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[[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]<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 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|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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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. | 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 | + | 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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*[[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 | + | '''Original 1984 version''' |
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
− | + | *[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | |
<br> | <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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|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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|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> | |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) | |4= Live (Fade) | ||
− | |5= [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992 | + | |5= [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | |3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992 | + | |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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|3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] blu-ray | |3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] blu-ray | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992 | + | |5= [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} |
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