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While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place between April-May 1995, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place between April-May 1995, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. | ||
| − | In June 1995, [[Prince]] also offered the song (along with [[Over The Rainbow]]) to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacy_Francis Stacy Francis] (formerly a member of the American girl-band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_Girlfriend_(band) Ex Girlfriend]), and she recorded lead vocal overdubs, also at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. Her planned solo album never saw the light of the day. [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])’s version was then included as the seventh track on a July 1995 configuration of [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], and as the eighth track on another 1995 configuration, before being removed when the album underwent many changes before its release. It was copyrighted at the Library of Congress on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_25|25 August 1995]] (along with [[Die]], [[Right Back Here In My Arms]] and [[Poom Poom]]). | + | In June 1995, [[Prince]] also offered the song (along with [[Over The Rainbow]]) to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacy_Francis Stacy Francis] (formerly a member of the American girl-band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_Girlfriend_(band) Ex Girlfriend]), and she recorded lead vocal overdubs, also at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. Her planned solo album never saw the light of the day. [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])’s version was then included as the seventh track on a July 1995 configuration of [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], and as the eighth track on another 1995 configuration, before being removed when the album underwent many changes before its release. It was copyrighted at the Library of Congress on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_25|25 August 1995]] (along with [[Die]], [[Right Back Here In My Arms]] and [[Poom Poom]]). |
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| + | Somewhere in 1995, [[Right Back Here In My Arms]] was planned for a [[Single: Right Back Here In My Arms|single]] release, with [[Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart]] (stylized as '''Journey 2 The Center Of Your ♥''') as its b-side, but the single was left unreleased. | ||
A version was recorded with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant%C3%A9_Moore Chanté Moore] on lead vocals, presumably also in June 1995 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during a day-off while she was touring with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_White Barry White] on his ''Icon World Tour'' (she most likely also recorded background vocals on [[La, La, La Means Eye Love U|La, La, La Means]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=La, La, La Means Eye Love U]][[La, La, La Means Eye Love U| Love U]] during the same sessions). It is not known if [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant%C3%A9_Moore Chanté Moore] recorded her version before or after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacy_Francis Stacy Francis]. [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] did not let [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant%C3%A9_Moore Chanté Moore] use '''Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart''' for any of her project at that time as he was unwilling to give away songs to artists who were signed to a major label (she had a contract with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCA_Records MCA Records]). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant%C3%A9_Moore Moore]’ background vocals were kept for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]’s released version, however. | A version was recorded with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant%C3%A9_Moore Chanté Moore] on lead vocals, presumably also in June 1995 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during a day-off while she was touring with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_White Barry White] on his ''Icon World Tour'' (she most likely also recorded background vocals on [[La, La, La Means Eye Love U|La, La, La Means]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=La, La, La Means Eye Love U]][[La, La, La Means Eye Love U| Love U]] during the same sessions). It is not known if [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant%C3%A9_Moore Chanté Moore] recorded her version before or after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacy_Francis Stacy Francis]. [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] did not let [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant%C3%A9_Moore Chanté Moore] use '''Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart''' for any of her project at that time as he was unwilling to give away songs to artists who were signed to a major label (she had a contract with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCA_Records MCA Records]). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant%C3%A9_Moore Moore]’ background vocals were kept for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]’s released version, however. | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] - vocals | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] - vocals | ||
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all instruments and background vocals, except where noted | *[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all instruments and background vocals, except where noted | ||
| + | *[[Mike Scott]] - acoustic guitar | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant%C3%A9_Moore Chanté Moore] - vocals | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant%C3%A9_Moore Chanté Moore] - vocals | ||
'''Unreleased [[File:SymbolSmaller.png]] version''' | '''Unreleased [[File:SymbolSmaller.png]] version''' | ||
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|see also = [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] album | |see also = [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] album | ||
| + | * [[Single: Right Back Here In My Arms|Right Back Here In My Arms]] unreleased single | ||
|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:1998]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1998]][[Category:Recorded 1995]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
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