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|introduction              = '''Emale''' is the fourth track on the second disc of [[Prince]]'s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]].
 
|introduction              = '''Emale''' is the fourth track on the second disc of [[Prince]]'s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]].
  
While credited as a solo composition by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], the track was first recorded as an instrumental during a jam session between [[Prince]], his band, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meshell_Ndegeocello Meshell Ndegeocello], [[Eric Leeds]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Lynch_(musician) Brian Lynch] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 3|3 July 1996]] at [http://www.batterystudios.com/ Battery Studios], New York, NY, USA (during the same session as another [[Instrumental3July1996|untitled instrumental]]). At some point between July and October 1996, [[Prince]] re-recorded the track at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA.
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While credited as a solo composition by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], the track was first recorded as an instrumental during a jam session between [[Prince]], his band, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meshell_Ndegeocello Meshell Ndegeocello], [[Eric Leeds]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Lynch_(musician) Brian Lynch] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 3|3 July 1996]] at [http://www.batterystudios.com/ Battery Studios], New York, NY, USA (during the same session as another [[Instrumental3July1996|untitled instrumental]]). At some point between July and October 1996, [[Prince]] re-recorded the track at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota.
 
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|studio                    = [http://www.batterystudios.com/ Battery Studios], New York, NY, USA
 
|studio                    = [http://www.batterystudios.com/ Battery Studios], New York, NY, USA
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Revision as of 09:36, 26 November 2017

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Emale

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

While credited as a solo composition by SymbolSmallerBlue.png, 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). At some point between July and October 1996, Prince re-recorded the track at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
3 July 1996 Battery Studios, New York, NY, USA Basic tracking
1996 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Re-recording
Recording Personnel

Emancipation version


Unreleased Instrumental


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

  • 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
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