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from the home video Beautiful Strange Song details Performer: Prince; with Chaka Khan First Released: 24 August 1999 - Beautiful Strange home video Album(s): None Writer(s): Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden Producer(s): Prince (assumed) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 1975-1976 (as part of Grand Central, assumed) 9 March 1995 (a.m.): (Glam Slam At) The Astoria, London, England - Chaka Khan lead vocals (first known live performance during Prince’s professional career); 9 September 1995 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA - Prince (as ) lead vocals 20 February 2016 (show 1): Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW, Australia Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 1975-1976, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 (solo piano)

Sweet Thing is a cover version of the track by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (from the 1975 album Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, also released as a single in 1975). released a live version of the track, featuring Chaka Khan on lead vocals, on the 1999 Beautiful Strange home video (which had been broadcast in full almost a year earlier, however, on the UK TV channel Channel 4). Prince had, however, recorded a studio version of the track, as a home recording, in early-to-mid 1976 (within months of the song’s initial release), at the Russell Ave, Anderson house, Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as Don’t You Wanna Ride?, Hey Lover, I Spend My Time Loving You, nine untitled Instrumentals, Leaving For New York, Nightingale and Rock Me, Lover). The home recording of the song remains unreleased, but Prince has performed the song live many times, including on some TV broadcasts. In 2004 Prince performed a live version of this song on The Art Of Musicology TV special, and in 2012 as a guest appearance with Mary J. Blige, who had released her own version of the song on her 1992 debut album What’s The 411? (also released as a single in 1993). Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info Early-mid 1976 Russell Ave, Anderson house, Minneapolis, MN, USA Tracking Recording Personnel Beautiful Strange version Chaka Khan - lead vocals - guitar and background vocals Kirk Johnson - drums Rhonda Smith - bass guitar Morris Hayes - keyboards Mike Scott - guitar Marva King - backing vocals Unreleased version Prince - all vocals and instruments Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info n/a n/a n/a n/a There have been no audio-only releases of this track on 'hard-format'. Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Sweet Thing T.B.C. Beautiful Strange home video Live 28 August 1998 (a.m.): Cafe De Paris, London, England; with Chaka Khan; see Beautiful Strange for more details Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info Sweet Thing T.B.C. The Art Of Musicology performance broadcast Live 20 April 2004, Webster Hall, New York, NY, USA Sweet Thing T.B.C. iHeartRadio Music Festival video stream Live 22 September 2012, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA; guesting with Mary J. Blige Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Sweet Thing Home recording Recorded early-to-mid 1976

Additional Information See also Trivia References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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