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|introduction              = '''Rearrange''' is a song [[Prince]] recorded  on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_8|8 December 1981]], at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. It is not entirely clear if [[Prince]] recorded it for one of his album or with [[The Time]] in mind. The music and arrangement of the song are very similar to the later recorded [[Lady Cab Driver]], for which it seems almost a template.  
 
|introduction              = '''Rearrange''' is a song [[Prince]] recorded  on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_8|8 December 1981]], at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. It is not entirely clear if [[Prince]] recorded it for one of his album or with [[The Time]] in mind. The music and arrangement of the song are very similar to the later recorded [[Lady Cab Driver]], for which it seems almost a template.  
  
In 1988 the track was pulled out from the vault and remixed at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It is not known what the intention behind this was.<br>
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In 1988, [[Prince]] asked his engineer [[Chuck Zwicky]] to pull out the track from the vault and mix it: ''"When he was on the Lovesexy Tour, I was assigned to go in the vault and provide mixes for songs that had never been mixed."'' It is not known if there was other plans for that song at that time.  
  
 
The song was released in 2019 as the fifth track on the ''Vault Tracks part 1'' disc of a ''Super Deluxe Edition'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album.
 
The song was released in 2019 as the fifth track on the ''Vault Tracks part 1'' disc of a ''Super Deluxe Edition'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album.
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|trivia                    = The released mix of this track was done by Niko Bolas specifically for the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track.
 
|trivia                    = The released mix of this track was done by Niko Bolas specifically for the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track.
 
|see also                  = [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
|references                =  
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|references                = [https://www.startribune.com/the-life-of-prince-as-told-by-the-people-who-knew-him/376586581  '''Oral history : Prince’s life, as told by the people who knew him best''' compiled by the Star Tribune staff'' (Star Tribune – 7 June 2019)]
 
|categories                = [[Category:1981]][[Category:2019]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Recorded 1981]]
 
|categories                = [[Category:1981]][[Category:2019]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Recorded 1981]]
 
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Revision as of 19:27, 5 October 2020

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Rearrange

1999 Deluxe.jpg
from the album 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 29 November 2019 - 1999 Super Deluxe Edition album
Album(s): 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
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

Rearrange is a song Prince recorded on 8 December 1981, at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California. It is not entirely clear if Prince recorded it for one of his album or with The Time in mind. The music and arrangement of the song are very similar to the later recorded Lady Cab Driver, for which it seems almost a template.

In 1988, Prince asked his engineer Chuck Zwicky to pull out the track from the vault and mix it: "When he was on the Lovesexy Tour, I was assigned to go in the vault and provide mixes for songs that had never been mixed." It is not known if there was other plans for that song at that time.

The song was released in 2019 as the fifth track on the Vault Tracks part 1 disc of a Super Deluxe Edition edition of the 1999 album.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
8 December 1981 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Basic tracking
1988 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Remix
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed)

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Rearrange 6:11 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Studio


Title Version Additional Info
Rearrange Studio Version worked on further in 1988
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • The released mix of this track was done by Niko Bolas specifically for the 1999 Super Deluxe Edition release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track.

References
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