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{{song| | {{song| | ||
|song name = Heaven Must Be Near | |song name = Heaven Must Be Near | ||
− | |album image = [[File:May191992 album.jpg|100px|link=Album: May 19 1992]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: May 19 1992| | + | |album image = [[File:May191992 album.jpg|100px|link=Album: May 19 1992]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: May 19 1992|Ingrid Chavez]] </small> |
|single image = [[File:Heavenmustbenear single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Heaven Must Be Near]] <br> <small> promo single art for [[Single: Heaven Must Be Near|Heaven Must Be Near]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Heavenmustbenear single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Heaven Must Be Near]] <br> <small> promo single art for [[Single: Heaven Must Be Near|Heaven Must Be Near]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Ingrid Chavez]] | |performer = [[Ingrid Chavez]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 24|24 September 1991]] - [[Album: May 19 1992| | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 24|24 September 1991]] - [[Album: May 19 1992|Ingrid Chavez]] album |
− | |album(s) = [[Album: | + | |album(s) = [[Album:_May_19_1992|Ingrid Chavez <small>(also known as ''May 19, 1992'')</small>]] |
|writer(s) = [[Ingrid Chavez]] (lyrics), [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]) and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] (music) | |writer(s) = [[Ingrid Chavez]] (lyrics), [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]) and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] (music) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]) | ||
|previous song = [[Heaven Is Keeping Score]] | |previous song = [[Heaven Is Keeping Score]] | ||
|next song = [[Hello]] | |next song = [[Hello]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Heaven Must Be Near''' is the first track on [[Ingrid Chavez]] | + | |introduction = '''Heaven Must Be Near''' is the first track on [[Ingrid Chavez]]’s [[Album: May 19 1992|eponymous album]], and, a few months after the album’s release, [[Single: Heaven Must Be Near|Heaven Must Be Near]] was available as a promo-only single (following the album’s two commercially-released singles), containing several remixes. |
− | Although specific recording dates are unknown, [[Ingrid Chavez]] | + | Although specific recording dates are unknown, [[Ingrid Chavez]]’s vocal track was recorded with an improvised keyboard backing by [[Prince]] in mid-December 1987, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (shortly after cancelling the release of [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']], during the same set of sessions as [[Reason Enough]], [[Crystal City Cry]], [[Wintersong]], [[Whispering Dandelions]], [[Slappy Dappy]], [[Candle Dance]], [[Elephant Box]], [[Touch Of Love]], [[Blue Boy]], [[Jadestone]], [[Sad Puppet Dance]], [[Standing In The Rain]] and [[Cross The Line]]). |
− | In August 1989, [[Prince]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] wrote and recorded new backing music for the track. The track was premiered on [[The New Power Generation Radio Show]], broadcast on Minneapolis radio station KMOJ on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 9|9 December 1989]], with the | + | In August 1989, [[Prince]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] wrote and recorded new backing music for the track. The track was premiered on [[The New Power Generation Radio Show]], broadcast on Minneapolis radio station KMOJ on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 9|9 December 1989]], with the track’s writers [[Ingrid Chavez]], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] (as "Michael Anthony") and [[Prince]] (as "Me, Myself and I") as hosts. |
The song includes a repeated phrase of [[Ingrid Chavez]] stating "Clap your hands, stomp your feet", sampled from [[File:Eye88.png|link=Eye No]][[Eye No| No]]. It also samples two tracks from the 1976 compilation ''Out Of This World - Atmospheric Sounds And Effects'' by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radiophonic_Workshop BBC Radiophonic Workshop], ''Sea Of Mercury'' credited to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Mills Dick Mills] and ''Passing Clouds'', credited to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Limb Roger Limb], the latter was also used on [[File:Eye88.png|link=Eye No]][[Eye No| No]], while other effects and sounds from the same album were used on [[Crystal City Cry]] and [[Sad Puppet Dance]], and possibly also on [[Slappy Dappy]] and [[Jadestone]]. | The song includes a repeated phrase of [[Ingrid Chavez]] stating "Clap your hands, stomp your feet", sampled from [[File:Eye88.png|link=Eye No]][[Eye No| No]]. It also samples two tracks from the 1976 compilation ''Out Of This World - Atmospheric Sounds And Effects'' by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radiophonic_Workshop BBC Radiophonic Workshop], ''Sea Of Mercury'' credited to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Mills Dick Mills] and ''Passing Clouds'', credited to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Limb Roger Limb], the latter was also used on [[File:Eye88.png|link=Eye No]][[Eye No| No]], while other effects and sounds from the same album were used on [[Crystal City Cry]] and [[Sad Puppet Dance]], and possibly also on [[Slappy Dappy]] and [[Jadestone]]. | ||
