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− | |introduction = '''The Future''' is the first track on [[Prince]]’s eleventh album [[Album: Batman|Batman]] (the motion picture soundtrack to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton Tim Burton] movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman]), and, eleven months after the album’s release, a remix of the track by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Orbit William Orbit] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Moore Mark Moore] was included on [[Single: The Future|The Future]], the album’s fifth and final commercially-released single (available in Europe only). | + | |introduction = '''The Future''' is the first track on [[Prince]]’s eleventh album [[Album: Batman|Batman]] (the motion picture soundtrack to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton Tim Burton] movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman]). The song is briefly heard in the movie. Eleven months after the album’s release, a remix of the track by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Orbit William Orbit] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Moore Mark Moore] was included on [[Single: The Future|The Future]], the album’s fifth and final commercially-released single (available in Europe only). |
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| While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in mid-late February 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Lemon Crush]] and a revamped version of [[Vicki Waiting|Anna Waiting]], now known as [[Vicki Waiting]]). The track samples strings by [[Clare Fischer]] from [[Crystal Ball]], and includes samples of vocals by Minneapolis gospel group [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounds_of_Blackness Sounds of Blackness], which may have been recorded specifically for this track. | | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in mid-late February 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Lemon Crush]] and a revamped version of [[Vicki Waiting|Anna Waiting]], now known as [[Vicki Waiting]]). The track samples strings by [[Clare Fischer]] from [[Crystal Ball]], and includes samples of vocals by Minneapolis gospel group [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounds_of_Blackness Sounds of Blackness], which may have been recorded specifically for this track. |
The Future is the first track on Prince’s eleventh album Batman (the motion picture soundtrack to the Tim Burton movie Batman). The song is briefly heard in the movie. Eleven months after the album’s release, a remix of the track by William Orbit and Mark Moore was included on The Future, the album’s fifth and final commercially-released single (available in Europe only).
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in mid-late February 1989 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced Lemon Crush and a revamped version of Anna Waiting, now known as Vicki Waiting). The track samples strings by Clare Fischer from Crystal Ball, and includes samples of vocals by Minneapolis gospel group Sounds of Blackness, which may have been recorded specifically for this track.
The vocals on the album are credited to a character from the movie, as if Prince is singing on their behalf. The Future, like Scandalous, is attributed to Batman.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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Mid-late February 1989
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Basic tracking
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Spring 1989 (assumed)
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
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additional recording/mixing
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Late 1989 - early 1990
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Guerilla Studios, London, England
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Remix by William Orbit and Mark Moore
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Recording Personnel
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
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Unreleased Versions
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Title
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Version
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Additional Info
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The Future
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Studio
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Version without film samples, placed on March 1989 configuration of the Batman Album
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