Take Me With U is the second track on Prince's sixth album Purple Rain, the first album to be credited to Prince and the Revolution. Seven months after the album's release, Take Me With U was released as the album's fifth and final single (released only in the USA and New Zealand). The track is also featured in the movie Purple Rain.
In 2002, a live version was also included as the second track on the second disc of One Nite Alone... Live!, Prince's first live album (with no other tracks included from the same show).
Initial tracking took place on 27 January, 1984, at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA (seven days after A Million Miles (I Love You), five days before Tricky).
The track was initially intended to be credited to Apollonia 6 and it was included as the first track on a 29 February, 1984 configuration of the Apollonia 6 album, before being added to the final configuration of Purple Rain, compiled on 14 April, 1984 (its inclusion made it necessary for Let's Go Crazy and Computer Blue to be shortened).
The recording used on both albums was the same (although edited for time restrictions on Purple Rain), and was always intended as a duet between Prince and Apollonia.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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27 January, 1984
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Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Initial tracking
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Recording Personnel
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Video Versions
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Length
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Released
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Take Me With U
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4:37
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Purple Rain 20th Anniversary DVD
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Promo video
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See Take Me With U video for more details
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Take Me With U
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4:15
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Prince And The Revolution: Live VHS/laserdisc
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Live
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30 March, 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Take Me With U/Raspberry Beret
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Rave Un2 The Year 2000 VHS/DVD
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Live
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18 December, 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Take Me With U
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Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas DVD
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Live
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15 December, 2002, Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Take Me With U
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Live concert radio broadcast
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Live
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22 July, 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain
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Take Me With U
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Delayed concert TV broadcast
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Live
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29 July, 1990, Estadio Santa María del Mar, La Coruña, Spain
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Take Me With U
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Delayed concert TV broadcast
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Live
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31 August, 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan
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Take Me With U
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2:54
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3121.com Jam Of The Week video stream
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Live
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21 September, 2007, The O2 Arena, London, England
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Take Me With U
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2:55
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Andy Allo Facebook video stream
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Live
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16 December, 2011, Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Take Me With U
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T.B.C.
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Live concert online stream
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Live
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10 May, 2015, Baltimore, MN, USA, Royal Farms Arena
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Take Me With U
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T.B.C.
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89.3 The Current Crazy 2 Cool broadcast
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Live
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1 June, 2014, Le Zénith, Paris, France (2nd show)
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Unreleased Versions
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Title
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Version
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Additional Info
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Take Me With U
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Studio
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String coda continues after album released version's fade; intended for inclusion on Apollonia 6 album
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