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{{song| | {{song| | ||
|song name = Nothing Compares 2 U | |song name = Nothing Compares 2 U | ||
|album image = [[File:Thefamily album.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Family]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: The Family|The Family]]</small> <br> [[File:Originals.jpg|100px|border|Originals album artwork]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Originals|Originals]]</small><br> | |album image = [[File:Thefamily album.jpg|100px|link= Album: The Family]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: The Family|The Family]]</small> <br> [[File:Originals.jpg|100px|border|Originals album artwork]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Originals|Originals]]</small><br> | ||
|single image = [[File:thehits1.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Hits 1]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]]</small><br> [[File:Nothing_Compares_2_U_Tidal.jpg|100px|link=Single: Nothing Compares 2 U 2018]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Nothing Compares 2 U 2018|Nothing Compares 2 U]] (2018 release) | |single image = [[File:thehits1.jpg|100px|link= Album: The Hits 1]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]]</small><br> [[File:Nothing_Compares_2_U_Tidal.jpg|100px|link= Single: Nothing Compares 2 U 2018]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Nothing Compares 2 U 2018|Nothing Compares 2 U]] (2018 release) | ||
|performer = [[The Family]]; [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]; [[Prince]] | |performer = [[The Family]]; [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]; [[Prince]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 19|19 August 1985]] - [[Album: The Family|The Family]] album ([[The Family]] version)<br> | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 19|19 August 1985]] - [[Album: The Family|The Family]] album ([[The Family]] version)<br> | ||
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[[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> | [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> | ||
[[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]]<br> | [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]]<br> | ||
[[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br> | |||
[[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]<br> | [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]<br> | ||
[[Album: Originals|Originals]] | [[Album: Originals|Originals]] <br> | ||
[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br> | |||
[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Live At Glam Slam]] | |||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] and [[The Family]] on their album); [[Prince]] on his versions | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] and [[The Family]] on their album); [[Prince]] on his versions | ||
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|introduction = '''Nothing Compares 2 U''' is the sixth track on [[The Family]]’s first and only album [[Album: The Family|The Family]]. [[Prince]] wrote seven of the eight songs on the album, but [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] is the only track for which [[Prince]] took official credit. | |introduction = '''Nothing Compares 2 U''' is the sixth track on [[The Family]]’s first and only album [[Album: The Family|The Family]]. [[Prince]] wrote seven of the eight songs on the album, but [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] is the only track for which [[Prince]] took official credit. | ||
After becoming a worldwide number one single when covered by Irish singer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinead_O’Connor Sinead O’Connor], [[Prince]] began playing the song | After becoming a worldwide number one single when covered by Irish singer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinead_O’Connor Sinead O’Connor], [[Prince]] began playing the song in concert. In 1993, a live version (sharing lead vocals with [[Rosie Gaines]] and recorded at [[Venue: Paisley Park Studios|Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN on [[27_January_1992-am|27 January 1992 (a.m.)]]) was included as the eleventh track (one of two new tracks) on [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]]. | ||
He played it live consistently from 1990 onwards, and in 2002, released another live version as the twelfth track on the second disc of his first live album, [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] (along with [[Xenophobia]], [[Extraordinary]], [[Avalanche]], [[Family Name]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[The Everlasting Now]], [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=I Wanna Be Your Lover]][[I Wanna Be Your Lover| Wanna B Ur Lover]], [[Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds & Pearls]], [[The Beautiful Ones]] and [[How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore]] from the same show). | He played it live consistently from 1990 onwards, and in 2002, released another live version as the twelfth track on the second disc of his first live album, [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] (along with [[Xenophobia]], [[Extraordinary]], [[Avalanche]], [[Family Name]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[The Everlasting Now]], [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=I Wanna Be Your Lover]][[I Wanna Be Your Lover| Wanna B Ur Lover]], [[Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds & Pearls]], [[The Beautiful Ones]] and [[How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore]] from the same show). | ||
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[[Prince]]’s live version from [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] went on to be simulcast on US radio stations at 5:07 p.m. CT (6:07 ET/3:07 PT) on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 4|4 May 2016]], marking exactly "7 hours and 13 days" since [[Prince]] was pronounced dead. | [[Prince]]’s live version from [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] went on to be simulcast on US radio stations at 5:07 p.m. CT (6:07 ET/3:07 PT) on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 4|4 May 2016]], marking exactly "7 hours and 13 days" since [[Prince]] was pronounced dead. | ||
In 2018, a new mix of [[Prince]]’s original version was made and released on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 19|19 April 2018]] as download file on [[Tidal]] and Apple Music as well as streaming on Spotify and Deezer, and on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpGA0azFdCs&feature=youtu.be youtube] with an accompanying video made up of [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] rehearsal footage. A (limited to 1984 copies) purple vinyl single was available on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 21|21 April 2018]] at Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, while a picture disc was available through [https://www.princehitnrun.com/store/ The Prince official store]. A normal black 7 inch single of the song was subsequently available from 25 May. | In 2018, a new mix of [[Prince]]’s original version was made and released on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 19|19 April 2018]] as download file on [[Tidal]] and Apple Music as well as streaming on Spotify and Deezer, and on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpGA0azFdCs&feature=youtu.be youtube] with an accompanying video made up of [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] rehearsal footage. A (limited to 1984 copies) purple vinyl single was available on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 21|21 April 2018]] at Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, while a picture disc was available through [https://www.princehitnrun.com/store/ The Prince official store]. A normal black 7 inch single of the song was subsequently available from 25 May. This version was subsequently also included as the fifteenth and last track on the posthumous album [[Album:_Originals|Originals]] in 2019. | ||
