Just Another Sucker

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Just Another Sucker

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single art for Just Another Sucker
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from the album Minneapolis Genius
Song details
Performer: 94 East
First Released: 12 February 1986 - Minneapolis Genius album
Album(s): Minneapolis Genius

Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince
Symbolic Beginning
The Legends Collection
94 East Featuring Prince
One Man Jam
If You Feel Like Dancin’

Writer(s): Prince and Pepé Willie
Producer(s): Pepé Willie and Tony Silvester
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

Just Another Sucker is the first track on 94 East’s first collection of studio recordings Minneapolis Genius, and, around the time of the album’s release, Just Another Sucker was released as the album’s first single.

The track is the only one on the collection to feature writing input by Prince (co-written by Pepé Willie), and features Prince on guitar, synthesizer, keyboards and drums. The track has featured on every collection of 94 East’s early recordings.

In 1992, it was included as the first track on the first disc of Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince (as Just Another Sucker (Vocal)).

In 1995, the original, previously-unreleased, version was included as the first track on the first disc of Symbolic Beginning (re-released in 1999 as The Legends Collection).

In 2000, it was included as the first track on 94 East Featuring Prince. Also the same year, it was included as the first track on the first disc of One Man Jam.

In 2002, it was included as the first track on the first disc of If You Feel Like Dancin’.

A preliminary version of the song was recorded in Summer 1978 at Sound 80, Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as Dance To The Music Of The World and Lovin’ Cup). As with the other tracks included on Minneapolis Genius, additional recording was done by Pepé Willie, for which details are not known.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Summer 1978 Sound 80,
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Basic tracking
1978 - 1985 Studio information needed Additional recording by Pepé Willie
Recording Personnel
  • Kristie Lazenberry - vocals
  • Marcy Ingvoldstad - vocals
  • Prince - guitar, synthesizer, keyboards and drums
  • André Cymone - bass guitar
  • Alvin Moody - guitar

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Just Another Sucker 5:21 Minneapolis Genius

Minneapolis Genius - Featuring Prince
94 East Featuring Prince
One Man Jam
If You Feel Like Dancin’

Studio a.k.a. Just Another Sucker (Vocal)
Just Another Sucker 5:17 Symbolic Beginning

The Legends Collection

Studio Original 1978 version before overdubs
Just Another Sucker (Album Version) 4:20 Just Another Sucker single Edit Incorrectly credited as "album version"
Just Another Sucker (Edit) 3:57 Just Another Sucker promo single Edit Edit
Just Another Sucker (Urban/Club Version) 5:30 Just Another Sucker single Remix



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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