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|song name = The Voice | |song name = The Voice | ||
| − | |album image = [[File:Thevoice album.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Voice]]<br> <small> from the album [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]]</small> | + | |album image = [[File:Thevoice album.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Voice]]<br> <small> from the album [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]]</small><br><br>[[Image:D&P_SDE.jpg|100px|left|link=Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe]] <br><small> from the album<br> [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]</small><br> |
|single image = [[File:Thevoice single.jpg|100px|link=Single: The Voice]]<br> <small> | |single image = [[File:Thevoice single.jpg|100px|link=Single: The Voice]]<br> <small> | ||
single art for [[Single: The Voice|The Voice]]</small> | single art for [[Single: The Voice|The Voice]]</small> | ||
| − | |performer = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] | + | |performer = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples]; [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]) |
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 24|24 August 1993]] - [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 24|24 August 1993]] - [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]] album | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]] | |album(s) = [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]] | ||
| − | |writer(s) = [[Prince]], [[Rosie Gaines]] and | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]], [[Rosie Gaines]] and Francis Jules |
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]) | ||
|previous song = [[Violet The Organ Grinder]] | |previous song = [[Violet The Organ Grinder]] | ||
|next song = [[The Voice Inside]] | |next song = [[The Voice Inside]] | ||
| − | |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]]. |
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| + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_24|24 April 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. With the song originally intended for her proposed album [[Album: Concrete Jungle|Concrete Jungle]], which later developed into [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]], [[Rosie Gaines]] recorded vocals for the track in the same session following [[Prince]]’s guide and harmonizing with him. The Line ''The nightsticks are still singin’ 4-part harmony on brother's back'' is a direct reference to the beating administered to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King Rodney King] seven weeks earlier (on 3 March 1991) by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department. | ||
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| + | The version with [[Prince]]’s lead vocal was released in October 2023 as the third track of ''Vault Tracks part 3'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]. | ||
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| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples]’ lead vocal overdubs were recorded in late 1992 or early 1993 at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. | ||
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|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/ | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_24|24 April 1991]] |
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_26|26 April 1991]] |
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = Mix | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = Late 1992 - early 1993 | ||
| + | |studio = Creative Source Studios, <br>Studio City, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = Lead vocal overdubs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] | |additional info = Lead vocal overdubs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = 1993 (assumed) | ||
| + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | ||
| + | |additional info = Remix by [[Prince]] with vocal overdubs by [[Tony M.]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
| + | '''Mavis Staples version''' | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] - lead vocals | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] - lead vocals | ||
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted | ||
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*[[Rosie Gaines]] - keyboards and background vocals | *[[Rosie Gaines]] - keyboards and background vocals | ||
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - background vocals (as "Kirky J.") | *[[Kirk Johnson]] - background vocals (as "Kirky J.") | ||
| − | *[[Tony M.]] - rap and background vocals | + | *[[Tony M.]] - rap and background vocals (only on the Extended Remix Edit) |
| + | <br> | ||
| + | '''Prince version''' | ||
| + | *[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted | ||
| + | *[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - guitar and background vocals | ||
| + | *[[Rosie Gaines]] - keyboards and background vocals | ||
| + | *[[Kirk Johnson]] - background vocals | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''The Voice''' | |1= '''The Voice''' | ||
| − | |2= 4: | + | |2= 4:11 |
|3= [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]]<br> | |3= [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]]<br> | ||
[[Single: The Voice|The Voice]] single | [[Single: The Voice|The Voice]] single | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''The Voice (Extended Remix Edit)''' | |1= '''The Voice (Extended Remix Edit)''' | ||
| − | |2= | + | |2= 6:09 |
|3= [[Single: The Voice|The Voice]] promo | |3= [[Single: The Voice|The Voice]] promo | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
| − | |5= | + | |5= Remixed by [[Prince]] (as [[Alias:_Paisley_Park|Paisley Park]]) and additional rap by [[Tony M.]] |
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''The Voice''' | ||
| + | |2= 4:42 | ||
| + | |3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
| + | |4= Studio | ||
| + | |5= [[Prince]] guide vocals; recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 24|24 April 1991]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Unreleased| | {{Unreleased| | ||
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|1= '''The Voice''' | |1= '''The Voice''' | ||
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
| − | |trivia = | + | |trivia = 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). |
|see also = [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]] album | |see also = [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]] album | ||
*[[Single: The Voice|The Voice]] single | *[[Single: The Voice|The Voice]] single | ||
*[[Video: The Voice|The Voice]] video | *[[Video: The Voice|The Voice]] video | ||
| + | *[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category:1993]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1993]] [[Category:2023]] [[Category:Recorded 1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT: Voice (The)}} | {{DEFAULTSORT: Voice (The)}} | ||
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