This 2018 version was mixed by Tony Maserati to mimic the original [[Prince]] version from 1984, but has the [[Clare Fischer]] orchestral overdubs buried deep in the mix, but audible. It also has [[Susannah Melvoin]] backing vocals, which were not in the 1984 original. That version also has more layers of saxophone in the bridge than the 2018 remix. | |||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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|date = Late Summer 1984 (estimate) | |date = Late Summer 1984 (estimate) | ||
|studio = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA | |studio = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Vocal overdubs by [[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]] | |additional info = Vocal overdubs by [[Susannah Melvoin]] and [[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Re-recording | |additional info = Re-recording | ||
}} | |||
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|date = 2018 | |||
|studio = Mirrorball studios, <br>North Hollywood, CA, USA | |||
|additional info = Tony Maserati mix attempting to recreate a facsimile of the original [[Prince]] version | |||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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*[[Jerome Benton]] - credited, but did not contribute | *[[Jerome Benton]] - credited, but did not contribute | ||
*[[Miko Weaver]] - credited, but did not contribute</small> | *[[Miko Weaver]] - credited, but did not contribute</small> | ||
<br>'''Prince and the New Power Generation version''' | <br> | ||
'''Prince and the New Power Generation version''' | |||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
*[[Rosie Gaines]] - co-lead vocals, keyboards | *[[Rosie Gaines]] - co-lead vocals, keyboards | ||
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*[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar | *[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar | ||
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - guitar | *[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - guitar | ||
*[[Brian Gallagher]] - saxophone | *[[Tommy Barbarella]] - keyboards | ||
* [[Michael Nelson]] - trombone | |||
*[[Brian Gallagher]] - tenor saxophone | |||
*[[Kathy Jensen]] - baritone saxophone | *[[Kathy Jensen]] - baritone saxophone | ||
*[[Dave Jensen]] - trumpet | |||
*[[Steve Strand]] - trumpet | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
'''Original version''' | '''Original 1984 version''' | ||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | |||
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | |||
<br> | |||
''' "Originals" version 2018''' | |||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
*[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals | *[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals | ||
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[[Single: Nothing Compares 2 U|Nothing Compares 2 U]] promo<br> | [[Single: Nothing Compares 2 U|Nothing Compares 2 U]] promo<br> | ||
[[Album: My Name Was Prince|My Name Was Prince]] promotional album <br> | [[Album: My Name Was Prince|My Name Was Prince]] promotional album <br> | ||
[[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br> | |||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] version; [[27_January 1992-am|27 January 1992 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]. Also known as '''Nothing Compares 2 U (Live)''' | |5= [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] version; [[27_January 1992-am|27 January 1992 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]. Also known as '''Nothing Compares 2 U (Live)''' | ||
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|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[30_April 2002|30 April 2002, Portland Center for the Perf. Arts - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, USA]] | |5= [[30_April 2002|30 April 2002, Portland Center for the Perf. Arts - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, USA]] | ||
}} | |||
{{Songline| | |||
|1= '''Nothing Compares 2 U''' | |||
|2= 4:47 | |||
|3= [[The Family|Fdeluxe]]: ''Live & Tight As A Funk Fiends' Fix'' | |||
|4= Live | |||
|5= 2 September 2012, Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Nothing Compares 2 U (Live At Glam Slam)''' | |1= '''Nothing Compares 2 U (Live At Glam Slam)''' | ||
|2= | |2= 4:54 | ||
|3= [[Single: Diamonds And Pearls / Nothing Compares 2 U (Live At Glam Slam)|Diamonds And Pearls / Nothing Compares 2 U (Live At Glam Slam)]] single < | |3= [[Single: Diamonds And Pearls / Nothing Compares 2 U (Live At Glam Slam)|Diamonds And Pearls / Nothing Compares 2 U (Live At Glam Slam)]] single<br> | ||
|4= Live (Fade) | |||
|5= [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] | |||
}} | |||
{{Songline| | |||
|1= '''Nothing Compares 2 U (Live At Glam Slam)''' | |||
|2= 4:50 | |||
|3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br> | |||
[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Live At Glam Slam]] | |||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[11 January 1992| 11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] | |5= [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[18_December 1999|18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] | |5= [[18_December 1999|18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] | ||
}} | |||
{{Songline| | |||
|1= '''Nothing Compares 2 U''' | |||
|2= ?:?? | |||
|3= [[Paul_Peterson|St. Paul]]: ''Live At Bunkers'' DVD | |||
|4= Live | |||
|5= As part of the "Family Medley". Recorded live in 2005, Bunker’s Bar And Grill, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= [[Prince]]’s original version | |5= [[Prince]]’s original version | ||
}} | |||
{{Songline| | |||
|1= '''Nothing Compares 2 U (Live At Glam Slam)''' | |||
|2= 4:50 | |||
|3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] blu-ray | |||
|4= Live | |||
|5= [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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* [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] album | * [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] album | ||
* [[Single: Nothing Compares 2 U|Nothing Compares 2 U]] promo | * [[Single: Nothing Compares 2 U|Nothing Compares 2 U]] promo | ||
* [[Single: Nothing Compares 2 U 2018|Nothing Compares 2 U]] 2018 single release | |||
* [[Video: Nothing Compares 2 U|Nothing Compares 2 U]] video | * [[Video: Nothing Compares 2 U|Nothing Compares 2 U]] video | ||
* [[Single: Diamonds And Pearls / Nothing Compares 2 U (Live At Glam Slam)|Diamonds And Pearls / Nothing Compares 2 U (Live At Glam Slam)]] single | |||
|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.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)]'' | * ''[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://thelastmiles.com/interviews-alan-leeds.php | * http://thelastmiles.com/interviews-alan-leeds.php | ||
|categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category: | |categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:2018]][[Category:2018]][[Category:Recorded 1984]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
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