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'''Our Destiny''' is not known to have been considered for inclusion on [[Prince]]'s next album, [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]], or any other project at the time. It is likely that it was planned for inclusion on the [[Prince and the Revolution]] album [[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] album worked on in 1998-9, but that album remained unreleased.  
 
'''Our Destiny''' is not known to have been considered for inclusion on [[Prince]]'s next album, [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]], or any other project at the time. It is likely that it was planned for inclusion on the [[Prince and the Revolution]] album [[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] album worked on in 1998-9, but that album remained unreleased.  
  
In 2017 the version with [[Lisa Coleman]]'s lead vocal was released on [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] combined with [[Roadhouse Garden]] as '''Our Destiny / [[Roadhouse Garden]]''' . Of note is that this is the earliest recorded track to feature [[Lisa Coleman]] on lead vocals.
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In 2017 the version with [[Lisa Coleman]]'s lead vocal was released on [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] combined with [[Roadhouse Garden]] as '''Our Destiny / [[Roadhouse Garden]]'''. Of note is that this is the earliest recorded track to feature [[Lisa Coleman]] on lead vocals.
 
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Revision as of 13:32, 12 May 2017

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Our Destiny

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Song details
Performer: Prince and the Revolution
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Our Destiny is an unreleased track, initially recorded during Prince and the Revolution's concert on 7 June 1984 at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN, USA, during the same show where the basic tracks for Roadhouse Garden and All Day, All Night were also recorded.

The track segued directly into Roadhouse Garden. Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman worked on the track further for three days, from 27-29 September 1984 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA (during the same sessions where they recorded string overdubs for Pop Life). It is unclear, but plausible they used the basic tracks recorded at First Avenue on 7 June, but ended up overdubbing almost every audible part. Both Lisa Coleman and Jill Jones added a lead vocal to the track, replacing Prince's vocals. At Sunset Sound in September a string section, which Prince later reused for the opening of The Ladder was also added to the track.

Our Destiny is not known to have been considered for inclusion on Prince's next album, Around The World In A Day, or any other project at the time. It is likely that it was planned for inclusion on the Prince and the Revolution album Roadhouse Garden album worked on in 1998-9, but that album remained unreleased.

In 2017 the version with Lisa Coleman's lead vocal was released on Purple Rain Deluxe combined with Roadhouse Garden as Our Destiny / Roadhouse Garden. Of note is that this is the earliest recorded track to feature Lisa Coleman on lead vocals.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
early June 1984 (assumed) Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) Initial tracking of Prince solo version (assumed)
7 June 1984 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA Live recording
27-29 September 1984 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Additional recording and string overdubs
Recording Personnel

initial live recording

  • Prince - lead vocals and guitar
  • Bobby Z. - drums (unclear if audible on released version)
  • Brown Mark - bass guitar (unclear if audible on released version)
  • Wendy Melvoin - guitar (unclear if audible on released version) and background vocals
  • Lisa Coleman - keyboards (unclear if audible on released version) vocals
  • Dr. Fink - keyboards and background vocals (unclear if audible on released version)

additional recording

Orchestral Players on string interlude:

Versions
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Our Destiny Studio, Prince solo June, Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Our Destiny Live 7 June 1984, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA, before overdubs
Our Destiny Studio (based on live rec.) Studio version with string overdubs (unclear if this exists with Prince vocal)
Our Destiny Studio (based on live rec.) Studio version with Lisa Coleman vocal and string overdubs
Our Destiny Studio (based on live rec.) Studio version with Jill Jones vocal and string overdubs


Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Ladder 5:26 Around The World In A Day Studio Samples string section originally done for Our Destiny
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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