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{{song-2|
 
{{song-2|
|song name                = Skip 2 My U My Darling
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|song name                = Skip 2 My U My Darling /  Skip To My You My Darling
|single image              = [[File:Hereitis album French.jpg|100px|link=Album: Here It Is]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] (French release only) </small>
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|single image              = [[File:Hereitis album French.jpg|100px|link=Album: Here It Is]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] (French release only) </small><br><br>[[Image:D&P_SDE.jpg|100px|left|link=Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe]] <br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]</small>
|performer                = [[Jevetta Steele]]
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|performer                = [[Jevetta Steele]]; [[Prince]]
 
|first released            = May 1991 - [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] album
 
|first released            = May 1991 - [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]]
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]]<br>[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]], [[Jevetta Steele]], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]], [[Jevetta Steele]], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Ricky Peterson]] and [[Tommy LiPuma]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Ricky Peterson]] and [[Tommy LiPuma]]
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|introduction              = '''Skip 2 My U My Darling''' is the ninth track on the 1991 French release of [[Jevetta Steele]]’s first solo album [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] ([[Jevetta Steele]] is also part of the group [[The Steeles]]). The song was removed from the 1993 worldwide reissue, for unknown reasons.
 
|introduction              = '''Skip 2 My U My Darling''' is the ninth track on the 1991 French release of [[Jevetta Steele]]’s first solo album [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] ([[Jevetta Steele]] is also part of the group [[The Steeles]]). The song was removed from the 1993 worldwide reissue, for unknown reasons.
  
Specific recording dates for the track are not known, but it is likely that basic tracking took place in 1990 or early 1991 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. [[Prince]] does not appear on the released track, and it is not known if he recorded a version of the track also.
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The song started life as '''Skip 2 My U''' , tracked on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 10|10 December 1990]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. [[Prince]] does not appear on the track as released by [[Jevetta Steele]] in 1991. His version however was released (as '''Skip To My You My Darling''') in 2023 as part of the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']].
 
|recording info            =
 
|recording info            =
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = 1990 - early 1991
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 10|10 December 1990]]
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = Tracking
 
|additional info          = Tracking
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}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = December 1990 - early 1991
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|additional info          = Overdubs by [[Jevetta Steele]] and [[The Steeles]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
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'''Prince version'''
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*[[Prince]] - lead vocals, background vocals
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*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - keyboards, guitar and drum programming (assumed)
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*[[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]] - bass guitar and guitar (assumed)
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*[[Ricky Peterson]] – keyboards (assumed)
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'''Jevetta Steele version'''
 
*[[Jevetta Steele]] - lead vocals, background vocals
 
*[[Jevetta Steele]] - lead vocals, background vocals
 
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - keyboards, guitar and drum programming
 
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - keyboards, guitar and drum programming
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|3= [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]]
 
|3= [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]]
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
|5=  
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|5= [[Jevetta Steele]] version
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Skip To My You My Darling'''
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|2= 3:57
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|3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|4= Studio
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|5= [[Prince]] version
 
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}}
 
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|trivia                    = The song’s title refers to the children’s nursery rhyme [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip_to_My_Lou "Skip To My Lou"]. The lyrics also mention the nursery rhyme [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Had_a_Little_Lamb "Mary Had A Little Lamb"].
 
|trivia                    = The song’s title refers to the children’s nursery rhyme [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip_to_My_Lou "Skip To My Lou"]. The lyrics also mention the nursery rhyme [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Had_a_Little_Lamb "Mary Had A Little Lamb"].
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] album
* [[Jevetta Steele]]
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* [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
 
|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:1991]][[Category:Recorded 1990]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]]
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|categories                = [[Category:1991]] [[Category:2023]] [[Category:Recorded 1990]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
 
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Revision as of 16:49, 26 October 2023

Sixteen   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Slappy Dappy
Skip 2 My U My Darling / Skip To My You My Darling

Hereitis album French.jpg
from the album Here It Is (French release only)

left
from the album
Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
Song details
Performer: Jevetta Steele; Prince
First Released: May 1991 - Here It Is album
Album(s): Here It Is
Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
Writer(s): Prince, Jevetta Steele, Levi Seacer, Jr.
Producer(s): Ricky Peterson and Tommy LiPuma
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

Skip 2 My U My Darling is the ninth track on the 1991 French release of Jevetta Steele’s first solo album Here It Is (Jevetta Steele is also part of the group The Steeles). The song was removed from the 1993 worldwide reissue, for unknown reasons.

The song started life as Skip 2 My U , tracked on 10 December 1990, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Prince does not appear on the track as released by Jevetta Steele in 1991. His version however was released (as Skip To My You My Darling) in 2023 as part of the Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
10 December 1990 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Tracking
December 1990 - early 1991 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Overdubs by Jevetta Steele and The Steeles
Recording Personnel

Prince version


Jevetta Steele version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Skip 2 My U My Darling 4:23 Here It Is Studio Jevetta Steele version
Skip To My You My Darling 3:57 Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Studio Prince version



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Sixteen   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Slappy Dappy