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The track was then re-recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_22|22 January 1987]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, when it was revamped to be offered to American blues singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt]. The track was worked on further in 1987 with horn overdubs by [[Eric Leeds]] and [[Atlanta Bliss]] recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_22|22 January 1987]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. [[Prince]] approached her about recording some songs together and signing to his [[Paisley Park Records]] label in December 1986 after seeing her perform at The Beverly Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA. He offered four songs to work on ([[I Need A Man]], [[Jealous Girl]], [[Promise To Be True]] and [[There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool]]). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Raitt] recorded her vocals on only two of them ([[I Need A Man]] and [[There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool]]). | The track was then re-recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_22|22 January 1987]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, when it was revamped to be offered to American blues singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt]. The track was worked on further in 1987 with horn overdubs by [[Eric Leeds]] and [[Atlanta Bliss]] recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_22|22 January 1987]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. [[Prince]] approached her about recording some songs together and signing to his [[Paisley Park Records]] label in December 1986 after seeing her perform at The Beverly Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA. He offered four songs to work on ([[I Need A Man]], [[Jealous Girl]], [[Promise To Be True]] and [[There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool]]). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Raitt] recorded her vocals on only two of them ([[I Need A Man]] and [[There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool]]). | ||
− | No further work was done as [[Prince]] was busy preparing for his next tour ([[Sign O’ The Times Tour]]). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt] commented on the tracks by saying "''I appreciated the enthusiasm, but they were not in my key. The topics were not things I was comfortable singing."''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Raitt] also wanted to cut tie with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] after the failure of her 1986 album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Lives_(Bonnie_Raitt_album) Nine Lives]. None of the songs offered by [[Prince]] ended up on her 1989 acclaimed album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_of_Time_(album) Nick Of Time], released on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records Capitol Records]. [[Prince]] would later cover [[Eye Can’t Make U Love Me|I Can’t Make U Love Me]] (from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Raitt]’s | + | No further work was done as [[Prince]] was busy preparing for his next tour ([[Sign O’ The Times Tour]]). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt] commented on the tracks by saying "''I appreciated the enthusiasm, but they were not in my key. The topics were not things I was comfortable singing."''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Raitt] also wanted to cut tie with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] after the failure of her 1986 album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Lives_(Bonnie_Raitt_album) Nine Lives]. None of the songs offered by [[Prince]] ended up on her 1989 acclaimed album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_of_Time_(album) Nick Of Time], released on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records Capitol Records]. [[Prince]] would later cover [[Eye Can’t Make U Love Me|I Can’t Make U Love Me]] (from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Raitt]’s 1991 album ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luck_of_the_Draw_(album) Luck Of The Draw]''). |
[[Prince]] worked on the track again on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_31|31 May 1988]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. the resulting version after those overdubs remains unreleased | [[Prince]] worked on the track again on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_31|31 May 1988]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. the resulting version after those overdubs remains unreleased | ||
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|date = August 1981 | |date = August 1981 | ||
|studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
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