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|song name                = ''"Duet with Dad"'' (no known title)
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|song name                = Duet with Dad
|single image               = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small>
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|single image             = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small>
 
|performer                = [[Prince]] and [[John L. Nelson]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]] and [[John L. Nelson]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] and [[John L. Nelson]] (assumed)
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] and [[John L. Nelson]] (assumed)
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|introduction              = ’’'''"Duet with Dad"’’''' is an unreleased song with no known title, recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_9|9 February 1986]], during a one-day session between [[Prince]] and his father [[John L. Nelson]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California.  
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|introduction              = '''Duet with Dad''' is a recording a of a loose studio jam, recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_9|9 February 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, with [[Prince]]’s father [[John L. Nelson]] .  
  
It is unknown if the recording session was intended to produce material for release, or simply a personal family time. It is also unclear if only one song was recorded, or more than one, but no track names are known. It’s possible that [[John L. Nelson]]’s co-writing credit on [[Scandalous]] stems from a melodic idea from this recording session, but this is speculative.
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It is unknown if the recording session was intended to produce material for release, or simply a personal family time. It is also unclear if only one song was recorded, or more than one, but no other track names are known. It’s possible that [[John L. Nelson]]’s co-writing credit on [[Scandalous]] stems from a melodic idea from this recording session, but this is speculative.
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_9|9 February 1986]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_9|9 February 1986]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|additional info          = Tracking
 
|additional info          = Tracking
 
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|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
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*[[Prince]] - bass, guitar (assumed)
 
*[[John L. Nelson]] - piano (assumed)
 
*[[John L. Nelson]] - piano (assumed)
 
|unreleased versions      =  
 
|unreleased versions      =  
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|1= ’’'''"Duet with Dad"'' (no known title)'''
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|1= '''Duet with Dad'''  
 
|2= Studio
 
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|performed occasionally in = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
|trivia                    =  
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|trivia                    = This song (recorded on a Sunday afternoon) was also referred to as '''Sunday Afternoon''', but it is not thought to have any link the the song [[Sunday Afternoon]] that Prince]] wrote and [[Candy Dulfer]] recorded for her [[Album:_Sax-A-Go-Go|Sax-A-Go-Go]] album in  1993.
 
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
 
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
 
* [[John L. Nelson]]
 
* [[John L. Nelson]]
 
|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)]]''
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* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]''
 
|categories                = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]] [[Category:Recorded 1986]]
 
|categories                = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]] [[Category:Recorded 1986]]
 
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Revision as of 16:30, 21 August 2021

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Duet with Dad

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Song details
Performer: Prince and John L. Nelson
Writer(s): Prince and John L. Nelson (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince.
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Duet with Dad is a recording a of a loose studio jam, recorded on 9 February 1986 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California, with Prince’s father John L. Nelson .

It is unknown if the recording session was intended to produce material for release, or simply a personal family time. It is also unclear if only one song was recorded, or more than one, but no other track names are known. It’s possible that John L. Nelson’s co-writing credit on Scandalous stems from a melodic idea from this recording session, but this is speculative.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
9 February 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Duet with Dad Studio


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • This song (recorded on a Sunday afternoon) was also referred to as Sunday Afternoon, but it is not thought to have any link the the song Sunday Afternoon that Prince]] wrote and Candy Dulfer recorded for her Sax-A-Go-Go album in 1993.

References
Drive Me Wild   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   E-Pluribus Funk