The Screams Of Passion

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The Screams Of Passion

from the album The Family single art for The Screams Of Passion Song details Performer: The Family First Released: 19 July, 1985 - The Screams Of Passion single Album(s): The Family Girl 6 Writer(s): Prince (credited to St. Paul Peterson and Susannah Melvoin) Producer(s): Prince (credited to David Z. Rivkin and The Family) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 13 August, 1985, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA (first performance by The Family) Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 2011 (clip only during sampler set) , 2013 (clip only during sampler set) , 2014 (clip only during sampler set)

The Screams Of Passion is the third track on The Family's first and only album The Family, and, a month before the album's release, The Screams Of Passion was released as the album's first single. The song was written by Prince, but credited to St. Paul Peterson and Susannah Melvoin. In 1996, the song was also included as the fifth track on the soundtrack album Girl 6 (a compilation of music by Prince and associated artists for the movie Girl 6, directed by Spike Lee). Initial tracking took place on 19 August, 1984 at the Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie (two days after The Dance Electric and the day before God; a year to the day before the track's release on The Family album). St. Paul Peterson and Susannah Melvoin overdubbed vocals onto the track in late 1984 - early 1985, and Clare Fischer added orchestral overdubs during the same period. Its release prior to the album mean that The Screams Of Passion was the first track to be credited to The Family; it was also the first Prince-related track to be released featuring string orchestration by Clare Fischer. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 19 August, 1984 Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA Initial tracking Late 1984 - early 1985 Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA Vocal overdubs Late 1984 - early 1985 Unverified studio, CA, USA Orchestral overdubs Recording Personnel St. Paul Peterson - vocals Susannah Melvoin - vocals Prince - all instruments, except where noted Clare Fischer - string orchestration Jellybean Johnson - credited, but did not contribute Jerome Benton - credited, but did not contribute Miko Weaver - credited, but did not contribute Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info The Screams Of Passion 5:26 The Family Girl 6 Studio The Screams Of Passion (Edit) 3:10 The Screams Of Passion single Edit The Screams Of Passion (Extended Version) 6:45 The Screams Of Passion single Extended version Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info The Screams Of Passion 3:36 Promotional release only Promo video See The Screams Of Passion for details Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info The Screams Of Passion Studio Prince's original studio version, missing strings

Additional Information See also Trivia The Family album The Screams Of Passion single The Screams Of Passion video The Family The Screams Of Passion, released on a single a month before the The Family album, is the first Prince-related track to be released featuring string orchestration by Clare Fischer. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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