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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> |
+ | |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> | ||
|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 | ||
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|previous song = [[The Ball]] | |previous song = [[The Ball]] | ||
|next song = [[Baltimore]] | |next song = [[Baltimore]] | ||
− | |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]]. |
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 15|15 March 1986]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (four 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 15|15 March 1986]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (four 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). | ||
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+ | 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 Leedds]] overdub was released in September 2020 on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] set. | ||
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|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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*[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals | *[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals | ||
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− | + | 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 | ||
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | *[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | Claire Fischer overdub version | ||
+ | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
+ | *[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals | ||
*Unknown [[Clare Fischer]] Orchestra horn section - horns | *Unknown [[Clare Fischer]] Orchestra horn section - horns | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
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|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
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+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:04 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe| Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Remastered in 2020 | ||
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|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[21_April 2002-am|21 April 2002 (a.m.): House Of Blues Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, CA, USA]] | |5= [[21_April 2002-am|21 April 2002 (a.m.): House Of Blues Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, CA, USA]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]] ''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:56 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Includes [[Eric Leeds]] horn overdubs | ||
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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 | ||
*[[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)]] '' |
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