Count The Days

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Count The Days

from the album Exodus single art for Count The Days Song details Performer: New Power Generation First Released: 27 March 1995 - Exodus album Album(s): Exodus Girl 6 Writer(s): Prince, Sonny T., Michael B., Mr. Hayes and Tommy Barbarella (credited to the New Power Generation) Producer(s): Prince (credited to the New Power Generation) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 5 April 1995, The White Room, Westway Studio, London, England (as New Power Generation) 24 October 1995 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 1995

Count The Days is the eighth track (third song) on the New Power Generation’s second 'solo' album Exodus. Seven months later, Count The Days was released as the album’s third single in the UK and Europe. The single contained an "edit" version, which includes instrumental fills overdubbed onto the song’s curse words (the edit is the same length as the album version). In 1996, the song was also included as the third track on the soundtrack album Girl 6 (a compilation of music by Prince and associated artists for the movie Girl 6, directed by Spike Lee). recorded a preliminary version of the song in early-to-mid May 1994. Basic tracking in the studio took place on 15 May 1994, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as Get Wild, New Power Soul, The Exodus Has Begun, Hallucination Rain, Slave 2 The System and It Takes 3). The song was included as the sixth track (third song) on the 19 June 1994 configuration of Exodus, and was included as the sixth track (fifth song) on the 2 December 1994 configuration. The track’s lyrics at one point mention singer and musican Frankie Beverly and his band Maze. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info Early-to-mid May 1994 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) Tracking ( version) 15 May 1994 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking Recording Personnel Released version Sonny T. - lead vocals, background vocals, bass guitar Prince (as Tora Tora) - background vocals and all instruments, except where noted Michael B. - drums Tommy Barbarella - keyboards Mr. Hayes - keyboards version Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments (assumed) Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Count The Days 3:24 Exodus Count The Days single Girl 6 Studio a.k.a. Count The Days (Album Version) Count The Days (Edit) 3:24 Count The Days single Remix Instrumental fills overdubbed onto curse words Count The Days 0:34 NPG Records Sampler Experience Excerpt clip only Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Count The Days 3:24 Promotional release only Promo video See Count The Days video for more details Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info Count The Days ?:?? Delayed performance TV broadcast Live 5 April 1995, The White Room, Westway Studio, London, England Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Length Released Version Additional info Free The Music 1:47 The Good Life single Studio Free The Music 3:24 The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience promo Extended version Original full-length version with Little Richard samples Segue 0:42 Exodus Segue Segue introducing Count The Days; See Segue for more details Count Segue Unreleased original version of segue above Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Count The Days Studio Prince’s version before band recording

Additional Information See also Trivia Exodus album Count The Days single Count The Days video New Power Generation References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) ASCAP Work ID: 330541383 / ISWC: T0710588503

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