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|song name                = The Call
 
|song name                = The Call
|single image              = [[File:3Chainsofgold_vhs.jpg|60px|link=Home Video: 3 Chains O' Gold]] <br><small> from the home video [[Home Video: 3 Chains O' Gold|3 Chains O' Gold]]</small>
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|single image              = [[File:3Chainsofgold_vhs.jpg|60px|link=Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold]] <br><small> from the home video [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]]</small>
 
|performer                = [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_16|16 August 1994]] - [[Home Video: 3 Chains O' Gold|3 Chains O' Gold]] home video
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_16|16 August 1994]] - [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]] home video
 
|album(s)                  = None
 
|album(s)                  = None
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]], Peter Phillips, Corey Penn
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]], Peter Phillips, Corey Penn
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|previous song            = [[Calhoun Square]]
 
|previous song            = [[Calhoun Square]]
 
|next song                = [[Call My Name]]
 
|next song                = [[Call My Name]]
|introduction              = '''The Call''' was released as an audio track playing over the credits on the [[Home Video: 3 Chains O' Gold|3 Chains O' Gold]] home video. No audio-only version of the track has been released. The track is an instrumental loop of '''It's Not a Game''' by Pete Rock and CL Smooth overlaid with the two [[Symbol_segues|segues]] included on the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album between [[Prince]] and Vanessa Bartholomew (played by actress [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirstie_Alley Kirstie Alley])<br>
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|introduction              = '''The Call''' was released as an audio track playing over the credits on the [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]] home video. No audio-only version of the track has been released. The track is an instrumental loop of '''It’s Not a Game''' by Pete Rock and CL Smooth overlaid with the two [[Symbol_segues|segues]] included on the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album between [[Prince]] and Vanessa Bartholomew (played by actress [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirstie_Alley Kirstie Alley])<br>
Recording of the segues took place in early 1992, most likely at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, although Alley's parts were recorded at [[Record Plant-LA|Record Plant]] in Hollywood, California.
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Recording of the segues took place in early 1992, most likely at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, although Alley’s parts were recorded at [[Record Plant-LA|Record Plant]] in Hollywood, California.
 
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|1= '''The Call'''  
 
|2= ?:??
 
|2= ?:??
|3= [[Home Video: 3 Chains O' Gold|3 Chains O' Gold]] home video
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|3= [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]] home video
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
|5= Played over credits; no video as such; see [[Home Video: 3 Chains O' Gold|3 Chains O' Gold]] home video for details
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|5= Played over credits; no video as such; see [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]] home video for details
 
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|performed occasionally in = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
 
|trivia                    =  
 
|trivia                    =  
|see also                  = [[Home Video: 3 Chains O' Gold|3 Chains O' Gold]] home video
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|see also                  = [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]] home video
 
* [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Symbol segues]][[Symbol_segues| album segues]]
 
* [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Symbol segues]][[Symbol_segues| album segues]]
 
|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)]] ''

Revision as of 15:32, 2 September 2020

Calhoun Square   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Call My Name
The Call

3Chainsofgold vhs.jpg
from the home video 3 Chains O’ Gold
Song details
Performer: Prince and the New Power Generation
First Released: 16 August 1994 - 3 Chains O’ Gold home video
Album(s): None
Writer(s): Prince, Peter Phillips, Corey Penn
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

The Call was released as an audio track playing over the credits on the 3 Chains O’ Gold home video. No audio-only version of the track has been released. The track is an instrumental loop of It’s Not a Game by Pete Rock and CL Smooth overlaid with the two segues included on the SymbolSmallerBlue.png album between Prince and Vanessa Bartholomew (played by actress Kirstie Alley)
Recording of the segues took place in early 1992, most likely at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, although Alley’s parts were recorded at Record Plant in Hollywood, California.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Early 1992 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Segue recordings
Early 1992 Record Plant
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Segue recordings (Kirstie Alley vocals)
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
n/a n/a n/a n/a There have been no audio-only releases of this track.
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Call ?:?? 3 Chains O’ Gold home video Studio Played over credits; no video as such; see 3 Chains O’ Gold home video for details


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Calhoun Square   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Call My Name