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|single image = [[File:Theworkpt1 single.jpg|100px|link=Single: The Work Part 1]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: The Work Part 1|The Work Part 1]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Theworkpt1 single.jpg|100px|link=Single: The Work Part 1]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: The Work Part 1|The Work Part 1]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 6|6 April | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 6|6 April 2001]] - [[Exclusive retail partnerships#Napster|Napster]] download |
|album(s) = [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]] | |album(s) = [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | ||
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|introduction = '''The Work Part 1''' is the fourth track (as '''The Work Pt. 1''') on [[Prince]]'s 24th album [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]], his first album after reverting to the name [[Prince]], but six months earlier, a slightly different mix of the track had been made available (as '''The Work Part 1''') as an official free download from the file-sharing service [[Exclusive retail partnerships#Napster|Napster]], before being made available as part of [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_3|NPG Music Club Edition # 3]] two weeks later. The following month, a live performance video of the song was included as part of [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_4|NPG Music Club Edition # 4]]. In 2003, a 2002 live version was included as the fourth track on the [[Home Video: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas|Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] concert DVD. | |introduction = '''The Work Part 1''' is the fourth track (as '''The Work Pt. 1''') on [[Prince]]'s 24th album [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]], his first album after reverting to the name [[Prince]], but six months earlier, a slightly different mix of the track had been made available (as '''The Work Part 1''') as an official free download from the file-sharing service [[Exclusive retail partnerships#Napster|Napster]], before being made available as part of [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_3|NPG Music Club Edition # 3]] two weeks later. The following month, a live performance video of the song was included as part of [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_4|NPG Music Club Edition # 4]]. In 2003, a 2002 live version was included as the fourth track on the [[Home Video: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas|Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] concert DVD. | ||
− | Specific recording dates are unknown, but it is likely that initial tracking took place at a live in-studio recording in February 2001 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (possibly during the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 8|8 February | + | Specific recording dates are unknown, but it is likely that initial tracking took place at a live in-studio recording in February 2001 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (possibly during the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 8|8 February 2001]] session where the [[Hornheadz]] added horns to the rest of the album's tracks). It was stated on the [[NPG Music Club]] at the time of the track's release that [[Prince]] played both the guitar solo and the piano solo at the same time in one take. The track was mixed slightly between its initial release in April and the final configuration of [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]] album in June 2001. |
The album version also includes a segue prior to the beginning of the following track, [[Everywhere]]. | The album version also includes a segue prior to the beginning of the following track, [[Everywhere]]. | ||
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|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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− | |date = February | + | |date = February 2001 |
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Initial tracking | |additional info = Initial tracking | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = April-June | + | |date = April-June 2001 |
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Additional mixing | |additional info = Additional mixing | ||
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|3= [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_4|NPG Music Club Edition # 4]] .mov download | |3= [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_4|NPG Music Club Edition # 4]] .mov download | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[03_May | + | |5= [[03_May 2001|3 May 2001 (mat.), The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, NBC Studio 3, Burbank, CA, USA]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= [[Home Video: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas| Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] DVD | |3= [[Home Video: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas| Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] DVD | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[15 December | + | |5= [[15 December 2002|15 December 2002, Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV, USA]] |
}} | }} | ||
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[30_March | + | |first live appearance = [[30_March 2001|30 March 2001, Park West, Chicago, IL, USA]] <small>(first confirmed performance, although possibly also played earlier in 2001)</small> |
|performed regularly on = [[Hit N Run Tour 00-01|Hit N Run Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Hit N Run Tour 00-01|Hit N Run Tour]] | ||
* [[One Nite Alone... Tour]] | * [[One Nite Alone... Tour]] |
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