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Girl O’ My Dreams is the twelfth track (tenth song) on T.C. Ellis’s first and only album True Confessions, and is written by Prince (although he does not feature as a musician).
While specific recording dates for the initial version of the song are not known, the song was originally recorded in 1982 at Prince’s Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track was re-recorded on 18 June 1986 at the Washington Avenue Warehouse in Edina, Minnesota (the day after Data Bank, Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got and We Can Funk). These recordings were intended for an aborted musical tentatively titled Dream Factory. This version of Girl O’ My Dreams was later sent to Three O’Clock for consideration along with Neon Telephone, Teacher, Teacher, Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got and We Can Funk, but the band decided to use only Neon Telephone.
The track was given to T.C. Ellis, who had appeared in the Graffiti Bridge movie, when he and Levi Seacer, Jr. were working on his album True Confessions in 1990-1, and the track was re-recorded without Prince’s input for use on the album.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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| Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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| Spring-Summer 1982
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Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Tracking
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| 21 July 1985
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Washington Avenue Warehouse, Edina, MN, USA
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Mix of 1982 version (Wendy & Lisa, sans Prince)
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| 18 June 1986
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Washington Avenue Warehouse,
Edina, MN, USA
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Tracking (multiple takes), rough mix
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| 1990 - early 1991
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Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Re-recording
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Recording Personnel
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T.C. Ellis version
Unreleased version
- Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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| Girl O’ My Dreams
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1:34
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True Confessions
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Studio
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Unreleased Versions
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| Title
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Version
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Additional Info
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| Girl O’ My Dreams
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Studio
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1982 version
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| Girl O’ My Dreams
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Studio
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1986 recording before overdubs
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| Girl O’ My Dreams
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Studio
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1986 recording after overdubs
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