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− | |introduction = '''GCS 2000''' is the first track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central | + | |introduction = '''GCS 2000''' is the first track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station’s] eighth studio album [[Album: GCS 2000|GCS 2000]]. The track is an updated version of the track '''We’ve Been Waiting''', the first track on the band’s first album, ''Graham Central Station'' (from 1973). The song was written by [[Larry Graham]], and produced by [[Larry Graham]] and [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), who also appears as a musician. |
− | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place between November 1997, and January 1998, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track was initially titled ''' | + | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place between November 1997, and January 1998, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track was initially titled '''We’ve Been Waiting '98''', but the title was changed for release. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = November 1997 - January 1998 | |date = November 1997 - January 1998 | ||
− | |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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*Gail Muldrow – guitar and vocals | *Gail Muldrow – guitar and vocals | ||
*Wilton Rabb – guitar and vocals | *Wilton Rabb – guitar and vocals | ||
− | *Robert "Butch" | + | *Robert "Butch" Sam – organ and vocals |
*[[Brother Jules]] – scratches | *[[Brother Jules]] – scratches | ||
*[[The NPG]] – additional shouts (possibly including [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] and [[Kirk Johnson]]) | *[[The NPG]] – additional shouts (possibly including [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] and [[Kirk Johnson]]) | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= | + | |1= [[GCS 2000|We’ve Been Waiting '98]] |
|2= 1:56 | |2= 1:56 | ||
|3= [[Sampler:_NPG_sampler_'98| NPG Sampler '98]] | |3= [[Sampler:_NPG_sampler_'98| NPG Sampler '98]] | ||
− | |4= | + | |4= Edit of an alternate mix (without the voice-over intro) |
|5= | |5= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |unreleased versions = | ||
+ | {{SongUnreleased| | ||
+ | |unreleased versions = | ||
+ | {{Unreleased| | ||
+ | |line= | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''We’ve Been Waiting '98''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= Full version of an alternate mix (without the voice-over intro) | ||
+ | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
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|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[11_December 1997-am|11 December 1997 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(as ''' | + | |first live appearance = [[11_December 1997-am|11 December 1997 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(as '''We’ve Been Waiting''', with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station], first known performance to involve [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) directly)</small> <br> |
* [[26 June 1999-am|26 June 1999 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] | * [[26 June 1999-am|26 June 1999 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1997|1997]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1997|1997]] | ||
− | |trivia = The song was likely recorded in late 1997, titled ''' | + | |trivia = The song was likely recorded in late 1997, titled '''We’ve Been Waiting '98'''. When it was released in 1999, it was titled '''GCS 2000'''. Four consecutive years - 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 - are all included in the track’s recording and release details. |
|see also = [[Album: GCS 2000|GCS 2000]] album | |see also = [[Album: GCS 2000|GCS 2000]] album | ||
|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:1999]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1999]][[Category:Recorded 1997]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
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