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Raspberry Beret is the fourth track on Prince’s seventh album Around The World In A Day, the second to be credited to Prince and the Revolution, and, three months after the album’s release, Raspberry Beret was released as the album’s first single in North America and Japan (it was later released as the album’s second single in the UK, Europe and Australia, following their release of Paisley Park).
In 1993, it was included as the ninth track on Prince’s second compilation album The Hits 2 (also included as the second disc of The Hits / The B-Sides).
In 2002, a live version was included as the third track on the second disc of Prince’s first live album One Nite Alone... Live! (along with Xenophobia, Extraordinary, Avalanche, Family Name, The Everlasting Now,  Wanna B Ur Lover, Diamonds & Pearls, The Beautiful Ones, Nothing Compares 2 U and How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore from the same show).
The track was originally recorded at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California on 27 April 1982 (a day before Something In The Water (Does Not Compute), a day a after How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California. Basic tracks for the version that ended up on the album were recorded in September 1984 at Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
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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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| 27 April 1982
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Sunset Sound - Studio 2
Hollywood, CA, USA
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Tracking
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| 7 or 12 September 1984
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Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse,
Eden Prairie, MN, USA
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Tracking of re-recording
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| 13 September 1984
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Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse,
Eden Prairie, MN, USA
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String overdubs
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| 25 May 1985
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Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA
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12" mix, edits
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| 5 June 1985 (estimate)
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S.I.R.
Los Angeles, CA (possibly)
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Video mix
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| 25 August 1986
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Dierks Studio Mobile Trucks @ Le Zénith,
Paris, France
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Live soundcheck recording (a capella)
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Recording Personnel
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1982 version
- Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
1984 version
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Video Versions
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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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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| Raspberry Beret
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T.B.C.
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Live TV concert broadcast
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Live
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1 July 1986, Holiday Inn Sheridan-Convention Center, Sheridan, WY, USA; Under The Cherry Moon premiere party broadcast on MTV
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| Raspberry Beret
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T.B.C.
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Live TV concert broadcast
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Live
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7 June 1986, Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA
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| Raspberry Beret
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T.B.C.
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Live TV performance broadcast
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Live
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3 January 1997, NBC TV Studios, GE Building (Studio 1A), New York, NY, USA; The Today Show (farewell to Bryant Gumbel) broadcast on NBC
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| Raspberry Sorbet
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T.B.C.
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Delayed lip-sync TV broadcast
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Studio
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28 October 1996: Muppets Tonight, Raleigh Studios, Hollywood, California, USA; lip-sync over brief clip of song parody
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| Take Me With U/Raspberry Beret
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T.B.C.
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Delayed TV performance broadcast
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Live
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10 April 1997, 4th annual VH-1 Honors, Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, USA
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| Raspberry Beret
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T.B.C.
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Live concert online stream
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Live
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10 May 2015, Baltimore, MN, USA, Royal Farms Arena
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| Raspberry Beret
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T.B.C.
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89.3 The Current Crazy 2 Cool broadcast
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Live
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1 June 2014, Le Zénith, Paris, France (2nd show)
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| Raspberry Beret
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T.B.C.
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Tidal Crazy 2 Cool video stream
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Live
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1 June 2014, Le Zénith, Paris, France (2nd show)
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Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
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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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| Playgirl
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4:21
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I Am
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Studio
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Samples looped linn drum intro and count-in
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| Partyman (The Purple Party Mix)
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6:02
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Partyman single
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Remix
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Remix by Femi Jiya and Prince; Includes sampled clips of Sexy Dancer, I Wanna Be Your Lover, Head, Partyup, Let’s Work, 1999, Raspberry Beret, Erotic City, Kiss, U Got The Look, Housequake, Alphabet St., The Future and a chant from Batdance
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| Partyman (The Purple Party Mix)
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5:58
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The Scandalous Sex Suite EP
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Remix edit
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As above, missing The Joker’s opening dialogue
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| Purple Medley
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11:03
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Purple Medley single
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Studio medley
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See Purple Medley for more details
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| Girl 6
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4:04
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Girl 6
Girl 6 single
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Studio
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See Girl 6 for more details
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Unreleased Versions
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Version
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Additional Info
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| Raspberry Beret
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Studio
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1982 Sunset Sound version
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