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|song name = Free The Music | |song name = Free The Music | ||
+ | |album image = [[File:The Versace Experience Prelude 2 Gold.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)]]<br>from the album <br>[[Album: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)|The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)]] | ||
|single image = [[File:Thegoodlife_single.jpg|100px|The Good Life|link=Single: The Good Life]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: The Good Life|The Good Life]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Thegoodlife_single.jpg|100px|The Good Life|link=Single: The Good Life]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: The Good Life|The Good Life]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | |performer = [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 13|13 June 1995]] - [[Single: The Good Life|The Good Life]] single | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 13|13 June 1995]] - [[Single: The Good Life|The Good Life]] single | ||
− | |album(s) = | + | |album(s) = [[Album: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)|The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)]] |
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]) | ||
− | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Free]] |
|next song = [[Free Urself]] | |next song = [[Free Urself]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Free The Music''' is a non-album track on the single [[Single: The Good Life|The Good Life]], the second single from the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | + | |introduction = '''Free The Music''' is song released initially as a non-album track on the single [[Single: The Good Life|The Good Life]], the second single from the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]’s second ’solo' album [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]], on the North American release only (it was not included on the single in territories where the album [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]] had been released, probably due to the message of the song). |
− | It was | + | It was later included on the [[Album: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)|The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)]] promo cassette distributed at the showing of the Versace fashion collection on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 8|8 July 1995]] (and commercially released in 2019). |
− | The full-length version | + | The full-length version was included on the [[Sampler: The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience|The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience]] promo cassette distributed at some [[Paisley Park Studios]] shows. This long version contains samples of four tracks from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Richard Little Richard]’s compilation ''The Specialty Sessions'' released in 1989 : ''Ooh! My Soul (Take 4)'', ''Whole Lotta Shaking Going On (Rehearsal)'', ''She Knows How To Rock (Take 1, 2, 3 & 4-False Starts)'' and ''Bama Lama Bama Loo (Take 7)''. |
− | The track is a medley of seven tracks from the album [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]] ([[New Power Soul]] and [[Hallucination Rain]] are the only musical tracks not included), using music from '''[[The Good Life]] (Big City Remix)''', and repeated phrases of "Exodus" and "Free the music" delivered by [[Mayte]]. | + | The track is a medley of seven tracks from the album [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]] ([[New Power Soul]] and [[Hallucination Rain]] are the only musical tracks not included), using music from '''[[The Good Life]] (Big City Remix)''', and repeated phrases of "Exodus" and "Free the music" delivered by [[Mayte]]. It also contains a horn sample from the song "Bebop Ta Hip Hop" by Headshock and a guitar part lifted from the unreleased track [[40 Ounces]] by [[Ninety-9]]. |
− | Tracks sampled, in order, are [[Get Wild]], [[Count The Days]], [[Cherry, Cherry]], [[Return Of The Bump Squad]], [[Big Fun]], [[The Exodus Has Begun]] and [[The Good Life]]. "Free the music" was a phrase used commonly by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] during [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] tour in relation to the then-unreleased [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], but here related to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]' refusal to release [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]] in North America. | + | Tracks sampled from [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]], in order, are [[Get Wild]], [[Count The Days]], [[Cherry, Cherry]], [[Return Of The Bump Squad]], [[Big Fun]], [[The Exodus Has Begun]] and [[The Good Life]]. "Free the music" was a phrase used commonly by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] during [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] tour in relation to the then-unreleased [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], but here related to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]' refusal to release [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]] in North America. |
Specific recording dates for '''Free The Music''' are unknown, but it is likely that basic tracks were recorded in January-June 1995 at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. | Specific recording dates for '''Free The Music''' are unknown, but it is likely that basic tracks were recorded in January-June 1995 at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. | ||
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|date = January-June 1995 (assumed) | |date = January-June 1995 (assumed) | ||
− | |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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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Free The Music''' | |1= '''Free The Music''' | ||
− | |2= 1: | + | |2= 1:44 |
|3= [[Single: The Good Life|The Good Life]] single<br> | |3= [[Single: The Good Life|The Good Life]] single<br> | ||
− | [[ | + | [[Sampler:_The_Versace_Experience_(Prelude_2_Gold)|The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)]] |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
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|1= '''Free The Music''' | |1= '''Free The Music''' | ||
|2= 3:24 | |2= 3:24 | ||
− | |3= [[ | + | |3= [[Sampler: The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience|The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience]] promo |
|4= Extended version | |4= Extended version | ||
− | |5= Original full-length version with [ | + | |5= Original full-length version with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Richard Little Richard] samples |
}} | }} | ||
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* [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | * [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | ||
|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)]] '' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1995]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1995]][[Category:Recorded 1995]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (New Power Generation)]][[Category:Released Songs (New Power Generation)]] |
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