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|introduction              = '''U Want Me''' was released in a 2002 live medley with [[Strollin']] as the sixth track on the [[Home Video: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas|Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] DVD. No audio version of the track has been released.
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|introduction              = '''U Want Me''' was released in a 2002 live medley with [[Strollin’]] as the sixth track on the [[Home Video: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas|Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] DVD. No audio version of the track has been released.
  
A studio version of the track is assumed to exist. Basic tracking is likely to have taken place in early Summer, 2002 (it was premiered live at the [[Xenophobia Celebration]] on [[23_June 2002-am|23 June 2002 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]). The track is a gentle jazz track with upbeat romantic lyrics. In its live rendition it bears a striking similarity with the 1935 jazz song [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lullaby_of_Broadway_(song) Lullaby of Broadway]. It was billed on the [[Home Video: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas|Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] as being previously-unreleased, which is true, although it was not released as a complete track, but only as part of a medley with [[Strollin']].
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A studio version of the track is assumed to exist. Basic tracking is likely to have taken place in early Summer, 2002 (it was premiered live at the [[Xenophobia Celebration]] on [[23_June 2002-am|23 June 2002 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]). The track is a gentle jazz track with upbeat romantic lyrics. In its live rendition it bears a striking similarity with the 1935 jazz song [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lullaby_of_Broadway_(song) Lullaby of Broadway]. It was billed on the [[Home Video: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas|Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] as being previously-unreleased, which is true, although it was not released as a complete track, but only as part of a medley with [[Strollin’]].
 
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|1= '''[[Strollin']] / U Want Me '''
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|1= '''[[Strollin’]] / U Want Me '''
 
|2= ?:??
 
|2= ?:??
 
|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
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|broadcasts, streaming    =  
 
|broadcasts, streaming    =  
 
|sampled in                =  
 
|sampled in                =  
|first live appearance    = [[23_June 2002-am|23 June 2002 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(in medley with [[Strollin']])</small> <br>
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|first live appearance    = [[23_June 2002-am|23 June 2002 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(in medley with [[Strollin’]])</small> <br>
* [[15 December 2002|15 December 2002, Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV, USA]] <small>(in medley with [[Strollin']])</small>
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* [[15 December 2002|15 December 2002, Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV, USA]] <small>(in medley with [[Strollin’]])</small>
 
* This track is not believed to have been performed in full by [[Prince]].
 
* This track is not believed to have been performed in full by [[Prince]].
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none

Revision as of 17:24, 3 September 2020

U Should Be Mine   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   U Will B
U Want Me

HomeVideoLiveAtTheAladdinLasVegas.jpg
from the home video Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 12 August 2003 - Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas DVD
Album(s): None
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

U Want Me was released in a 2002 live medley with Strollin’ as the sixth track on the Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas DVD. No audio version of the track has been released.

A studio version of the track is assumed to exist. Basic tracking is likely to have taken place in early Summer, 2002 (it was premiered live at the Xenophobia Celebration on 23 June 2002 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA). The track is a gentle jazz track with upbeat romantic lyrics. In its live rendition it bears a striking similarity with the 1935 jazz song Lullaby of Broadway. It was billed on the Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas as being previously-unreleased, which is true, although it was not released as a complete track, but only as part of a medley with Strollin’.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Early Summer, 2002 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
Basic tracking (assumed, see notes above)
Recording Personnel


Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas


Unreleased studio version

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
  • Other recording personnel (if any) not known

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
n/a n/a n/a n/a There have been no audio-only releases of this track.
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Strollin’ / U Want Me ?:?? Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas DVD Live 15 December 2002, Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV, USA


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
U Want Me Studio Assumed 2002 recording (see notes above)
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
U Should Be Mine   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   U Will B