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| − | |introduction = '''The Voice''' is the first track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] | + | |introduction = '''The Voice''' is the first track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples]’ second [[Paisley Park Records]] album, [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]] (tenth track on the 1994 re-issue), and, around the same time as the album’s release, [[Single: The Voice|The Voice]] was released as the album’s first single (the single was also re-released in 1994). The track was written by [[Prince]], with [[Rosie Gaines]] and [[Francis Jules]], and was produced by [[Prince]] under the name [[Prince|Paisley Park]]. [[Prince]] also played most of the instruments on the track. |
| − | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_25|25 April 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (two days after [[Go Carmen Go]], the same day as [[I Hear Your Voice]]), and the song was originally intended for [[Rosie Gaines]]’s proposed album [[Album: Concrete Jungle|Concrete Jungle]], which later developed into [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]]. Beyond [[Prince]]’s 'guide' version, however, it is not known if [[Rosie Gaines]] recorded lead vocals for the track. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_25|25 April 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (two days after [[Go Carmen Go]], the same day as [[I Hear Your Voice]]), and the song was originally intended for [[Rosie Gaines]]’s proposed album [[Album: Concrete Jungle|Concrete Jungle]], which later developed into [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]]. Beyond [[Prince]]’s 'guide' version, however, it is not known if [[Rosie Gaines]] recorded lead vocals for the track. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples]’ lead vocal overdubs were recorded in late 1992 or early 1993 at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. |
In 1993, a brief sample of '''The Voice''' was used in a [[Carmen Electra Segues#Segue 1|Segue]] from [[Carmen Electra]]’s album [[Album: Carmen Electra|Carmen Electra]], as if heard while scanning through a radio dial (clips of [[Hit U In The Socket]], [[In A Word Or 2]], [[Sexy M.F.]], [[With This Tear]] and [[Goldnigga]] are also heard). | In 1993, a brief sample of '''The Voice''' was used in a [[Carmen Electra Segues#Segue 1|Segue]] from [[Carmen Electra]]’s album [[Album: Carmen Electra|Carmen Electra]], as if heard while scanning through a radio dial (clips of [[Hit U In The Socket]], [[In A Word Or 2]], [[Sexy M.F.]], [[With This Tear]] and [[Goldnigga]] are also heard). | ||
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| Violet The Organ Grinder < < < | All Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > The Voice Inside |
