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− | |introduction = '''Scandalous''' is the eighth track on [[Prince]]’s eleventh album [[Album: Batman|Batman]] (the motion picture soundtrack to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton Tim Burton] movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman]), and, five months after the album’s release, [[Single: Scandalous!|Scandalous!]] (the title containing an exclamation point) was released as the album’s fourth single. [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Scandalous''' is the eighth track on [[Prince]]’s eleventh album [[Album: Batman|Batman]] (the motion picture soundtrack to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton Tim Burton] movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman]), and, five months after the album’s release, [[Single: Scandalous!|Scandalous!]] (the title containing an exclamation point) was released as the album’s fourth single. [[Prince]]’s father, [[John L. Nelson]], is credited as a co-writer, but his input into the track is unknown. The vocals on the album are credited to a character from the movie, as if [[Prince]] is singing on their behalf. [[Scandalous]], like [[The Future]], is attributed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman Batman]. |
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 17|17 October 1988]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on a day off from the [[Lovesexy Tour]], between stops in [[16 October 1988|Greensboro, North Carolina]] and [[18 October 1988|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]). On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 1|1 October 1989]], three and a half months after the track was first released, the track was re-worked to a three-part version called '''The Scandalous Sex Suite'''; the three parts were titled '''The Crime''', '''The Passion''' and '''The Rapture'''. Actress [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Basinger Kim Basinger], who played the character [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicki_Vale Vicki Vale] in the movie, took part in these sessions, which were released on the [[Single: Scandalous!|Scandalous!]] maxi-single, also known as the [[Single: Scandalous!|The Scandalous Sex Suite]] EP. | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 17|17 October 1988]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on a day off from the [[Lovesexy Tour]], between stops in [[16 October 1988|Greensboro, North Carolina]] and [[18 October 1988|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]). On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 1|1 October 1989]], three and a half months after the track was first released, the track was re-worked to a three-part version called '''The Scandalous Sex Suite'''; the three parts were titled '''The Crime''', '''The Passion''' and '''The Rapture'''. Actress [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Basinger Kim Basinger], who played the character [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicki_Vale Vicki Vale] in the movie, took part in these sessions, which were released on the [[Single: Scandalous!|Scandalous!]] maxi-single, also known as the [[Single: Scandalous!|The Scandalous Sex Suite]] EP. | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 17|17 October 1988]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 17|17 October 1988]] | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
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− | |first live appearance = [[13 February 1989|13 February 1989: Osaka-Jo Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan]] <small>(lyrical clips during [[Do Me, Baby]])</small>; [[30 April 1990|30 April 1990: | + | |first live appearance = [[13 February 1989|13 February 1989: Osaka-Jo Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan]] <small>(lyrical clips during [[Do Me, Baby]])</small>; [[30 April 1990|30 April 1990: Rupert’s, Golden Valley, MN, USA]] <small>(first full performance)</small> <br> |
* [[27 May 2012-am| 27 May 2012 (a.m.): Eatons Hill Hotel & Function Centre - Grand Ballroom, Albany Creek (Brisbane), Australia]] | * [[27 May 2012-am| 27 May 2012 (a.m.): Eatons Hill Hotel & Function Centre - Grand Ballroom, Albany Creek (Brisbane), Australia]] | ||
|performed regularly on = [[Act II]] | |performed regularly on = [[Act II]] | ||
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* [[A Celebration]] | * [[A Celebration]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All_Concerts#1997|1997]], [[All_Concerts#1998|1998]], [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All_Concerts#1997|1997]], [[All_Concerts#1998|1998]], [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]] | ||
− | |trivia = [[Scandalous]] is quoted musically in three [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Elfman Danny Elfman] compositions for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman] movie, also available on the companion [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(score) Batman: Original Motion Picture Score] - '''Kitchen, Surgery, Face-Off''', '''Love Theme''' and '''Finale'''. While Danny Elfman must have heard [[Scandalous]] before its release, it is unlikely that [[Prince]] himself was involved in these three tracks (although he is credited with co-composition as a result of [[Scandalous]] | + | |trivia = [[Scandalous]] is quoted musically in three [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Elfman Danny Elfman] compositions for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman] movie, also available on the companion [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(score) Batman: Original Motion Picture Score] - '''Kitchen, Surgery, Face-Off''', '''Love Theme''' and '''Finale'''. While Danny Elfman must have heard [[Scandalous]] before its release, it is unlikely that [[Prince]] himself was involved in these three tracks (although he is credited with co-composition as a result of [[Scandalous]]’s inclusion), so they are not given full entries here. |
|see also = [[Album: Batman|Batman]] album | |see also = [[Album: Batman|Batman]] album | ||
* [[Single: Scandalous!|Scandalous!]] single | * [[Single: Scandalous!|Scandalous!]] single |
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