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|song name = Brown Skin | |song name = Brown Skin | ||
| − | | | + | |album image = [[File:3rdEyeGirlTV.png|100px|link=]]<br> <small> logo from [[3rdEye TV]] (no official artwork) </small> |
| + | |single image = [[Image:Welcome2america.jpg|100px|Welcome 2 America album artwork]] <br><small> from the Blu-Ray included on the <br>Deluxe Edition of [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] </small> | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 3|3 July 2013]] - [[3rdEye TV|3rdEye TV Show # 11]] video stream | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 3|3 July 2013]] - [[3rdEye TV|3rdEye TV Show # 11]] video stream | ||
|album(s) = None | |album(s) = None | ||
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|writer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Batson Mark Batson], Shannon Sanders and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India.Arie India.Arie] | |writer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Batson Mark Batson], Shannon Sanders and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India.Arie India.Arie] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed, no official credits given) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed, no official credits given) | ||
| − | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Better Than You Think]] |
| − | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[C’est La Vie]] |
| − | |introduction = '''Brown Skin''', a cover version of the track by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India.Arie India.Arie], was streamed as an instrumental rehearsal during [[3rdEye TV|3rdEye TV Show # 11]] in 2013. The track first appeared on her 2001 debut album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_Soul Acoustic Soul], and was released later in the year as the | + | |introduction = '''Brown Skin''', a cover version of the track by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India.Arie India.Arie], was streamed as an instrumental rehearsal during [[3rdEye TV|3rdEye TV Show # 11]] in 2013. The track first appeared on her 2001 debut album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_Soul Acoustic Soul], and was released later in the year as the album’s second single. It was written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Batson Mark Batson], Shannon Sanders and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India.Arie India.Arie]. |
| − | The version streamed was a rehearsal streamed live on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 3|3 July 2013]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. No studio version is believed to exist, but had been commonly performed by [[Prince]] since 2008 | + | The version streamed was a rehearsal streamed live on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 3|3 July 2013]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. No studio version is believed to exist, but had been commonly performed by [[Prince]] since 2008, usually with lead vocals by [[Shelby J.]]. A live version of the song (from the show given on [[28 April 2011|28 April 2011 at The Forum, Inglewood, California, USA]]) was included on the Blu-ray of the deluxe edition of the posthumous [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album released in 2021. |
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|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
''N.B. - recording personnel below refer to streamed versions; this track is not known to have been recorded in the studio by [[Prince]] ''<br> | ''N.B. - recording personnel below refer to streamed versions; this track is not known to have been recorded in the studio by [[Prince]] ''<br> | ||
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| + | '''Rehearsal version from 2013 ''' | ||
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*[[Prince]] - keyboards | *[[Prince]] - keyboards | ||
*[[Hannah Ford]] - drums | *[[Hannah Ford]] - drums | ||
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*[[Adrian Crutchfield]] - alto saxophone and flute | *[[Adrian Crutchfield]] - alto saxophone and flute | ||
*[[Joshua Welton]] - electronica | *[[Joshua Welton]] - electronica | ||
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| − | | | + | '''Live version from 2011 ''' |
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| + | *[[Prince]] - vocals, guitar | ||
| + | *[[Shelby J.]] - lead vocals | ||
| + | *[[John Blackwell]] - drums | ||
| + | *[[Ida Nielsen]] - bass, vocals | ||
| + | *[[Morris Hayes]] - keyboards | ||
| + | *[[Renato Neto]] - keyboards | ||
| + | *[[Cassandra O’Neal]] - keyboards, vocals | ||
| + | *[[Elisa Dease]] - vocals | ||
| + | *[[Liv Warfield]] - vocals | ||
| + | *[[Maya McClean]] - dance | ||
| + | *[[Nandy McClean]] - dance | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ledisi Ledisi] – vocals | ||
| + | |released versions = | ||
| + | {{Songchart| | ||
| + | |line = | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= n/a | ||
| + | |2= n/a | ||
| + | |3= n/a | ||
| + | |4= n/a | ||
| + | |5= There have been no audio-only releases of this track on 'hard-format'. | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |video versions = | ||
| + | {{SongVideo| | ||
| + | |video versions = | ||
| + | {{Songchart| | ||
| + | |line = | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''[[Brown Skin]]''' | ||
| + | |2= ?:?? | ||
| + | |3= [[Album:_Welcome_2_America|Welcome 2 America]] Deluxe edition | ||
| + | |4= Live | ||
| + | |5= [[28 April 2011|28 April 2011, The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
{{SongBroadcast| | {{SongBroadcast| | ||
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}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| − | |sampled in = | + | |unreleased versions = |
|first live appearance = [[06 April 2008-am|06 April 2008 (a.m.): Beverly Hills, CA, USA: 77 Beverly Park Ln. (Private Residence)]]<br> | |first live appearance = [[06 April 2008-am|06 April 2008 (a.m.): Beverly Hills, CA, USA: 77 Beverly Park Ln. (Private Residence)]]<br> | ||
* [[23 August 2013-am|23 August 2013 (a.m.): New York City Winery, New York, NY, USA]] | * [[23 August 2013-am|23 August 2013 (a.m.): New York City Winery, New York, NY, USA]] | ||
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|see also = | |see also = | ||
|references = | |references = | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category:2013]][[Category:Cover Songs]][[Category:Cover Songs (Live)]] | + | |categories = [[Category:2013]][[Category:2021]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Cover Songs]][[Category:Cover Songs (Live)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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