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| |first live appearance = [[11_November 1982|11 November 1982, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA]] <small>(during set by [[The Time]])</small> | | |first live appearance = [[11_November 1982|11 November 1982, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA]] <small>(during set by [[The Time]])</small> |
− | * This song is not known to have been performed by [[Prince]] except for a short interpolation on [[29 October 2002-am|29 October 2002 (a.m.): Le Bataclan, Paris, France]] | + | * This song is not known to have been performed by [[Prince]] except for short interpolations on [[24 October 1995-am|24 October 1995 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] and [[29 October 2002-am|29 October 2002 (a.m.): Le Bataclan, Paris, France]] |
| |performed regularly on = [[1999 Tour]] <small>(during set by [[The Time]])</small> | | |performed regularly on = [[1999 Tour]] <small>(during set by [[The Time]])</small> |
| |performed occasionally in = This song is not known to have been performed at a [[Prince]] show outside of the [[1999 Tour]] | | |performed occasionally in = This song is not known to have been performed at a [[Prince]] show outside of the [[1999 Tour]] |
The Walk is the fourth track on The Time's second album What Time Is It?, and, five months after the album's release, The Walk was released as the album's third and final single (exactly one year to the day after the recording of the song).
The song was written by Prince, although the song is officially credited to The Time (as is most of the rest of the album). It was produced by Prince (as The Starr Company), but was credited to Morris Day and The Starr Company)
Initial tracking took place on 14 January 1982 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA (three days after Bold Generation and Gigolos Get Lonely Too, the same day as International Lover, and the day before Colleen).
As with most of the rest of the album, the track features only Morris Day and Prince. The song's spoken section introduces the idea of Morris Day referring to a woman as "Grace" regardless of her real name; an idea also used on Grace. It also refers to the chorus of The Stick.
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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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14 January 1982
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Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Initial tracking
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Recording Personnel
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- Morris Day - vocals and drums
- Prince - background vocals and all instruments, except where noted (uncredited)
- Vanity - spoken vocals (credited as Vanity 6)
- Jellybean Johnson - credited for drums and percussion, but did not appear
- Terry Lewis - credited for bass guitar and vocals, but did not appear
- Jesse Johnson - credited for guitar and vocals, but did not appear
- Jimmy Jam - credited for keyboards and vocals, but did not appear
- Monte Moir - credited for keyboards and vocals, but did not appear
- Brenda Bennett - credited for spoken vocals (credited as Vanity 6), but did not appear
- Susan Moonsie - credited for spoken vocals (credited as Vanity 6), but did not appear
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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 Walk
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3:27
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Promotional release only
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Promo video
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See The Walk video for more details
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