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Hide The Bone

from the album Crystal Ball Song details Performer: New Power Generation First Released: 29 January 1998 - Crystal Ball album Album(s): Crystal Ball Writer(s): Brenda Lee Eager and Hilliard Wilson (original lyrics), and Producer(s): Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 14 May 1994 (a.m.): Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota 12 November 1995 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 1994, 1995

Hide The Bone is the sixth track on the first disc of Prince’s 20th album Crystal Ball (his fourth using the name ). While the album is credited to , the album includes tracks credited to Prince and , but the liner notes' discussion of this track say "Recorded by The NPG", so it is credited to the band in this entry. While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in mid-November 1993 at Guillaume Tell, Suresnes, France. The original lyrics by Brenda Lee Eager and Hilliard Wilson were developed after Eager gave the lyrics to Somebody’s Somebody to her friend Mavis Staples (presumably when she was working on her second album The Voice in 1992). Prince liked the lyrics and put music to it and then asked Eager for more material, which yielded Hide The Bone. In 1994, a live version of the track was included on a planned “Live” single which was not released. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info Mid-November 1993 Studio Guillaume Tell, Suresnes, France Tracking Recording Personnel - all vocals and instruments except where noted (as "yo mama") Michael B. - drums Sonny T. - bass guitar Tommy Barbarella - keyboards Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Hide The Bone 5:03 Crystal Ball Studio Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Length Released Version Additional info 95 Tour Wallpaper (video) Unreleased Glam Slam clubs in-house video Long-form video-mix with vocal samples from Hide The Bone among others. Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Hide The Bone Live Live recording intended for 1994 “Live” single

Additional Information See also Trivia Crystal Ball album References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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