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|introduction = '''Brother With A Purpose''' (originally titled '''Tony’s Iggnant Mix''') is the third track on the maxi-single of [[Single: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]], the second [[Prince]] single (and fourth single overall) from [[Prince]]’s twelfth album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] ([[Single: Round And Round|Round And Round]] by [[Tevin Campbell]] and [[Single: Melody Cool|Melody Cool]] by Mavis Staples had also been released). Although largely based around the track [[New Power Generation]], it is considered a separate track and receives its own entry here. | |introduction = '''Brother With A Purpose''' (originally titled '''Tony’s Iggnant Mix''') is the third track on the maxi-single of [[Single: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]], the second [[Prince]] single (and fourth single overall) from [[Prince]]’s twelfth album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] ([[Single: Round And Round|Round And Round]] by [[Tevin Campbell]] and [[Single: Melody Cool|Melody Cool]] by Mavis Staples had also been released). Although largely based around the track [[New Power Generation]], it is considered a separate track and receives its own entry here. | ||
− | Basic tracking of [[New Power Generation]] took place in Autumn-Winter 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same sessions that produced [[Round And Round]]). Additional work was done in September or October 1990 at [http://www.larrabeestudios.com/ Larrabee Sound Studios] in North Hollywood, California, for the maxi-single release, creating '''Tony’s Iggnant Mix''' (during the same set of sessions as the [[New Power Generation|N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix)]], [[New Power Generation|T.C.’s Rap]], [[Get Off]], [[The Lubricated Lady]], [[Loveleft, Loveright]], a [[New Power Generation|segue]] later included in the [[New Power Generation|N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix)]], [[Oobey Doop]], [[Play]], [[Heaven Is Keeping Score]], | + | Basic tracking of [[New Power Generation]] took place in Autumn-Winter 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same sessions that produced [[Round And Round]]). Additional work was done in September or October 1990 at [http://www.larrabeestudios.com/ Larrabee Sound Studios] in North Hollywood, California, for the maxi-single release, creating '''Tony’s Iggnant Mix''' (during the same set of sessions as the [[New Power Generation|N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix)]], [[New Power Generation|T.C.’s Rap]], [[Get Off]], [[The Lubricated Lady]], [[Loveleft, Loveright]], a [[New Power Generation|segue]] later included in the [[New Power Generation|N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix)]], [[Oobey Doop]], [[Play]], [[Heaven Is Keeping Score]], [[Insatiable]], additional recording on [[My Tree]] and [[A Positive Place]] and a remix for [[The Latest Fashion]]). It was included as the third track on both October 1990, configurations of the [[Single: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] maxi-single, which was worked on further before release. The track was later renamed '''Brother With A Purpose'''. |
The track is notable as the first released track by [[Prince]] to feature [[Tony M.]], although he had appeared on the [[Nude Tour]] as a member of the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] band. On this tour (part of) the third verse of the song was regularly performed as part of the end jam on [[Baby I’m A Star]] over a sampled loop of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown James Brown]’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_on_the_Good_Foot Get On The Good Foot] | The track is notable as the first released track by [[Prince]] to feature [[Tony M.]], although he had appeared on the [[Nude Tour]] as a member of the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] band. On this tour (part of) the third verse of the song was regularly performed as part of the end jam on [[Baby I’m A Star]] over a sampled loop of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown James Brown]’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_on_the_Good_Foot Get On The Good Foot] | ||
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|date = Autumn-Winter 1989 | |date = Autumn-Winter 1989 | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking of [[New Power Generation]] |
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
+ | {{SongBroadcast| | ||
+ | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
+ | {{Songchart| | ||
+ | |line = | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Brother With A Purpose''' | ||
+ | |2= T.B.C. | ||
+ | |3= Live concert radio broadcast<br> | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[22_July 1990|22 July 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Brother With A Purpose''' | ||
+ | |2= T.B.C. | ||
+ | |3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[19_January_1991-am|19 January 1991 (a.m.), Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |video versions = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[03_June 1990|3 June 1990, Stadion Feyenoord, Rotterdam, | + | |first live appearance = [[03_June 1990|3 June 1990, Stadion Feyenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands]] <small>(interpolation in [[Baby I’m A Star]])</small><br> |
* [[24 January 1991|24 January 1991: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho a.k.a Estádio do Maracană, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] <small>(interpolation in [[Baby I’m A Star]])</small> | * [[24 January 1991|24 January 1991: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho a.k.a Estádio do Maracană, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] <small>(interpolation in [[Baby I’m A Star]])</small> | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1991|1991]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1991|1991]] | ||
− | |trivia = | + | |trivia = The track ends with a radio tuning that comes from a sound library set by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Ideas Sound Ideas] ([[We Got The Power]], [[Live 4 Love]], [[Delirious]], [[Lady Cab Driver]], [[Something Funky (This House Comes)]] and the computer keystroke noises, computer confirmation beep, as well as the vault door sample heard throughout [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] are also from this series). |
|see also = [[Single: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] single | |see also = [[Single: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] single | ||
|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:1990]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1990]][[Category:Recorded 1990]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
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