Difference between revisions of "Letter 4 Miles"
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| − | |song name = | + | |song name = Miles Is Not Dead |
|single image = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]] | |single image = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]] | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | ||
| − | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Midnight Blues]] |
| − | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[Milk & Honey]] |
| − | |introduction = ''' | + | |introduction = '''Miles Is Not Dead''' is an unreleased instrumental recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 30|30 September, 1991]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (two days after [[Gett Off's Cousin]], the day before the release of [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]'s album [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] and the recording of [[Do U Wanna Rock?]], [[Sweet Baby]] and [[Allegiance]]). The track was a tribute to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis], who had died two days before, although [[Michael B.]], who was the only other musician present at the session, wasn't aware that this was a tribute, and wasn't aware of the title. Horn overdubs by [[The Hornheadz]] were added at a later date, also at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. The track remains unreleased. |
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| + | The songs title was previously thought to be '''Letter 4 Miles''', but a Paisley Park work order lists it as Miles Is Not Dead | ||
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| − | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Miles Is Not Dead''' |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= Original recording, recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 30|30 September, 1991]] | |3= Original recording, recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 30|30 September, 1991]] | ||
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| − | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Miles Is Not Dead''' |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= Final version after horn overdubs | |3= Final version after horn overdubs | ||
Revision as of 23:01, 20 February 2016
| Midnight Blues < < < | Non-Prince Songs | All Prince Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Milk & Honey |
| Miles Is Not Dead |
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| Midnight Blues < < < | All Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Milk & Honey |
