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While the released version is from 1987, the song was originally recorded in August 1981 (likely around the same time as [[Drive Me Wild]], [[Jealous Girl]], [[Pizza]], [[Make-Up]] and [[Wet Dream]]) at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track contained lead vocals by [[Jamie Shoop]], and was intended for an album by [[Album: The Hookers (1982)|The Hookers]], but was abandoned when [[Vanity 6|The Hookers]] developed into [[Vanity 6]]. While reflecting about this project’s history in an interview in 2023, [[Susan Moonsie]] stated that '''I Need A Man''' was the first song recorded for the band. | While the released version is from 1987, the song was originally recorded in August 1981 (likely around the same time as [[Drive Me Wild]], [[Jealous Girl]], [[Pizza]], [[Make-Up]] and [[Wet Dream]]) at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track contained lead vocals by [[Jamie Shoop]], and was intended for an album by [[Album: The Hookers (1982)|The Hookers]], but was abandoned when [[Vanity 6|The Hookers]] developed into [[Vanity 6]]. While reflecting about this project’s history in an interview in 2023, [[Susan Moonsie]] stated that '''I Need A Man''' was the first song recorded for the band. | ||
− | The track was then re-recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_22|22 January 1987]] at [[ | + | The track was then re-recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_22|22 January 1987]] at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Edina, 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 1991 album ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luck_of_the_Draw_(album) Luck Of The Draw]''). | 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]''). | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_22|22 January 1987]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_22|22 January 1987]] | ||
− | |studio = [[ | + | |studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA |
|additional info = Tracking of new version, including saxophone overdubs by [[Eric Leeds]] | |additional info = Tracking of new version, including saxophone overdubs by [[Eric Leeds]] | ||
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+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_22|22 January 1987]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Saxophone overdubs by [[Eric Leeds]] | ||
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