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− | |introduction = '''Cosmic Day''' is a song recorded at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 15|15 November 1986]] (ten days after [[Prince]] had completed the [[Album: Camille|Camille]] album and shortly before he began to compile the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] album). | + | |introduction = '''Cosmic Day''' is a song recorded at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 15|15 November 1986]] (ten days after [[Prince]] had completed the [[Album: Camille|Camille]] album and shortly before he began to compile the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] album). |
− | + | With it lyrics mentioning ''mermen swimming in the sky'', ''as sure as an elephant will see'' and ''every sky in the star'', it is one of the most psychedelic songs [[Prince]] has done. | |
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+ | The song is recorded with the sped up [[Alias: Camille|Camille]] voice, and while this is unconfirmed, it's possible the song was initially considered for [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]], but never made it on a configuration, because a week later [[Prince]] recorded [[Play In The Sunshine]], which has a similar feel, and perhaps works better on the collection of songs that ultimately became [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] | ||
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+ | It was sent to [[Clare Fischer]] for an orchestral treatment in early December 1986, after the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] 3LP was already pared down to [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] and finalized, indicating that at that point [[Prince]] no longer considered it for inclusion. | ||
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+ | When it was ultimately released in September 2020 on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']] set it was the version without the [[Clare Fischer]] arrangement, but the standalone [[Clare Fischer|Fischer]] orchestration was later re-used to create [[Intermission]]. | ||
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | ||
*[[Clare Fischer]] orchestra | *[[Clare Fischer]] orchestra | ||
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+ | *[[Coke Johnson]] - engineer | ||
+ | *[[Susan Rogers]] - engineer | ||
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
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|see also = [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']] album | |see also = [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'']] album | ||
|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:1986]] [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1986]] | |categories = [[Category:1986]] [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1986]] | ||
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