Difference between revisions of "Slave 2 The System"
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|previous song = [[Slave 2 The Funk]] | |previous song = [[Slave 2 The Funk]] | ||
|next song = [[Sleazin']] | |next song = [[Sleazin']] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Slave 2 The System''', previously titled '''Slave''' (not to be confused with [[Slave]] which is a different track), is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 15|15 May 1994]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during the first day of sessions for the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]'s second album [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]] (on the same day as [[Get Wild]], [[New Power Soul]], [[The Exodus Has Begun]], [[Hallucination Rain]], [[Count The Days]] and [[It Takes 3]]). | + | |introduction = '''Slave 2 The System''', previously titled '''Slave''' (not to be confused with [[Slave]] which is a different track), is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 15|15 May 1994]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during the first day of sessions for the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]'s second album [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]] (on the same day as [[Get Wild]], [[New Power Soul]], [[The Exodus Has Begun]], [[Hallucination Rain]], [[Count The Days]] and [[It Takes 3]]). It was the first song recorded during that session. |
The track includes lead vocals by [[Sonny T.]]. | The track includes lead vocals by [[Sonny T.]]. | ||
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The reason for the tracks being combined and tracked as only one track is not known. | The reason for the tracks being combined and tracked as only one track is not known. | ||
− | In early-to-mid 1995, [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | + | In early-to-mid 1995, [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) re-recorded the track at [[Paisley Park Studios]] using entirely different music, including gentle strings, probably provided by [[Clare Fischer]]'s orchestra. |
A marching drum pattern from the track was sampled from [[Ain't No Place Like U]], and was also used on the released version of [[Slave]], which contains some lyrical and musical similarities to '''Slave 2 The System''', but is otherwise a different song. | A marching drum pattern from the track was sampled from [[Ain't No Place Like U]], and was also used on the released version of [[Slave]], which contains some lyrical and musical similarities to '''Slave 2 The System''', but is otherwise a different song. |
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