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Dear Michaelangelo is the second track on Sheila E.’s second album Romance 1600, and, two weeks before the album’s release, was included as the b-side of Bedtime Story, the album’s second single.
Basic tracking took place on 5 January 1985 or 6 January 1985 (estimate) at Master Sound Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, while in Atlanta for dates on the Purple Rain Tour. Overdubs were done later in Houston, Texas (Le Mobile Studios Mobile @ The Summit) and Cincinnati, Ohio (5th Floor Recording Studio).
In 2019, Prince’s own version was released as the thirteenth track on the posthumous album Originals.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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| Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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| 5 January 1985 or 6 January 1985 (estimate)
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Master Sound Studios,
Atlanta, GA, USA
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Tracking (as an instrumental)
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| 14 January 1985 (estimate)
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Le Mobile Studios (truck) @ The Summit,
Houston, TX, USA
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Overdubs, including Prince vocal and saxophone
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| 20 January 1985
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5th Floor Recording Studio,
Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Overdubs, including Sheila E. vocal
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Recording Personnel
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Sheila E. version
- Sheila E. - vocals, bass, bongos, congas, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion (credits given for full album – likely not be accurate for this track)
- Prince - backing vocals and all instruments, except where noted
- Eddie M. - saxophone, backing vocals
- Susie Davis - backing vocals
- Stephan Birnbaum - guitar (credited only)
Prince version (on Originals)
- Susan Rogers - engineer (Master Sound Studios, Le Mobile Studios Mobile @ The Summit, 5th Floor Recording Studio)
- David Tickle - engineer (Master Sound Studios)
- Gary Platt - engineer (5th Floor Recording Studio)
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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| Dear Michaelangelo
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4:38
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Romance 1600
Bedtime Story single
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Studio
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Ends abruptly and segues into A Love Bizarre
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| Dear Michaelangelo
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4:38
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Bedtime Story single
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Studio
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Slight edit of the album version with a fade out ending
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| Dear Michaelangelo
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5:22
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Originals
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Prince vocal version
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released in 2019
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Unreleased Versions
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| Title
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Version
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Additional Info
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| Dear Michaelangelo
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Studio
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Solo version by Prince, before studio overdubs with Sheila E. bandmembers
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| Dear Michaelangelo
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Studio
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Longer Sheila E. version
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