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− | |introduction = '''The Question Of U''' is the fourth track on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''The Question Of U''' is the fourth track on [[Prince]]’s twelfth album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]. The song also features in the movie [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]. |
In 2004, a live version (as [[The Question Of U|The ? Of U]]) in a medley with [[Fallin']] and [[The One]] was offered as both audio and video by [[NPG Music Club]] for $5.55 for members ($7.77 for non-members). | In 2004, a live version (as [[The Question Of U|The ? Of U]]) in a medley with [[Fallin']] and [[The One]] was offered as both audio and video by [[NPG Music Club]] for $5.55 for members ($7.77 for non-members). | ||
− | In 2007, a live version using the lyrics of [[The One]], was included as the 14th track on [[Prince]] | + | 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, basic tracking took place in mid-late July 1985 at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Edina, Minnesota (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. | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in mid-late July 1985 at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Edina, Minnesota (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 1985]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California with [[Sheila E.]], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and [[Eric Leeds]] during the so-called ''"Paisley Jam"'' session (that also produced [[Madrid]], [[Breathless]], [[Slaughterhouse]], [[U Just | + | An instrumental version was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 28|28 December 1985]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California 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 (1986)|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 (1986)|The Flesh]] album or any other project. | ||
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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> |
* [[21 March 2016-1|21 March 2016 (Show 1): Théâtre Maisonneuve - Place des Arts, Montreal, QC, Canada]] | * [[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]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1998|1998]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2003|2003]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]] <small> (''instrumental in a medley with [[The One]] lyrics''</small>, [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]]<small> (''instrumental in a medley with [[The One]] lyrics''</small>, [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]] <small> (''instrumental in a medley with [[The One]] lyrics'' </small>, [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]] <small> (''instrumental in a medley with [[The One]] lyrics'' </small>, [[All_Concerts#2015|2015]] <small> (''instrumental in a medley with [[The One]] lyrics'' </small> | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1998|1998]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2003|2003]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]] <small> (''instrumental in a medley with [[The One]] lyrics''</small>, [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]]<small> (''instrumental in a medley with [[The One]] lyrics''</small>, [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]] <small> (''instrumental in a medley with [[The One]] lyrics'' </small>, [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]] <small> (''instrumental in a medley with [[The One]] lyrics'' </small>, [[All_Concerts#2015|2015]] <small> (''instrumental in a medley with [[The One]] lyrics'' </small> | ||
− | |trivia = In the handwritten [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 2|2 December 1987]] version of the script for [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]], instead of the lyric ''All of the questions in my life will be answered, When I decide which road 2 choose'' it reads ''Music is like an amusement park, each cord a ride and I | + | |trivia = In the handwritten [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 2|2 December 1987]] version of the script for [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]], instead of the lyric ''All of the questions in my life will be answered, When I decide which road 2 choose'' it reads ''Music is like an amusement park, each cord a ride and I don’t know which one 2 do.'' |
|see also = [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album | |see also = [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album | ||
* [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie | * [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie |
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