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In 1993, the track was included as the third track on [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] (also included as the first disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]), and it was included as the b-side of the US release of [[Single: Pink Cashmere|Pink Cashmere]], the album’s first single. | In 1993, the track was included as the third track on [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] (also included as the first disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]), and it was included as the b-side of the US release of [[Single: Pink Cashmere|Pink Cashmere]], the album’s first single. | ||
− | The track was one of the earliest professional recordings by [[Prince]], and recordings were made in Summer 1976 at [[Moon Sound]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[Aces]], [[Baby]], [[Diamond Eyes]], [[Don’t Forget]], [[Don’t Hold Back]], [[Fantasy]], [[I’m Yours]], [[Just As Long As We’re Together|Jelly Jam]] (which was later used as the instrumental portion of [[Just As Long As We’re Together]]), [[Leaving For New York]], [[My Love Is Forever|Love Is Forever]] (later renamed [[My Love Is Forever]]), [[Make It Through The Storm]], [[Since We’ve Been Together]] and [[Surprise]]). | + | The track was one of the earliest professional recordings by [[Prince]], and recordings were made in Summer 1976 at [[Moon Sound]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[Aces]], [[Baby]], [[Diamond Eyes]], [[Don’t Forget]], [[Don’t Hold Back]], [[Fantasy]], [[I’m Yours]], [[Just As Long As We’re Together|Jelly Jam]] (which was later used as the instrumental portion of [[Just As Long As We’re Together]]), [[Leaving For New York]], [[My Love Is Forever|Love Is Forever]] (later renamed [[My Love Is Forever]]), [[Make It Through The Storm]], [[Since We’ve Been Together]] and [[Surprise]]). '''Soft And Wet''' was included as the second track on [[Prince]]’s [[1976 demo tape]] he took to various record companies in New York. |
In late 1976 - early 1977, the track was re-recorded at [[Sound 80]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as re-recordings of [[My Love Is Forever|Love Is Forever]] (later renamed [[My Love Is Forever]]), [[Baby]], [[Just As Long As We’re Together|Jelly Jam]] (which was later used as the instrumental portion of [[Just As Long As We’re Together]]), [[Make It Through The Storm]], and recordings of [[Just As Long As We’re Together]], [[10:15]], [[Fortune Teller]] and [[Got To Be Something Here]]). | In late 1976 - early 1977, the track was re-recorded at [[Sound 80]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as re-recordings of [[My Love Is Forever|Love Is Forever]] (later renamed [[My Love Is Forever]]), [[Baby]], [[Just As Long As We’re Together|Jelly Jam]] (which was later used as the instrumental portion of [[Just As Long As We’re Together]]), [[Make It Through The Storm]], and recordings of [[Just As Long As We’re Together]], [[10:15]], [[Fortune Teller]] and [[Got To Be Something Here]]). | ||
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In a 2013 [http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/192526821.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y&refer=y Minneapolis Star-Tribune] interview, Pierre Lewis (lead-singer of the short-lived The Lewis Connection, with whom Prince recorded [[Got To Be Something Here]] in late 1976) mentioned that [[Prince]] had once borrowed his keyboard, and that this is the keyboard used on [[Soft And Wet]]:<blockquote>'' “I loaned it to him and had to finally go get it from him. He wouldn’t give it back," Lewis claimed.</blockquote> | In a 2013 [http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/192526821.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y&refer=y Minneapolis Star-Tribune] interview, Pierre Lewis (lead-singer of the short-lived The Lewis Connection, with whom Prince recorded [[Got To Be Something Here]] in late 1976) mentioned that [[Prince]] had once borrowed his keyboard, and that this is the keyboard used on [[Soft And Wet]]:<blockquote>'' “I loaned it to him and had to finally go get it from him. He wouldn’t give it back," Lewis claimed.</blockquote> | ||
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+ | |date = 1976 (estimate) | ||
+ | |studio = unknown | ||
+ | |additional info = solo acoustic guitar version | ||
+ | }} | ||
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|date = Summer 1976 | |date = Summer 1976 | ||
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+ | |1= '''Soft And Wet''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= solo acoustic guitar version | ||
+ | }} | ||
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* [[Lovesexy Tour]] | * [[Lovesexy Tour]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1980|1980]], [[All Concerts#1981|1981]], [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]] <small>(as clip during sampler sets)</small>, [[All Concerts#2010|2010]] <small>(instrumental)</small> | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1980|1980]], [[All Concerts#1981|1981]], [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]] <small>(as clip during sampler sets)</small>, [[All Concerts#2010|2010]] <small>(instrumental)</small> | ||
− | |trivia = Interestingly, [[Soft And Wet]] is credited to [[Prince|Percy]] (Begonia) in a handwritten lyric sheet (1976/1977 album version). This pseudonym was also mentioned on the lyric sheets for [[I Feel For You]] (1979) and [[Go]] (1985) but never used publicly. | + | |trivia = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Vicari Tommy Vicari] claimed that the version of '''Soft And Wet''' featured on [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] and [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]] is an alternate mix he did and different from the one released in 1978. However, the differences, if any, are barely noticeable. |
+ | * Interestingly, [[Soft And Wet]] is credited to [[Prince|Percy]] (Begonia) in a handwritten lyric sheet (1976/1977 album version). This pseudonym was also mentioned on the lyric sheets for [[I Feel For You]] (1979) and [[Go]] (1985) but never used publicly. | ||
+ | * A version with just [[Prince]] singing and playing acoustic guitar was one of the unreleased songs that was played for VIP attendees of the Celebration event held at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in June 2023 | ||
|see also = [[Album: For You|For You]] album | |see also = [[Album: For You|For You]] album | ||
* [[Single: Soft And Wet|Soft And Wet]] single | * [[Single: Soft And Wet|Soft And Wet]] single | ||
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* <b>Copyrights:</b> [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office V1777P373 / 1980-03-21], [http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&keyid=1367596&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID BMI Work #1367596] | * <b>Copyrights:</b> [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office V1777P373 / 1980-03-21], [http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&keyid=1367596&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID BMI Work #1367596] | ||
*[http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/192526821.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y&refer=y '''Minneapolis R&B vet Pierre Lewis resurfaces with Prince connection''' ''by Chris Riemenschneider'' (Minneapolis Star-Tribune: 22 February 2013)] | *[http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/192526821.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y&refer=y '''Minneapolis R&B vet Pierre Lewis resurfaces with Prince connection''' ''by Chris Riemenschneider'' (Minneapolis Star-Tribune: 22 February 2013)] | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1978]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1978]][[Category:Recorded 1976]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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