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In a [http://www.startribune.com/sometimes-he-dreamed-his-songs-a-portrait-of-prince-in-the-recording-studio/510918872/?fbclid=IwAR0vwL3s5nGrbsgcg3_SccakyBgukJtwph2g7z3UvWJ86UuuN-5D1Ag0NFo 2019 interview], engineer [[Peggy McCreary]] talked about the origin of the track's name, explaining that he had recorded it at the end of a session and McCreary asked what the track should be called on documentation. ''“He said, ‘What's your middle name?' I said ‘Colleen.' He said, ‘Name it “Colleen.” ' The song never got finished; it never had lyrics.”''  
 
In a [http://www.startribune.com/sometimes-he-dreamed-his-songs-a-portrait-of-prince-in-the-recording-studio/510918872/?fbclid=IwAR0vwL3s5nGrbsgcg3_SccakyBgukJtwph2g7z3UvWJ86UuuN-5D1Ag0NFo 2019 interview], engineer [[Peggy McCreary]] talked about the origin of the track's name, explaining that he had recorded it at the end of a session and McCreary asked what the track should be called on documentation. ''“He said, ‘What's your middle name?' I said ‘Colleen.' He said, ‘Name it “Colleen.” ' The song never got finished; it never had lyrics.”''  
  
The instrumental was discarded at the time, but was released in 2019 as a track on one of the bonus discs with the deluxe edition of the [[Album: 1999|1999]] album.
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The instrumental was discarded at the time, but was released in 2019 as the seventh track on the ''Vault Tracks part 1'' disc of a ''Deluxe'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album.
 
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Revision as of 21:44, 29 November 2019

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Colleen

1999 Deluxe.jpg
from the album 1999 Deluxe
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 29 November 2019 - 1999 Deluxe album
Album(s): 1999 Deluxe
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince.
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Colleen is an instrumental recorded on 15 January 1982 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California during recording sessions for The Time's second album What Time Is It? (the day after International Lover and The Walk, and four days before Wild And Loose).

In a 2019 interview, engineer Peggy McCreary talked about the origin of the track's name, explaining that he had recorded it at the end of a session and McCreary asked what the track should be called on documentation. “He said, ‘What's your middle name?' I said ‘Colleen.' He said, ‘Name it “Colleen.” ' The song never got finished; it never had lyrics.”

The instrumental was discarded at the time, but was released in 2019 as the seventh track on the Vault Tracks part 1 disc of a Deluxe edition of the 1999 album.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
15 January 1982 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Basic tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all instruments (assumed)


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Colleen 5:30 1999 Deluxe
Studio



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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