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{{song| | {{song| | ||
|song name = Modernaire | |song name = Modernaire | ||
− | |album image = [[File:Aretrospective album.jpg|100px|A Retrospective|link=Album: A Retrospective]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: A Retrospective|A Retrospective]]</small> | + | |album image = [[File:Aretrospective album.jpg|100px|A Retrospective|link=Album: A Retrospective 1982-1987]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: A Retrospective 1982-1987|A Retrospective 1982-1987]]</small> |
|single image = [[File:Modernaire single.jpg|100px|Modernaire|link=Single: Modernaire]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Modernaire|Modernaire]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Modernaire single.jpg|100px|Modernaire|link=Single: Modernaire]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Modernaire|Modernaire]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Dez Dickerson]] | |performer = [[Dez Dickerson]] | ||
− | |first released = February | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_16|16 February 2005]] - [[Album: A Retrospective 1982-1987|A Retrospective 1982-1987]] |
− | |album(s) = [[Album: A Retrospective|A Retrospective]] | + | |album(s) = [[Album: A Retrospective 1982-1987|A Retrospective 1982-1987]] |
− | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | + | |writer(s) = [[Dez Dickerson]] & [[Prince]] |
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (co-produced by [[Dez Dickerson]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (co-produced by [[Dez Dickerson]]) | ||
− | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Mobile]] |
− | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[Money]] |
− | |introduction = '''Modernaire''' (a.k.a. '''(I Want 2 B A) Modernaire''') was performed (in part) by [[Dez Dickerson]] in [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Modernaire''' (a.k.a. ''' (I Want 2 B A) Modernaire''') was performed (in part) by [[Dez Dickerson]] in [[Prince]]’s first film [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. Over 20 years later, [[Dez Dickerson]] released the song as the first track on his limited edition compilation [[Album: A Retrospective 1982-1987|A Retrospective 1982-1987]] (from his own tape copy of the track, rather than the master copy). |
Three years later, [[Dez Dickerson]] released the single [[Single: Modernaire|Modernaire]], including the original version of the track and multiple cover versions of the song by dance artists (labeled on the single as "remixes"). | Three years later, [[Dez Dickerson]] released the single [[Single: Modernaire|Modernaire]], including the original version of the track and multiple cover versions of the song by dance artists (labeled on the single as "remixes"). | ||
− | + | While specific recording dates are not known, it is believed that the track was recorded in May 1983 at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (credited as "the Purple House basement studio"). | |
− | Some reversed background vocals by | + | Some reversed background vocals by [[Jill Jones]] include the lines "''Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek / For that which thou hast heard me speak tonight''", taken from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare William Shakespeare]’s play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_and_Juliet Romeo and Juliet] ([http://www.shakespeare-literature.com/Romeo_and_Juliet/9.html Act 2, Scene 2]). This same recording was later used in [[Intermission]]. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = | + | |date = May 1983 |
− | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking, [[Jill Jones]] overdubs |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = May 1983 | ||
+ | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = [[Dez Dickerson]] overdubs | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
*[[Dez Dickerson]] - lead vocals | *[[Dez Dickerson]] - lead vocals | ||
*[[Prince]] - guitars, synthesizers and background vocals | *[[Prince]] - guitars, synthesizers and background vocals | ||
− | * | + | * [[Jill Jones]] - reversed background vocals |
+ | <hr> | ||
+ | *[[Don Batts]] - engineer (assumed) | ||
+ | |||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|1= '''Modernaire''' | |1= '''Modernaire''' | ||
|2= 4:02 | |2= 4:02 | ||
− | |3= [[Album: A Retrospective|A Retrospective]] album<br> | + | |3= [[Album: A Retrospective 1982-1987|A Retrospective 1982-1987]] album<br> |
[[Single: Modernaire|Modernaire]] single | [[Single: Modernaire|Modernaire]] single | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
− | |5= a.k.a. '''(I Want 2 B A) Modernaire'''; Released from [[Dez Dickerson]] | + | |5= a.k.a. '''(I Want 2 B A) Modernaire'''; Released from [[Dez Dickerson]]’s tape copy instead of a master copy of the track |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
− | |see also = [[Album: A Retrospective|A Retrospective]] album | + | |see also = [[Album: A Retrospective 1982-1987|A Retrospective 1982-1987]] album |
*[[Single: Modernaire|Modernaire]] single | *[[Single: Modernaire|Modernaire]] single | ||
− | |references = http://modernaire.bandcamp.com/album/modernaire | + | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' |
− | |categories = [[Category:2005]][[Category:Songs ( | + | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' |
+ | * [http://modernaire.bandcamp.com/album/modernaire modernaire.bandcamp.com] | ||
+ | |categories = [[Category:2005]][[Category:Recorded 1983]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] | ||
}} | }} |
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