Difference between revisions of "Powerline"
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|song name = Powerline | |song name = Powerline | ||
|single image = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]] | |single image = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]] | ||
| − | |performer = [[Carmen Electra]] | + | |performer = [[Robin Power]] & [[Carmen Electra]] |
| − | |writer(s) = [[Carmen Electra]] (lyrics), [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] (music) | + | |writer(s) = [[Carmen Electra]] (lyrics) (credited), [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] (music) |
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small> | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small> | ||
|previous song = [[Plectrumelectrum]] | |previous song = [[Plectrumelectrum]] | ||
|next song = [[Promise]] | |next song = [[Promise]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Powerline''' is an unreleased song by [[ | + | |introduction = '''Powerline''' is an unreleased song from 1990, and likely produced by [[Prince]], who also played most of the instruments. |
| − | The track | + | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in early 1990 with [[Robin Power]] on lead vocals. The writing credit for the track is shared by [[Carmen Electra]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]], but the original tracking took place before [[Prince]] first met Carmen, in November 1990. |
| − | It was | + | It is possible it was tried with another female lead vocal before [[Carmen Electra]] recorded the track sometime in 1991 (at one of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Plant Record Plant], Los Angeles, California, [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California or [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota). |
| − | It | + | It was included as the ninth track on a configuration of her album, then titled [[Album: Carmen Electra|On Top]] (with the artist credit "[[Carmen Electra|Carmen]]"), compiled on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_15|15 June 1992]]. The song was ultimately rejected from the album, however, and the album was renamed [[Album: Carmen Electra|Carmen Electra]]. |
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| + | Her version contains samples from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown James Brown]’s tracks [[Cold Sweat]] (released as a single in 1967) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funky_Drummer Funky Drummer] (released as a single in 1970, also sampled on the released version of [[Good Judy Girlfriend]]). | ||
A sample of [[Carmen Electra]] saying "Alright, stop the music, stop the music" from this track was later used on an unreleased mix of [[MPLS]]. | A sample of [[Carmen Electra]] saying "Alright, stop the music, stop the music" from this track was later used on an unreleased mix of [[MPLS]]. | ||
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|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = | + | |date = 1991 |
|studio = Unknown studio ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Plant Record Plant],<br> Los Angeles, CA, USA;<br>[[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA, [http://www.larrabeestudios.com/ Larrabee Sound Studios], <br> North Hollywood, CA, USA<br>or<br>[[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA) | |studio = Unknown studio ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Plant Record Plant],<br> Los Angeles, CA, USA;<br>[[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA, [http://www.larrabeestudios.com/ Larrabee Sound Studios], <br> North Hollywood, CA, USA<br>or<br>[[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA) | ||
|additional info = Tracking | |additional info = Tracking | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
| + | '''Robin Power version''' | ||
| + | *[[Robin Power]] - vocals | ||
| + | *[[Prince]] - background vocals and all instruments (assumed) | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | '''Robin Power version''' | ||
*[[Carmen Electra]] - vocals | *[[Carmen Electra]] - vocals | ||
*[[Prince]] - background vocals and all instruments (assumed) | *[[Prince]] - background vocals and all instruments (assumed) | ||
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{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''Powerline''' | |1= '''Powerline''' | ||
| − | |2= Studio | + | |2= Studio – Robin Power |
| − | |3= | + | |3= 1990 |
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Powerline''' | ||
| + | |2= Studio – unknown female vocalist | ||
| + | |3= 1990 or 1991 | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Powerline''' | ||
| + | |2= Studio - Carmen | ||
| + | |3= Recorded 1991 (assumed); included on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_15|15 June 1992]] configuration of [[Album: Carmen Electra|On Top]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
| − | |trivia = | + | |trivia = [[Prince]] can be heard on the [[Carmen Electra]] version repeating the phrase "power". |
|see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | |see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | ||
*[[Carmen Electra]] | *[[Carmen Electra]] | ||
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