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|introduction              = '''I Need A Man''' is an unreleased song recorded in Summer 1981 at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, MN, USA (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Make-Up]], [[Wet Dream]] and [[Drive Me Wild]]). The track contained lead vocals by [[Jamie Shoop]], and was intended for [[The Hookers]], but was abandoned when [[The Hookers]] developed into [[Vanity 6]].  
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|introduction              = '''I Need A Man''' is an unreleased song recorded in Summer 1981 at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Make-Up]], [[Wet Dream]] and [[Drive Me Wild]]). The track contained lead vocals by [[Jamie Shoop]], and was intended for [[The Hookers]], but was abandoned when [[The Hookers]] developed into [[Vanity 6]].  
  
The track was worked on further (or perhaps re-recorded) in early 1987, at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, with lead vocals by American blues singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt], during a short-lived collaboration between [[Prince]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Raitt].  
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The track was worked on further (or perhaps re-recorded) in early 1987, at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, Minnesota, with lead vocals by American blues singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt], during a short-lived collaboration between [[Prince]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Raitt].  
  
 
[[Eric Leeds]] recorded saxophone overdubs on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_21|21 January 1987]] (the same day [[Madhouse]]'s first album [[Album: 8|8]] was released, four days before saxophone overdubs on [[There's Something I Like About Being Your Fool]]).  
 
[[Eric Leeds]] recorded saxophone overdubs on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_21|21 January 1987]] (the same day [[Madhouse]]'s first album [[Album: 8|8]] was released, four days before saxophone overdubs on [[There's Something I Like About Being Your Fool]]).  
  
[[Prince]] worked on the track again, possibly re-recording it entirely, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_31|31 May 1988]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. The track remains unreleased, however.
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[[Prince]] worked on the track again, possibly re-recording it entirely, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_31|31 May 1988]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track remains unreleased, however.
 
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|date                      = 1981 (assumed)
 
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|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|date                      = Late '86/Early 1987
 
|date                      = Late '86/Early 1987
 
|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Revision as of 15:53, 26 November 2017

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I Need A Man

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Song details
Performer: The Hookers; Bonnie Raitt; Prince
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
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 Need A Man is an unreleased song recorded in Summer 1981 at Prince's Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced Make-Up, Wet Dream and Drive Me Wild). The track contained lead vocals by Jamie Shoop, and was intended for The Hookers, but was abandoned when The Hookers developed into Vanity 6.

The track was worked on further (or perhaps re-recorded) in early 1987, at Prince's Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, Minnesota, with lead vocals by American blues singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt, during a short-lived collaboration between Prince and Raitt.

Eric Leeds recorded saxophone overdubs on 21 January 1987 (the same day Madhouse's first album 8 was released, four days before saxophone overdubs on There's Something I Like About Being Your Fool).

Prince worked on the track again, possibly re-recording it entirely, on 31 May 1988, at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track remains unreleased, however.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
1981 (assumed) Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA Basic tracking (The Hookers version)
Late '86/Early 1987 Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA Basic tracking of new version
21 January 1987 Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA Saxophone overdubs by Eric Leeds
21 January 1987 Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA vocla overdubs by Bonnie Raitt
31 May 1988 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Additional recording or re-recording
Recording Personnel

The Hookers version

Bonnie Raitt version

Unreleased 1988 version

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
  • Eric Leeds - saxophone (assumed)

Versions
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
I Need A Man Studio Recorded 1981; The Hookers version
I Need A Man Studio Recorded 1987; Bonnie Raitt version before saxophone overdubs
I Need A Man Studio Recorded 1987; Bonnie Raitt version after saxophone overdubs
I Need A Man Studio Recorded 1988; Prince version (assumed)


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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