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|introduction              = '''Broken''' (occasionally erroneously referred to as '''Broken, Lonely And Crying''') is an unreleased song recorded in early 1981, at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, following the [[Dirty Mind Tour]] arena dates (during the same set of sessions as [[Commercial]]). The song uses a 1950s rockabilly style, and may have been intended for [[Prince]]'s next album (which became [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]]) until the similarly-styled [[Jack U Off]] was recorded in Spring-Summer 1981. [[Prince]] performed the track a number of times on the [[Dirty Mind Tour]] club dates in Spring 1981. The track sounds like a spontaneous band number, but was in fact recorded by [[Prince]] on his own.
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|introduction              = '''Broken''' (occasionally erroneously referred to as '''Broken, Lonely And Crying''') is an unreleased song recorded in early 1981, at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, following the [[Dirty Mind Tour]] arena dates (during the same set of sessions as [[Commercial]]). The song uses a 1950s rockabilly style, and may have been intended for [[Prince]]’s next album (which became [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]]) until the similarly-styled [[Jack U Off]] was recorded in Spring-Summer 1981. [[Prince]] performed the track a number of times on the [[Dirty Mind Tour]] club dates in Spring 1981. The track sounds like a spontaneous band number, but was in fact recorded by [[Prince]] on his own.
 
|recording info            =
 
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|date                      = Early 1981
 
|date                      = Early 1981
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
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|broadcasts, streaming    =  
 
|broadcasts, streaming    =  
 
|sampled in                =  
 
|sampled in                =  
|first live appearance    = [[09_March 1981|9 March 1981, Sam's, Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
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|first live appearance    = [[09_March 1981|9 March 1981, Sam’s, Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
 
* [[22 March 1981|22 March 1981: The Ritz, New York, NY, USA]] <small>(possibly performed at later shows)</small>
 
* [[22 March 1981|22 March 1981: The Ritz, New York, NY, USA]] <small>(possibly performed at later shows)</small>
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none

Revision as of 14:54, 2 September 2020

Breathless   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Brother With A Purpose
Broken

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Song details
Performer: Prince
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Broken (occasionally erroneously referred to as Broken, Lonely And Crying) is an unreleased song recorded in early 1981, at Prince’s Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, following the Dirty Mind Tour arena dates (during the same set of sessions as Commercial). The song uses a 1950s rockabilly style, and may have been intended for Prince’s next album (which became Controversy) until the similarly-styled Jack U Off was recorded in Spring-Summer 1981. Prince performed the track a number of times on the Dirty Mind Tour club dates in Spring 1981. The track sounds like a spontaneous band number, but was in fact recorded by Prince on his own.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Early 1981 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Basic tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

Versions
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Broken Studio Recorded early 1981


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Breathless   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Brother With A Purpose