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Shhh is the twelfth track (ninth song) on Tevin Campbell’s second album I’m Ready, and around the same time as the album’s release, Shhh was available as a promotional single in the USA (with no commercial release).
The song was written and produced by Prince under the pseudonym Paisley Park. Tevin Campbell’s version was also included as the third track on the 2001 compilation The Best Of Tevin Campbell and as the third track on the 2005 Rhino Hi-Five: Tevin Campbell EP.
Prince (as  ) played the song live in 1994 in a very different arrangement, and reclaimed the song by including it as the fourth track (third song) on his 17th album The Gold Experience, the first album to be credited to .
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place between Spring 1991 and early 1992 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day as Carmen Electra’s Just A Little Lovin’). While in London for the Diamonds And Pearls Tour, a live in-studio recording took place between 14-25 June 1992 at Olympic Studios, London, England. The fact that Shhh was recorded twice during sessions that included work on songs intended for Carmen Electra’s album, coupled with the fact that one of her planned promotional single (Fun) contained only the word "Shhh" on the cover, may indicate that the track was intended for her, but this has not been verified.
When Prince became involved in Tevin Campbell’s album I’m Ready in September 1992, this song was re-vamped (along with recording Down, Holly Don’t Care, The P, The Halls Of Desire, Paris 1798430 and Uncle Sam), and Tevin Campbell’s vocals were added.
When Tevin Campbell was invited to sing Shhh on stage at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, on 13 February 1994 (a.m.), he let Prince (then ) know during the rehearsals for that show that he wanted to sing his new single instead (Can We Talk, written by Babyface, also from I’m Ready). Prince didn’t want to play a song he did not write for Campbell, and since The NPG has already rehearsed heavily on Shhh (and didn’t know Can We Talk), Prince chose to sing Shhh himself. That performance was included on The Beautiful Experience TV-special and led to the re-recording of the song in studio. ’s new version was recorded in early 1994 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, 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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| Spring 1991 - early 1992
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Paisley Park Studios (Studio C),
Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Tracking
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| 14-25 June 1992 (exact date uncertain)
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Olympic Studios,
London, England
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Re-recording
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| September 1992
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Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Re-working and Tevin Campbell vocal overdubs
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| 1992-1993
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Record Plant,
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Additional recording (for Tevin Campbell version)
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| Early 1994
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Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Re-recording by
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| 2006 (assumed)
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Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
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Tracking of 'Versace Experience' version
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Recording Personnel
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Tevin Campbell version
 version
2006 'Versace Experience' version
- Prince - all vocal and instruments (assumed)
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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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| Shhh
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Delayed live recording radio broadcast. Debuted on Spanish radio Los 40 Principales on 3 March 1994
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Live
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13 February 1994 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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| Shhh
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Delayed live concert film
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Live
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13 February 1994 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; same as video version above; see The Beautiful Experience for details
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| Shhh
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Delayed concert TV broadcast
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Live
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17 October 2003, Tamar Site, Admiralty, Hong Kong
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| Shhh
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7:29
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Lotusflow3r.com video stream
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Live
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26 April 2008, Coachella Music Festival, Empire Polo Field, Indio, CA, USA
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| Shhh
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Live performance TV broadcast / online stream
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Live
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27 June 2011, Le Grand Journal, Studios Rive Gauche, Paris, France
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Unreleased Versions
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Version
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Additional Info
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| Shhh
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Studio
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Original 1991-1992 version
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| Shhh
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Studio
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1992 version with Prince vocals
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| Shhh (The Versace Experience)
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Re-created for fashion show remix
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used in a 2006 Versace fashion show
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