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− | |introduction = '''Race''' is the sixth track on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Race''' is the sixth track on [[Prince]]’s fifteenth album [[Album: Come|Come]]. The previous year, however, and earlier version of the song was included in the [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]] stage-show, during the segment titled “The Suitors” (credited, as was the whole project, to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). |
− | In 1994, four months before the | + | In 1994, four months before the album’s release, the studio promotional video of [[Race]] was included in [[TV Film: The Beautiful Experience|The Beautiful Experience]] TV movie (again credited, as was the whole project, to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). In 2001, a slightly remixed version (containing overdubbed samples, spoken by [[Prince]], of "NPG Ahdio"), was included on [[NPG Ahdio Show 5|NPG Ahdio Show # 5]] (not available as a separate mp3 download). |
− | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_8|8 November 1991]] at the [ | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_8|8 November 1991]] at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Plant Record Plant], Los Angeles, California (the same day as [[Go Go Dancer]]). |
− | The song was re- | + | The song was re-recorded with the band in mid to late May 1993 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Space]], [[Pope]], [[Strays Of The World]], [[What’s My Name]], [[Interactive]] and [[Solo]]). [[Prince]] later reworked the song by himself in the studio and used samples from this new version. The 1991 version and the full band version from 1993 remain unreleased. |
The album version begins with a segment of [[Orgasm|Poem]] which was edited out when the track became [[Orgasm]] ([[Pheromone]], [[Dark]] and [[Letitgo]] include other segments in their opening seconds). | The album version begins with a segment of [[Orgasm|Poem]] which was edited out when the track became [[Orgasm]] ([[Pheromone]], [[Dark]] and [[Letitgo]] include other segments in their opening seconds). | ||
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+ | An early version of the song with [[Tony M.]] rapping was one of the Vault tracks recorded between 1990 and 1992 slated to appear on the planned ''Diamonds & Love'' expected to be released by [[The Prince Estate]] in the summer of 2022. That project, which consisted of material spanning both the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] and [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] eras, was reduced to the [[Album:_Diamonds_And_Pearls_SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls]] era, excluding songs recorded after October 1991 (and this track as a result). | ||
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|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_8|8 November 1991]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_8|8 November 1991]] | ||
− | |studio = [ | + | |studio = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Plant Record Plant],<br> Los Angeles, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = Mid-late May 1993 | ||
+ | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Full band re-recording | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''Race''' | |1= '''Race''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= Early version with [[Tony M.]] |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Race''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= 1991 version for [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]]: “The Suitors”; live band recording | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''Race''' | |1= '''Race''' | ||
|2= Re-recording | |2= Re-recording | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= 1993 version; live band recording |
}} | }} | ||
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+ | |sampled in = | ||
+ | {{SongSampled| | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
+ | {{Songchart| | ||
+ | |line = | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[Mr. Happy]]''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:46 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
|first live appearance = [[03_April 1992|3 April 1992, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan]] <small>(horn interpolation in [[Dead On It]])</small>; [[17 April 1993-am|17 April 1993 (a.m.): Glam Slam, Los Angeles, California]] <small>(full performance)</small> <br> | |first live appearance = [[03_April 1992|3 April 1992, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan]] <small>(horn interpolation in [[Dead On It]])</small>; [[17 April 1993-am|17 April 1993 (a.m.): Glam Slam, Los Angeles, California]] <small>(full performance)</small> <br> | ||
* [[09 December 2006-am|9 December 2006 (a.m.): 3121 @ Rio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA]] <small> (interpolation in [[ Musicology]])</small> | * [[09 December 2006-am|9 December 2006 (a.m.): 3121 @ Rio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA]] <small> (interpolation in [[ Musicology]])</small> | ||
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|see also = [[Album: Come|Come]] album | |see also = [[Album: Come|Come]] album | ||
* [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]] stage show | * [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]] stage show | ||
+ | * [[Single: Papa EP|Papa EP]] | ||
|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1994]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1994]][[Category:Recorded 1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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