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| − | |introduction = '''Temptation''' is the ninth and final track on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Temptation''' is the ninth and final track on [[Prince]]’s seventh album [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. |
| − | Basic tracking was done during a one-day session on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 7|7 December 1984]] at | + | Basic tracking was done during a one-day session on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 7|7 December 1984]] at [http://www.capitolstudios.com/ Capitol Studios] in Hollywood, California, (the unusual location was because engineer [[David Leonard]] was now working there). The session was with only [[Prince]] and [[Eddie M.]] on saxophone.<br> |
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| − | The song was tried out with the band the day prior, during sound check at the [[Richfield Coliseum]], Richfield, Ohio, initially as a rock blues number, nearly twice as fast in pace as the eventual session. Although this sound check session on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 6|6 December 1984]] was recorded as well, [[Prince]] decided to not use any of it, but instead start on a much slower version from scratch the next day, with just him and [[Eddie M.]] participating in the session. | + | The song was tried out with the band the day prior, during sound check at the [[Richfield Coliseum]], Richfield, Ohio, initially as a rock blues number, nearly twice as fast in pace as the eventual session. Although this sound check session on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 6|6 December 1984]] was recorded as well, [[Prince]] decided to not use any of it, but instead start on a much slower version from scratch the next day, with just him and [[Eddie M.]] participating in the session.<br> |
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Additional recording took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_24|24 December 1984]], when [[Prince]] recorded the 'god dialogue' at the [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, immediately following his matinee show at [[24_December 1984|Saint Paul Civic Center Arena]], St. Paul, Minnesota, as the final recording made for [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]]. Since at this point there was no console, the home studio was not fully operational. [[Prince]] used the rented [[Record Plant Remote - Mobile Truck]] that he had on tour, parked in his driveway to record it. | Additional recording took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_24|24 December 1984]], when [[Prince]] recorded the 'god dialogue' at the [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, immediately following his matinee show at [[24_December 1984|Saint Paul Civic Center Arena]], St. Paul, Minnesota, as the final recording made for [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]]. Since at this point there was no console, the home studio was not fully operational. [[Prince]] used the rented [[Record Plant Remote - Mobile Truck]] that he had on tour, parked in his driveway to record it. | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 6|6 December 1984]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 6|6 December 1984]] | ||
|studio = [[Richfield Coliseum]],<br>Richfield, OH, USA | |studio = [[Richfield Coliseum]],<br>Richfield, OH, USA | ||
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking of scrapped band version |
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{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 7|7 December 1984]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 7|7 December 1984]] | ||
| − | |studio = [ | + | |studio = [http://www.capitolstudios.com/ Capitol Studios],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking (final version) |
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 24|24 December 1984]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 24|24 December 1984]] | ||
| − | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] /<br> [[Record Plant Remote - Mobile Truck]]<br> | + | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] /<br> [[Record Plant Remote - Mobile Truck]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
|additional info = 'God dialogue' overdub | |additional info = 'God dialogue' overdub | ||
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|1= '''Temptation''' | |1= '''Temptation''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
| − | |3= | + | |3= recording before monologue overdub |
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live in full by [[Prince]], although part of the lyrics were often quoted during the [[Purple Rain Tour]] and also as an | + | |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live in full by [[Prince]], although part of the lyrics were often quoted during the [[Purple Rain Tour]] and also as an interpolation in [[Who Knows]] on [[28 February 1998-am|28 February 1998 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] |
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
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|see also = [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] album | |see also = [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] album | ||
|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/ | + | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' |
| − | |categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Recorded 1984]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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