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|performed occasionally in =  [[All Concerts#1991|1991]], [[All Concerts#1992|1992]], [[All Concerts#1993|1993]]
 
|performed occasionally in =  [[All Concerts#1991|1991]], [[All Concerts#1992|1992]], [[All Concerts#1993|1993]]
 
|trivia                    = This is the only recording to have been released both under the names "[[Prince and the New Power Generation]]" and "[[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]", although some later recordings (such as [[2045: Radical Man]]) have been released under the name "[[Prince]]" and under the name "[[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]".
 
|trivia                    = This is the only recording to have been released both under the names "[[Prince and the New Power Generation]]" and "[[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]", although some later recordings (such as [[2045: Radical Man]]) have been released under the name "[[Prince]]" and under the name "[[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]".
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* The song contains a slight reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ink_Spots The Ink Spots] 1939 song ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_I_Didn%27t_Care If I Didn’t Care]''.
 
|see also                  = [[Single: Money Don’t Matter 2 Night|Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]] single<br>
 
|see also                  = [[Single: Money Don’t Matter 2 Night|Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]] single<br>
 
* [[Video: Call The Law|Call The Law]] video<br>
 
* [[Video: Call The Law|Call The Law]] video<br>
*[[Home Video: Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection|Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection]] VHS/DVD
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* [[Home Video: Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection|Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection]] VHS/DVD
 
* [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] album
 
* [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] album
 
* [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]
 
* [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]

Revision as of 20:44, 2 August 2022

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Call The Law

Moneydontmatter2night single.jpg
single art for Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
Goldnigga album.jpg
included on the album Gold Nigga
Song details
Performer: Prince and the New Power Generation; New Power Generation
First Released: 3 March 1992 - Money Don’t Matter 2 Night single
Album(s): Gold Nigga
Writer(s): Prince, Michael B., Sonny T., Levi Seacer, Jr., Tommy Barbarella, Rosie Gaines, Tony M., Damon Dickson & Kirk Johnson (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Call The Law was initially released as the b-side of Money Don’t Matter 2 Night, the fifth and final single released from Prince’s 13th album Diamonds And Pearls, the first album to be credited to Prince and the New Power Generation (although it was premiered when played live on the Arsenio Hall Show six months earlier).

In 1993, the same studio recording, without the opening word "Yes", was included as the 13th track (ninth song) on the New Power Generation’s first 'solo' album Gold Nigga, credited only to the New Power Generation (it became the twelfth track (eighth song) on the album’s second printing after Guess Who’s Knockin’ was removed).

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in December 1990 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, while compiling the first configuration of the Diamonds And Pearls album. It was included as the twelfth track on the December 1990 configuration of Diamonds And Pearls, but was dropped from later configurations. Prince clearly liked the song, however, performing it regularly between 1991-1993.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
December 1990 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Call The Law 4:19 Money Don’t Matter 2 Night single Studio
Call The Law (New Power Generation) 4:16 Gold Nigga Edit Edit missing opening "Yes" - otherwise musically identical
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Call The Law ?:?? Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection VHS/DVD Rehearsal Short (unlisted) excerpt of Tony M. performing the song during a rehearsal (most likely Summer 1991) with alternate lyrics
Call The Law 4:46 Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection VHS/DVD Studio See Call The Law video for details
Call The Law 4:03 The Sacrifice Of Victor VHS/laserdisc Live Contains uncredited intro to Deuce & A Quarter; 8 September 1993 am, Bagley’s Warehouse, London, England
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Call The Law T.B.C. Live performance TV broadcast Live 4 September 1991, Arsenio Hall Show, Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA, USA (with alternate lyrics)
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Call The Law Studio (assumed) Assumed early version or alternate take with different lyrics
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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