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|single image              = [[File:sott.jpg|100px|link=Album: Sign O' The Times]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]  
 
|single image              = [[File:sott.jpg|100px|link=Album: Sign O' The Times]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]  
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March, 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
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|introduction              = '''Play In The Sunshine''' is the second track on the first disc of [[Prince]]'s ninth album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. A live version was also included in the concert movie [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]].
 
|introduction              = '''Play In The Sunshine''' is the second track on the first disc of [[Prince]]'s ninth album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. A live version was also included in the concert movie [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]].
  
Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22 November, 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA during [[Susannah Melvoin]]'s final recording session with [[Prince]] (on the same day as adding overdubs to [[It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]) just eight days before completion of the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] album. The track was initially included as the second track on the first disc on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November, 1986]] configuration of [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]], which was eventually pared down and became [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. The introductory piece acting as a segue from [[Sign O' The Times]] to [[Play In The Sunshine]] on [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_15|15 January, 1987]] at [[Sunset Sound]].
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Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22 November 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA during [[Susannah Melvoin]]'s final recording session with [[Prince]] (on the same day as adding overdubs to [[It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]) just eight days before completion of the [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] album. The track was initially included as the second track on the first disc on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] configuration of [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]], which was eventually pared down and became [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. The introductory piece acting as a segue from [[Sign O' The Times]] to [[Play In The Sunshine]] on [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_15|15 January 1987]] at [[Sunset Sound]].
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22 November, 1986]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22 November 1986]]
 
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|additional info          = Initial tracking
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_15|15 January, 1987]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_15|15 January 1987]]
 
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|additional info          = Initial tracking of introductory piece
 
|additional info          = Initial tracking of introductory piece
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|3= Live awards show performance TV broadcast
 
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|4= Live
 
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|5= [[11_September,_1987|11 September, 1987, 1987 MTV Video Music Awards, Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, USA]]
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|first live appearance    = [[08 May, 1987|8 May, 1987, Isstadion, Johanneshov, Sweden]]
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|first live appearance    = [[08 May 1987|8 May 1987, Isstadion, Johanneshov, Sweden]]
 
|performed regularly on    =[[Sign O' The Times Tour]]
 
|performed regularly on    =[[Sign O' The Times Tour]]
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]]
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]]

Revision as of 21:27, 27 February 2016

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Play In The Sunshine

Sott.jpg
from the album Sign O' The Times
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 30 March 1987 - Sign O' The Times album
Album(s): Sign O' The Times
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Play In The Sunshine is the second track on the first disc of Prince's ninth album Sign O' The Times. A live version was also included in the concert movie Sign O' The Times.

Initial tracking took place on 22 November 1986 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA during Susannah Melvoin's final recording session with Prince (on the same day as adding overdubs to It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night) just eight days before completion of the Crystal Ball album. The track was initially included as the second track on the first disc on the 30 November 1986 configuration of Crystal Ball, which was eventually pared down and became Sign O' The Times. The introductory piece acting as a segue from Sign O' The Times to Play In The Sunshine on Sign O' The Times was recorded on 15 January 1987 at Sunset Sound.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
22 November 1986 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Initial tracking
15 January 1987 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Initial tracking of introductory piece
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Play In The Sunshine 5:05 Sign O' The Times Studio
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Play In The Sunshine ?:?? Sign O' The Times VHS/DVD Live See Sign O' The Times for details
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Play In The Sunshine ?:?? Live awards show performance TV broadcast Live 11 September 1987, 1987 MTV Video Music Awards, Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, USA
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Play In The Sunshine Studio Crystal Ball album containing gunshots at the beginning and ending with a segue into Rebirth Of The Flesh
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • The sampled gunshots used in the opening seconds of the Crystal Ball album version are the same as those sampled in Bob George and Thirteen. They are standard samples from the Fairlight CMI synthesizer.

References
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