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|single image = [[File:7779311 single.jpg|100px|link=Single: 777-9311]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: 777-9311|777-9311]] </small> | |single image = [[File:7779311 single.jpg|100px|link=Single: 777-9311]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: 777-9311|777-9311]] </small> | ||
|performer = [[The Time]] | |performer = [[The Time]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 30|30 July | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 30|30 July 1982]] - [[Single: 777-9311|777-9311]] single |
|album(s) = None | |album(s) = None | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Morris Day]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Morris Day]]) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[The Starr Company]] and [[Morris Day]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[The Starr Company]] and [[Morris Day]]) | ||
− | |previous song = [[Gotta Stop ( | + | |previous song = [[Gotta Stop (Messin’ About)]] |
− | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[Grace (2015)|Grace]] |
− | |introduction = '''Grace''' was released as the b-side of [[Single: 777-9311|777-9311]], the first single from [[The Time]] | + | |introduction = '''Grace''' was released as the b-side of [[Single: 777-9311|777-9311]], the first single from [[The Time]]’s second album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]]. The song uses the musical backing of [[777-9311]] as its basis, with a staged interview between [[Morris Day]] and a fictitious journalist known played by Bridgette Harrington, the secretary of [[Prince]]’s accountant, overlaid. The song was written and produced by [[Prince]], although the song is officially credited to [[Morris Day]]. |
− | [[Morris Day]] insists on calling the interviewer "Grace" throughout, giving the | + | [[Morris Day]] insists on calling the interviewer "Grace" throughout, giving the track’s title. |
− | While specific recording dates are not known, | + | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking of [[777-9311]] took place in May-June 1982 at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Onedayi’mgonnabesomebody]], [[I Don’t Wanna Leave You]], and several other tracks that were released over the next several years). |
− | It is likely that the interview portion was recorded soon after, also at [[Prince]] | + | It is likely that the interview portion was recorded soon after, also at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], although this is unconfirmed. |
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+ | The track is not related to the [[Prince]]-written track of the same name, [[Grace (2015)|Grace]], recorded in 2015. See [[Grace (2015)|Grace]] for details of that track. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = May-June | + | |date = May-June 1982 |
− | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking of [[777-9311]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = June-July | + | |date = June-July 1982 |
− | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
|additional info = Interview overdubs | |additional info = Interview overdubs | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
*[[Morris Day]] - vocals | *[[Morris Day]] - vocals | ||
− | * | + | *Bridgette Harrington - vocals |
*[[Prince]] - all instruments (uncredited) | *[[Prince]] - all instruments (uncredited) | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
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* [[The Time]] | * [[The Time]] | ||
|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:1982]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1982]][[Category:Recorded 1982]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (The Time)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
}} | }} |
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