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|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.
|trivia                    = The ''"Bizarre!"'' sample used in this song is originally from ''Our Bizarre Relationship'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa Frank Zappa]'s band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mothers_of_Invention The Mothers of Invention] (from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Meat Uncle Meat]'', 1969). It was one of the preset samples in the Fairlight CMI sample-synthesizer and [[Prince]] took it from there. It was utilized it in quite a few songs recorded between 1985 and 1987: [[All My Dreams]], [[Bob George]], [[Christopher Tracy's Parade]], [[Lovesexy]], and [[Madhouse]] songs [[Nine]] and [[Six|6 (The End Of The World Mix)]] all contain this sample.
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|trivia                    = The ''"Bizarre!"'' sample used in this song is originally from ''Our Bizarre Relationship'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa Frank Zappa]'s band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mothers_of_Invention The Mothers of Invention] (from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Meat Uncle Meat]'', 1969). It was one of the preset samples in the Fairlight CMI sample-synthesizer and [[Prince]] took it from there. It was utilized in quite a few songs recorded between 1985 and 1987: [[All My Dreams]], [[Bob George]], [[Christopher Tracy's Parade]], [[Lovesexy]], and [[Madhouse]] songs [[Nine]] and [[Six|6 (The End Of The World Mix)]] all contain this sample.
 
* The sampled gunshot sounds in the song are also from the Fairlight CMI. They are the same as used in [[Thirteen]] and in the opening sequence of an unreleased version [[Play In The Sunshine]].  
 
* The sampled gunshot sounds in the song are also from the Fairlight CMI. They are the same as used in [[Thirteen]] and in the opening sequence of an unreleased version [[Play In The Sunshine]].  
 
|see also                  = [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] album

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Bob George

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from the album "The Black Album"
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 19 April 1989 - Lovesexy Live 2 home video (video)

22 November 1994 - "The Black Album" album (audio)

Album(s): "The Black Album"
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • This song is not known to have been played outside of the Lovesexy Tour context.

Bob George is the fifth song on Prince's sixteenth 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 Lovesexy Live 2 VHS, taken from the 9 September 1988 live TV broadcast.


Recording process

Initial tracking took place on 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 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.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
7 December 1986 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Initial tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Bob George 5:36 "The Black Album" Studio
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Bob George 2:54 Lovesexy Live 2 VHS Live 9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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