Difference between revisions of "Movie Star"
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|song name = Movie Star | |song name = Movie Star | ||
| − | | | + | |album image = [[File:ABCFM_radio.jpg|100px]] <br><small> Live performance by Miles Davis aired on ABC FM</small><br> |
| − | |performer = [[Prince]] | + | [[Image:Crystalball_album.png|100px|link=Album: Crystal Ball]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]</small> |
| − | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 29|29 January 1998]] - [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] album | + | |single image = [[File:Miles_completemontreux.jpg|60px]] <br><small> included on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Miles_Davis_at_Montreux The Complete Miles Davis At Montreux 1973-1991] |
| − | |album(s) = [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]<br> | + | |performer = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis]; [[Prince]] |
| + | |first released = 2 May 1988 - Live performance broadcast ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] version) | ||
| + | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 29|29 January 1998]] - [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] album ([[Prince]] version) | ||
| + | |album(s) = [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] ([[Prince]] version)<br> | ||
| + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Miles_Davis_at_Montreux The Complete Miles Davis At Montreux 1973-1991] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] version) | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
| − | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | + | |producer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] <small>(assumed)</small>; [[Prince]] |
|previous song = [[Move Me]] | |previous song = [[Move Me]] | ||
|next song = [[MPLS]] | |next song = [[MPLS]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Movie Star''' is | + | |introduction = '''Movie Star''' is a song recorded by [[Prince]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_27|27 March 1986]] at his [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day as [[Witness 4 The Prosecution]]). Although this track was not included on a late April 1986 configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album, it was included as the seventeenth track (fifteenth song) on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]] configuration (segueing directly into [[A Place In Heaven]], which includes the final line of dialogue from [[Movie Star]] in its opening bars) and as the seventeenth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configuration (with a complete ending). It was dropped, however, when the project evolved into the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] triple LP (completely separate from the 1998 release of the same name). |
| + | A cassette containing the song (along with [[Witness 4 The Prosecution]] and [[Chocolate]] was given to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] in March 1987. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Davis] did nothing in the studio with these tracks but he included [[Movie Star]] in his live repertoire. He notably played it during a concert given at the Melbourne Concert Hall in Melbourne, Australia on May 2, 1988, broadcast live by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Classic ABC-FM radio]. This broadcast, 10 years before the release of the studio version by [[Prince]], contributes to consider ‘’’Movie Star’’’ as being first officially "released" by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis]. An other live version performed at Montreux, Switzerland in July 1988 was included on the posthumous release [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Miles_Davis_at_Montreux The Complete Miles Davis At Montreux 1973-1991] in 2002 (and on a 10-DVD set in 2011). | ||
| − | + | [[Prince]]’s studio version was included as the eighth track on the first disc of his 20th album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] (his fourth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). The album is not clearly divided between [[Prince]] tracks and [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] tracks, and the liner notes' discussion of this track does not use either name, but the recording date places it clearly as a "[[Prince]]" track, so it is listed as such here. The [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] liner notes state that the song was chosen for inclusion because it was "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Angelo D'Angelo]’s favorite bootleg". The liner notes also state that the song was written for [[The Time]], although the band was no longer together when [[Prince]] recorded the track, and it is unknown if the song was considered for the band when [[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]] began work on the [[Album: Corporate World (1989)|Corporate World]] album in 1989. The version released on [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] contains an opening which samples [[Jam Of The Year]] in the background of a party scene. | |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_14|14 March 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_14|14 March 1986]] | ||
|studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Probable tracking, overdubs, mix |
}} | }} | ||
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|studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Possible vocal overdubs, mix | |additional info = Possible vocal overdubs, mix | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = 2 May 1988 | ||
| + | |studio = Melbourne Concert Hall, <br>Melbourne, Australia | ||
| + | |additional info = Live recording by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] and his band (broadcast) | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
| + | ''' Miles Davis live 1988 version''' | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] - trumpet | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Garrett Kenny Garrett] - alto and soprano saxophones, flute | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Irving_III Robert Irving III] - keyboards | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Holzman_(keyboardist) Adam Holzman]- keyboards | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foley_(musician) Joe 'Foley' McCreary] - piccolo bass | ||
| + | *[[Benny Rietveld]] - bass guitar | ||
| + | *Ricky Wellman- drums | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Mazur Marilyn Mazur] - percussion | ||
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| + | '''Prince version''' | ||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
*[[Wendy Melvoin]] - spoken vocals (uncredited) | *[[Wendy Melvoin]] - spoken vocals (uncredited) | ||
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|3= [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] | |3= [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
| − | |5= | + | |5= [[Prince]] version |
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Movie Star''' | ||
| + | |2= 4:27 | ||
| + | |3= [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Miles_Davis_at_Montreux The Complete Miles Davis At Montreux 1973-1991] | ||
| + | |4= Live | ||
| + | |5= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] live version recorded in Montreux, Switzerland on 7 July 1988 | ||
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|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= With horns by [[Eric Leeds]] | |3= With horns by [[Eric Leeds]] | ||
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
| + | {{SongBroadcast| | ||
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| + | {{Songchart| | ||
| + | |line = | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Movie Star''' | ||
| + | |2= 3:58 | ||
| + | |3= Live performance radio broadcast | ||
| + | |4= Live | ||
| + | |5= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] and his band at Melbourne Concert Hall, Melbourne, Australia on 2 May 1988 | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |video versions = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]. | + | |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]], except for a horn interpolation in [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] played by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] on [[31 December 1987|31 December 1987: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(see trivia)</small>. |
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
| − | |trivia = | + | |trivia = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis]’ live version contains additional horn lines that were not on [[Prince]]’s original version(s). |
| + | * At least three live performances of [[Movie Star]] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] in 1988 are known to have been aired that same year or shortly after. The Melbourne performance is the earliest known and the only broadcast referenced here for clarity sake. | ||
|see also = [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] album | |see also = [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] album | ||
| + | *[[Album: Merci Miles!, Live At Vienne|Merci Miles!, Live At Vienne]] live album | ||
|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)]] '' | ||
* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category:1998]][[Category:Recorded 1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | + | * ''[http://jazzstation-oblogdearnaldodesouteiros.blogspot.com/2011/10/miles-davis-complete-10-dvd-set-live-at.html '''Miles Davis' complete 10-DVD set "Live at Montreux" comes out today in the USA''' by ''Arnaldo Desouteiro'' (Jazz Station blog: 24 October 2011)] |
| + | |categories = [[Category:1988]][[Category:1998]][[Category:Recorded 1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
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