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|introduction              = '''[[file:Eye88black.png‎|15px]] No''' (a.k.a. '''Eye No''' or '''I No''') is the first song on [[Prince]]'s tenth album [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]]. In 1989, a live version was included on the [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS, taken from the [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988]] live TV broadcast.
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|introduction              = '''[[file:Eye88black.png‎|15px]] No''' (a.k.a. '''Eye No''' or '''I No''') is the first song on [[Prince]]’s tenth album [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]]. In 1989, a live version was included on the [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS, taken from the [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988]] live TV broadcast.
  
The song's music is largely taken from [[The Ball]] (see [[The Ball]] for full details of that track). The music was largely re-recorded with his new band, however (and the lyrics are entirely different). Basic tracking of '''[[file:Eye88black.png‎|15px]] No''' took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 11|11 December 1987]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN (on the same day as [[Positivity]]). The 'party' segue from [[The Ball]] to [[Joy In Repetition]] as included on the aborted 1986 [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] album was kept between '''[[file:Eye88black.png‎|15px]] No''' and [[Alphabet St.]] (and again in 1990 between [[We Can Funk]] and [[Joy In Repetition]]). The track marks the first released appearance of [[Ingrid Chavez]] on a [[Prince]] recording.
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The song’s music is largely taken from [[The Ball]] (see [[The Ball]] for full details of that track). The music was largely re-recorded with his new band, however (and the lyrics are entirely different). Basic tracking of '''[[file:Eye88black.png‎|15px]] No''' took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 11|11 December 1987]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN (on the same day as [[Positivity]]). The 'party' segue from [[The Ball]] to [[Joy In Repetition]] as included on the aborted 1986 [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] album was kept between '''[[file:Eye88black.png‎|15px]] No''' and [[Alphabet St.]] (and again in 1990 between [[We Can Funk]] and [[Joy In Repetition]]). The track marks the first released appearance of [[Ingrid Chavez]] on a [[Prince]] recording.
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 11|11 December 1987]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 11|11 December 1987]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]] - Studio C,<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Recording of '''[[file:Eye88black.png‎|15px]] No''' using music from [[The Ball]]
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|additional info          = Recording of '''[[file:Eye88black.png‎|15px]] No''' using music previously recorded as [[The Ball]]
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 18|18 January 1987]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 17|17 December 1987]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]] - Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|additional info          = Overdubbing
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 18|18 January 1988]]
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = Mixing
 
|additional info          = Mixing
 
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*[[Greg Brooks]] - spoken voice ('party' segue)
 
*[[Greg Brooks]] - spoken voice ('party' segue)
 
*[[Ingrid Chavez]] - spoken intro
 
*[[Ingrid Chavez]] - spoken intro
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* [[Eddie Miller]] - Engineer
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|released versions        =
 
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|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
 
|5= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_12|12]]-[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_15|15 June 1988]]; full version of above without audience noise
 
|5= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_12|12]]-[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_15|15 June 1988]]; full version of above without audience noise
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|1= '''[[Batdance]] (Vicki Vale Mix)'''
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|2= 5:55
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|3= [[Single: Batdance|Batdance]] single
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|4= Remix
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|5=
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|1= '''[[Batdance]] (Vicki Vale Mix Edit)'''
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|2= 5:55
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|3= [[Single: Batdance|Batdance]] single
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|4= Remix Edit
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|5= a.k.a. '''Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix Radio Edit)'''
 
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|broadcasts, streaming    =  
 
|broadcasts, streaming    =  
 
|unreleased versions      =  
 
|unreleased versions      =  
|first live appearance    = [[08 July 1988|8 July 1988, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France]]<small>(instrumental version)</small><br>
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|first live appearance    = [[08 July 1988|8 July 1988, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France]] <small>(instrumental version)</small><br>
 
* [[13 February 1989|13 February 1989: Osaka-jō Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan]]
 
