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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 an album by [[Album: The Hookers (1982)|'''The Hookers''']], but was abandoned when [[Vanity 6|The Hookers]] developed into [[Vanity 6]]. | | |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 an album by [[Album: The Hookers (1982)|'''The Hookers''']], but was abandoned when [[Vanity 6|The Hookers]] developed into [[Vanity 6]]. |
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− | The track was worked on further (or perhaps re-recorded) in early 1987, at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in 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]. | + | The track was worked on further (or perhaps re-recorded) in early 1987, at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in 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 them. Although [[Prince]] offered four songs to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt] ([[I Need A Man]], [[Jealous Girl]], [[Promise To Be True]] and [[There's Something I Like About Being Your Fool]]), it is unclear whether this collaboration was intended to lead to an album or to a particular project. |
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| [[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]]). |
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 an album by 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 in Chanhassen, Minnesota, with lead vocals by American blues singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt, during a short-lived collaboration between them. Although Prince offered four songs to Bonnie Raitt (I Need A Man, Jealous Girl, Promise To Be True and There's Something I Like About Being Your Fool), it is unclear whether this collaboration was intended to lead to an album or to a particular project.
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 in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track remains unreleased, however.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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1981 (assumed)
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Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Basic tracking (The Hookers version)
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Late '86/Early 1987
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Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Basic tracking of new version
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21 January 1987
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Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Saxophone overdubs by Eric Leeds
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21 January 1987
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Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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vocal overdubs by Bonnie Raitt
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31 May 1988
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Additional recording or re-recording
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Recording Personnel
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The Hookers version
Bonnie Raitt version
Unreleased 1988 version
- Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
- Eric Leeds - saxophone (assumed)
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Versions
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Unreleased Versions
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Title
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Additional Info
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I Need A Man
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Studio
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Recorded 1981; The Hookers version
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I Need A Man
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Studio
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Recorded 1987; Bonnie Raitt version before saxophone overdubs
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I Need A Man
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Studio
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Recorded 1987; Bonnie Raitt version after saxophone overdubs
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I Need A Man
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Studio
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Recorded 1988; Prince version (assumed)
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