Daddy Pop

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Daddy Pop

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from the album Diamonds And Pearls

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from the album
Diamonds And Pearls (Super) Deluxe Edition
Song details
Performer: Prince and the New Power Generation
First Released: 1 October 1991 - Diamonds And Pearls
Album(s): Diamonds And Pearls

Diamonds And Pearls Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition

Writer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Daddy Pop is the second track on the album Diamonds And Pearls, the first album credited to Prince and the New Power Generation. In 1992, it was included on some versions of the Sexy M.F. single.

Basic tracking took place on 2 July 1990 at Olympic Studios in London, England (on the same day as Schoolyard and Walk Don’t Walk). With Rosie Gaines, Elisa Fiorillo added her background vocals to the song, having been invited by Prince to take in the Nude Tour show in Cork, Ireland, on 7 July 1990. She flew to London with the band after the show, and then joined them in the studio the next day. Elisa Fiorillo’s lines in the studio version of the song (“Oh daddy / Oh, sock it to me / You’re The Best”) are actually borrowed from the 1977 movie Which Way Is Up?. Gloria Edwards’ voice lifted from the original film was used for the live performances (a sample is also included on the studio version). Additional recordings took place after the Nude Tour at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota on 18 September 1990.

The song is essentially a solo performance by Prince, but was edited together with the ending of a rehearsal performance of Partyman to create the ending. It also includes a sampled drum loop from Aretha Franklin’s track Rock Steady from her 1972 album Young, Gifted And Black (played by Bernard Purdie).

The track was included as the first track on the December 1990, configuration of Diamonds And Pearls, but was moved to become the second track on the 1 March 1991 and 8 May 1991 configurations, where it remained for release.

A 12" Remix version was released in October 2023 as the first track of Vault Tracks part 2, one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition. This version was also streamed on Prince’s YouTube channel and other streaming platforms on 20 October 2023, to promote the upcoming release.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
2 July 1990 Olympic Studios,
London, England
Tracking
6 July 1990 Metropolis Studios,
London, England
Mixing, overdubbing, Rock Steady loop
8 July 1990 Olympic Studios,
London, England or Metropolis Studios,
London, England
Overdubbing vocals (Rosie Gaines and Elisa Fiorillo)
18 September 1990 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Additional recording
January 1991 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Remixes by Keith "K.C." Cohen
Mid-January 1992 Paisley Park Studios- Studio C,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Live Studio re-recording for promo video
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Daddy Pop 5:16 Diamonds And Pearls

Sexy M.F. single

Studio
Daddy Pop 5:16 Diamonds And Pearls (Super) Deluxe Edition Studio Remastered 2023
X-cerpts From The Songs: Thunder, Daddy Pop, Strollin’, Jughead, Money Don’t Matter 2 Night, Push, Live 4 Love 5:04 Diamonds And Pearls single Edits Edits of each song; Daddy Pop edit is 0:38
Daddy Pop (12" Version) 6:07 Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Remix Remix by Keith "K.C." Cohen
Daddy Pop (Live At Glam Slam 1992) 6:23 Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Live 11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Daddy Pop (Live At Glam Slam 1992) 6:23 Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition blu-ray Live 11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Daddy Pop ?:?? Live performance TV broadcast Live 4 September 1991, Arsenio Hall Show, Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA, USA (first aired on 9 September 1991)
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Flow Unreleased Original 1990 recording Contains a sampled chant (“Ain’t no stoppin’ now”) from an early version of Daddy Pop
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Daddy Pop Studio Version without Tony M rap and slightly different lyrics
Daddy Pop Studio Live Studio re-recording for promo video
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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