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{{song| | {{song| | ||
|song name = The Dance Electric | |song name = The Dance Electric | ||
− | |album image = [[File:Ac_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: A.C.]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] </small> <br> [[File:Purplerain_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album:_Purple_Rain_Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] | + | |album image = [[File:Ac_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: A.C.]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] </small> <br> [[File:Purplerain_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album:_Purple_Rain_Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] |
|single image = [[File:Thedanceelectric_single.jpg|100px|link=Single: The Dance Electric]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] </small> | |single image = [[File:Thedanceelectric_single.jpg|100px|link=Single: The Dance Electric]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] </small> | ||
− | |performer = [[André Cymone]] | + | |performer = [[André Cymone]]; [[Prince and the Revolution|Prince & The Revolution]] |
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 16|16 July 1985]] - [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] single ([[André Cymone]] version) <br> [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 23|23 June 2017]] ([[Prince]] version) | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 16|16 July 1985]] - [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] single ([[André Cymone]] version) <br> [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 23|23 June 2017]] ([[Prince and the Revolution|Prince & The Revolution]] version) |
− | |album(s) = [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] <br> [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] | + | |album(s) = [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] <br> [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] |
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] and [[André Cymone]] | + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] and [[André Cymone]] ([[André Cymone]] version); [[Prince]] ([[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]) |
|previous song = [[Dance 4 Me]] | |previous song = [[Dance 4 Me]] | ||
|next song = [[Dance Of Desperation]] | |next song = [[Dance Of Desperation]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''The Dance Electric''' is the first track on [[André Cymone]] | + | |introduction = '''The Dance Electric''' is the first track on [[André Cymone]]’s third studio album [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]], and, four weeks before the album’s release, [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] was released as the album’s first single. This track is the only studio collaboration between [[Prince]] and [[André Cymone]] during [[André Cymone|Cymone]]’s solo career following his departure from [[Prince]]’s band. In 2011, an expanded edition of the album was released on CD, including the ''Edited Version'' a.k.a. ''Single Version'' of the song. In 2013, a long and mostly instrumental version was included on a re-release of the album. |
− | Basic tracking for [[Prince]] | + | Basic tracking for [[Prince]]’s initial version took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_17|17 August 1984]] (a days before [[The Screams Of Passion]]) at the [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, Minnesota (listed on the album as "Paisley Park Recording, Somewhere in Minnesota"). [[Lisa Coleman]], [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Jill Jones]] recorded overdubs the following day, also at the [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]]. |
− | [[Prince]] reportedly gave the song to [[André Cymone]] after [[André Cymone|Cymone]] | + | [[Prince]] reportedly gave the song to [[André Cymone]] after [[André Cymone|Cymone]]’s mother asked [[Prince]] for a song ([[André Cymone|Cymone]] himself was too proud to do so). [[André Cymone]] recorded lead vocal overdubs at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Way_Recording Ocean Way Recording], Hollywood, CA, USA, presumably in late February 1985, with [[Prince]] and his dad [[John L. Nelson]] present. |
[[Prince]] also referred to "the dance electric" in the song [[God]], recorded three days later. | [[Prince]] also referred to "the dance electric" in the song [[God]], recorded three days later. | ||
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In 2012, a mostly-instrumental rehearsal version by [[Prince and the New Power Generation]], likely recorded in mid-April 2012, was streamed on [http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2012/04/15/prince-npg-in-rehearsal-4-australia-jam-the-dancelectric-listen-now/ drfunkenberry.com] to promote the forthcoming [[Welcome 2 Australia Tour]]; the site stated that "To begin every week of rehearsal, to get the rust off, [[Prince]] and the band jam one song for 30-45 minutes." | In 2012, a mostly-instrumental rehearsal version by [[Prince and the New Power Generation]], likely recorded in mid-April 2012, was streamed on [http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2012/04/15/prince-npg-in-rehearsal-4-australia-jam-the-dancelectric-listen-now/ drfunkenberry.com] to promote the forthcoming [[Welcome 2 Australia Tour]]; the site stated that "To begin every week of rehearsal, to get the rust off, [[Prince]] and the band jam one song for 30-45 minutes." | ||
− | + | In 2017 [[Prince]]’s own version (before overdubs by [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]], [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Jill Jones|Jill]]) was released as the first track on the ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'' disc of a ''Deluxe'' release of [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain]]. | |
− | In 2017 [[Prince]] | + | |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_17|17 August 1984]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_17|17 August 1984]] | ||
|studio = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA | |studio = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_18|18 August 1984]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_18|18 August 1984]] | ||
|studio = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA | |studio = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Overdubs by [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]], [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Jill Jones|Jill]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_15|15 May 1985]] |
− | |studio = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Way_Recording Ocean Way Recording], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Way_Recording Ocean Way Recording],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
|additional info = Lead vocal overdubs by [[André Cymone]] | |additional info = Lead vocal overdubs by [[André Cymone]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_15|15 May 1985]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Mix | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_17|17 May 1985]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Mix | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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|5= | |5= | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''The Dance Electric''' | ||
