Providence is the twelfth track on singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco's tenth solo studio album To The Teeth, and features Prince (as ) singing background vocals.
While specific recording dates and location are not known, Prince met Ani DiFranco and Maceo Parker following her concert at the Midway Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 3 July 1999, and invited them back to Paisley Park Studios, where DiFranco added guitar to Love U, But Don't Trust U Anymore and Parker added saxophone to Prettyman. Ani DiFranco may have recorded Providence prior to this, with Prince (as ) adding vocals during the same session or at another time in late Summer - early Autumn, 1999 (his vocals were likely recorded at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, even while the rest of the track may have been recorded elsewhere.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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1999
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The Dust Bowl, Buffalo, NY, USA, The Congress House, Austin, TX, USA, or Kingsway, New Orleans, LA, USA (uncertain)
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Basic tracking (no input)
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Late Summer - early Autumn, 1999
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Background vocal recordings by Prince (as )
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Recording Personnel
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- Ani DiFranco – acoustic guitar, vocals
- Jason Mercer – electric bass, bowed upright bass
- Julie Wolf – organ, Wurlitzer, melodica, vocals
- Daren Hahn – drums
- Prince (as )– background vocals
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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Providence
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7:18
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To The Teeth
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Studio
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