_Named_Desire A Streetcar Named Desire], just like Stella in [[Stella And Charles]], a song Prince created in May 1985.
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The song was released in September 2020 as the fifth track of ''Vault Tracks part 2'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']].
 
|recording info            =
 
|recording info            =
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 15|15 July 1986]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 15|15 July 1986]] <!-- SAYS JULY 16 IN SOTT DELUXE LINER NOTES, BUT INCORRECT AS WAS SAME DAYS AS WORKED ON SOTT. Should be 15!!!! NOTED ADDED TO TRIVIA SAYING IT WAS MAYBE 16th in the A.M.-->
 
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking
 
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|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
*[[Prince]] - all vocal and instruments (assumed)
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*[[Prince]] - all vocal and instruments
 
|released versions        =
 
|released versions        =
 
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|1= '''Blanche'''
 
|1= '''Blanche'''
 
|2= 5:36
 
|2= 5:36
|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
 
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|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    =  
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|trivia                    = Tracking was following that of [[Sign O’ The Times]], possibly on the 16th in the a.m.
|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] album
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|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] 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:1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Recorded 1986]]
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* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]''
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|categories                = [[Category:2020]][[Category:Recorded 1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Posthumously-released Songs]]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:19, 26 June 2022

Black Sweat   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Bliss
Blanche

Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition
from the album
Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 25 September 2020 - Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition album
Album(s): Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Blanche is a song recorded by Prince on 15 July 1986 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (at the end of the one-day session that produced Sign O’ The Times). While sessions in July concentrated on material for the aborted Dream Factory, the track is not known to have been placed on any configuration of that album, or any other project.

The lyrics mention “a girl named Blanche and a dude named Stanley”, incidentally both characters from A Streetcar Named Desire, just like Stella in Stella And Charles, a song Prince created in May 1985.

The song was released in September 2020 as the fifth track of Vault Tracks part 2, one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
15 July 1986 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocal and instruments

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Blanche 5:36 Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition Studio



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Black Sweat   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Bliss