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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_12|12 January 1984]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (as un unnamed track initially), during sessions that yielded material for the [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]] album. The bass and drum parts were very similar to another jam that [[Prince]] recorded with [[Morris Day]] on drums, [[Cloreen Bacon Skin]], which was tracked in March 1983 but released in 1998, and with which it even shares some lyrics.
 
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_12|12 January 1984]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (as un unnamed track initially), during sessions that yielded material for the [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]] album. The bass and drum parts were very similar to another jam that [[Prince]] recorded with [[Morris Day]] on drums, [[Cloreen Bacon Skin]], which was tracked in March 1983 but released in 1998, and with which it even shares some lyrics.
  
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'''Tricky''' was written about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] (with whom [[Prince]] would work starting in 1988) and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootsy_Collins Bootsy Collins]. The song was recorded as a response to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-Funk_All-Stars P-Funk All-Stars]’song ''Copy Cat'' (from their 1983 album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_Dancefloor_Guerillas Urban Dancefloor Guerillas]) which contains a couple of lines directed against [[Morris Day]].  
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'''Tricky''' was written about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] (with whom [[Prince]] would work starting in 1988) and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootsy_Collins Bootsy Collins]. The track was recorded as a response to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-Funk_All-Stars P-Funk All-Stars]’song ''Copy Cat'' (from their 1983 album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_Dancefloor_Guerillas Urban Dancefloor Guerillas]) which contains a couple of lines directed against [[Morris Day]].  
 
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|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
 
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* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]''
 
* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]''
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*<b>Podcast</b>: [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/morris-day/id1485250501?i=1000526566369 '''‎Questlove Supreme: Morris Day''' on ''Questlove Supreme'' (23 June 2021)]
 
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Tricky
Icecreamcastles single.jpg
single art for Ice Cream Castles
Song details
Performer: The Time
First Released: 8 June 1984 - Ice Cream Castles single
Album(s): None
Writer(s): Prince (credited to Morris Day)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Morris Day and The Starr Company)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Tricky was released as the b-side of Ice Cream Castles, the first single from The Time’s third album, Ice Cream Castle. It was also included on some versions of the album's third single, Jungle Love. Tricky was written by Prince, but credited to Morris Day. It was co-produced by Morris Day and Prince under the name The Starr Company.

Basic tracking took place on 12 January 1984 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (as un unnamed track initially), during sessions that yielded material for the Ice Cream Castle album. The bass and drum parts were very similar to another jam that Prince recorded with Morris Day on drums, Cloreen Bacon Skin, which was tracked in March 1983 but released in 1998, and with which it even shares some lyrics.

Tricky was written about George Clinton (with whom Prince would work starting in 1988) and Bootsy Collins. The track was recorded as a response to P-Funk All-Stars’song Copy Cat (from their 1983 album Urban Dancefloor Guerillas) which contains a couple of lines directed against Morris Day.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
12 January 1984 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Basic tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (uncredited)
  • Morris Day - background vocals, drums
  • Other musical personnel unknown

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Tricky 3:12 Ice Cream Castles single

Jungle Love single

Studio



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • A part of the theme song for The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson (which in itself is an adaptation of Paul Anka's 'It’s Really Love') is sung by Prince at 2:48 when he yells: 'Johnny, Johnny'.
  • In the song, George Clinton is referred to as the old Michelin Man and Bootsy Collins as being big, tossed-salad, hairdo-havin’, long, tall, snaggly gold-toothed / funkin’ habit-formed, leather-wearin’, beanpole-lookin’ .
References
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