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|song name = Games | |song name = Games | ||
| − | | | + | |album image = [[File:Minneapolisgenius_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Minneapolis Genius]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]]</small> <br> <br> [[File:Symbolicbeginning album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Symbolic Beginning]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]</small> |
| + | |single image = [[File:Thecookhousefive album.jpg|100px|link=Album: The_Cookhouse_Five]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[94 East]] | |performer = [[94 East]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 12|12 February 1986]] - [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 12|12 February 1986]] - [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]] album | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]]<br> | ||
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[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br> | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br> | ||
| − | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The | + | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Early Years]] <br> |
| − | [[Album: | + | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|One Man Jam]] <br> |
| − | + | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|94 East Featuring Prince]] <br> | |
| − | [[Album: | + | |
[[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]] | [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Pepé Willie]] | |writer(s) = [[Pepé Willie]] | ||
| − | |producer(s) = [[Pepé Willie]] and Tony Silvester | + | |producer(s) = [[Pepé Willie]] and Tony Silvester / [[Pepé Willie]], Tony Silvester and Ralph Moss (on [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]] version) |
|previous song = [[Funky (Chambers Brothers)|Funky]] | |previous song = [[Funky (Chambers Brothers)|Funky]] | ||
|next song = [[GCS 2000]] | |next song = [[GCS 2000]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Games''' is the third track on [[94 East]] | + | |introduction = '''Games''' is the third track on [[94 East]]’s first collection of studio recordings [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]], featuring [[Prince]] on guitar. |
| − | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_4|4 December 1975]], at [[Cookhouse Studios]] | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_4|4 December 1975]], at [[Cookhouse Studios]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[I’ll Always Love You]], [[If We Don’t]], [[Better Than You Think]] and [[If You See Me]]), marking the earliest recording featuring [[Prince]] to have been released. As with the other tracks included on [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]], additional recording was done by [[Pepé Willie]] at Blue Wave Recording Studio, St. Philip, Barbados. [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] remixed the track in June 2010, at StarVu Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with the other [[Cookhouse Studios]] tracks from the same session. |
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| + | In 1995, three versions (the [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]] overdubbed version, the original from 1975 and the instrumental versions before overdubs) were included on [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]] (re-released in 1999 as [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Early Years]], in 2000 as [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|One Man Jam]]). The original version was also included on [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|94 East Featuring Prince]] released in 2020. | ||
| + | In 2011, a remixed version by [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] was included as the fourth track on the digital collection [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]]. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_4|4 December 1975]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_4|4 December 1975]] | ||
| − | |studio = [[Cookhouse Studios]], Minneapolis, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Cookhouse Studios]],<br>Minneapolis, MN, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = | + | |date = 1984 - 1985 |
| − | |studio = Studio | + | |studio = Blue Wave Recording Studio,<br>St. Philip, Barbados |
|additional info = Additional recording by [[Pepé Willie]] | |additional info = Additional recording by [[Pepé Willie]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = June 2010 | |date = June 2010 | ||
| − | |studio = StarVu Studios, Minneapolis, MN USA | + | |studio = StarVu Studios,<br>Minneapolis, MN USA |
|additional info = Remix by [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] | |additional info = Remix by [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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*[[Prince]] - guitar | *[[Prince]] - guitar | ||
*Alvin Moody - bass guitar, guitar and keyboards | *Alvin Moody - bass guitar, guitar and keyboards | ||
| + | *Mark Sullivan - keyboards (uncredited) | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Brailey Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey] - drums (uncredited) | ||
| + | *Unidentified and uncredited horn players | ||
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'''Original version''' | '''Original version''' | ||
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*[[Pepé Willie]] - vocals and synthesizer | *[[Pepé Willie]] - vocals and synthesizer | ||
*[[Dale Alexander]] - drums | *[[Dale Alexander]] - drums | ||
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*Marcy Ingvoldstad - vocals | *Marcy Ingvoldstad - vocals | ||
*Kristie Lazenberry - vocals | *Kristie Lazenberry - vocals | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | '''Instrumental version''' | ||
| + | *[[Pepé Willie]] - synthesizer | ||
| + | *[[Prince]] - guitar | ||
| + | *Pierre Lewis - keyboards | ||
| + | *Wendell Thomas - bass guitar | ||
| + | *[[Dale Alexander]] - drums | ||
| + | <br> | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|2= 5:01 | |2= 5:01 | ||
|3= [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]]<br> | |3= [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]]<br> | ||
| − | [[Album: | + | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br> |
| − | [[Album: | + | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Early Years]] <br> |
| − | [[Album: | + | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|One Man Jam]] <br> |
| − | + | <br> | |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
| − | |5= | + | |5= Overdubbed version |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
| − | |1= '''Games''' | + | |1= '''Games (Original Version)''' |
| − | |2= | + | |2= 3:40 |
|3= [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br> | |3= [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br> | ||
| − | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The | + | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Early Years]] <br> |
| + | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|One Man Jam]] <br> | ||
| + | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|94 East Featuring Prince]] <br> | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= Original 1975 version before overdubs | |5= Original 1975 version before overdubs | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
| − | |1= '''Games ( | + | |1= '''Games (Instrumental version)''' |
| − | |2= 3: | + | |2= 3:43 |
| − | |3= | + | |3= [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br> |
| − | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br> | + | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Early Years]] <br> |
| − | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The | + | [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|One Man Jam]] <br> |
| − | [[Album: | + | |4= Studio |
| − | + | |5= Alternate version of the original 1975 version | |
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| − | |4= | + | |
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}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
| − | |1= '''Games | + | |1= '''Games''' |
| − | |2= 3: | + | |2= 3:36 |
| − | |3= [[Album: | + | |3= [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]] |
| − | + | [[Single: If You See Me|If You See Me]] single | |
| − | + | |4= Remix | |
| − | [[ | + | |5= Remix by [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] |
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| − | |4= | + | |
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}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
| − | |1= '''Games''' | + | |1= '''Games (Instrumental)''' |
|2= 3:36 | |2= 3:36 | ||
|3= [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]] | |3= [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]] | ||
| − | |4= | + | |4= Remix |
|5= Remix by [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] | |5= Remix by [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|trivia = This track, recorded in December 1975, marks the earliest-recorded track featuring [[Prince]] to have been released. | |trivia = This track, recorded in December 1975, marks the earliest-recorded track featuring [[Prince]] to have been released. | ||
|see also = [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]] album | |see also = [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]] album | ||
| + | *[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]] collection | ||
*[[94 East]] | *[[94 East]] | ||
| − | |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:1986]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category: Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category: | + | *''[https://www.amazon.com/If-You-See-Me-Six-Decade/dp/168134176X If You See Me: My Six-Decade Journey in Rock and Roll, Pepé Willie (2021)]'' |
| + | |categories = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Recorded 1975]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category: Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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