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Tip O’ My Tongue is the ninth track (sixth song) on El DeBarge’s third solo album In The Storm. The track was written by Kirk Johnson and Prince (who used the name Paisley Park), but was re-recorded by DeBarge’s own musicians for release, produced by El DeBarge and Maurice White (who would later record and produce Super Hero as part of Earth Wind And Fire).
Tracking of Prince’s original version took place on 9 April 1991 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota and was based on a groove created by Kirk Johnson. Prince added instrumentation and wrote lyrics for the track, which was listed on the recording worksheet as The Tip O' My Tongue.
El DeBarge’s version was recorded later in 1991 or in early 1992 at Studio 89, North Hollywood, California, with additional recording at Ignited Studios, Hollywood, California.
Both Prince's original and El DeBarge's re-recording contain a repeated sample of horns playing a portion of In The Mood (written by Joe Garland, Glenn Miller and Andy Razaf, released as a single by Glenn Miller in 1939). DeBarge’s version also contains chants from Sly & The Family Stone’s Loose Booty (written by Sly Stone, released on the album Small Talk in 1974) that were not on Prince’s original version.
Prince’s version was released in October 2023 as the second track of Vault Tracks part 3, one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition.
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