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|date = Mid-December 1987 | |date = Mid-December 1987 | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
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{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = | + | |date = Late Spring 1991 (assumed) |
− | |studio = | + | |studio = Image Recording<br>Los Angeles, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = Remixes by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_Mob | + | |additional info = Remixes by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_Mob Dancin’ Danny D] and Larry Robinson |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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|1= '''Heaven Must Be Near''' | |1= '''Heaven Must Be Near''' | ||
|2= 7:07 | |2= 7:07 | ||
− | |3= [[Album: May 19 1992| | + | |3= [[Album: May 19 1992|Ingrid Chavez]] |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
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|3= [[Single: Heaven Must Be Near|Heaven Must Be Near]] promo | |3= [[Single: Heaven Must Be Near|Heaven Must Be Near]] promo | ||
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
− | |5= Additional production and remix by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_Mob | + | |5= Additional production and remix by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_Mob Dancin’ Danny D] |
}} | }} | ||
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|3= [[Single: Heaven Must Be Near|Heaven Must Be Near]] promo | |3= [[Single: Heaven Must Be Near|Heaven Must Be Near]] promo | ||
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
− | |5= Additional production and remix by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_Mob | + | |5= Additional production and remix by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_Mob Dancin’ Danny D] |
}} | }} | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Heaven Must Be Near''' | |1= '''Heaven Must Be Near''' | ||
− | |2= 4: | + | |2= 4:42 |
|3= Promotional release only | |3= Promotional release only | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
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|1= '''Heaven Must Be Near''' | |1= '''Heaven Must Be Near''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= Original 1987 poetry recording with improvised sound effects and noises by [[Prince]] |
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''Heaven Must Be Near (Edit)''' | |1= '''Heaven Must Be Near (Edit)''' | ||
|2= Edit | |2= Edit | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= Intended for [[Single: Heaven Must Be Near|Heaven Must Be Near]] single release |
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''Heaven Must Be Near (Part 2)''' | |1= '''Heaven Must Be Near (Part 2)''' | ||
|2= Edit | |2= Edit | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= Intended for [[Single: Heaven Must Be Near|Heaven Must Be Near]] single release |
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''Heaven Must Be Near (Extended Mix)''' | |1= '''Heaven Must Be Near (Extended Mix)''' | ||
|2= Remix | |2= Remix | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= Additional production and remix by Larry Robinson |
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''Heaven Must Be Near (Quiet Storm Mix)''' | |1= '''Heaven Must Be Near (Quiet Storm Mix)''' | ||
|2= Remix | |2= Remix | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= Additional production and remix by Larry Robinson |
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''Heaven Must Be Near (The Closest Thing 2 Heaven Mix)''' | |1= '''Heaven Must Be Near (The Closest Thing 2 Heaven Mix)''' | ||
|2= Remix | |2= Remix | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= Additional production and remix by Larry Robinson |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Heaven Must Be Near (Unedited Mix)''' | ||
+ | |2= Remix | ||
+ | |3= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Heaven Must Be Near (Instrumental version)''' | ||
+ | |2= Remix | ||
+ | |3= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Heaven Must Be Near (Bass Mix)''' | ||
+ | |2= Remix | ||
+ | |3= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Heaven Must Be Near (X-Bass Mix)''' | ||
+ | |2= Remix | ||
+ | |3= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Heaven Must Be Near (Sax Mix)''' | ||
+ | |2= Remix | ||
+ | |3= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Heaven Must Be Near (Drum Mix)''' | ||
+ | |2= Remix | ||
+ | |3= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Heaven Must Be Near (Piano Mix)''' | ||
+ | |2= Remix | ||
+ | |3= | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
|trivia = In the December 1987 version the background piano accompanying contains a bit of the melody of [[I Wish U Heaven]] | |trivia = In the December 1987 version the background piano accompanying contains a bit of the melody of [[I Wish U Heaven]] | ||
− | |see also = [[Album: May 19 1992| | + | |see also = [[Album: May 19 1992|Ingrid Chavez]] album |
* [[Single: Heaven Must Be Near|Heaven Must Be Near]] single | * [[Single: Heaven Must Be Near|Heaven Must Be Near]] single | ||
* [[Video: Heaven Must Be Near|Heaven Must Be Near]] video | * [[Video: Heaven Must Be Near|Heaven Must Be Near]] video | ||
* [[Ingrid Chavez]] | * [[Ingrid Chavez]] | ||
|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:1991]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1991]][[Category:Recorded 1987]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
}} | }} |
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