Difference between revisions of "Bob George"
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|single image = [[File:blackalbum.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Black Album]]<br> <small> from the album [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']]</small> | |single image = [[File:blackalbum.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Black Album]]<br> <small> from the album [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_19|19 April | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_19|19 April 1989]] - [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] home video (video)<br> |
− | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22 November | + | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22 November 1994]] - [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] album (audio) |
|album(s) = [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] | |album(s) = [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
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|previous song = [[Blues In G]] | |previous song = [[Blues In G]] | ||
|next song = [[Bold Generation]] | |next song = [[Bold Generation]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Bob George''' is the fifth song on [[Prince]]'s sixteenth album [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] (originally planned for release as his tenth album, albeit with no artist credit). In 1989, a live version was included on the [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] VHS, taken from the [[09_September | + | |introduction = '''Bob George''' is the fifth song on [[Prince]]'s sixteenth album [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] (originally planned for release as his tenth album, albeit with no artist credit). In 1989, a live version was included on the [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] VHS, taken from the [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988]] live TV broadcast. |
− | Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 7|7 December | + | Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 7|7 December 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA (on the same day as the gospel-tinged [[Walkin' In Glory]], which engineer [[Susan Rogers]] said may have been "to compensate" for [[Bob George]], two days before [[2 Nigs United 4 West Compton]]). |
− | The track, along with [[2 Nigs United 4 West Compton]] and [[Le Grind]], were recorded for a birthday party [[Prince]] was hosting for [[Sheila E.]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 11|11 December | + | The track, along with [[2 Nigs United 4 West Compton]] and [[Le Grind]], were recorded for a birthday party [[Prince]] was hosting for [[Sheila E.]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 11|11 December 1986]]. |
Although unreleased at the time, [[Prince]] played [[Bob George]] during every show on the [[Lovesexy Tour]] as the penultimate song of the first, darker, half of the show. At the end of the song, the character [[Prince]] played was shot, before [[Prince]] was 'redeemed', playing [[Anna Stesia]] to close the first half. | Although unreleased at the time, [[Prince]] played [[Bob George]] during every show on the [[Lovesexy Tour]] as the penultimate song of the first, darker, half of the show. At the end of the song, the character [[Prince]] played was shot, before [[Prince]] was 'redeemed', playing [[Anna Stesia]] to close the first half. | ||
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− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 7|7 December | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 7|7 December 1986]] |
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = Initial tracking | |additional info = Initial tracking | ||
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|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] VHS | |3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] VHS | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[09_September | + | |5= [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany]] |
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− | |first live appearance = [[08_July | + | |first live appearance = [[08_July 1988|8 July 1988, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France]] |
|performed regularly on = [[Lovesexy Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Lovesexy Tour]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = This song is not known to have been played outside of the [[Lovesexy Tour]] context. | |performed occasionally in = This song is not known to have been played outside of the [[Lovesexy Tour]] context. |
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