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|introduction              = '''Life Can Be So Nice''' is the sixth track on [[Prince]]'s eighth album [[Album: Parade|Parade]], the third to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. The track is also played in [[Prince]]'s second feature film, [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]].
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|introduction              = '''Life Can Be So Nice''' is the sixth track on [[Prince]]’s eighth album [[Album: Parade|Parade]], the third to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. The track is also played in [[Prince]]’s second feature film, [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]].
  
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Initial tracking in the studio only took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 21|21 April 1985]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA (the day after [[Old Friends 4 Sale]], [[Others Here With Us]] and [[Tibet]], the same day as [[Sometimes It Snows In April]], the day before the release of [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] and two days before recording [[Evolsidog]]). [[Clare Fischer]] arranged and recorded orchestration for the song at some point in mid-late 1985 at [https://www.yellowpages.com/los-angeles-ca/mip/monterey-sound-studios-512137723 Monterey Sound Studios], Glendale, CA, USA, but [[Prince]] preferred the track without orchestration, and chose to use the track without orchestration for the final release.
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Basic tracking in the studio only took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 16|16 April 1985]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (the day before [[Christopher Tracy’s Parade|Wendy’s Parade]], [[New Position]], [[I Wonder U]] and [[Under The Cherry Moon]], the same day as [[Lemon Cake]]). [[Clare Fischer]] arranged and recorded orchestration for the song in early July 1985 at Monterey Sound Studios in Glendale, California, but [[Prince]] chose to use the track without orchestration for the release on [[Album: Parade|Parade]].
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 21|21 April 1985]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 17|17 April 1985]] <br>(session started on the 16th; tracking of Life Can Be So Nice in the a.m. of the 17th. 
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking, mix
 
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|date                      = Mid-late 1985
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 20|20 April 1985]]
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|studio                    = [https://www.yellowpages.com/los-angeles-ca/mip/monterey-sound-studios-512137723 Monterey Sound Studios], Glendale, CA, USA
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Possible overdubs, mix
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 22|22 April 1985]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3 <br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Vocal overdubs, mix, instrumental mix
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 23|23 June 1985]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = (Likely) vocal overdubs. mix
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 3|3 July 1985]]
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|studio                    = Monterey Sound Studios, <br>Glendale, CA, USA
 
|additional info          = Orchestra recording by [[Clare Fischer]]
 
|additional info          = Orchestra recording by [[Clare Fischer]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 25|25 July 1985]]
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|studio                    = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA
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|additional info          = Orchestra mix, possible tracking, overdubs, mix for extended version
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 14|14]] or [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 15|15 November 1985]] (estimate)
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|studio                    = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advision_Studios Advision Studios],<br>London, England
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|additional info          = Mix ([[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]], probably with [[Prince]])
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 16|16 December 1985]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Mix, strings only mix
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 27|27 January 1986]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Orchestra only mix for [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] ([[Susan Rogers]], sans [[Prince]])
 
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:*Basses - Chuck Dominico and Arni Egilsson.
 
:*Basses - Chuck Dominico and Arni Egilsson.
 
:*Woodwinds - Gene Cipriano, Don Ashworth, John Clarke, Dave Edwards, Gary Foster, Jim Kanter, John Lowe, Dick Mitchell, Jack Nimitz, Joe Soldo and Bob Tricarico
 
:*Woodwinds - Gene Cipriano, Don Ashworth, John Clarke, Dave Edwards, Gary Foster, Jim Kanter, John Lowe, Dick Mitchell, Jack Nimitz, Joe Soldo and Bob Tricarico
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:*Trumpets - Ray Brown, Rich Cooper, Bob Findley, Larry Ford, Bob O'Donnell and Al Vizutti
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:*Trumpets - Ray Brown, Rich Cooper, Bob Findley, Larry Ford, Bob O’Donnell and Al Vizutti
 
:*Trombones - Garnett Brown, Charles Loper, Morris Repass and Bill Watrous
 
:*Trombones - Garnett Brown, Charles Loper, Morris Repass and Bill Watrous
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:*French Horns - Marni Johnson, David Duke, Joe Myer, Brian O'Connor, Calvin Smith and Jim Thatcher
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:*French Horns - Marni Johnson, David Duke, Joe Myer, Brian O’Connor, Calvin Smith and Jim Thatcher
 
