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|previous song = [[Emale]] | |previous song = [[Emale]] | ||
|next song = [[Emotional Crucifixion]] | |next song = [[Emotional Crucifixion]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Emancipation''' is the twelfth and final track on the third disc of [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Emancipation''' is the twelfth and final track on the third disc of [[Prince]]’s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. |
− | + | Basic tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in 1995 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. An earlier mix of the track was included as the ninth and final track on a July 1995 configuration of [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], and as the first track on another 1995 configuration. Prior to the [[09_September 1995-am|9 September 1995 (a.m.)]] show at [[Paisley Park Studios]], pink sheets of paper were handed out to the audience with the title "Emancipation", but the poem written was entirely different than the song’s lyrics (see trivia below); no recording is known to have been made of this poem. | |
− | The | + | The song’s lyric reuses one of his most well-known lyrics during the chorus - "see you in the purple rain" (from [[Purple Rain]]). |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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|date = 1995 | |date = 1995 | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
− | |broadcasts, streaming = | + | |broadcasts, streaming = |
{{SongBroadcast| | {{SongBroadcast| | ||
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{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= | + | |1= [[1999]]/[[We March]]/[[Emancipation]] |
|2= ?:?? | |2= ?:?? | ||
|3= Delayed performance TV broadcast | |3= Delayed performance TV broadcast | ||
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|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
|first live appearance = [[12_November 1996|12 November 1996: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(coda only, following [[One Of Us]])</small>; [[08_February 1997|8 February 1997: Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA, USA (28th NAACP Image Awards)]] <small>(lip synch to pre-recorded performance)</small> | |first live appearance = [[12_November 1996|12 November 1996: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(coda only, following [[One Of Us]])</small>; [[08_February 1997|8 February 1997: Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA, USA (28th NAACP Image Awards)]] <small>(lip synch to pre-recorded performance)</small> | ||
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1996|1996]] <small>(coda only, following [[One Of Us]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1997|1997]] <small>(lip synch or live singing over pre-recorded performance only)</small> | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1996|1996]] <small>(coda only, following [[One Of Us]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1997|1997]] <small>(lip synch or live singing over pre-recorded performance only)</small> | ||
− | |trivia = Poem distributed prior to [[09_September 1995-am|9 September 1995 (a.m.)]] show at [[Paisley Park Studios]] | + | |trivia = Poem distributed prior to [[09_September 1995-am|9 September 1995 (a.m.)]] show at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota:<br> |
+ | [[File:EmanciPoem.jpg|300px]]<br> | ||
<small> | <small> | ||
:''Is it reality or just a dream?<br> | :''Is it reality or just a dream?<br> | ||
:''2 your spirit [[file:Eye.png]] say [[file:Eye.png]] ♥ U in spite of my slavery<br> | :''2 your spirit [[file:Eye.png]] say [[file:Eye.png]] ♥ U in spite of my slavery<br> | ||
− | :'' | + | :''We’re both 2 blame 4 this lesson in life<br> |
:''cuz this is the path we choose''<br> | :''cuz this is the path we choose''<br> | ||
− | :''[[file:Eye.png]] | + | :''[[file:Eye.png]]’m sure [[file:Eye.png]] knew U long ago<br> |
:''Look into your soul – it knows<br> | :''Look into your soul – it knows<br> | ||
:''And [[file:Eye.png]] would never claim more righteous<br> | :''And [[file:Eye.png]] would never claim more righteous<br> | ||
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:''One stroke of your pen could conquer<br> | :''One stroke of your pen could conquer<br> | ||
:''Every sin our actions bore<br> | :''Every sin our actions bore<br> | ||
− | :''[[file:Eye.png]] implore the goodness | + | :''[[file:Eye.png]] implore the goodness that’s in all of us<br> |
:''An example we now must set<br> | :''An example we now must set<br> | ||
:''4 when this life is over<br> | :''4 when this life is over<br> |
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