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|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 1982]] - [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 1982]] - [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]]
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]]<br>
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[[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
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|introduction              = '''Lady Cab Driver''' is the ninth track on [[Prince]]'s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]], and, in 1983, was included as a b-side on some versions of the single [[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]], the album's second single.
 
|introduction              = '''Lady Cab Driver''' is the ninth track on [[Prince]]'s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]], and, in 1983, was included as a b-side on some versions of the single [[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]], the album's second single.
  
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_7|7 July 1982]] (the day after [[Moonbeam Levels]], the day before [[Baby, You're A Trip]]) at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. The song's music is very similar to the 1981 recorded [[Rearrange]], almost as if '''Lady Cab Driver'' was a reinterpretation of that song.
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_7|7 July 1982]] (the day after [[Moonbeam Levels]], the day before [[Baby, You're A Trip]]) at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. The song's music is very similar to the 1981 recorded [[Rearrange]], almost as if '''Lady Cab Driver'' was a reinterpretation of that song. It also bares similarities to [The Stick]]
 
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|date                      = January 1983
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_19|19 January 1983]]
 
|studio                    = Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland FL
 
|studio                    = Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland FL
 
|additional info          = Tour Demo version
 
|additional info          = Tour Demo version
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'''Tour Demo Version'''
 
'''Tour Demo Version'''
*[[Prince]] - vox, guitar
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*[[Prince]] - all instruments
*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums
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*[[Brown Mark]] - bass
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*[[Dez Dickerson]] - guitar
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*[[Dr. Fink]] keyboards
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*[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards
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|3= [[Album: 1999|1999]]<br>
 
|3= [[Album: 1999|1999]]<br>
 
[[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]] single<br>
 
[[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]] single<br>
[[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']]
 
 
 
|4= Studio
 
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|1= '''Lady Cab Driver'''
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|2= 8:25
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|3= [[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']]
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|5= Remastered in 2019
 
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|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Deluxe'']]
 
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Deluxe'']]
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= Recorded January 1983, Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland FL
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|5= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_19|19 January 1983]], Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland FL
 
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|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Deluxe'' DVD]]
 
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Deluxe'' DVD]]
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[29 December 1982|29 December 1982: The Summit, Houston, TX]]
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|5= [[29 December 1982|29 December 1982: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA]]
 
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Revision as of 22:06, 12 June 2020

The Ladder   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Lady Pleasure
Lady Cab Driver

1999.jpg
from the album 1999
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 27 October 1982 - 1999 album
Album(s): 1999

1999 Deluxe

Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • 1986, 2007 (clip only), 2012 (instrumental, during public soundcheck)

Lady Cab Driver is the ninth track on Prince's fifth album 1999, and, in 1983, was included as a b-side on some versions of the single Little Red Corvette, the album's second single.

Basic tracking took place on 7 July 1982 (the day after Moonbeam Levels, the day before Baby, You're A Trip) at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California. The song's music is very similar to the 1981 recorded Rearrange, almost as if 'Lady Cab Driver was a reinterpretation of that song. It also bares similarities to [The Stick]]


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
7 July 1982 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Basic tracking
19 January 1983 Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland FL Tour Demo version
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
  • Jill Jones - additional vocals (as "J.J.")


Tour Demo Version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Lady Cab Driver 8:25 1999

Little Red Corvette single

Studio
Lady Cab Driver 8:25 1999 Deluxe Studio Remastered in 2019
Lady Cab Driver (Edit) 5:06 Little Red Corvette single

1999 Deluxe

Edit
Lady Cab Driver / I Wanna Be Your Lover / Head / Little Red Corvette (Tour Demo) 7:00 1999 Deluxe Live Recorded 19 January 1983, Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland FL
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Lady Cab Driver 3:02 1999 Deluxe DVD Live 29 December 1982: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Lady Cab Driver (Instrumental) T.B.C. Live concert TV broadcast Live 7 June 1986, Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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