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|song name                = Hey U
 
|song name                = Hey U
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|single image              = [[Image:D&P_SDE.jpg|100px|left|link=Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]</small>
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|single image              = [[Image:D&P_SDE.jpg|100px|left|link=Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe]] <br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]</small>
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|performer                = [[Margie Cox]]; [[Prince]]
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|performer                = [[Margie Cox]]; [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]])
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 2023]] - [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 2023]] - [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small>
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]])
 
|previous song            = [[Hey Lover]]
 
|previous song            = [[Hey Lover]]
 
|next song                = [[Hidden Colors]]
 
|next song                = [[Hidden Colors]]
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|introduction              = '''Hey U''' was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 23|23 June 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day as [[Standing At The Altar]]), both of which were earmarked for a solo project by [[Margie Cox]] (after the [[Album: Flash (1990)|Flash]] album, for which she sung lead vocals, was abandoned),
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|introduction              = '''Hey U''' was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 23|23 June 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, on the same day as [[Standing At The Altar]]. Both songs were earmarked for a solo project by [[Margie Cox]], after the [[Album: Flash (1990)|Flash]] album, for which she sung lead vocals, was abandoned.
  
 
The composition contains musical elements from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Bell_%26_the_Drells Archie Bell & The Drells]’ 1968 song [[Tighten Up]] and a chorus reminiscent of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Esquires The Esquires]’ 1967 song [[Get On Up]], both covered by [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] on the [[Act_I_Tour_1993|Act I]] Tour in 1993. It also contains a sample of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaWanda_Page LaWanda Page]’s voice saying ''Hold it, Fred!'' (from the TV series [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanford_and_Son Sanford And Son]) also heard on [[Gangster Glam]] recorded around the same time.
 
The composition contains musical elements from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Bell_%26_the_Drells Archie Bell & The Drells]’ 1968 song [[Tighten Up]] and a chorus reminiscent of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Esquires The Esquires]’ 1967 song [[Get On Up]], both covered by [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] on the [[Act_I_Tour_1993|Act I]] Tour in 1993. It also contains a sample of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaWanda_Page LaWanda Page]’s voice saying ''Hold it, Fred!'' (from the TV series [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanford_and_Son Sanford And Son]) also heard on [[Gangster Glam]] recorded around the same time.
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[[Margie Cox]] added her lead vocals to it in two sessions on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 26|26 June 1991]].  
 
[[Margie Cox]] added her lead vocals to it in two sessions on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 26|26 June 1991]].  
  
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A second version with both [[Margie Cox]] and [[Billy Franze]] singing was recorded in November 1991, but the song remained unreleased at the time.
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A second version with both [[Margie Cox]] and [[Billy Franze]] singing was recorded in November 1991, but the song remained unreleased at the time. The song was already filed for copyright registration before that, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 4|4 October 1991]].  
  
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The song was already filed for copyright registration before that, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 4|4 October 1991]]. But it wasn’t until 2023 that it was released as one of the songs on the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe‎|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe'']], with [[Prince]] singing the lead vocal.
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'''Hey U''' was released in October 2023 as the seventh track of ''Vault Tracks part 3'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']].
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 1991]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 1991]]
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|additional info          = Overdubs [[Margie Cox]] Mixing
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|additional info          = [[Margie Cox]] vocal overdubs, and mixing
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 26|26 June 1991]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 26|26 June 1991]]
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|additional info          = Overdubs [[Margie Cox]], Mixing
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|additional info          = [[Margie Cox]] vocal overdubs, and mixing
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 8|6 November 1991]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 8|6 November 1991]]
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|additional info          = Version 2, [[Margie Cox]] and [[Billy Franze]] lead voice
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|additional info          = Version 2, [[Margie Cox]] and [[Billy Franze]] lead vocals
 
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'''Released version'''
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
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'''Unreleased version'''
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*[[Margie Cox]] - vocals
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*[[Prince]] - background vocals and instruments (assumed)
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'''Second Unreleased version'''
 
*[[Margie Cox]] - vocals
 
*[[Margie Cox]] - vocals
 
*[[Billy Franze]] - vocals
 
*[[Billy Franze]] - vocals
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*[[Prince]] - background vocals and all instruments  
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*[[Prince]] - background vocals and instruments (assumed)
 
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|1= Hey U
 
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|3= [[Margie Cox]] version
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|3= [[Margie Cox]] and [[Billy Franze]] version
 
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|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)]]''  
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|categories                = [[Category:1991]] [[Category:2023]]  [[Category:Recorded 1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]] [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
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|categories                = [[Category:1991]] [[Category:2023]]  [[Category:Recorded 1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]] [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)‏‎]]
 
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Latest revision as of 17:51, 18 February 2024

Hey Lover   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Hidden Colors
Hey U
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Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
Song details
Performer: Margie Cox; Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
First Released: 27 October 2023 - Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
Album(s): Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This song is not believed to have been performed live by Prince.
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Hey U was recorded on 23 June 1991 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, on the same day as Standing At The Altar. Both songs were earmarked for a solo project by Margie Cox, after the Flash album, for which she sung lead vocals, was abandoned.

The composition contains musical elements from Archie Bell & The Drells’ 1968 song Tighten Up and a chorus reminiscent of The Esquires’ 1967 song Get On Up, both covered by Prince and the New Power Generation on the Act I Tour in 1993. It also contains a sample of LaWanda Page’s voice saying Hold it, Fred! (from the TV series Sanford And Son) also heard on Gangster Glam recorded around the same time.

Margie Cox added her lead vocals to it in two sessions on 25 & 26 June 1991.

A second version with both Margie Cox and Billy Franze singing was recorded in November 1991, but the song remained unreleased at the time. The song was already filed for copyright registration before that, on 4 October 1991.

Hey U was released in October 2023 as the seventh track of Vault Tracks part 3, one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
23 June 1991 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
25 June 1991 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Margie Cox vocal overdubs, and mixing
26 June 1991 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Margie Cox vocal overdubs, and mixing
6 November 1991 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Version 2, Margie Cox and Billy Franze lead vocals
Recording Personnel

Released version

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed)

Unreleased version

Second Unreleased version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Hey U 6:10 Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Studio Recorded 23 June 1991


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Hey U Studio Margie Cox version
Hey U Studio Margie Cox and Billy Franze version
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • Hey U was also registered as Hey, U at the Library Of Congress
References
Hey Lover   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Hidden Colors
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