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{{song-2|
 
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|song name                = I Don't Wanna Stop
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|song name                = I Don’t Wanna Stop
 
|single image              = [[File:Azzizz album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Azz Izz]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Azz Izz|Azz Izz]]</small>
 
|single image              = [[File:Azzizz album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Azz Izz]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Azz Izz|Azz Izz]]</small>
 
|performer                = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_Woods Ren Woods]
 
|performer                = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_Woods Ren Woods]
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|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|producer(s)              = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Jackson Chuck Jackson]
 
|producer(s)              = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Jackson Chuck Jackson]
|previous song            = [[I Don't Wanna Leave You]]
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|previous song            = [[I Don’t Wanna Leave You]]
 
|next song                = [[I Feel For You]]
 
|next song                = [[I Feel For You]]
|introduction              = '''I Don't Wanna Stop''' is the eighth and final track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_Woods Ren Woods]'s second and final album [[Album: Azz Izz|Azz Izz]]. The track was written by [[Prince]], but re-recorded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_Woods Ren Woods], marking the first time [[Prince]] gave a track to another artist without contributing to the released recording. The song was removed from later pressings of the album at [[Prince]]'s request, although no reason has been given.
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|introduction              = '''I Don’t Wanna Stop''' is the eighth and final track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_Woods Ren Woods]’s second and final album [[Album: Azz Izz|Azz Izz]]. The track was written by [[Prince]], but re-recorded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_Woods Ren Woods], marking the first time [[Prince]] gave a track to another artist without contributing to the released recording. The song was removed from later pressings of the album at [[Prince]]’s request, although no reason has been given.
  
While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in 1980, most likely in [[Prince]]'s [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Wayzata, MN, USA (where he lived from December 1979).
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While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in 1980, most likely in [[Prince]]’s [[North Arm Drive Home Studio]] in Orono, Minnesota (where he lived from December 1979 until late 1980). At one point, the song was considered for either [[Album: The Family|The Family]] album or [[Album: Mazarati|Mazarati]] album, and possibly re-recorded with [[The Family]] around March 1985.
 
|recording info            =
 
|recording info            =
 
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{{RecordingLine|
 
|date                      = 1980
 
|date                      = 1980
|studio                    = [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Wayzata, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[North Arm Drive Home Studio]],<br>Orono, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = 1980 - 1982
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|date                      = Early 1982
 
|studio                    = Studio information needed
 
|studio                    = Studio information needed
 
|additional info          = Re-recording ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_Woods Ren Woods] version)
 
|additional info          = Re-recording ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_Woods Ren Woods] version)
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}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = March 1985 (likely)
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|studio                    = Studio information needed
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|additional info          = Vocal overdubs with [[Paul Peterson|St. Paul]] and [[Susannah Melvoin]] (unconfirmed)
 
}}
 
}}
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_Woods Ren Woods] - vocals
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_Woods Ren Woods] - vocals
 
*Other musical personnel information needed.
 
*Other musical personnel information needed.
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<br>
 
'''Prince version'''
 
'''Prince version'''
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
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<br>
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''' The Family version''' (possible)
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*[[Paul Peterson|St. Paul]] - vocals
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*[[Susannah Melvoin]] - vocals
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*[[Prince]] - all other  and instruments (assumed)
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<br>
 
|released versions        =
 
|released versions        =
 
{{Songchart|
 
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|line =
 
|line =
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
|1= '''I Don't Wanna Stop'''
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|1= '''I Don’t Wanna Stop'''
 
|2= 5:58
 
|2= 5:58
 
|3= [[Album: Azz Izz|Azz Izz]]
 
|3= [[Album: Azz Izz|Azz Izz]]
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
 
|5=  
 
|5=  
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''I Don’t Wanna Stop'''
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|2= 5:58
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|3= [[Album: Azz Izz|Azz Izz]] 2015 re-issue
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|4= Studio
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|5= Remastered version
 
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|1= '''I Don't Wanna Stop'''
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|1= '''I Don’t Wanna Stop'''
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|3= [[Prince]]’s original 1980 recording
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|1= '''I Don’t Wanna Stop'''
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|2= Studio
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|3= [[Prince]] version, longer than above
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{{Unreleasedline|
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|1= '''I Don’t Wanna Stop'''
 
|2= Studio
 
|2= Studio
|3= [[Prince]]'s original 1980 recording
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|3= Possible version with [[The Family]]
 
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|performed occasionally in = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
 
|trivia                    = This song marks the first time [[Prince]] gave a track to another artist without contributing to the released recording.
 
|trivia                    = This song marks the first time [[Prince]] gave a track to another artist without contributing to the released recording.
* This song was removed from later pressings of the album at [[Prince]]'s request, although no reason has been given. This marks the first time he has intentionally removed a song from print.
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* This song was removed from later pressings of the album at [[Prince]]’s request, although no reason has been given. This marks the first time he has intentionally removed a song from print.
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Azz Izz|Azz Izz]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Azz Izz|Azz Izz]] album
 
|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:1982]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1980]]
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* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]''
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* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]''
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|categories                = [[Category:1982]][[Category:Recorded 1980]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]]
 
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Revision as of 12:27, 16 September 2022

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I Don’t Wanna Stop

Azzizz album.jpg
from the album Azz Izz
Song details
Performer: Ren Woods
First Released: 19 March 1982 - Azz Izz album
Album(s): Azz Izz
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Chuck Jackson
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 Don’t Wanna Stop is the eighth and final track on Ren Woods’s second and final album Azz Izz. The track was written by Prince, but re-recorded by Ren Woods, marking the first time Prince gave a track to another artist without contributing to the released recording. The song was removed from later pressings of the album at Prince’s request, although no reason has been given.

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in 1980, most likely in Prince’s North Arm Drive Home Studio in Orono, Minnesota (where he lived from December 1979 until late 1980). At one point, the song was considered for either The Family album or Mazarati album, and possibly re-recorded with The Family around March 1985.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
1980 North Arm Drive Home Studio,
Orono, MN, USA
Tracking
Early 1982 Studio information needed Re-recording (Ren Woods version)
March 1985 (likely) Studio information needed Vocal overdubs with St. Paul and Susannah Melvoin (unconfirmed)
Recording Personnel


Ren Woods version

  • Ren Woods - vocals
  • Other musical personnel information needed.


Prince version

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed)


The Family version (possible)



Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
I Don’t Wanna Stop 5:58 Azz Izz Studio
I Don’t Wanna Stop 5:58 Azz Izz 2015 re-issue Studio Remastered version


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
I Don’t Wanna Stop Studio Prince’s original 1980 recording
I Don’t Wanna Stop Studio Prince version, longer than above
I Don’t Wanna Stop Studio Possible version with The Family
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • This song marks the first time Prince gave a track to another artist without contributing to the released recording.
  • This song was removed from later pressings of the album at Prince’s request, although no reason has been given. This marks the first time he has intentionally removed a song from print.

References
I Don’t Wanna Leave You   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   I Feel For You