Difference between revisions of "Girl O’ My Dreams"

From Prince Vault
Jump to: navigation, search
m
m
Line 3: Line 3:
 
|single image              = [[Image:Trueconfessions album.jpg|100px|link=Album: True Confessions]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]]</small>
 
|single image              = [[Image:Trueconfessions album.jpg|100px|link=Album: True Confessions]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]]</small>
 
|performer                = [[T.C. Ellis]]
 
|performer                = [[T.C. Ellis]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 28|28 May, 1991]] - [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]] album
+
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 28|28 May 1991]] - [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]] album
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]]
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
Line 11: Line 11:
 
|introduction              = '''Girl O' My Dreams''' is the twelfth track (tenth song) on [[T.C. Ellis]]'s first and only album [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]], and is written by [[Prince]] (although he does not feature as a musician).
 
|introduction              = '''Girl O' My Dreams''' is the twelfth track (tenth song) on [[T.C. Ellis]]'s first and only album [[Album: True Confessions|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]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. The track was re-recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 18|18 June, 1986]] at the [[Crosstown Circle Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA (the day after [[Data Bank]], [[Can't Stop This Feeling I Got]] and [[We Can Funk]]).  
+
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]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. The track was re-recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 18|18 June 1986]] at the [[Crosstown Circle Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA (the day after [[Data Bank]], [[Can't Stop This Feeling I Got]] and [[We Can Funk]]).  
  
 
The track was given to [[T.C. Ellis]], who had appeared in the [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie, when he and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] were working on his album [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]] in 1990-1, and the track was re-recorded without [[Prince]]'s input for use on the album.
 
The track was given to [[T.C. Ellis]], who had appeared in the [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie, when he and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] were working on his album [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]] in 1990-1, and the track was re-recorded without [[Prince]]'s input for use on the album.
Line 21: Line 21:
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 18|18 June, 1986]]
+
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 18|18 June 1986]]
 
|studio                    = [[Crosstown Circle Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Crosstown Circle Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = Re-recording
 
|additional info          = Re-recording

Revision as of 19:40, 27 February 2016

Girl 6   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Girl Power
Girl O' My Dreams

Trueconfessions album.jpg
from the album True Confessions
Song details
Performer: T.C. Ellis
First Released: 28 May 1991 - True Confessions album
Album(s): True Confessions
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Levi Seacer, Jr.
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince.
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

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, Chanhassen, MN, USA. The track was re-recorded on 18 June 1986 at the Crosstown Circle Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA (the day after Data Bank, Can't Stop This Feeling I Got and We Can Funk).

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.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Spring-Summer 1982 Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA Initial tracking
18 June 1986 Crosstown Circle Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA Re-recording
Summer, 1986 Crosstown Circle Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA Additional recording
1990 - early 1991 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Re-recording
Recording Personnel

T.C. Ellis version

Unreleased version

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed)

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Girl O' My Dreams 1:34 True Confessions Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Girl O' My Dreams Studio 1982 version
Girl O' My Dreams Studio 1986 recording before overdubs
Girl O' My Dreams Studio 1986 recording after overdubs
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Girl 6   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Girl Power