Desire

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Desire

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from the album The Family
Song details
Performer: The Family
First Released: 19 August 1985 - The Family album
Album(s): The Family
Writer(s): Prince (credited to St. Paul Peterson)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to David Z. Rivkin and The Family)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • 13 August 1985, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA (first performance by The Family)
  • This song is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Desire is the eighth and final track on The Family's first and only album The Family. The song was written by Prince, but credited to St. Paul Peterson.

While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in late June 1984 at the Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie (during the same set of sessions that produced High Fashion, Mutiny, River Run Dry and Mazarati, later renamed Susannah's Pajamas). St. Paul Peterson and Susannah Melvoin overdubbed vocals onto the track in late 1984 - early 1985, and Clare Fischer added orchestral overdubs during the same period. Phrases from the track were later used by Eric Leeds on his track Aguadilla on his 1993 album Things Left Unsaid, and co-writing credit was given to Prince as a result, but Prince was not directly involved in the track.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Late June 1984 Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA Initial tracking
Late 1984 - early 1985 Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA Vocal overdubs
Late 1984 - early 1985 Unverified studio, CA, USA Orchestral overdubs
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Desire 4:58 The Family Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Desire Studio Prince's original studio version, missing strings and instrumental coda
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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