:*Tuba - Tommy Johnson
 
:*Tuba - Tommy Johnson
 
:*Tympani and percussion - Brent Fischer
 
:*Tympani and percussion - Brent Fischer
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|sampled in                =  
 
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|first live appearance    = [[03_March 1986|3 March 1986: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]<br>
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|first live appearance    = [[03_March 1986|3 March 1986: First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]]<br>
 
* [[09 September 1986|9 September 1986: Yokohama Stadium (横浜スタジアム), Yokohama, Japan]]
 
* [[09 September 1986|9 September 1986: Yokohama Stadium (横浜スタジアム), Yokohama, Japan]]
 
|performed regularly on    = [[Parade Tour]]
 
|performed regularly on    = [[Parade Tour]]
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* [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] movie
 
* [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] movie
 
|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)]]''
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|categories                = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1985]]
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* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]''
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|categories                = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Recorded 1985]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:14, 24 June 2022

Letter 4 Miles   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Life Is So Neat
Life Can Be So Nice
Parade.jpg
from the album Parade
Song details
Performer: Prince and the Revolution
First Released: 31 March 1986 - Parade album
Album(s): Parade
Writer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Life Can Be So Nice is the sixth track on Prince’s eighth album Parade, the third to be credited to Prince and the Revolution. The track is also played in Prince’s second feature film, Under The Cherry Moon.

Basic tracking in the studio only took place on 16 April 1985 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (the day before Wendy’s Parade, New Position, I Wonder U and Under The Cherry Moon, the same day as Lemon Cake). Clare Fischer arranged and recorded orchestration for the song in early July 1985 at Monterey Sound Studios in Glendale, California, but Prince chose to use the track without orchestration for the release on Parade.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
17 April 1985
(session started on the 16th; tracking of Life Can Be So Nice in the a.m. of the 17th. 		Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Tracking, mix
20 April 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Possible overdubs, mix
22 April 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Vocal overdubs, mix, instrumental mix
23 June 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3
Hollywood, CA, USA 		(Likely) vocal overdubs. mix
3 July 1985 Monterey Sound Studios,
Glendale, CA, USA 		Orchestra recording by Clare Fischer
25 July 1985 Washington Avenue Warehouse,
Edina, MN, USA 		Orchestra mix, possible tracking, overdubs, mix for extended version
14 or 15 November 1985 (estimate) Advision Studios,
London, England 		Mix (Wendy & Lisa, probably with Prince)
16 December 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Mix, strings only mix
27 January 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Orchestra only mix for Under The Cherry Moon (Susan Rogers, sans Prince)
Recording Personnel

Parade version


Unreleased version

Orchestral Players:
  • Violins - Isabelle Daskoff, Francine Walsh, Mari Botnik, Pam Gates, Janice Gower, Karen Jones, Betty Moor, Irma Neumann, Assa Drori, Bill Hymanson, Oscar Chasow, Ron Clark, Henry Ferber, Erne Granat, Ed Green, Bill Hybel, Reggie Hill, Pat Johnson, Don Palmer, Sheldon Sanov, Joe Schonbrun, Terry Schonbrun and Harold Wolf
  • Violas - Pam Goldsmith, Margot Maclaine, Carol Mukagawa, Myer Bello, Alan Deverich, Norman Forrest, Alan Harshman, Jorge Moraga and David Stock
  • Cellos - Jim Arkatoff, Ray Kelley, Ray Kramer and Fred Seykora
  • Basses - Chuck Dominico and Arni Egilsson.
  • Woodwinds - Gene Cipriano, Don Ashworth, John Clarke, Dave Edwards, Gary Foster, Jim Kanter, John Lowe, Dick Mitchell, Jack Nimitz, Joe Soldo and Bob Tricarico
  • Trumpets - Ray Brown, Rich Cooper, Bob Findley, Larry Ford, Bob O’Donnell and Al Vizutti
  • Trombones - Garnett Brown, Charles Loper, Morris Repass and Bill Watrous
  • French Horns - Marni Johnson, David Duke, Joe Myer, Brian O’Connor, Calvin Smith and Jim Thatcher
  • Tuba - Tommy Johnson
  • Tympani and percussion - Brent Fischer

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Life Can Be So Nice 3:12 Parade Studio
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Life Can Be So Nice T.B.C. Live concert TV broadcast Live 7 June 1986, Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Life Can Be So Nice Studio Instrumental version
Life Can Be So Nice Studio Track with unused orchestral overdubs
Life Can Be So Nice Studio Strings only mix
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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