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− | |introduction = '''River Run Dry''' is the sixth track on [[The Family]] | + | |introduction = '''River Run Dry''' is the sixth track on [[The Family]]’s first and only album [[Album: The Family|The Family]]. The song was written by [[Bobby Z.]], but [[Prince]] performed all of the instruments, other than [[Clare Fischer]]’s string orchestration. |
[[Bobby Z.]] had originally written and demoed the track in late 1983, but basic tracking for the recording (with [[Bobby Z.]] on drums and [[Dr. Fink]] on keyboards) took place [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_5|5 August 1984]] (the same day as [[Yes]] – initially titled ''Lisa''), at the [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. | [[Bobby Z.]] had originally written and demoed the track in late 1983, but basic tracking for the recording (with [[Bobby Z.]] on drums and [[Dr. Fink]] on keyboards) took place [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_5|5 August 1984]] (the same day as [[Yes]] – initially titled ''Lisa''), at the [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. | ||
− | The track is notable as the first song sent by [[Prince]] to [[Clare Fischer]] for orchestral overdubs. [[Prince]] was so happy with the results that he sent other tracks from the album also, and [[Prince]] worked with [[Clare Fischer]] occasionally ever since, until the | + | The track is notable as the first song sent by [[Prince]] to [[Clare Fischer]] for orchestral overdubs. [[Prince]] was so happy with the results that he sent other tracks from the album also, and [[Prince]] worked with [[Clare Fischer]] occasionally ever since, until the orchestrator’s death in 2012. |
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_5|5 August 1984]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_5|5 August 1984]] | ||
|studio = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA | |studio = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA | ||
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