Utopia

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Utopia

from the album GCS 2000 Song details Performer: Graham Central Station First Released: 2 February 1999 - GCS 2000 album Album(s): GCS 2000 Writer(s): Prince (as ) and Larry Graham Producer(s): Larry Graham and Prince (as ) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 8 May 1999 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA 29 April 2000 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 1999, 2000

Utopia is the ninth track (seventh song) on Graham Central Station’s eighth studio album GCS 2000. The song was written and produced by Larry Graham and Prince (as ), who also appears as a musician. While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place between November 1997, and January 1998, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The song contains a looped and distorted sample of the scream from the opening of Gett Off, and also contains a synth motif later used in The War. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info November 1997 - January 1998 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking Recording Personnel Larry Graham - vocals and bass guitar Prince (as ) - all other instruments, except where noted (uncredited) Rhonda Smith – background vocals Kat Dyson – background vocals Rosie Gaines - looped scream (sampled from Gett Off) Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Utopia 3:47 GCS 2000 Studio Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Length Released Version Additional info The War 26:00 The War single Live Contains a synth motif from Utopia

Additional Information See also Trivia GCS 2000 album On 25 October 1997 (a.m.), shortly before recording the song, and Larry Graham played an aftershow concert at a venue called Utopia, in Las Vegas, NV, USA. It is unknown if this prompted the song. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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