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| |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]]. | | |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 [[Rosie Gaines]]’s 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. | + | 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. |
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| The version with [[Prince]]’s lead vocal was released as one of the tracks on the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe'']] in 2023. | | The version with [[Prince]]’s lead vocal was released as one of the tracks on the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe'']] in 2023. |
The Voice is the first track on Mavis Staples’ second Paisley Park Records album, The Voice (tenth track on the 1994 re-issue), and, around the same time as the album’s release, 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 Paisley Park.
Basic tracking took place on 24 April 1991 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. With the song originally intended for her proposed album Concrete Jungle, which later developed into Closer Than Close, Rosie Gaines recorded vocals for the track in the same session following Prince’s guide and harmonizing with him.
The version with Prince’s lead vocal was released as one of the tracks on the Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe in 2023.
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 Segue from Carmen Electra’s album 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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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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24 April 1991
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Tracking
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26 April 1991
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Mix
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Late 1992 - early 1993
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Creative Source Studios, Studio City, CA, USA
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Lead vocal overdubs by Mavis Staples
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1993 (assumed)
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
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Remix by Prince with vocal overdubs by Tony M.
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Recording Personnel
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Mavis Staples version
Prince version
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Video Versions
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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The Voice
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4:18
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Promotional release only
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Promo video
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See The Voice video for more details
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Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
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Unreleased Versions
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