* [[13 February 1989|13 February 1989: Osaka-jō Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan]]
 
|performed regularly on    =[[Lovesexy Tour]]
 
|performed regularly on    =[[Lovesexy Tour]]
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]]
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]]
 
|trivia                    = The opening sequence of '''[[file:Eye88black.png‎|15px]] No''' is in fact a sample of a sound effects album titled ''Out Of This World - Atmospheric Sounds And Effects'' a 1976 compilation from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radiophonic_Workshop BBC Radiophonic Workshop]. On there it is titled ''Passing Clouds'', credited to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Limb Roger Limb]. [[Prince]] also used effects and sounds from the same album on work with [[Ingrid Chavez]], including [[Heaven Must Be Near]], [[Crystal City Cry]] and [[Sad Puppet Dance]], and possibly also on [[Slappy Dappy]] and [[Jadestone]].
 
|trivia                    = The opening sequence of '''[[file:Eye88black.png‎|15px]] No''' is in fact a sample of a sound effects album titled ''Out Of This World - Atmospheric Sounds And Effects'' a 1976 compilation from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radiophonic_Workshop BBC Radiophonic Workshop]. On there it is titled ''Passing Clouds'', credited to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Limb Roger Limb]. [[Prince]] also used effects and sounds from the same album on work with [[Ingrid Chavez]], including [[Heaven Must Be Near]], [[Crystal City Cry]] and [[Sad Puppet Dance]], and possibly also on [[Slappy Dappy]] and [[Jadestone]].
* During the song's opening you can faintly hear "Near the bridge of graffiti there lives a band whose soul belongs to god." Although the song [[Graffiti Bridge]] had already been recorded in July 1987, this is the first mention of '''Graffiti Bridge''' on a [[Prince]] release.
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* During the song's opening, one can faintly hear "Near the bridge of graffiti there lives a band whose soul belongs to god." Although the song [[Graffiti Bridge]] had already been recorded in July 1987, this is the first mention of '''Graffiti Bridge''' on a [[Prince]] release.
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] album
 
*[[The Ball]]
 
*[[The Ball]]

Revision as of 10:12, 3 January 2021

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 No

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from the album Lovesexy
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 10 May 1988 - Lovesexy album
Album(s): Lovesexy
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Eye88black.png No (a.k.a. Eye No or I No) is the first song on Prince’s tenth album Lovesexy. In 1989, a live version was included on the Lovesexy Live 1 VHS, taken from the 9 September 1988 live TV broadcast.

The song’s music is largely taken from The Ball (see The Ball for full details of that track). The music was largely re-recorded with his new band, however (and the lyrics are entirely different). Basic tracking of Eye88black.png No took place on 11 December 1987 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN (on the same day as Positivity). The 'party' segue from The Ball to Joy In Repetition as included on the aborted 1986 Crystal Ball album was kept between Eye88black.png No and Alphabet St. (and again in 1990 between We Can Funk and Joy In Repetition). The track marks the first released appearance of Ingrid Chavez on a Prince recording.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
11 December 1987 Paisley Park Studios - Studio C,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Recording of Eye88black.png No using music previously recorded as The Ball
17 December 1987 Paisley Park Studios - Chanhassen, MN, USA Overdubbing
18 January 1988 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Mixing
Recording Personnel


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Eye88black.png No 5:47 Lovesexy Studio
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Eye88black.png No 5:13 Lovesexy Live 1 VHS Live 9 September 1988, Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Intermission 1:46 Lovesexy Live 1 VHS Studio Studio version played during show; 9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany; uncredited on artwork
Intermission Studio Recorded 12-15 June 1988; full version of above without audience noise
Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix) 5:55 Batdance single Remix
Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix Edit) 5:55 Batdance single Remix Edit a.k.a. Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix Radio Edit)
Thieves In The House Mix 6:50 Thieves In The Temple single Remix Remix by Junior Vasquez; engineered and programmed by Mark Plati; contains samples of Batdance and Eye No No
Temple House Dub 5:06 Thieves In The Temple single Remix Remix by Junior Vasquez; engineered and programmed by Mark Plati; contains samples of Batdance and Eye No No
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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