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− | |introduction = '''That Girl Thang''', an acoustic track, was first available for download from [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''That Girl Thang''', an acoustic track, was first available for download from [[Prince]]’s [[3rdEyeGirl.com]] website on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 18|18 February 2013]], within hours of the track’s recording. |
− | It is unknown if this song | + | It is unknown if this song was planned for inclusion on an album or any other project. |
− | Blogger [http://www.drfunkenberry.com/ Dr. Funkenberry], reported in an [http://www.spreecast.com/events/prince-2013-new-songs-wdoc-f online video chat] that the song was written and recorded about six hours before its release; since the song was available in the early morning of [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 18|18 February 2013]], this places the recording on the evening of [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 17|17 February 2013]], most likely at [[Paisley Park Studios]] | + | Blogger [http://www.drfunkenberry.com/ Dr. Funkenberry], reported in an [http://www.spreecast.com/events/prince-2013-new-songs-wdoc-f online video chat] that the song was written and recorded about six hours before its release; since the song was available in the early morning of [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 18|18 February 2013]], this places the recording on the evening of [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 17|17 February 2013]], most likely at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. |
The track appears to have been recorded in a single take with no overdubs, however, and [[Prince]] can be heard to turn off the recording machine at the end of the track, so the track could have been recorded on a mobile device from another location. | The track appears to have been recorded in a single take with no overdubs, however, and [[Prince]] can be heard to turn off the recording machine at the end of the track, so the track could have been recorded on a mobile device from another location. | ||
− | In November 2016 | + | In November 2016, dancer [[Lala Escarzega]] wrote a blogpost about the song in Instragram saying '' "Girl Thang"- Prince gifted this song to me after a night I jokingly asked him to sing me to sleep. I had also told him his photo he sent me made me swoon & I love how he made the lyrics so personal so only he and I would "get it". He gave this song to me the very next night. There is also an instrumental of this that he gave me and I have no idea if it was ever released or not. '' |
− | It appears [[Michael B. Nelson]] also wrote a string arrangement for it,and recorded with Adi Yeshaya and StringGenius. | + | It appears [[Michael B. Nelson]] also wrote a string arrangement for it, and recorded with Adi Yeshaya and StringGenius. |
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 17|17 February 2013]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 17|17 February 2013]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed; see notes above) | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed; see notes above) |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Basic tracking |
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|date = 2013 | |date = 2013 | ||
|studio = unknown studio | |studio = unknown studio | ||
− | |additional info = string arrangement by [[Michael B. Nelson]], recorded with Adi Yeshaya and StringGenius | + | |additional info = string arrangement by [[Michael B. Nelson]], recorded with Adi Yeshaya and StringGenius. |
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