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|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 9|9 July 1984]] - [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 9|9 July 1984]] - [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]] album | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]] | ||
− | |writer(s) = [[Morris Day]], [[Jamie Starr]] | + | |writer(s) = [[Morris Day]], [[Prince]] (credited as [[Jamie Starr]]), [[Jesse Johnson]] (uncredited) |
|producer(s) = [[Morris Day]], [[The Starr Company]] (official credit) | |producer(s) = [[Morris Day]], [[The Starr Company]] (official credit) | ||
|previous song = [[Billy Jack Bitch]] | |previous song = [[Billy Jack Bitch]] | ||
|next song = [[Bite The Beat]] | |next song = [[Bite The Beat]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''The Bird''' was the sixth and final track on [[The Time]]’s third album [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]], and, in the Summer/Fall of 1984, [[Single: The Bird|The Bird]] was released as the album’s second single. '''The Bird''' was written by [[Morris Day]] and [[Prince]] under the pseudonym [[Jamie Starr]]. | + | |introduction = '''The Bird''' was the sixth and final track on [[The Time]]’s third album [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]], and, in the Summer/Fall of 1984, [[Single: The Bird|The Bird]] was released as the album’s second single. '''The Bird''' was officially written by [[Morris Day]] and [[Prince]] under the pseudonym [[Jamie Starr]], but an embryonic version came from [[Jesse Johnson]]. |
− | While reflecting on the track’s history on Facebook in 2014, [[Jesse Johnson]] wrote "<i>I wrote a 4 track version on [[1999 Tour|1999 tour]], [[Prince]] kinda like the hook, he threw the rest of what I did in the trash can as he commenced to write and performed a straight heater.</i>" [[Jesse Johnson|Johnson]]’s name was initially included in the credits when submitted for copyright in May 1984, but after he left the band, his name was removed from the credits when the track was released. It was co-produced by [[Morris Day]] and [[Prince]] under the name [[The Starr Company]]. The song also features in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. | + | While reflecting on the track’s history on Facebook in 2014, [[Jesse Johnson|Johnson]] wrote "<i>I wrote a 4 track version on [[1999 Tour|1999 tour]], [[Prince]] kinda like the hook, he threw the rest of what I did in the trash can as he commenced to write and performed a straight heater.</i>" [[Jesse Johnson|Johnson]]’s name was initially included in the credits when submitted for copyright in May 1984, but after he left the band, his name was removed from the credits when the track was released. It was co-produced by [[Morris Day]] and [[Prince]] under the name [[The Starr Company]]. The song also features in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. |
A 1998 live version recorded by [[Morris Day]] and [[The Time]] was released in 2004 on their album ''It’s About Time'', but this has no input by [[Prince]] and is not included here, as it is considered a cover version. | A 1998 live version recorded by [[Morris Day]] and [[The Time]] was released in 2004 on their album ''It’s About Time'', but this has no input by [[Prince]] and is not included here, as it is considered a cover version. |
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