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|song name                = I’ll Always Love You
 
|song name                = I’ll Always Love You
|single image              = [[File:Minneapolisgenius_album 1992.jpg|100px|link=Album: Minneapolis Genius]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius - featuring Prince]]</small>
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|album image              = [[File:Symbolicbeginning album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Symbolic Beginning]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]</small>
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|single image              = [[File:Thecookhousefive album.jpg|100px|link=Album: The_Cookhouse_Five]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]]</small>
 
|performer                = [[94 East]]
 
|performer                = [[94 East]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 30|30 June 1992]] - [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius - featuring Prince]] album re-issue
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|first released            = |first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 16|16 May 1995]] - [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]] collection
|album(s)               = [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince]]<br>
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|album(s)                 = [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br>
[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br>
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[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Early Years]] <br>
[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Legends Collection]]<br>
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[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|One Man Jam]] <br>
[[Album: 94 East Featuring Prince|94 East Featuring Prince]]<br>
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[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|94 East Featuring Prince]]<br>
[[Album: One Man Jam|One Man Jam]]<br>
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[[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]] <br>
[[Album: If You Feel Like Dancin'|If You Feel Like Dancin’]]<br>
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[[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]]
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|writer(s)                = [[Pepé Willie]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Pepé Willie]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Pepé Willie]] and Tony Silvester
 
|producer(s)              = [[Pepé Willie]] and Tony Silvester
|previous song            = [[I Wanna Be]]
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|previous song            = [[I Want To Take You Higher]]
 
|next song                = [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye’magettin’]][[Eye’magettin’|’magettin’]]
 
|next song                = [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye’magettin’]][[Eye’magettin’|’magettin’]]
|introduction              = '''I’ll Always Love You''' was first released as the fourth track on the second disc of a 1992 reissue of [[94 East]]’s first collection of studio recordings [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]], featuring [[Prince]] on guitar. The track has featured on every subsequent collection of [[94 East]]’s early recordings. In 1995 it was included as the third track on the second disc of [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]] (re-released in 1999 as [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Legends Collection]]). In 2000 it was included as the ninth track on [[Album: 94 East Featuring Prince|94 East Featuring Prince]]. Also in 2000, it was included as the third track on the second disc of [[Album: One Man Jam|One Man Jam]]. In 2002, it was included as the second track on the second disc of [[Album: If You Feel Like Dancin'|If You Feel Like Dancin’]]. In 2011, a remixed version by [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] was included as the first track on the digital collection [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]].
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|introduction              = '''I’ll Always Love You''' is the third track on the second disc of [[94 East]]’ second collection of studio recordings [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]], featuring [[Prince]] on guitar.
  
 
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_4|4 December 1975]], at [[Cookhouse Studios]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[Games]], [[If We Don’t]], [[Better Than You Think]] and [[If You See Me]]), marking the earliest recording sessions featuring [[Prince]] to have been released. [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] remixed the track in June 2010, at StarVu Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with the other [[Cookhouse Studios]] tracks from the same session.
 
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_4|4 December 1975]], at [[Cookhouse Studios]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[Games]], [[If We Don’t]], [[Better Than You Think]] and [[If You See Me]]), marking the earliest recording sessions featuring [[Prince]] to have been released. [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] remixed the track in June 2010, at StarVu Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with the other [[Cookhouse Studios]] tracks from the same session.
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'''I’ll Always Love You''' was included on every reissues of [[94 East]]’ [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]] ([[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Early Years]] in 1999, [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|One Man Jam]] in 2000 and [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|94 East Featuring Prince]] in 2020).
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In 2011, the remixed version by [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] was included as the third track on the digital collection [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]].
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|2= 3:52
 
|2= 3:52
|3= [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince]]<br>
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|3= [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br>
[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]<br>
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[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Early Years]] <br>
[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Legends Collection]]<br>
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[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|One Man Jam]] <br>
[[Album: 94 East Featuring Prince|94 East Featuring Prince]]<br>
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[[Album: Symbolic Beginning|94 East Featuring Prince]]<br>
[[Album: One Man Jam|One Man Jam]]<br>
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[[Album: If You Feel Like Dancin'|If You Feel Like Dancin’]]
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|4= Studio
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|1= '''I’ll Always Love You'''
 
|1= '''I’ll Always Love You'''
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|2= 3:49
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|3= [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]]
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|4= Remix
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|5= Remix by [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]]
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|1= '''I’ll Always Love You (Instrumental)'''
 
|2= 3:49
 
|2= 3:49
 
|3= [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]]
 
|3= [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]]
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|performed occasionally in = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
 
|trivia                    = This track, recorded in December 1975, marks a part of the earliest-recorded sessions featuring [[Prince]] to have been released.
 
|trivia                    = This track, recorded in December 1975, marks a part of the earliest-recorded sessions featuring [[Prince]] to have been released.
|see also                  = [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius - featuring Prince]] album re-issue
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|see also                  = [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]] collection
 
*[[94 East]]
 
*[[94 East]]
 
|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:1992]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category: Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Recorded 1975]]
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Revision as of 20:55, 28 March 2021

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I’ll Always Love You

Symbolicbeginning album.jpg
from the album Symbolic Beginning
Thecookhousefive album.jpg
from the album The Cookhouse Five
Song details
Performer: 94 East
First Released: 16 May 1995 - Symbolic Beginning collection
Album(s): Symbolic Beginning

The Early Years
One Man Jam
94 East Featuring Prince
The Cookhouse Five

Writer(s): Pepé Willie
Producer(s): Pepé Willie and Tony Silvester
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince.
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

I’ll Always Love You is the third track on the second disc of 94 East’ second collection of studio recordings Symbolic Beginning, featuring Prince on guitar.

Basic tracking took place on 4 December 1975, at Cookhouse Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as Games, If We Don’t, Better Than You Think and If You See Me), marking the earliest recording sessions featuring Prince to have been released. Matt "Dr." Fink remixed the track in June 2010, at StarVu Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with the other Cookhouse Studios tracks from the same session.

I’ll Always Love You was included on every reissues of 94 EastSymbolic Beginning (The Early Years in 1999, One Man Jam in 2000 and 94 East Featuring Prince in 2020).

In 2011, the remixed version by Matt "Dr." Fink was included as the third track on the digital collection The Cookhouse Five.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
4 December 1975 Cookhouse Studios, Minneapolis, MN, USA Basic tracking
June 2010 StarVu Studios, Minneapolis, MN, USA Remix by Matt "Dr." Fink
Recording Personnel
  • Pepé Willie - vocals and guitar
  • Dale Alexander - drums
  • Wendell Thomas - bass guitar
  • Prince - guitar
  • Pierre Lewis - keyboards
  • Marcy Ingvoldstad - vocals
  • Kristie Lazenberry - vocals

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
I’ll Always Love You 3:52 Symbolic Beginning

The Early Years
One Man Jam
94 East Featuring Prince

Studio
I’ll Always Love You 3:49 The Cookhouse Five Remix Remix by Matt "Dr." Fink
I’ll Always Love You (Instrumental) 3:49 The Cookhouse Five Remix Remix by Matt "Dr." Fink



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • This track, recorded in December 1975, marks a part of the earliest-recorded sessions featuring Prince to have been released.

References
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