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|performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | |performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | ||
| − | |writer(s) = | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) |
| − | |producer(s) = | + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) |
|previous song = [[Call My Name]] | |previous song = [[Call My Name]] | ||
|next song = [[Call The Law]] | |next song = [[Call The Law]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Call Of The Wild''' is an unreleased track recorded in late July 1985 at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Edina, Minnesota. [[Susannah Melvoin]] had prompted [[Prince]] to listen to some music by British rock band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin Led Zeppelin], which inspired [[Prince]] to write this heavy rock track. [[Susan Rogers]] and [[Peggy McCreary]] mixed the track in September 1985, when [[Prince]] was considering it for use on [[Album: Parade|Parade]]. It was not included on any known configuration of the album, however, and [[Prince]] may have thought it did not fit musically. The track remains unreleased. | + | |introduction = '''Call Of The Wild''' is an unreleased track recorded in late July 1985 at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Edina, Minnesota. [[Susannah Melvoin]] had prompted [[Prince]] to listen to some music by British rock band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin Led Zeppelin], which inspired [[Prince]] to write this heavy rock track. [[Susan Rogers]] and [[Peggy McCreary]] mixed the track in September 1985, when [[Prince]] was considering it for use on [[Album: Parade|Parade]]. It was not included on any known configuration of the album, however, and [[Prince]] may have thought it did not fit musically. The track remains unreleased, but the lyrics and melody of its verses were later re-used in part for the also unreleased [[We Got The Power]]. The melody of the verses was also re-used for [[The Ryde Dyvine]]. |
While it is not known if the recording included participation from other [[Prince and the Revolution|Revolution]] bandmembers, the song is listed here as a [[Prince and the Revolution]] recording based on the timing of its recording and its consideration for the [[Album: Parade|Parade]] album, which was released under the name [[Prince and the Revolution]]. | While it is not known if the recording included participation from other [[Prince and the Revolution|Revolution]] bandmembers, the song is listed here as a [[Prince and the Revolution]] recording based on the timing of its recording and its consideration for the [[Album: Parade|Parade]] album, which was released under the name [[Prince and the Revolution]]. | ||
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| + | A lyric from '''Call Of The Wild''' - ''"We play it loud so they know we're alive"'' - is displayed prominently in the posthumous ''Prince: The Immersive Experience'' attraction, which opened in Chicago, Illinois, on 9 June, 2022. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_23|23 July 1985]] |
|studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA | |studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA | ||
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 1985]] | ||
| + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = Mix ([[Susan Rogers]] & [[Coke Johnson]], [[Prince]] not present) | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
| − | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | + | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed) |
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
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|1= '''Call Of The Wild''' | |1= '''Call Of The Wild''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
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| + | |1= '''[[We Got The Power]]''' | ||
| + | |2= | ||
| + | |3= Unreleased | ||
| + | |4= Studio | ||
| + | |5= The lyrics and the melody have been adapted for [[We Got The Power]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
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|first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]. | |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]. | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
| − | |trivia = While this track inspired by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin Led Zeppelin] remains unreleased, [[Prince]] later began playing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin Led Zeppelin] | + | |trivia = While this track inspired by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin Led Zeppelin] remains unreleased, [[Prince]] later began playing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin Led Zeppelin]’s track [[Whole Lotta Love]] regularly live (beginning in 2002). |
| + | * Beside instrumentals this is one of the few released [[Prince]] songs where the title is not mentioned verbatim in the lyrics, [[Anotherloverholenyohead]], [[Bob George]], [[The Sacrifice Of Victor]], [[S&M Groove]] being other examples. Together with [[Reflection]], however, '''Call Of The Wild''' is one of the very few where the title isn’t in the lyrics at all. Some songs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin Led Zeppelin] also fall in this category ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dog_(song) Black Dog], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carouselambra Carouselambra], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigrant_Song Immigrant Song]....). | ||
| + | * This song was previously incorrectly thought to be called '''9-5 People''', and from 1988, however it is now verified this is its correct title and no song called '''9-5 People''' seems to exist or have existed. | ||
|see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | |see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | ||
|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:1985]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Unreleased | + | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' |
| + | |categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Recorded 1985]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]] | ||
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