Difference between revisions of "If I Had A Harem"
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− | |song name = If I Had A Harem | + | |song name = Blues In C (If I Had A Harem) <small>(a.k.a If I Had A Harem) </small> |
|single image = [[File:Lovesexy2_vhs.jpg|60px|link=Home Video: Lovesexy Live]] <br><small> from the home video [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Lovesexy2_vhs.jpg|60px|link=Home Video: Lovesexy Live]] <br><small> from the home video [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_19|19 April | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_19|19 April 1989]] - [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] home video |
|album(s) = None | |album(s) = None | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Blue Love]] |
− | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[Bob George]] |
− | |introduction = '''If I Had A Harem''' was released in a live version (as '''Blues In C (If I Had A Harem)''' as the twelfth track on the [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] home video (from the [[09_September | + | |introduction = '''If I Had A Harem''' was released in a live version (as '''Blues In C (If I Had A Harem)''' in 1989, as the twelfth track on the [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] home video (from the [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988, Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany]] live broadcast). No audio version of the track has been released. |
− | + | Basic tracking of the studio version of the track with its original title, '''If I Had A Harem''', took place in Spring or early Summer 1988 (likely around May/June). While the released live version contains blues and jazz elements (including horn interpolations of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Hodges Johnny Hodges] & His Orchestra’s [[Things Ain’t What They Used To Be]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Parker Charlie Parker]’s Re-Bopper’s [[Billie’s Bounce]]), the studio version is quite different, as a solo rockabilly-style recording containing some keyboard riffs which were not included in the live version, as well as a few minor lyrical differences. The studio version was included on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 1988]] configuration of [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]]. It was also included as the second track on a late 1988 or early 1989 configuration of [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]], but the album was ultimately abandoned. | |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = Spring - early Summer | + | |date = Spring - early Summer 1988 |
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Basic tracking |
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= as '''Blues In C (If I Had A Harem)''' | |1= as '''Blues In C (If I Had A Harem)''' | ||
− | |2= | + | |2= 4:55 |
|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] home video | |3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] home video | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[09_September | + | |5= [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988, Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany]] |
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[10_July | + | |first live appearance = [[10_July 1988|10 July 1988: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France]] <br> |
+ | * [[31 May 1999-am|31 May 1999 (a.m.): Studio 54 @ MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA]] | ||
|performed regularly on = [[Lovesexy Tour]] <small>(European and North American legs only) | |performed regularly on = [[Lovesexy Tour]] <small>(European and North American legs only) | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1990|1990]] | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1993|1993]], [[All Concerts#1999|1999]] |
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|see also = [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] home video | |see also = [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] home video |
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