Difference between revisions of "Check The Record"
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|song name = Check The Record | |song name = Check The Record | ||
|single image = [[Image:Welcome2america.jpg|100px|Welcome 2 America album artwork]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] | |single image = [[Image:Welcome2america.jpg|100px|Welcome 2 America album artwork]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] | ||
| − | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 30|30 July 2021]] - [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 30|30 July 2021]] - [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album |
|album(s) = [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
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|previous song = [[Chapter & Verse]] | |previous song = [[Chapter & Verse]] | ||
|next song = [[Chelsea Rodgers]] | |next song = [[Chelsea Rodgers]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Check The Record''' is | + | |introduction = '''Check The Record''' is the seventh song of the tenth posthumous album [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] (the first full previously-unreleased studio album of [[Prince]] material). |
| − | The | + | Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_10|10 March 2010]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (the day before [[Same Page, Different Book]]). It was one of the first songs recorded with drummer [[Chris Coleman]] and bassist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld] slated for release on the [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album. The track was worked on further the following months with [[Shelby J.]], [[Elisa Dease]] and [[Liv Warfield]]. |
| + | A tape photographed in [[Prince]]’s vault at [[Paisley Park Studios]] has the song listed as 'The Record' with two versions in it (labeled as “track 1 take 2”, and “track 2 take 1”). Other tracks on the same tape are [[Black Muse]] and [[1000 Light Years From Here]] (later released as part of [[Black Muse]]), as well as a song called seemingly called [[Wud]]. | ||
| − | + | '''Check The Record''' was played live on [[18_January 2013|18 January 2013, Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] with almost entirely new lyrics. | |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | ||
|additional info = Basic tracking | |additional info = Basic tracking | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = Spring - Summer 2010 (assumed) | ||
| + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = Vocal overdubs and additional production | ||
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}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
| − | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | + | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted |
*[[Chris Coleman]] - drums | *[[Chris Coleman]] - drums | ||
| − | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld] - bass guitar |
| − | + | *[[Morris Hayes]] - keyboards, percussion and drum machine | |
| − | *[[Shelby J.]] - vocals | + | *[[Shelby J.]] - background vocals |
| − | *[[Elisa Dease]] - vocals | + | *[[Elisa Dease]] - background vocals |
| − | *[[Liv Warfield]] | + | *[[Liv Warfield]] - background vocals |
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
|line = | |line = | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
| − | |1='''Check The Record ''' | + | |1= '''Check The Record''' |
|2= 3:28 | |2= 3:28 | ||
|3= [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album | |3= [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album | ||
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}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
| − | |broadcasts, streaming = | + | |broadcasts, streaming = |
| + | |unreleased versions = | ||
| + | {{SongUnreleased| | ||
| + | |unreleased versions = | ||
| + | {{Unreleased| | ||
| + | |line= | ||
| + | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Check The Record''' | ||
| + | |2= Studio | ||
| + | |3= Alternate take | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = [[18_January 2013|18 January 2013, Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] | + | |first live appearance = [[18_January 2013|18 January 2013, Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] |
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2013|2013]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2013|2013]] | ||
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
| − | |see also = | + | |see also = [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album |
|references = | |references = | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category:2010]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:2021]][[Category:2010]][[Category:Streamed Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 2010]] |
}} | }} | ||
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