Difference between revisions of "It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night"
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The basis for the track was recorded live on [[25_August 1986|25 August 1986]] at Le Zénith, Paris, France, during a show on the [[Parade Tour]] (at the soundcheck earlier in the day, recordings were made [[Susannah’s Blues]], [[Strange Relationship]], [[Last Heart]], a cover version of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations The Temptations]' [[I Can’t Get Next To You]] a first run-through of '''It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night''') and possibly an instrumental workout of [[The Cocoa Boys]]. The song borrows a horn line from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown James Brown]’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Pants_(James_Brown_song) Hot Pants]. | The basis for the track was recorded live on [[25_August 1986|25 August 1986]] at Le Zénith, Paris, France, during a show on the [[Parade Tour]] (at the soundcheck earlier in the day, recordings were made [[Susannah’s Blues]], [[Strange Relationship]], [[Last Heart]], a cover version of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations The Temptations]' [[I Can’t Get Next To You]] a first run-through of '''It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night''') and possibly an instrumental workout of [[The Cocoa Boys]]. The song borrows a horn line from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown James Brown]’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Pants_(James_Brown_song) Hot Pants]. | ||
− | Significant overdubs, including [[Sheila E.]]’s | + | Significant overdubs, including [[Sheila E.]]’s ‘Transmississippirap’ (a partial reading of Edward Lear’s "The Table And The Chair" poem, labeled the ‘Transmississippirap’ because [[Prince]] recorded [[Sheila E.]] reading it over the phone from the other side of the Mississippi river), took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22 November 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California during [[Susannah Melvoin]]’s final recording session with [[Prince]] (on the same day as [[Play In The Sunshine]]), just eight days before completion of the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] album. Although recorded with the full [[Prince and the Revolution|Revolution]] band, the song is credited only to [[Prince]]. It was included as the sixth track on the third and final disc of the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] album, and was kept for inclusion as the album developed into [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. |
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe| Sign O’ The Times ''(Super) Deluxe Edition'']] | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe| Sign O’ The Times ''(Super) Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio |
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