Difference between revisions of "The Question Of U"
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|single image = [[Image:Graffitibridge.jpg|100px|link=Album: Graffiti Bridge]]<br> <small> from the album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]</small> | |single image = [[Image:Graffitibridge.jpg|100px|link=Album: Graffiti Bridge]]<br> <small> from the album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 20|20 August | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 20|20 August 1990]] - [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album |
|album(s) = [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
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In 2007, a live version using the lyrics of [[The One]], was included as the 14th track on [[Prince]]'s fourth live album [[Album: Indigo Nights|Indigo Nights]] (credited only as [[The One]]). | In 2007, a live version using the lyrics of [[The One]], was included as the 14th track on [[Prince]]'s fourth live album [[Album: Indigo Nights|Indigo Nights]] (credited only as [[The One]]). | ||
− | While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in mid-late July | + | While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in mid-late July 1985 at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Girls & Boys]], [[Love Or $|♥ Or $]], [[Neon Telephone]], [[Do U Lie?]], [[Venus De Milo]] and [[(U Got The) Good Drawers]]), but was not included on any known configurations of [[Album: Parade|Parade]], or any other projects during 1985-6. |
− | An instrumental version was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 28|28 December | + | An instrumental version was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 28|28 December 1985]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA with [[Sheila E.]], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and [[Eric Leeds]] during the so-called ''"Paisley Jam"'' session (that also produced [[Madrid]], [[Breathless]], [[Slaughterhouse]], [[U Just Can't Stop]], [[Run Amok]] [[High Calonic]] and [[Mobile]]). |
− | [[Eric Leeds]] named the track '''12 Keys''', unaware (as were [[Sheila E.]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]) that it was an instrumental version of a track [[Prince]] had recorded previously. It is unknown if this version was intended for [[Album: The Flesh|The Flesh]] album or any other project. | + | [[Eric Leeds]] named the track '''12 Keys''', unaware (as were [[Sheila E.]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]) that it was an instrumental version of a track [[Prince]] had recorded previously. It is unknown if this version was intended for [[Album: The Flesh|The Flesh]] album or any other project. |
− | When [[Prince]] began work on [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] in late 1987, he pulled out the original studio of [[The Question Of U]] and recorded additional parts. It was included as the fifth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September | + | When [[Prince]] began work on [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] in late 1987, he pulled out the original studio of [[The Question Of U]] and recorded additional parts. It was included as the fifth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 1988]] configuration of [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]], and remained there for the late 1989 configuration, before switching places with [[Elephants & Flowers]] for the 1990 configuration, to become the fourth track, where it remained for release. What appears on the album is in fact an edit. The original version ran about a minute longer. |
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+ | In March 1990 [[Clare Fischer]] recorded string overdubs for the song at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA. They were not used on the album version, but parts of it were later incorporated in [[The Future]]. | ||
A single of [[Single: The Question Of U|The Question Of U]] was also planned, but this was not released. | A single of [[Single: The Question Of U|The Question Of U]] was also planned, but this was not released. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = Mid-late July | + | |date = Mid-late July 1985 |
|studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA | |studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Initial tracking | |additional info = Initial tracking | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 28|28 December | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 28|28 December 1985]] |
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = Initial tracking of '''12 Keys''' (instrumental version of [[The Question Of U]]) | |additional info = Initial tracking of '''12 Keys''' (instrumental version of [[The Question Of U]]) | ||
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|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Additional recording | |additional info = Additional recording | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = March 1990 | ||
+ | |studio = Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA− | ||
+ | |additional info = Orchestra overdubs by [[Clare Fischer]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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<br> | <br> | ||
'''12 Keys''' | '''12 Keys''' | ||
− | *[[Prince]] - | + | *[[Prince]] - piano & guitar |
*[[Sheila E.]] - drums | *[[Sheila E.]] - drums | ||
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass guitar | *[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass guitar | ||
− | *[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | + | *[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone & flute |
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|3= [[NPG Music Club]] .wma download | |3= [[NPG Music Club]] .wma download | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= a.k.a. '''2004 Tour Audio'''; [[ | + | |5= a.k.a. '''2004 Tour Audio'''; [[07 April 2004|7 April 2004, Qwest Center, Omaha, NE, USA]] |
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|3= [[Album: Indigo Nights|Indigo Nights]] | |3= [[Album: Indigo Nights|Indigo Nights]] | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[22 September | + | |5= [[22 September 2007-am|22 September 2007 am, 3121 at The IndigO<sub>2</sub>, London, England]]; includes musical backing of [[The Question Of U]] |
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|3= [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] DVD | |3= [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] DVD | ||
|4= Live promo video | |4= Live promo video | ||
− | |5= [[31_August | + | |5= [[31_August 1990|31 August 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan]]; see [[Video: The Question Of U|The Question Of U]] for details |
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= [[NPG Music Club]] .wmv download | |3= [[NPG Music Club]] .wmv download | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= a.k.a. '''2004 Tour Video'''; [[07_April | + | |5= a.k.a. '''2004 Tour Video'''; [[07_April 2004|7 April 2004, Qwest Center, Omaha, NE, USA]] |
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|3= Live concert radio broadcast | |3= Live concert radio broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[22_July | + | |5= [[22_July 1990|22 July 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain]]; short version during piano medley |
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|3= Live concert radio broadcast | |3= Live concert radio broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[22_July | + | |5= [[22_July 1990|22 July 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain]]; incl. [[Electric Man]] lyrics |
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|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | |3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[29_July | + | |5= [[29_July 1990|29 July 1990, Estadio Santa María del Mar, La Coruña, Spain]] |
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|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | |3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[31_August | + | |5= [[31_August 1990|31 August 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan]]; incl. [[Electric Man]] lyrics; edited for [[Video: The Question Of U|The Question Of U]] promo video |
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|1= '''12 Keys''' | |1= '''12 Keys''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 28|28 December | + | |3= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 28|28 December 1985]]; recorded live; instrumental version of [[The Question Of U]] |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''The Question Of U''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= longer take of the version as it appeared on the album | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''The Question Of U''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= 1990 version with discarded orchestra overdubs by [[Clare Fischer]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[ | + | |first live appearance = [[30_April_1990|30 April 1990: Rupert's, Golden Valley, MN, USA]] <br> |
+ | * [[21 March 2016-1|21 March 2016 (Show 1): Théâtre Maisonneuve - Place des Arts, Montreal, QC, Canada]] | ||
|performed regularly on =[[Nude Tour]] | |performed regularly on =[[Nude Tour]] | ||
*[[Musicology Live 2004ever]] | *[[Musicology Live 2004ever]] |
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