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|introduction = '''Hold Me''' is the second track on the worldwide re-issue of [[Jevetta Steele]]’s first solo album [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] ([[Jevetta Steele]] is also part of the group [[The Steeles]]). At around the same time as the album’s release, [[Single: Hold Me|Hold Me]] was released as a promo-only single in the USA, but there was no commercial release of the single. | |introduction = '''Hold Me''' is the second track on the worldwide re-issue of [[Jevetta Steele]]’s first solo album [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] ([[Jevetta Steele]] is also part of the group [[The Steeles]]). At around the same time as the album’s release, [[Single: Hold Me|Hold Me]] was released as a promo-only single in the USA, but there was no commercial release of the single. | ||
− | Previously though to have been recorded in June 1990 in London, England, the earliest version of this song | + | Previously though to have been recorded in June 1990 in London, England, the earliest version of this song is a recording of [[Prince]] teaching the snog to the band in late December 1990. |
− | A more complete take of it was done on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 31|31 January 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], | + | A more complete take of it was done on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 31|31 January 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day as the re-recordings of [[Darkside]] as [[Blood On The Sheets]] and [[Something Funky (This House Comes)]]. The song was considered for [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] at one point but rejected because of its similarities with the title track. |
More work was done on the track in October 1991, when it was send to [[Clare Fischer]] to add an orchestral arrangement to it. Around this time the track was offered to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Baker Anita Baker], who turned it down, before [[Prince]] offered it to [[Jevetta Steele]], who presumably overdubbed her vocals in late 1991. | More work was done on the track in October 1991, when it was send to [[Clare Fischer]] to add an orchestral arrangement to it. Around this time the track was offered to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Baker Anita Baker], who turned it down, before [[Prince]] offered it to [[Jevetta Steele]], who presumably overdubbed her vocals in late 1991. | ||
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In late 1993, the song was tried out during early sessions for [[Mayte]]’s first album at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and was included as the ninth track on an early version of the album, which was titled [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Latino Barbie Doll]] at the time. The track was removed when the album evolved into [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]], however. | In late 1993, the song was tried out during early sessions for [[Mayte]]’s first album at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and was included as the ninth track on an early version of the album, which was titled [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Latino Barbie Doll]] at the time. The track was removed when the album evolved into [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]], however. | ||
− | [[Prince]]’s original | + | [[Prince]]’s original 1991 version was released in 2023 as part of the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]. |
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 27|27 December 1990]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 27|27 December 1990]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |additional info | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
+ | |additional info = Tracking | ||
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*[[Kathleen Johnson]] - backing vocals | *[[Kathleen Johnson]] - backing vocals | ||
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - backing vocals | *[[Kirk Johnson]] - backing vocals | ||
+ | [[Clare Fischer]] - string orchestration | ||
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'''Unreleased Mayte version''' | '''Unreleased Mayte version''' | ||
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|1= '''Hold Me''' | |1= '''Hold Me''' | ||
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