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|song name = Check The Record | |song name = Check The Record | ||
| − | |single image = [[ | + | |single image = [[Image:Welcome2america.jpg|100px|link=Album: Welcome 2 America|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]] album | ||
| + | |album(s) = [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
| − | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] |
| − | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] and [[Morris Hayes]] |
| − | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Check It Out]] |
|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). |
| + | 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]]. | ||
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| + | 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]]. | ||
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| + | '''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. It is not known if these verses were from one of two versions recorded in 2010 or if [[Prince]] re-recorded the song later with [[3rdEyeGirl]]. | ||
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|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_10|10 March 2010]] | ||
| + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | ||
| + | |additional info = Tracking | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = March - April 2010 | ||
| + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = Vocal overdubs | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = Spring 2010 | ||
| + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = Additional production by [[Morris Hayes]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Late 2012 or early 2013 | |date = Late 2012 or early 2013 | ||
| − | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Possible re-recording with [[3rdEyeGirl]] |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
| − | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | + | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted |
| + | *[[Chris Coleman]] - drums | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld] - bass guitar | ||
| + | *[[Morris Hayes]] - keyboards, percussion and drum machine | ||
| + | *[[Shelby J.]] - background vocals | ||
| + | *[[Elisa Dease]] - background vocals | ||
| + | *[[Liv Warfield]] - background vocals | ||
| + | |released versions = | ||
| + | {{Songchart| | ||
| + | |line = | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Check The Record''' | ||
| + | |2= 3:28 | ||
| + | |3= [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] | ||
| + | |4= Studio | ||
| + | |5= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |video versions = | ||
| + | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
| + | |unreleased versions = | ||
| + | {{SongUnreleased| | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
{{Unreleased| | {{Unreleased| | ||
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|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
| − | |3= | + | |3= Alternate take |
| + | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = [[18_January 2013|18 January 2013, Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, Minneapolis, | + | |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: | + | |categories = [[Category:2021]][[Category:Recorded 2010]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Posthumously-released Songs]] |
}} | }} | ||
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