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|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 2023]] - [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 2023]] - [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | |album(s) = [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
− | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] |
− | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]) |
|previous song = [[Let’s Work]] | |previous song = [[Let’s Work]] | ||
|next song = [[Life Can Be So Nice]] | |next song = [[Life Can Be So Nice]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Letter 4 Miles''' is an instrumental track recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 30|30 September 1991]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (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 in February 1992, also at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. | + | |introduction = '''Letter 4 Miles''' is an instrumental track recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 30|30 September 1991]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (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 [[I Pledge Allegiance To Your Love]]). 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 in February 1992, also at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. |
− | The original title of | + | The original title of the track (attributed after the recording, according to drummer [[Michael B.]]) was '''Miles Is Not Dead'''; the original tape gives both titles, with '''Miles Is Not Dead''' crossed out and '''Letter 4 Miles''' written underneath. |
− | '''Letter 4 Miles''' was released in October 2023 as the eighth track of ''Vault Tracks part 3'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls '' | + | '''Letter 4 Miles''' was released in October 2023 as the eighth track of ''Vault Tracks part 3'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]. |
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