Difference between revisions of "The Future"
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| − | |introduction = '''The Future''' is the first track on [[Prince]] | + | |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). |
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. | ||
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| + | 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman Batman]. | ||
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|date = Late 1989 - early 1990 | |date = Late 1989 - early 1990 | ||
| − | |studio = | + | |studio = Guerilla Studios, London, England |
| − | |additional info = Remix by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Orbit William Orbit] | + | |additional info = Remix by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Orbit William Orbit] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Moore Mark Moore] |
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounds_of_Blackness Sounds of Blackness] - background vocals | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounds_of_Blackness Sounds of Blackness] - background vocals |
| − | *[[Clare Fischer]] - string orchestration | + | *[[Clare Fischer]] - string orchestration (sampled from [[Crystal Ball]]) |
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Keaton Michael Keaton] - sampled vocals (as ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman Batman]'', sampled from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman]) (credited for "special guest presence") | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Keaton Michael Keaton] - sampled vocals (as ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman Batman]'', sampled from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman]) (credited for "special guest presence") | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nicholson Jack Nicholson] - sampled vocals (as ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker_(comics) The Joker]'', sampled from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman]) (credited for "special guest presence") | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Fairbank Christopher Fairbank] - sampled vocals (uncredited, as ''Nic'', sampled from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman]) | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Fairbank Christopher Fairbank] - sampled vocals (uncredited, as ''Nic'', sampled from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman]) | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Basinger Kim Basinger] - credited for "special guest presence", but not heard | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Basinger Kim Basinger] - credited for "special guest presence", but not heard | ||
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|1= '''The Future''' | |1= '''The Future''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
| − | |3= | + | |3= Version without film samples, placed on March 1989 configuration of the [[Album: Batman|Batman]] Album |
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| − | |first live appearance = [[30_April 1990|30 April 1990, | + | |first live appearance = [[30_April 1990|30 April 1990, Rupert’s, Golden Valley, MN, USA]] <br> |
* [[10 September 1990|10 September 1990: Yokohama Stadium (横浜スタジアム), Yokohama, Japan]] | * [[10 September 1990|10 September 1990: Yokohama Stadium (横浜スタジアム), Yokohama, Japan]] | ||
|performed regularly on = [[Nude Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Nude Tour]] | ||
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