Emale

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Emale

	Song details
from the album Emancipation
	Performer:
	First Released:	19 November 1996 - Emancipation album
	Album(s):	Emancipation
	Writer(s):	Prince (as )
	Producer(s):	Prince (as )
	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

Emale is the fourth track on the second disc of Prince’s 19th album Emancipation, the third album to be credited to .

While credited as a solo composition by , the track was first recorded as an instrumental during a jam session between Prince, his band, Meshell Ndegeocello, Eric Leeds and Brian Lynch on 3 July 1996 at Battery Studios, New York, NY, USA (during the same session as another untitled instrumental). Prince re-recorded the track a few weeks later at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota.

Recording Information

Recording Sessions
Date	Studio	Additional info
3 July 1996	Battery Studios, New York, NY, USA	Tracking
Mid-July 1996	Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA	Re-recording
Recording Personnel
Emancipation version Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Brian Lynch - trumpet Eric Leeds - saxophone Kathleen Dyson - guitar Unreleased Instrumental Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Brian Lynch - trumpet Eric Leeds - saxophone Kathleen Dyson - guitar Meshell Ndegeocello - unknown instrumentation (bass guitar likely)

Versions

Released Versions

Title	Length	Released	Version	Additional info
Emale	3:37	Emancipation	Studio

Unreleased Versions

Title	Version	Additional Info
"Instrumental" (no known title)	Studio	Instrumental jam with Meshell Ndegeocello, later developed into Emale

Additional Information

	See also	Trivia

	Emancipation album	The title is a play on words of "e-mail", and uses the URL "www.emale.com" in the chorus - one of the earliest examples of an artist using a URL in a song. This prompted the creation of a fansite using that URL, which later became part of the official Love4OneAnother.com site.

	References
	The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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