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|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 = [[Grace (2015)|Grace]] | |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, basic tracking of [[777-9311]] took place in May-June 1982 at [[Prince]] | + | 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. |
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. | 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. |
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