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The song was based on a track called ''Carousel'', written by [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]] in 1985. Before recording [[Prince]] came up with a melody and wrote lyrics for the song. [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]] names were left off the credits on the initial release on [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]], and the song was initially registered at ASCAP as a [[Prince]] solo composition. However this was corrected in September 1993. | The song was based on a track called ''Carousel'', written by [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]] in 1985. Before recording [[Prince]] came up with a melody and wrote lyrics for the song. [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]] names were left off the credits on the initial release on [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]], and the song was initially registered at ASCAP as a [[Prince]] solo composition. However this was corrected in September 1993. | ||
− | The track was recorded live on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_19|19 March 1986]] (the same day as [[And How]]) at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during the the first session that yielded material for the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] | + | The track was recorded live on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_19|19 March 1986]] (the same day as [[And How]]) at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during the the first session that yielded material for the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album. [[Prince]] first recorded a rough vocal guiding the band through the song and later in the same session mixed an instrumental and a version where he re-recorded his vocal (this version was released on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). |
− | The song was not included on the | + | The song was not included on the initial, late April configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album, but was included on a configuration made on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]], before being removed again for the July configuration. The instrumental intro to the song was removed when the track was placed on [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]] in 1993. |
− | In September 2020 the initial take with [[Prince]] guide vocal and instructions, and preserving the original intro, was released on [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] as '''[[Power Fantastic]] (Live In Studio)''' | + | In September 2020 the initial take with [[Prince]] guide vocal and instructions, and preserving the original intro, was released on [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] as '''[[Power Fantastic]] (Live In Studio)'''. |
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