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|song name = The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker | |song name = The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker | ||
|album image = [[File:sott.jpg|100px|link=Album: Sign O’ The Times]] <br><small> from the album<br> [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] </small> | |album image = [[File:sott.jpg|100px|link=Album: Sign O’ The Times]] <br><small> from the album<br> [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] </small> | ||
− | |single image = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]</small> | + | |single image = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]</small> |
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]<br> | ||
[[Album:_One_Nite_Alone..._The_Aftershow:_It_Ain’t_Over|One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over]]<br> | [[Album:_One_Nite_Alone..._The_Aftershow:_It_Ain’t_Over|One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over]]<br> | ||
− | [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe| Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] | + | [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] |
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[The Ball]] | |previous song = [[The Ball]] | ||
− | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[Balloon]] |
|introduction = '''The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker''' is the fourth track on the first disc of [[Prince]]’s ninth album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. | |introduction = '''The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker''' is the fourth track on the first disc of [[Prince]]’s ninth album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. | ||
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 13|13 March 1986]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (six days before [[And How]] and [[Power Fantastic]]). It was the first track he recorded in his newly installed home studio. | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 13|13 March 1986]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (six days before [[And How]] and [[Power Fantastic]]). It was the first track he recorded in his newly installed home studio. | ||
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The song also references [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni Mitchell]’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help_Me_(Joni_Mitchell_song) Help Me] ("Help me, I think I’m falling in love again") from her 1974 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_and_Spark Court And Spark] (also released as a single in 1974). | The song also references [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni Mitchell]’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help_Me_(Joni_Mitchell_song) Help Me] ("Help me, I think I’m falling in love again") from her 1974 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_and_Spark Court And Spark] (also released as a single in 1974). | ||
− | In 2002, a live version was included as the seventh track on the live release [[Album: One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over|One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over]] (titled only '''Dorothy Parker'''). The version with [[Eric Leeds]] overdub was released in September 2020 | + | In 2002, a live version was included as the seventh track on the live release [[Album: One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over|One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over]] (titled only '''Dorothy Parker'''). The version with [[Eric Leeds]] overdub was released in September 2020 as the eighth track of ''Vault Tracks part 1'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 13|13 March 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 13|13 March 1986]] | ||
|studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 15|15 March 1986]] |
|studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Overdubs, mix |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = June 1986 | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 15|15 April 1986]] |
+ | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Overdubs, including saxophone ([[Eric Leeds]]), mix | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 17|17]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 18|18 April 1986]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Mix (17th); crossfading (18th) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 4|4]] or [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 5|5 June 1986]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Mix | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 23|23 June 1986]] | ||
|studio = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Way_Recording Ocean Way Recording],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Way_Recording Ocean Way Recording],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = Orchestral overdubs by [[Clare Fischer]] orchestra | |additional info = Orchestral overdubs by [[Clare Fischer]] orchestra | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 1986]] (estimate) | ||
+ | |studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Orchestral mix | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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*[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals | *[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | ''' | + | '''Horn overdub version''' |
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
*[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals | *[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals | ||
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|1= '''The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker''' | |1= '''The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker''' | ||
|2= 4:04 | |2= 4:04 | ||
− | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe| Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] | + | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= Remastered in 2020 | |5= Remastered in 2020 | ||
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|1= '''[[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]] (With Horns) ''' | |1= '''[[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]] (With Horns) ''' | ||
|2= 4:56 | |2= 4:56 | ||
− | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] | + | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= Includes [[Eric Leeds]] horn overdubs | |5= Includes [[Eric Leeds]] horn overdubs | ||
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{{Unreleased| | {{Unreleased| | ||
|line = | |line = | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= longer version, as released on [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe| Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']], but without the sax overdub | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker''' | |1= '''The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker''' | ||
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*[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album | *[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album | ||
*[[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] unreleased album | *[[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] unreleased album | ||
− | *[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] album | + | *[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album |
*[[Single: The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker|The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]] unreleased single | *[[Single: The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker|The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]] unreleased single | ||
|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)]] '' | ||
* '' [[Book: Prince - Dancemusicsexromance - The First Decade (Fire Fly)]] '' | * '' [[Book: Prince - Dancemusicsexromance - The First Decade (Fire Fly)]] '' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category: | + | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' |
+ | |categories = [[Category:2020]][[Category:Recorded 1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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