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|single image = [[File:Thefamily album.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Family]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: The Family|The Family]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Thefamily album.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Family]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: The Family|The Family]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[The Family]] | |performer = [[The Family]] | ||
| − | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 19|19 August | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 19|19 August 1985]] - [[Album: The Family|The Family]] album |
|album(s) = [[Album: The Family|The Family]] | |album(s) = [[Album: The Family|The Family]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Bobby Z.]] | |writer(s) = [[Bobby Z.]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] and [[The Family]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] and [[The Family]]) | ||
|previous song = [[Rescue Me]] | |previous song = [[Rescue Me]] | ||
| − | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[Rock Steady]] |
| − | |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. | |
| − | 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]] | + | 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. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_5|5 August 1984]] |
| − | |studio = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]], <br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = | + | |date = October 1984 (estimate) |
| − | |studio = | + | |studio = Monterey Studios, <br>Glendale, CA, USA |
| − | |additional info = Orchestral overdubs | + | |additional info = [[Clare Fischer]] Orchestral overdubs |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
*[[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]] - vocals | *[[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]] - vocals | ||
*[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals | *[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals | ||
| − | *[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted | + | *[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted (uncredited) |
*[[Clare Fischer]] - string orchestration | *[[Clare Fischer]] - string orchestration | ||
*<small>[[Jellybean Johnson]] - credited, but did not contribute | *<small>[[Jellybean Johnson]] - credited, but did not contribute | ||
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = 13 August | + | |first live appearance = 13 August 1985, First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota <small>(first performance by [[The Family]])</small> |
*This song is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]] | *This song is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]] | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
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*[[The Family]] | *[[The Family]] | ||
|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:1985]][[Category: | + | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' |
| + | |categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Recorded 1984]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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