Difference between revisions of "Sometimes It Snows In April"
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− | |introduction = '''Sometimes It Snows In April''' is the twelfth and final track on [[Prince]]'s eighth album [[Album: Parade|Parade]], the third to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. In 2002, a live version was included as the fifteenth track on the second disc of [[Prince]]'s first live album [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] (along with recordings of [[One Nite Alone...]], [[Free]] and [[Starfish And Coffee|Starfish & Coffee]] from the same show). In 2003, a 2002 live version was included as the final track on the [[Home Video: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas|Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] DVD, and was included as the fourth and final | + | |introduction = '''Sometimes It Snows In April''' is the twelfth and final track on [[Prince]]'s eighth album [[Album: Parade|Parade]], the third to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. In 2002, a live version was included as the fifteenth track on the second disc of [[Prince]]'s first live album [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] (along with recordings of [[One Nite Alone...]], [[Free]] and [[Starfish And Coffee|Starfish & Coffee]] from the same show). In 2003, a 2002 live version was included as the final track on the [[Home Video: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas|Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] DVD, and was included as the fourth and final song on the [[Single: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas|Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] promo CD available at the same time. |
− | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 21|21 April 1985]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (the day after [[Old Friends 4 Sale]], [[Others Here With Us]] and [[Tibet]], the same day as [[Life Can Be So Nice]], the day before the release of [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] and two days before recording [[Evolsidog]]). The recording features only [[Prince]], [[Lisa Coleman]] (on piano) and [[Wendy Melvoin]] (on guitar). [[Clare Fischer]] arranged and recorded orchestration for the song at some point in mid-late 1985 at Monterey Sound Studios in Glendale, California, but [[Prince]] preferred the | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 21|21 April 1985]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (the day after [[Old Friends 4 Sale]], [[Others Here With Us]] and [[Tibet]], the same day as [[Life Can Be So Nice]], the day before the release of [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] and two days before recording [[Evolsidog]]). The recording features only [[Prince]], [[Lisa Coleman]] (on piano) and [[Wendy Melvoin]] (on guitar). [[Clare Fischer]] arranged and recorded orchestration for the song at some point in mid-late 1985 at Monterey Sound Studios in Glendale, California, but [[Prince]] preferred the song without orchestration, and chose to use the track without orchestration for the final release. The version with Fischer orchestration was used in the movie [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]]. 1 minute and 18 seconds can be heard at the end of the film. |
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|studio = Monterey Sound Studios, <br>Glendale, CA, USA | |studio = Monterey Sound Studios, <br>Glendale, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = Orchestra recording by [[Clare Fischer]] | |additional info = Orchestra recording by [[Clare Fischer]] | ||
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+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 31|31 July 1985]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Mix with orchestra | ||
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+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 11|11 November 1985]] (estimate) | ||
+ | |studio = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advision_Studios Advision Studios],<br>London, England | ||
+ | |additional info = Additional work by [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] and [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]] | ||
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|1= '''Sometimes It Snows In April''' | |1= '''Sometimes It Snows In April''' | ||
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|3= [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] | |3= [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live |
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