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| |introduction = '''Open Book''' is the tenth and final track on the worldwide re-issue of [[Jevetta Steele]]’s first solo album [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] ([[Jevetta Steele]] is also part of the group [[The Steeles]]). The song was written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and [[Prince]], and was produced by [[Prince]] under the pseudonym [[Prince|Paisley Park]]. | | |introduction = '''Open Book''' is the tenth and final track on the worldwide re-issue of [[Jevetta Steele]]’s first solo album [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] ([[Jevetta Steele]] is also part of the group [[The Steeles]]). The song was written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and [[Prince]], and was produced by [[Prince]] under the pseudonym [[Prince|Paisley Park]]. |
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− | Tracking was on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 11|11 January 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day as [[Martika’s Kitchen]] and [[Spirit]]. [[Open Book]] was intended for the [[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen]] album (where the other four songs recorded during the sessions were released), and was written as a response to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika]’s lyrics for ''Safe In The Arms Of Love'', which also appears on the album. '''Open Book''' quotes passages from this song - it is likely that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika]’s writing input in the song is limited to those passages. It is unclear if Martika recorded her lead vocals on the song. It is also not known when [[Jevetta Steele]] overdubbed her vocals. | + | Tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 11|11 January 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day as [[Martika’s Kitchen]] and [[Spirit]]). It was intended for the [[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen]] album, and was written as a response to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika]’s lyrics for ''Safe In The Arms Of Love'', which also appears on the album. '''Open Book''' quotes passages from this song - it is likely that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika]’s writing input in the song is limited to those passages. It is unclear if Martika recorded her lead vocals on the song. It is also not known when [[Jevetta Steele]] overdubbed her vocals. |
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| The original 1991 version with [[Prince]]’s vocals was released in October 2023 as the fourth track of ''Vault Tracks part 2'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]. | | The original 1991 version with [[Prince]]’s vocals was released in October 2023 as the fourth track of ''Vault Tracks part 2'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]. |