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|song name                = Blanche
 
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|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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|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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|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]
 
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|next song                = [[Bliss]]
|introduction              = '''Blanche''' is an unreleased song (largely instrumental, with some vocal sounds) 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 known configuration of the album, or any other project.
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|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 16|16 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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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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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 15|15 July 1986]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 16|16 July 1986]]
 
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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*[[Prince]] - all vocal and instruments (assumed)
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocal and instruments (assumed)
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|2= 5:36
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]
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|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
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|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] 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:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1986]]
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|categories                = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Recorded 1986]]
 
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Revision as of 18:53, 24 September 2020

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

Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe
from the album
Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 25 September 2020 - Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe album
Album(s): Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe
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 groove song about “A girl named Blanche and a dude named Stanley’s desire” as Prince says over the intro. It was recorded on 16 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 song was released in September 2020 on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe set.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
16 July 1986 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Basic tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocal and instruments (assumed)

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



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


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