Hollywood Swinging

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from the Blu-Ray included on the Deluxe Edition of Welcome 2 America Song details Performer: Prince First Released: 30 July 2021 - Welcome 2 America Deluxe Edition Album(s): None Writer(s): Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George M. Brown, Robert "Spikes" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis R. Thomas, Richard A. Westfield - adapted verse by Prince Producer(s): Prince (assumed, no official credits given) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 23 June 2002: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (horn interpolation in The Jam); 14 April 2011: Inglewood Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA (as 'Inglewood Swinging') 28 May 2011: Inglewood Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA (as 'Inglewood Swinging') Performed regularly on tour: Musicology Tour (horn intro) , Welcome 2 America Tour (21 Nite Stand) Performed occasionally in shows: 2002, 2004, 2009, 2011

Hollywood Swinging, a live cover version (from the show given on 28 April 2011 at The Forum, Inglewood, California, USA) of the song by Kool & The Gang, was released as the twenty-second track on the Blu-Ray included on the Deluxe Edition of Welcome 2 America. No audio-only version of this performance has been released. Hollywood Swinging, written by Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George M. Brown, Robert "Spikes" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis R. Thomas and Richard A. Westfield is from Kool & The Gang’s 1973 album Wild & Peaceful and was released as a single the following year. The signature horn intro of the song is played as a short trombone solo by Greg Boyer in the NPG Horns coda as part of Take Me With U on the Musicology Tour. For the 21 Nite Stand run of the Welcome 2 America Tour in Inglewood, California the song was performed regularly as 'Inglewood Swinging' with an adapted verse by Prince. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info n/a n/a This track is not believed to have been recorded in the studio by Prince Recording Personnel N.B. - recording personnel below refer to released live version; this track is not known to have been recorded in the studio by Prince Live version from 2011 Prince - vocals, guitar John Blackwell - drums Ida Nielsen - bass, vocals Morris Hayes - keyboards Renato Neto - keyboards Cassandra O’Neal - keyboards, vocals Shelby J. - vocals Elisa Dease - vocals Liv Warfield - vocals Maya McClean - dance Nandy McClean – dance Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info n/a n/a n/a n/a There have been no audio-only releases of this track on ‘hard-format’. Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Hollywood Swinging ?:?? Welcome 2 America Deluxe Edition Live 28 April 2011, The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA

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