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|introduction              = '''Style''' is the sixth track on the third disc of [[Prince]]'s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]].
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|introduction              = '''Style''' is the sixth track on the third disc of [[Prince]]’s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]].
  
While exact recording dates are not known, it is likely that basic tracking took place in March 1996, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions where [[Scrap D.]] recorded raps for [[I Rock, Therefore I Am]], [[Mr. Happy]] and [[Da, Da, Da]]). The song contains a sample of [[Atomic Dog]] performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] (written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Shider Garry Marshall Shider], David Lee Spradley and George Clinton Jr.).
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While exact recording dates are not known, it is likely that basic tracking took place in early 1996 (the track was filed for copyright registration with [[Mr. Happy]] on 3 March 1996), at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota<!--(during the same set of sessions where [[Scrap D.]] recorded raps for [[I Rock, Therefore I Am]], [[Mr. Happy]] and [[Da, Da, Da]])-->.  
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The song contains a sample of [[Atomic Dog]] performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] (written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Shider Garry Marshall Shider], David Lee Spradley and George Clinton Jr.).
 
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|date                      = March 1996 (assumed)
 
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|see also                  = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
 
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|categories                = [[Category:1996]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1996]]
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Latest revision as of 07:05, 28 August 2022

Strollin’   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Sugar Walls
Style

Emancipation.jpg
from the album Emancipation
Song details
Performer: SymbolSmallerBlue.png
First Released: 19 November 1996 - Emancipation album
Album(s): Emancipation
Writer(s): Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png)
Producer(s): Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png)
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

Style is the sixth track on the third disc of Prince’s 19th album Emancipation, the third album to be credited to SymbolSmallerBlue.png.

While exact recording dates are not known, it is likely that basic tracking took place in early 1996 (the track was filed for copyright registration with Mr. Happy on 3 March 1996), at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota.

The song contains a sample of Atomic Dog performed by George Clinton (written by Garry Marshall Shider, David Lee Spradley and George Clinton Jr.).


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Early 1996 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Tracking
March 1996 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Additional recordings with Scrap D.
Recording Personnel
  • Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (credited separately as "Azifwekaré" for "jobless pothead")
  • Eric Leeds - horns
  • Walter Chancellor Jr. - saxophone
  • Brian Lynch - horns
  • Scrap D. - shouts
  • Michael Mac - shouts
  • Smooth G. - shouts

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Style 6:40 Emancipation Studio



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Strollin’   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Sugar Walls