Jam Of The Year

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Jam Of The Year

from the album Emancipation single art for NYC Song details Performer: First Released: 19 November 1996 - Emancipation album Album(s): Emancipation Writer(s): Prince (as ) Producer(s): Prince (as ) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 26 October 1996 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA 26 September 2012 (a.m.): House Of Blues Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA Performed regularly on tour: Love 4 One Another Charities Tour Jam Of The Year World Tour New Power Soul Tour New Power Soul Festival Tour Performed occasionally in shows: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2012

Jam Of The Year is the first track on the first disc of Prince’s 19th album Emancipation, the third to be credited to . In 1997, a live version was included as the first track on NYC, a cassette single sold directly from the 1-800 New Funk phone service, which could be considered the third and final commercially-released single from the album. Basic tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in late 1995 or early 1996 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (at the same time Rosie Gaines recorded her parts of tracks on the Chaos And Disorder album). Jam Of The Year was remixed in Summer 1997 (perhaps for potential single release, although at this stage Prince had abandoned promotion for the album after EMI’s demise), and a clip was available on Love4OneAnother.com in the fall of 1997. This remix contained a rap by Doug E. Fresh, and the remix was later developed into the track Push It Up. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info Late 1995 - early 1996 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking Summer 1997 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Remix / re-recording with Doug E. Fresh Recording Personnel Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Kirk Johnson - drums (uncertain involvement) Rosie Gaines - additional vocals Eric Leeds - tenor saxophone and flute Walter Chancellor Jr. - saxophone Doug E. Fresh - rap (Remix only) Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Jam Of The Year 6:09 Emancipation Studio Jam Of The Year 5:20 NYC single Live 11 January 1997, Roseland, New York, NY, USA Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Jam Of The Year 2:44 Beautiful Strange VHS Live 28 August 1998 (a.m.): Cafe De Paris, London, England; see Beautiful Strange for more details Jam Of The Year T.B.C. NPG Music Club .mov download Live 28 August 1998, Brixton Academy, London, England Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info Jam Of The Year T.B.C. Live performance TV broadcast Live 12 November 1996, Emancipation Freedom Concert, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA Jam Of The Year (Remix) 0:45 Love4OneAnother.com stream Remix Remix with Doug E. Fresh; later developed into Push It Up Jam Of The Year 9:02 NPG Music Club .flv stream Live 28 August 1998, Brixton Academy, London, England; same as .mov download above, but contains Talkin’ Loud And Sayin’ Nothing as uncredited extra song (not available separately) Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Length Released Version Additional info Movie Star 4:25 Crystal Ball Studio Jam Of The Year is played underneath the opening (party scene) of the song Push It Up 5:28 Newpower Soul Studio Developed from Jam Of The Year (Remix); see Push It Up for more details Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Jam Of The Year (Remix) Remix Full version of remix with Doug E. Fresh; later developed into Push It Up

Additional Information See also Trivia Emancipation album NYC single A drum sample used in this song is originally from You’ll Like It Too by Funkadelic (from Connections & Disconnections, 1980). That sample also appears on Simon Harris’ compilation "Beats, Breaks & Scratches Volume 1" as Funky Roll (released in 1987). Prince likely took it from there as Simon Harris’ Beats, Breaks & Scratches compilations were heavily used by him and his associates in the early nineties on various songs and remixes. The same Funky Loop sample also appears on Colors and remixes of The Most Beautiful Girl In The World. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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