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{{song| | {{song| | ||
|song name = Keep It Together | |song name = Keep It Together | ||
− | |single image = [[File:Keepittogether single.jpg |100px|link=Single: Keep It Together]] <br><small> single art for [[ | + | |single image = [[File:Keepittogether single.jpg |100px|link=Single: Keep It Together]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Keep It Together|Keep It Together]]</small> |
|album image = [[File:Likeaprayer album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Like A Prayer]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]]</small> | |album image = [[File:Likeaprayer album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Like A Prayer]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]]</small> | ||
|performer = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] | |performer = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] | ||
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|previous song = [[Just Friends (Sunny)]] | |previous song = [[Just Friends (Sunny)]] | ||
|next song = [[Kenya]] | |next song = [[Kenya]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Keep It Together''' is the ninth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] | + | |introduction = '''Keep It Together''' is the ninth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna]’s fourth album [[Album: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]]. The track contains guitar by [[Prince]], who was not credited. Ten months after the album’s release, ''Keep It Together'' was released as the album’s sixth [[Single: Keep It Together|single]]. |
− | [[Prince]] | + | [[Prince]]’s contribution was recorded in mid-November 1988, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. |
+ | [[Prince]]’s guitar part on this song is borrowed from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_and_the_Family_Stone Sly And The Family Stone]’s track [[Family Affair]] to stick with the thematic of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna]’s lyrics. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] usually also included the chorus and verses of [[Family Affair]] during her live renditions of [[Keep It Together]]. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = 1988 | + | |date = Early Fall 1988 |
|studio = Studio information needed | |studio = Studio information needed | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] demo; no [[Prince]] input) |
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{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Mid-November 1988 | |date = Mid-November 1988 | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
|additional info = Guitar solo recording by [[Prince]] | |additional info = Guitar solo recording by [[Prince]] | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] - lead vocals, background vocals, additional synthesizer | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] - lead vocals, background vocals, additional synthesizer | ||
*[[Prince]] - guitar solo (uncredited) | *[[Prince]] - guitar solo (uncredited) | ||
− | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Moffett Jonathan Moffett] - drums | |
− | + | *Chester Kamen - guitar | |
− | + | *Paulinho Da Costa - percussion | |
− | + | *David Boruff - saxophone | |
− | *[ | + | *Steven Madaio - saxophone |
− | + | *Niki Haris - background vocals | |
− | *Chester Kamen - guitar | + | *Donna DeLory - background vocals |
− | * | + | *Other personnel unknown (see the [[Album: Like A Prayer|album]] page for possible involvement by other musicians) |
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|released versions = ''Information is given for [[Prince]]-related versions only'' | |released versions = ''Information is given for [[Prince]]-related versions only'' | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|1= '''Keep It Together (Single Remix) ''' | |1= '''Keep It Together (Single Remix) ''' | ||
|2= 4:32 | |2= 4:32 | ||
− | |3= [[Single: Keep It Together|Keep It Together]] single | + | |3= [[Single: Keep It Together|Keep It Together]] single<br> |
+ | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogue_(Madonna_song) Vogue] single (Europe) | ||
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
|5= Additional production and remix by Shep Pettibone | |5= Additional production and remix by Shep Pettibone | ||
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|1= '''Keep It Together (12" Remix) ''' | |1= '''Keep It Together (12" Remix) ''' | ||
|2= 7:50 | |2= 7:50 | ||
− | |3= [[Single: Keep It Together|Keep It Together]] single | + | |3= [[Single: Keep It Together|Keep It Together]] singlesingle<br> |
+ | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogue_(Madonna_song) Vogue] maxi-single (Europe) | ||
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
|5= Additional production and remix by Shep Pettibone | |5= Additional production and remix by Shep Pettibone | ||
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+ | |unreleased versions = | ||
|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
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|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
|first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]] | |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]] | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
− | |trivia = | + | |trivia = |
|see also = [[Album: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] album | |see also = [[Album: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] album | ||
+ | *[[Single: Keep It Together|Keep It Together]] 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:1989]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1989]][[Category:Recorded 1988]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
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