Difference between revisions of "Thunder"
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|single image = [[Image:Thunder single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Thunder]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Thunder|Thunder]]</small> | |single image = [[Image:Thunder single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Thunder]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Thunder|Thunder]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] | |performer = [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] | ||
| − | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 1|1 October | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 1|1 October 1991]] - [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] album |
|album(s) = [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
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|introduction = '''Thunder''' is the first track on [[Prince]]'s 13th album [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]. Eight months after the album's release, [[Single: Thunder|Thunder]] was released as a 12" single in the UK, as the album's sixth and final single. | |introduction = '''Thunder''' is the first track on [[Prince]]'s 13th album [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]. Eight months after the album's release, [[Single: Thunder|Thunder]] was released as a 12" single in the UK, as the album's sixth and final single. | ||
| − | While specific recording dates are not known, the song was recorded at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA at some point between December | + | While specific recording dates are not known, the song was recorded at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA at some point between December 1990 and February 1991. It was included as the first track on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 1|1 March 1991]], and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 8|8 May 1991]], configurations of [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]], where it remained for release. Additional recording took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 5|5 October 1991]] (four days after the release of [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] and the recording of [[Do U Wanna Rock?]], [[Sweet Baby]] and [[Allegiance]]), to turn the song into a suite suitable for ballet; this version, known as '''The Thunder Ballet''' was given to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joffrey_Ballet Joffrey Ballet] company for use in their [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboards_(ballet) Billboards] production (which exclusively used [[Prince]] music), released on home video in 1994. |
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| − | |date = December | + | |date = December 1990 - February 1991 |
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Initial tracking | |additional info = Initial tracking | ||
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{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 5|5 October | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 5|5 October 1991]] |
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Additional recording | |additional info = Additional recording | ||
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = [[11 January | + | |first live appearance = [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] |
|performed regularly on = [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] | ||
* [[Act II]] <small>(pre-recorded as part of medley)</small> | * [[Act II]] <small>(pre-recorded as part of medley)</small> | ||
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