+ | |2= 5:44 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] 2011 re-issue<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] 2013 re-issue | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Remastered version | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''The Dance Electric (Long Version)''' | |1= '''The Dance Electric (Long Version)''' | ||
|2= 5:31 | |2= 5:31 | ||
|3= [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] single<br> | |3= [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] single<br> | ||
+ | |4= Edit | ||
+ | |5= Shorter than the album version despite its title | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''The Dance Electric (Long Version)''' | ||
+ | |2= 5:36 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] 2011 re-issue<br> | ||
[[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] 2013 re-issue | [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] 2013 re-issue | ||
|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
− | |5= | + | |5= Shorter than the album version despite its title. Remastered version. |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''The Dance Electric (Edited Version)''' | |1= '''The Dance Electric (Edited Version)''' | ||
|2= 3:59 | |2= 3:59 | ||
− | |3= [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] single | + | |3= [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] single |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
|5= a.k.a. '''The Dance Electric (Single Version)''' | |5= a.k.a. '''The Dance Electric (Single Version)''' | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''The Dance Electric (Single Version)''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:09 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] 2011 re-issue<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] 2013 re-issue | ||
+ | |4= Edit | ||
+ | |5= a.k.a. '''The Dance Electric (Edited Version)'''. Remastered version. | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''The Dance Electric (Extended Version)''' | |1= '''The Dance Electric (Extended Version)''' | ||
− | |2= 10: | + | |2= 10:21 |
|3= [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] 2013 re-issue | |3= [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] 2013 re-issue | ||
|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
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|1= '''The Dance Electric''' ([[Prince]]) | |1= '''The Dance Electric''' ([[Prince]]) | ||
|2= 11:29 | |2= 11:29 | ||
− | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' (From The Vault & Previously Unreleased)]]<br> | + | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe (Expanded) Edition'' (From The Vault & Previously Unreleased)]]<br> |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
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|3= Promotional release only | |3= Promotional release only | ||
|4= Promo video | |4= Promo video | ||
− | |5= | + | |5= Official music video |
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |sampled in = | ||
+ | {{SongSampled| | ||
+ | |sampled in = | ||
+ | {{Songchart| | ||
+ | |line = | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[I’m So Confused]]''' | ||
+ | |2= | ||
+ | |3= Unreleased | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Contains background vocals samples from '''The Dance Electric''' | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''The Dance Electric''' | |1= '''The Dance Electric''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= Original full-length 1984 recording by [[Prince]] w/ [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]], [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & | + | |3= Original full-length 1984 recording by [[Prince]] w/ [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]], [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & and [[Jill Jones|Jill]] overdubs |
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''The Dance Electric''' | |1= '''The Dance Electric''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= Full-length recording after vocal overdubs by [[André Cymone]] | + | |3= Full-length recording after vocal overdubs by [[André Cymone]] with different intro and mix |
}} | }} | ||
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{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
|line = | |line = | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''The Dance Electric''' (''[[André Cymone]]'') | ||
+ | |2= 11:49 | ||
+ | |3= [https://soundcloud.com/drfunkenberry/the-dance-electric-12-extended drfunkenberry Soundcloud] stream (deleted) | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Full-length recording after vocal overdubs by [[André Cymone]], included on unreleased acetate of [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] single (with record skipping) | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''The Dance Electric''' (''[[Prince and the New Power Generation|Prince & The NPG]]'') | |1= '''The Dance Electric''' (''[[Prince and the New Power Generation|Prince & The NPG]]'') | ||
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}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | + | |first live appearance = [[26 December 1984|26 December 1984: Saint Paul Civic Center Arena,St. Paul, MN]] <small>(as an instrumental interpolation in [[Baby I’m A Star]])</small>; [[01_February 1986|1 February 1986: Civic Center - Stroh’s Main Stage, St. Paul, MN, USA]] <small>(guesting with [[Mazarati]])</small>; [[03_April 1986|3 April 1986: Metro, Boston, MA, USA]] <small>(first full performance at a [[Prince]] show)</small><br> | |
− | |first live appearance = [[26 December 1984|26 December 1984: Saint Paul Civic Center Arena,St. Paul, MN]] <small>(as an instrumental interpolation in [[Baby | + | |
* [[14 June 2015-2|14 June 2015 (show 2): Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C., USA]] | * [[14 June 2015-2|14 June 2015 (show 2): Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C., USA]] | ||
|performed regularly on = [[Welcome 2 Australia Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Welcome 2 Australia Tour]] | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1986|1986]], | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]] ''(beat only, during sample set)'', [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] |
|trivia = Promotional image by [http://www.jordanstraussphotography.com/ Jordan Strauss] posted with 2012 rehearsal stream:<br> | |trivia = Promotional image by [http://www.jordanstraussphotography.com/ Jordan Strauss] posted with 2012 rehearsal stream:<br> | ||
:[[File:2012-04-16_TheDanceElectricRehearsalCoverFull.jpg|150px]] | :[[File:2012-04-16_TheDanceElectricRehearsalCoverFull.jpg|150px]] | ||
|see also = [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] album | |see also = [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] album | ||
* [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] single | * [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] single | ||
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* [[André Cymone]] | * [[André Cymone]] | ||
|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)]]'' | ||
− | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/ | + | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' |
− | |categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:2017]][[Category:Recorded 1984]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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