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|song name                = It Ain't Over 'Til The Fat Lady Sings
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|single image              = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|single image              = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 2020]] - [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 2020]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] & [[Eric Leeds]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] & [[Eric Leeds]]
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|introduction              = '''It Ain't Over 'Til The Fat Lady Sings''' is an instrumental recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 9|9 July 1986]] at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]]. The instrumental was given its title by [[Eric Leeds]]. It was intended for an aborted musical tentatively titled [[Musical: The Dawn|The Dawn]] (sometimes also referred to as  [[Musical: The Dawn|Dream Factory]]), and remains unreleased. [[Clare Fischer]] put an arrangement on it in August 1986, with [[Prince]] away in Europe on the [[Parade]] tour.
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|introduction              = '''It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings''' is an instrumental recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 9|9 July 1986]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]]. The instrumental was given its title by [[Eric Leeds]]. It was intended for an aborted musical tentatively titled [[Musical: The Dawn|The Dawn]] (sometimes also referred to as  [[Musical: The Dawn|Dream Factory]]), and remains unreleased. [[Clare Fischer]] put an arrangement on it in August 1986, with [[Prince]] away in Europe on the [[Parade]] tour.
  
The song was released in September 2020 on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] set.
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The song was released in September 2020 on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] set.
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 18|18 August 1986]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 18|18 August 1986]]
 
|studio                    = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Way_Recording Ocean Way Recording],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|studio                    = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Way_Recording Ocean Way Recording],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Orchestral overdubs by [[Clare Fischer]]'s orchestra
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|1= '''It Ain't Over Until The Fat Lady Sings'''|2= 2:21
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|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    = "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_ain't_over_'til_the_fat_lady_sings It Ain't Over 'Til The Fat Lady Sings]" is a proverb meaning one should not assume the outcome of some activity until it has actually finished.
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|trivia                    = "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_ain’t_over_’Til_the_fat_lady_sings It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings]" is a proverb meaning one should not assume the outcome of some activity until it has actually finished.
|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
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|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] album
 
* [[Musical: The Dawn|The Dawn]]
 
* [[Musical: The Dawn|The Dawn]]
 
|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)]]''
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_ain't_over_'til_the_fat_lady_sings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_ain't_over_'til_the_fat_lady_sings]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_ain’t_over_’Til_the_fat_lady_sings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_ain’t_over_’Til_the_fat_lady_sings]
 
|categories                = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category: Instrumental Songs]] [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Recorded 1986]]
 
|categories                = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category: Instrumental Songs]] [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Recorded 1986]]
 
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Revision as of 17:13, 22 September 2020

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It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings

Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe
from the album
Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 25 September 2020 - Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe album
Album(s): Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe
Writer(s): Prince & Eric Leeds
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings is an instrumental recorded on 9 July 1986 at Prince’s Galpin Blvd Home Studio. The instrumental was given its title by Eric Leeds. It was intended for an aborted musical tentatively titled The Dawn (sometimes also referred to as Dream Factory), and remains unreleased. Clare Fischer put an arrangement on it in August 1986, with Prince away in Europe on the Parade tour.

The song was released in September 2020 on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe set.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
9 July 1986 Galpin Blvd Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Basic tracking
18 August 1986 Ocean Way Recording,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Orchestral overdubs by Clare Fischer’s orchestra
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
It Ain’t Over Until The Fat Lady Sings 2:21 Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings Studio (Take 1)
It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings Studio (Take 2)
It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings Studio (Take 3)
It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings Studio (Take 4), before any Clare Fischer overdubs
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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