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|previous song = [[Contest Song]] | |previous song = [[Contest Song]] | ||
|next song = [[Controversy]] | |next song = [[Controversy]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''The Continental''' is the tenth track (ninth song) on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''The Continental''' is the tenth track (ninth song) on [[Prince]]’s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]. |
− | While specific recording dates are not known, | + | In 1998, a remix by [[Kirk Johnson]] of the second portion of the track, renamed '''Tell Me How U Want 2 B Done''', was included as the tenth and final track on the first disc of [[Prince]]’s 20th album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] (his fourth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]); this version had previously been used heavily in [[Kirk J’s B Sides Remix]], released in March 1995. The song features a rap by [[Carmen Electra]]. |
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+ | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in January 1992, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Damn U]], [[The Flow]], [[3 Chains O’ Gold]], [[Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.]], [[With This Tear]], [[Qualified]] and a revamped version of [[Sex]]). | ||
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+ | It was included as the 13th track (eighth song) on a March 1992, configuration of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, and the 13th track (ninth song) on a late-Summer 1992, configuration, until many of the album’s [[Symbol segues|segues]] were removed for release. | ||
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+ | [[Kirk Johnson]]’s remix, '''Tell Me How U Want 2 B Done''', was likely made in 1994 (along with his remixes of [[Head]], [[When Doves Cry]], [[Pop Life]] and [[Alphabet St.]]). The [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] liner notes state that [[Kirk Johnson]] "was rewarded by getting the producer job on [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]", and also states that a "video is available upon clearance from [[Carmen Electra|Carmen]]’s conscience" - it is unclear if a full video of '''Tell Me How U Want 2 B Done''' exists, however. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = January 1992 | |date = January 1992 | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Basic tracking |
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{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = 1994 | |date = 1994 | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
|additional info = Remix by [[Kirk Johnson]] (named '''Tell Me How U Want 2 B Done''') | |additional info = Remix by [[Kirk Johnson]] (named '''Tell Me How U Want 2 B Done''') | ||
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*[[Kathy Jensen|Kathy J.]] - baritone saxophone | *[[Kathy Jensen|Kathy J.]] - baritone saxophone | ||
*[[Brian Gallagher]] - tenor saxophone | *[[Brian Gallagher]] - tenor saxophone | ||
− | *[[D.J. Graves]] - scratching | + | *[[William_Graves|D.J. Graves]] - scratching |
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''[[Kirk | + | |1= '''[[Kirk J’s B Sides Remix]] ''' |
|2= 7:00 | |2= 7:00 | ||
|3= [[Single: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] single | |3= [[Single: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] single | ||
|4= Studio medley | |4= Studio medley | ||
− | |5= See [[Kirk | + | |5= See [[Kirk J’s B Sides Remix]] for more details<br> |
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|1= '''The Continental''' | |1= '''The Continental''' | ||
|2= 4:56 (2:27) | |2= 4:56 (2:27) | ||
− | |3= [[Home Video: 3 Chains | + | |3= [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]] VHS/laserdisc |
|4= Promo video | |4= Promo video | ||
|5= See [[Video: The Continental|The Continental]] video for details | |5= See [[Video: The Continental|The Continental]] video for details | ||
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[18_February 1993|18 February 1993, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, | + | {{SongBroadcast| |
+ | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
+ | {{Songchart| | ||
+ | |line = | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''The Continental''' | ||
+ | |2= 5:31 | ||
+ | |3= [[TV Film: Act I|Act I]] TV-special | ||
+ | |4= Video version | ||
+ | |5= Full version of the video using the album version. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |first live appearance = [[18_February 1993|18 February 1993, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <br> | ||
+ | * [[17 April 1993|17 April 1993: Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, USA]] | ||
|performed regularly on =[[Act I]] | |performed regularly on =[[Act I]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1993|1993]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1993|1993]] |
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