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| |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)]]'' |
| * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' | | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' |
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Eternity is the first track on Sheena Easton’s eighth album No Sound But A Heart, and released as its first and only single. In 1993, it was included as the 19th and final track on The World Of Sheena Easton: The Singles Collection compilation. The song was written, produced and largely recorded by Prince (although production is credited to David Leonard, and Prince uses the pseudonyms Rocker Happyfeller and Freddie "The Phantom" for musician credits).
Basic tracking took place in December 1985 at Sunset Soundin Hollywood, California. Together with Euphoria Highway the song was first offered to Vanessa Williams (with George Clinton producing), but she never ended up signing a record deal for the proposed project, so never recorded it. The song may or may not have also been considered for Jill Jones.
Sheena Easton’s vocals were recorded at a later session, likely in a different studio and without Prince, although details of her recording are not known.
in 1988 Chaka Khan included a version of Eternity on her eighth album CK. Although Prince contributed to the album (on the track Sticky Wicked), he did not contribute to this track; it is considered a cover version, therefore, and is not discussed in detail here.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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8 December 1985 (estimate)
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Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Tracking, overdubs, mix
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14 January 1986
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Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Mix
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1986
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unknown studio
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Vocal overdubs by Sheena Easton
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Recording Personnel
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- Sheena Easton - lead vocals
- Prince - all instruments (credited as Rocker Happyfeller for keyboards and Freddie "The Phantom" for guitar)
- Jill Jones - backing vox on unreleased version
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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Eternity
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4:14
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No Sound But A Heart
The World Of Sheena Easton: The Singles Collection
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Studio
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Eternity (Single Version)
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3:50
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Eternity single
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Edit
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Eternity (Single Version)
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3:50
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Sheena Easton: The Definitive Singles 1980-1987
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Edit
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Remastered in 2020/2021 by Simon Murphy
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Eternity (Dub)
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6:18
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Eternity single
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Remix
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Remix by Shep Pettibone
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Eternity (Dub)
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6:18
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Sheena Easton: The Definitive Singles 1980-1987
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Remix
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Remix by Shep Pettibone. Remastered in 2020/2021 by Simon Murphy
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Eternity (Shep Pettibone Mix)
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6:25
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Eternity single
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Remix
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Remix by Shep Pettibone
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Eternity (Shep Pettibone Mix)
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6:25
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Sheena Easton: The Definitive Singles 1980-1987
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Remix
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Remix by Shep Pettibone. Remastered in 2020/2021 by Simon Murphy
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Video Versions
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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Eternity
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4:03
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Promo release only
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Promo video
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Official video
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Unreleased Versions
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Title
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Version
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Additional Info
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Eternity
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Studio
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December 1985 version with Prince vocals
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Eternity (instrumental)
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Studio
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Instrumental mix
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