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|song name                = Nine Lives
 
|song name                = Nine Lives
 
|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small>
 
|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small>
|performer                = [[Cat]]; [[The Time]]
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|performer                = [[Cat]]; [[The Time]]; [[Margie Cox ]], [[Flash]] / [[Flash|MC Flash]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small>
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small>
 
|previous song            = [[Nine]]
 
|previous song            = [[Nine]]
 
|next song                = [[No Call U]]
 
|next song                = [[No Call U]]
|introduction              = '''Nine Lives''' (sometimes known as '''9 Lives''') is an unreleased song originally recorded by [[Cat]] recorded between November, 1988, and January, 1989, at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, for use on her planned [[Album: Cat 1989|solo album]] (during the same set of sessions as [[Cat And Mouse]], [[Cat Attack]] and [[A Man Called Jesus]]). The project was abandoned, however, when [[Cat]] announced she was moving to England to work with producer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Simenon Tim Simenon]. The track was worked on further in early June, 1989, also at [[Paisley Park Studios]], when [[Morris Day]] added lead vocal overdubs. [[Margie Cox]] added vocal overdubs on the chorus on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_12|12 June, 1989]], also at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. The track was included as the second track on an early September, 1989, configuration of [[Album: Corporate World|Corporate World]], and the track was planned as the first single release from the album, but it was removed when the album was re-worked to become [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]]. The track remains unreleased.
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|introduction              = '''Nine Lives''' (sometimes known as '''9 Lives''') is an unreleased song originally recorded by [[Cat]] between November 1988, and January 1989, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, for use on her planned [[Album: Cat Album (1989)|solo album]] (during the same set of sessions as [[Cat And Mouse]], [[Cat Attack]] and [[A Man Called Jesus]]). The project was abandoned, however, when [[Cat]] announced she was moving to England to work with producer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Simenon Tim Simenon]. The track was worked on further in early June 1989, also at [[Paisley Park Studios]], when [[Morris Day]] added lead vocal overdubs.  
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[[Margie Cox]] added vocal overdubs on the chorus in the early morning on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_13|13 June 1989]], also at [[Paisley Park Studios]], while also cutting her lead vocal on it in July.  
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The track was included as the second track on an early September 1989, configuration of [[Album: Corporate World (1989)|Corporate World]], and the track was planned as the first single release from the album, but it was removed when the album was re-worked to become [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]]. The track remains unreleased.
 
|recording info            =
 
|recording info            =
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = November, 1988 - January, 1989
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|date                      = November 1988 - January 1989
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Early June, 1989
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|date                      = Early June 1989
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = Additional recording and lead vocal overdubs by [[Morris Day]]
 
|additional info          = Additional recording and lead vocal overdubs by [[Morris Day]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_12|12 June, 1989]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_13|13 June 1989]] (a.m.)
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Vocal overdubs by [[Margie Cox]]
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|additional info          = Bacgkround vocals overdubs by [[Margie Cox]]
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}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_29|29 July 1989]]
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|additional info          = Lead vocals by [[Margie Cox]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
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*[[Margie Cox]] - vocals
 
*[[Margie Cox]] - vocals
 
*[[Prince]] - all instruments (assumed)
 
*[[Prince]] - all instruments (assumed)
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*[[Clare Fischer]] - string arrangements (assumed)
 
|unreleased versions      =  
 
|unreleased versions      =  
 
{{Unreleased|
 
{{Unreleased|
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|1= '''Nine Lives'''
 
|1= '''Nine Lives'''
 
|2= Studio
 
|2= Studio
|3= [[Cat]] version; recorded November, 1988 - January, 1989
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|3= [[Cat]] version; recorded November 1988 - January 1989; intended for [[Album: Cat Album (1989)|Cat]]’s solo album
 
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|1= '''Nine Lives'''
 
|1= '''Nine Lives'''
 
|2= Studio
 
|2= Studio
|3= [[The Time]] version; after chorus overdubs; intended for [[Album: Corporate World|Corporate World]]
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|3= [[The Time]] version; after chorus overdubs; intended for [[Album: Corporate World (1989)|Corporate World]]
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{{Unreleasedline|
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|1= '''Nine Lives'''
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|2= Studio
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|3= [[Margie Cox]]/ [[Flash]] / [[Flash|MC Flash]] version.
 
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|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
 
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
 
* [[Cat]]
 
* [[Cat]]
* [[Album: Cat 1989|Cat solo album]] unreleased album
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* [[Album: Cat Album (1989)|Cat]] unreleased solo album
 
* [[The Time]]
 
* [[The Time]]
* [[Album: Corporate World|Corporate World]] unreleased album
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* [[Album: Corporate World (1989)|Corporate World]] unreleased 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)]]''
|categories                = [[Category:1989]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category: Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1989]]
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|categories                = [[Category:1989]][[Category:Recorded 1989]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (The Time)‏]][[Category:Unreleased Songs‏‎]]
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Latest revision as of 09:41, 23 October 2023

Nine   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   No Call U
Nine Lives

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Song details
Performer: Cat; The Time; Margie Cox , Flash / MC Flash
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Nine Lives (sometimes known as 9 Lives) is an unreleased song originally recorded by Cat between November 1988, and January 1989, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, for use on her planned solo album (during the same set of sessions as Cat And Mouse, Cat Attack and A Man Called Jesus). The project was abandoned, however, when Cat announced she was moving to England to work with producer Tim Simenon. The track was worked on further in early June 1989, also at Paisley Park Studios, when Morris Day added lead vocal overdubs. Margie Cox added vocal overdubs on the chorus in the early morning on 13 June 1989, also at Paisley Park Studios, while also cutting her lead vocal on it in July.

The track was included as the second track on an early September 1989, configuration of Corporate World, and the track was planned as the first single release from the album, but it was removed when the album was re-worked to become Pandemonium. The track remains unreleased.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
November 1988 - January 1989 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Tracking
Early June 1989 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Additional recording and lead vocal overdubs by Morris Day
13 June 1989 (a.m.) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Bacgkround vocals overdubs by Margie Cox
29 July 1989 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Lead vocals by Margie Cox
Recording Personnel

Cat version

  • Cat - lead vocals
  • Prince - all instruments (assumed)


The Time version


Versions
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Nine Lives Studio Cat version; recorded November 1988 - January 1989; intended for Cat’s solo album
Nine Lives Studio The Time version; before chorus overdubs
Nine Lives Studio The Time version; after chorus overdubs; intended for Corporate World
Nine Lives Studio Margie Cox/ Flash / MC Flash version.


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • "Nine lives" refers to the common myth that cats have nine lives, and so is appropriate that it was initially intended for Cat.

References
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