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| Basic tracking was done on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 31|31 October 1984]], during the last day of rehearsals for the [[Purple Rain Tour]] at the [[Saint Paul Civic Center Arena]], St. Paul, Minnesota. The basic recording was taken to the [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie afterwards, where [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]], together with [[Susannah Melvoin]] and [[Taja Sevelle]] (as "Taj") recorded background vocals. | | Basic tracking was done on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 31|31 October 1984]], during the last day of rehearsals for the [[Purple Rain Tour]] at the [[Saint Paul Civic Center Arena]], St. Paul, Minnesota. The basic recording was taken to the [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie afterwards, where [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]], together with [[Susannah Melvoin]] and [[Taja Sevelle]] (as "Taj") recorded background vocals. |
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− | [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]] are also given writing and conducting credits for the string interlude which precedes the song as featured on the album. The credits feature in the liner notes for [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] seemingly as part of the credits for [[Pop Life]], which precedes '''The Ladder'''. However, the string interlude is the first part of the eight track on the album, and is therefore included here. It was recorded in September 1984, and is the opening bars of the string arrangement for [[Our Destiny]], which was posthumously released in 2017 on the second disc (titled ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'') of [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] (as '''[[Our Destiny]] / Roadhouse Garden'''). | + | [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]] are also given writing and conducting credits for the string interlude which precedes the song as featured on the album. The credits feature in the liner notes for [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] seemingly as part of the credits for [[Pop Life]], which precedes '''The Ladder'''. However, the string interlude is the first part of the eight track on the album, and is therefore included here. It was recorded in September 1984, and is the opening bars of the string arrangement for [[Our Destiny]]. The string arrangement forms part of the posthumous release in 2017 of '''[[Our Destiny]] / Roadhouse Garden''' on the second disc (titled ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'') of [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']]. |
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The Ladder is the eighth track on Prince's seventh album Around The World In A Day, the second album to be credited to Prince and the Revolution.
Basic tracking was done on 31 October 1984, during the last day of rehearsals for the Purple Rain Tour at the Saint Paul Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, Minnesota. The basic recording was taken to the Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie afterwards, where Wendy & Lisa, together with Susannah Melvoin and Taja Sevelle (as "Taj") recorded background vocals.
Wendy & Lisa are also given writing and conducting credits for the string interlude which precedes the song as featured on the album. The credits feature in the liner notes for Around The World In A Day seemingly as part of the credits for Pop Life, which precedes The Ladder. However, the string interlude is the first part of the eight track on the album, and is therefore included here. It was recorded in September 1984, and is the opening bars of the string arrangement for Our Destiny. The string arrangement forms part of the posthumous release in 2017 of Our Destiny / Roadhouse Garden on the second disc (titled From The Vault & Previously Unreleased) of Purple Rain Deluxe.
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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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31 October 1984
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Saint Paul Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN, USA
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Basic tracking
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1 November 1984 (or possibly the next day)
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Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA
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Overdubs & mixing
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1 November 1984 (or possibly the next day)
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Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA
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Overdubs & mixing
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24 December 1984
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Kiowa Trail Home Studio/Record Plant Remote - Mobile Truck, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Mixing
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Recording Personnel
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- Orchestral Players on string interlude:
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