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|performer                = [[Vanity 6]]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt]
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 2020]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]
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|introduction              = '''Promise To Be True''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 30|30 April 1983]] at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, the same day as basic tracking for [[Sex Shooter]]. It was intended for [[Vanity 6]]'s planned second album, although it is unclear if [[Vanity]] ever recorded vocals for it. [[Dez Dickerson]] worked on it in May 1983, but when [[Vanity]] decided in August not to participate in the [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] movie, the song was shelved for the time being.
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|introduction              = '''Promise 2 Be True''' (originally titled 'Promise To Be True') is a song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 30|30 April 1983]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, the same day as basic tracking for [[Sex Shooter]]. It was initially intended for [[Vanity 6]]’s planned second album, although it is unclear if [[Vanity]] ever recorded vocals for it. [[Dez Dickerson]] worked on it in May 1983, but when [[Vanity]] decided in August not to participate in the [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] movie, the song was shelved for the time being.
  
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The track was worked on further (or perhaps re-recorded) in early 1987, at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],Chanhassen, MN, USA, for use by American blues singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt], during a short-lived collaboration between the two artists. It is not clear if she recorded lead vocals for the track, however. Although [[Prince]] offered four songs to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt] ([[I Need A Man]], [[Jealous Girl]], [[Promise To Be True]] and [[There's Something I Like About Being Your Fool]]), it is unclear whether this collaboration was intended to lead to an album or to a particular project. The track remains unreleased.
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The track was re-recorded in early 1987, at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],Chanhassen, MN, USA, for use by American blues singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt], during a short-lived collaboration between the two artists, where [[Prince]] offered four songs to her ([[I Need A Man]], [[Jealous Girl]], '''Promise 2 Be True''' and [[There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool]]), it is unclear whether this collaboration was intended to lead to an album or to a particular project.  
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In September 2020 the [[Prince]] version of song was released on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] set.
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 30|30 April 1983]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 30|30 April 1983]]
 
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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'''Vanity 6 version'''
 
'''Vanity 6 version'''
 
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*[[Susan Moonsie]] - vocals
 
*[[Susan Moonsie]] - vocals
 
*[[Prince]] - all instruments except where noted (assumed)
 
*[[Prince]] - all instruments except where noted (assumed)
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''' Dez Dickerson version'''
 
''' Dez Dickerson version'''
 
*[[Dez Dickerson]] - vocals, guitar (and possibly keyboard) overdubs
 
*[[Dez Dickerson]] - vocals, guitar (and possibly keyboard) overdubs
 
*[[Prince]] - all instruments except where noted (assumed)
 
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'''Bonnie Raitt version'''
 
'''Bonnie Raitt version'''
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt] - lead vocals
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt] - lead vocals
 
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted (assumed)
 
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted (assumed)
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*[[Album: Vanity 6 (1984)|Vanity 6]] second unreleased album
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* [[Album: Vanity 6 (1984)|Vanity 6]] second unreleased album
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|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
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|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
 
* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]''
 
* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]''
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Revision as of 17:32, 22 September 2020

Promise/Broken   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Props N’ Pounds
Promise 2 Be True
Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe
from the album
Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 25 September 2020 - Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe 
album
Album(s): Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Promise 2 Be True (originally titled 'Promise To Be True') is a song recorded on 30 April 1983 at Prince’s Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, the same day as basic tracking for Sex Shooter. It was initially intended for Vanity 6’s planned second album, although it is unclear if Vanity ever recorded vocals for it. Dez Dickerson worked on it in May 1983, but when Vanity decided in August not to participate in the Purple Rain movie, the song was shelved for the time being.

The track was re-recorded in early 1987, at Prince’s Galpin Blvd Home Studio,Chanhassen, MN, USA, for use by American blues singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt, during a short-lived collaboration between the two artists, where Prince offered four songs to her (I Need A Man, Jealous Girl, Promise 2 Be True and There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool), it is unclear whether this collaboration was intended to lead to an album or to a particular project.

In September 2020 the Prince version of song was released on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe set.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
30 April 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Basic tracking
May 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		vocal and guitar overdubs by Dez Dickerson
Early 1987 Galpin Blvd Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Basic tracking or overdubs (Bonnie Raitt version)
Recording Personnel

Vanity 6 version

Dez Dickerson version

  • Dez Dickerson - vocals, guitar (and possibly keyboard) overdubs
  • Prince - all instruments except where noted (assumed)

Bonnie Raitt version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Promise 2 Be True 3:37 Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Promise To Be True Studio 'Vanity 6' version
Promise To Be True Studio Dez Dickerson version
Promise To Be True Studio Recorded 1987; Bonnie Raitt version
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
Promise/Broken   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Props N’ Pounds
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