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|song name = It | |song name = It | ||
− | |single image = [[File:sott.jpg|100px|link=Album: Sign | + | |single image = [[File:sott.jpg|100px|link=Album: Sign O’ The Times]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] |
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March 1987]] - [[Album: Sign | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album |
− | |album(s) = [[Album: Sign | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]<br> |
+ | [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[Irresistible Bitch]] | |previous song = [[Irresistible Bitch]] | ||
− | |next song = [[It | + | |next song = [[It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings]] |
− | |introduction = '''It''' is the fifth track on the first disc of [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''It''' is the fifth track on the first disc of [[Prince]]’s ninth album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. |
− | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_11|11 May 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (the day after [[Frustration]] and [[If I Could Get Your Attention]] and the same day as [[Boy U Bad]]). | |
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+ | The track was initially included as the fifth track on the first disc on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configurations of [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]]. | ||
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+ | It was kept for inclusion as the fifth track on the first disc as the album developed into the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] configuration, which was eventually pared down and became [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 11|11 May 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 11|11 May 1986]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking, mix, overdubs, instrumental mix |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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|1= '''It''' | |1= '''It''' | ||
|2= 5:10 | |2= 5:10 | ||
− | |3= [[Album: Sign | + | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''It''' | ||
+ | |2= 5:10 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Remastered in 2020 | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''Forever In My Life''' | |1= '''Forever In My Life''' | ||
|2= T.B.C. | |2= T.B.C. | ||
− | |3= [[Film: Sign | + | |3= [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] VHS/DVD |
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= See [[Film: Sign | + | |5= See [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] for details; incorporates [[It]] (uncredited) |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
+ | {{SongUnreleased| | ||
+ | |unreleased versions = | ||
+ | {{Unreleased| | ||
+ | |line= | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''It''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= Full version | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''It''' (Instrumental) | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= Instrumental Mix | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[28_June 1987|28 June 1987 | + | |first live appearance = [[08 May 1987|8 May 1987, Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden]] <small>(instrumental interpolation in [[When Doves Cry]])</small> <br> |
− | *This track is not known to have been performed live in full by [[Prince]]. | + | *[[28_June 1987|28 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands]] <small>(lyrics included in [[Forever In My Life]])</small><br> |
− | |performed regularly on =[[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] <small> | + | *[[04 March 2016 |4 March 2016: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA, USA]] |
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] <small> | + | <!-- |
− | |trivia = The (Fairlight CMI) drum beat of '''It''' was utilized in the live version of [[When Doves Cry]] as played on the [[Parade Tour]]. It was triggered on stage by a Simmons SDS-6 sequencer. | + | *This track is not known to have been performed live in full by [[Prince]]. <br> --> |
− | |see also = [[Album: Sign | + | |performed regularly on = [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]] <small>(instrumental interpolation in [[When Doves Cry]] and lyrics (occasional) in [[Forever In My Life]])</small> |
+ | *[[Lovesexy Tour]] <small>(instrumental interpolation in [[When Doves Cry]])</small> | ||
+ | *[[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] <small>(interpolation in [[Thieves In The Temple]]) </small> | ||
+ | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] <small>(instrumental interpolation in [[When Doves Cry]] and lyrics in [[Forever In My Life]] )</small>, [[All Concerts#1988|1988]] <small>(instrumental interpolation in [[When Doves Cry]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1992|1992]] <small>(interpolation in [[Thieves In The Temple]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>('’solo piano'')</small> | ||
+ | |trivia = The (Fairlight CMI) drum beat of '''It''' was utilized in the live version of [[When Doves Cry]] as played on the [[Parade Tour]]. It was triggered on stage by a Simmons SDS-6 sequencer. It also features the infamous Fairlight ORCH5 sample, taken from the 1965 Josef Krips and Philharmonia Orchestra rendition of Igor Stravinsky’s ''Firebird Suite/ Song of the Nightingale: IV - ‘Infernal Dance of All the Subjects of Kastchei’'', also used in [[Sign O’ The Times]], [[Koo Koo]], [[If I Could Get Your Attention]] and [[Ten]]. | ||
+ | |see also = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album. | ||
*[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album | *[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album | ||
*[[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] unreleased album | *[[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] unreleased album | ||
|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1987]][[Category: | + | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' |
+ | |categories = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Recorded 1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
}} | }} |
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