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− | {{song- | + | {{song-2| |
− | |song name = Hey | + | |song name = Hey U |
− | |single image = [[ | + | |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> |
− | |performer = [[Margie Cox]] | + | |performer = [[Margie Cox]]; [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]) |
− | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 2023]] - [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] |
− | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] ( | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] |
+ | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
+ | |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]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Hey | + | |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 | + | 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]]. | ||
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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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+ | '''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'']]. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
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|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Tracking | |additional info = Tracking | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 1991]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = [[Margie Cox]] vocal overdubs, and mixing | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 26|26 June 1991]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = [[Margie Cox]] vocal overdubs, and mixing | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 8|6 November 1991]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Version 2, [[Margie Cox]] and [[Billy Franze]] lead vocals | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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+ | '''Released version''' | ||
+ | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed) | ||
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+ | '''Unreleased version''' | ||
+ | *[[Margie Cox]] - vocals | ||
+ | *[[Prince]] - background vocals and instruments (assumed) | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Second Unreleased version''' | ||
*[[Margie Cox]] - vocals | *[[Margie Cox]] - vocals | ||
*[[Billy Franze]] - vocals | *[[Billy Franze]] - vocals | ||
− | *[[Prince]] - background vocals and | + | *[[Prince]] - background vocals and instruments (assumed) |
− | + | |released versions = | |
+ | {{Songchart| | ||
+ | |line = | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Hey U''' | ||
+ | |2= 6:10 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 23|23 June 1991]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |unreleased versions = | ||
+ | {{SongUnreleased| | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
{{Unreleased| | {{Unreleased| | ||
− | |line | + | |line= |
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
− | |1= | + | |1= Hey U |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= [[Margie Cox]] version |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= Hey U | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= [[Margie Cox]] and [[Billy Franze]] version | ||
+ | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
− | |trivia = | + | |trivia = '''Hey U''' was also registered as '''Hey, U''' at the Library Of Congress |
− | |see also = [[ | + | |
+ | |see also = [[Album: Margie Cox (1994)|Margie Cox]] unreleased solo album | ||
*[[Margie Cox]] | *[[Margie Cox]] | ||
+ | *[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
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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)]]'' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1991]][[Category:Recorded 1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category: | + | |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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