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− | |introduction = '''Like A Prayer''' is the first track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna]’s fourth album [[Album: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]]. It was long thought that the album version contained no [[Prince]] input, and only some of the remixes contain [[Prince]]’s guitar playing, however in a 2014 interview [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leonard Patrick Leonard], the | + | |introduction = '''Like A Prayer''' is the first track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna]’s fourth album [[Album: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]]. It was long thought that the album version contained no [[Prince]] input, and only some of the remixes contain [[Prince]]’s guitar playing, however in a 2014 interview [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leonard Patrick Leonard], the song’s producer revealed it’s actually [[Prince]] on guitar at the very beginning of the song before the door slams. |
The 12-inch containing the versions with a bit more of [[Prince]]’s uncredited guitar input were released three weeks prior to the album’s release on [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]], the album’s first single. The 'Dub Beats' version, remixed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bottrell Bill Bottrell], also contains a sample of the studio version of [[Bob George]], five years before its official release. | The 12-inch containing the versions with a bit more of [[Prince]]’s uncredited guitar input were released three weeks prior to the album’s release on [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]], the album’s first single. The 'Dub Beats' version, remixed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bottrell Bill Bottrell], also contains a sample of the studio version of [[Bob George]], five years before its official release. | ||
− | Furthermore a back masked version of the guitar solo was used as a basis to | + | Furthermore a back masked version of the guitar solo was used as a basis to [[Act Of Contrition]], the eleventh and final track on the [[Album: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]], album, and also released as the b-side of the [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]], single, three weeks before the album’s release. On [[Act Of Contrition]] the credit ‘The Powers That Be’, could be read as to allude to [[Prince]]. |
[[Prince]]’s contribution was recorded in mid-November 1988, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It is likely that his solo was recorded by itself (or possibly for use on [[Like A Prayer]]), and the track was compiled later. | [[Prince]]’s contribution was recorded in mid-November 1988, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It is likely that his solo was recorded by itself (or possibly for use on [[Like A Prayer]]), and the track was compiled later. | ||
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|date = 1988 | |date = 1988 | ||
|studio = Johnny Yuma Studios, Burbank, CA, USA | |studio = Johnny Yuma Studios, Burbank, CA, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] demo; no [[Prince]] input) |
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|3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] promo single and digital 2021 re-release | |3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] promo single and digital 2021 re-release | ||
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
− | |5= Remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bottrell Bill Bottrell]. This remix contains a sample of [[Bob George]] from the | + | |5= Remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bottrell Bill Bottrell]. This remix contains a sample of [[Bob George]] from the canceled [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']]. |
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|see also = [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single | |see also = [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] single | ||
|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' <br> | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' <br> | ||
− | *[http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5944767/madonna-producer-patrick-leonard-talks-like-a-prayer-at-25 '''Madonna producer Patrick Leonard talks 'Like A Prayer' at 25, track by track | + | *[http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5944767/madonna-producer-patrick-leonard-talks-like-a-prayer-at-25 '''Madonna producer Patrick Leonard talks 'Like A Prayer' at 25, track by track review’''' (billboard.com : 21 March 2014)] |
|categories = [[Category:1989]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Recorded 1988]] | |categories = [[Category:1989]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Recorded 1988]] | ||
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