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|single image = [[Image:1800newfunk_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1-800 New Funk]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]]</small> | |single image = [[Image:1800newfunk_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1-800 New Funk]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[The Steeles]] | |performer = [[The Steeles]] | ||
| − | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/ | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_12|12 July 1994]] (advanced release for a signing session) <br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 12|12 August 1994]] (worldwide release) |
|album(s) = [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]] | |album(s) = [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
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|date = Late 1992 | |date = Late 1992 | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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*[[Jearlyn Steele]] - vocals | *[[Jearlyn Steele]] - vocals | ||
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - unidentified instruments | *[[Kirk Johnson]] - unidentified instruments | ||
| + | *[[Prince]] - background vocals (uncredited) | ||
*[[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] - all other instruments (unidentified musicians, although most likely this was simply [[Prince]]) | *[[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] - all other instruments (unidentified musicians, although most likely this was simply [[Prince]]) | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
| − | |trivia = | + | |trivia = A drum sample used in this song is originally from ''You’ll Like It Too'' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funkadelic Funkadelic] (from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_%26_Disconnections Connections & Disconnections], 1980). That sample also appears on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Harris_(musician) Simon Harris]’ compilation "Beats, Breaks & Scratches Volume 1" as ''Funky Roll'' (released in 1987). [[Prince]] likely took it from there as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Harris_(musician) Simon Harris]’ ''Beats, Breaks & Scratches'' compilations were heavily used by him and his associates in the early nineties on various songs and remixes. The same ''Funky Loop'' sample also appears on [[Jam Of The Year]] and remixes of [[The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]]. |
|see also = [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]] album | |see also = [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]] album | ||
*[[Album: MPLS (1994)|MPLS]] album | *[[Album: MPLS (1994)|MPLS]] album | ||
* [[The Steeles]] | * [[The Steeles]] | ||
|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:1994]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1994]][[Category:Recorded 1992]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
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