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|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[The Starr Company]]) (credited to [[Morris Day]] and [[The Starr Company]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[The Starr Company]]) (credited to [[Morris Day]] and [[The Starr Company]]) | ||
|previous song = [[Waiting Room]] | |previous song = [[Waiting Room]] | ||
− | |next song = [[Walk | + | |next song = [[Walk Don’t Walk]] |
− | |introduction = '''The Walk''' is the fourth track on [[The Time]] | + | |introduction = '''The Walk''' is the fourth track on [[The Time]]’s second album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]], and, three months after the album’s release, [[Single: The Walk|The Walk]] was released as the album’s second single. |
− | 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]] | + | 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]]. |
− | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 14|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 | + | As with most of the rest of the album, the track features only [[Morris Day]] and [[Prince]] as musicians. 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]]. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 14|14 January 1982]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 14|14 January 1982]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = early 1982 | ||
+ | |studio = unknown studio | ||
+ | |additional info = [[Vanity]] and other overdubs | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''The Walk''' | ||
+ | |2= 3:24 | ||
+ | |3= [[Single: The Walk|The Walk]] promo single | ||
+ | |4= Edit | ||
+ | |5= same as above, but in mono | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|4= Promo video | |4= Promo video | ||
|5= See [[Video: The Walk|The Walk]] video for more details | |5= See [[Video: The Walk|The Walk]] video for more details | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |sampled in = | ||
+ | {{SongSampled| | ||
+ | |sampled in = | ||
+ | {{Songchart| | ||
+ | |line = | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[Murph Drag]]''' | ||
+ | |2= | ||
+ | |3= Unreleased | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= The longer unreleased version of [[Murph Drag]] contains a short sample of [[The Walk]] (lifted from the dialogue part with [[Vanity]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
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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]] | + | * 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]] | ||
− | |trivia = The single [[Single: The Walk|The Walk]] was released exactly one year (to the day) after the recording of [[The Walk]]. | + | |trivia = <!-- The single [[Single: The Walk|The Walk]] was released exactly one year (to the day) after the recording of [[The Walk]]. --> |
|see also = [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]] album | |see also = [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]] album | ||
* [[Single: The Walk|The Walk]] single | * [[Single: The Walk|The Walk]] single | ||
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|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)]] '' | ||
*https://www.facebook.com/JesseJohnsonfan/posts/10152293702581224 | *https://www.facebook.com/JesseJohnsonfan/posts/10152293702581224 | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1982]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1982]][[Category:Recorded 1982]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (The Time)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
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