Euphoria Highway

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Euphoria Highway

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Song details
Performer: Jill Jones
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
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

Euphoria Highway is a track initially recorded on 17 February 1986 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California while working on Jill Jones’ first album Jill Jones. The song was re-recorded the next day, retaining the lyrics (which contains references to his drummer Bobby Z. and his new wife Vicki), but with totally different music that suited Jones better. The song was included on a configuration of Jill Jones’ eponymous album made on 20 February 1986, but removed from the later configurations.

In a backstage meeting with George Clinton after Prince and the Revolution’s guest appearance with Sheila E. on 6 March 1986 at Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, USA, Prince gave Clinton a tape of the song (along with Eternity) for use on a planned album by Vanessa Williams that Clinton was set to produce, but the project did not come to pass.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
17 February 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Tracking, vocal overdubs (Jill Jones)
18 February 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Tracking Version 2
20 February 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Vocal overdubs, mix (Jill Jones, sans Prince - Version 2) Various overdubs, mix (20th),
20 February 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Overdubs, mix, instrumental mix
Recording Personnel

Versions
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Euphoria Highway Studio Version 1
Euphoria Highway Studio Version 1 with Jill Jones vocals
Euphoria Highway Studio Version 1
Euphoria Highway Studio Version 2 with Jill Jones vocals
Euphoria Highway (instrumental) Studio Version 2 instrumental mix


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • This song uses the LinnDrum, the successor of the Linn LM-1 usually used by Prince.

References
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