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 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 on 12 June, 1989, also at Paisley Park Studios. 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.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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November, 1988 - January, 1989
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Initial tracking
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Early June, 1989
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Additional recording and lead vocal overdubs by Morris Day
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12 June, 1989
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Vocal overdubs by Margie Cox
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Recording Personnel
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Cat version
- Cat - lead vocals
- Prince - all instruments (assumed)
The Time version
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Versions
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Unreleased Versions
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Title
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Version
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Additional Info
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Nine Lives
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Studio
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Cat version; recorded November, 1988 - January, 1989
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Nine Lives
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Studio
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The Time version; before chorus overdubs
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Nine Lives
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Studio
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The Time version; after chorus overdubs; intended for Corporate World
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