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{{musicvideo|
 
{{musicvideo|
 
<!------ ALBUM TABLE -------->
 
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|Current video name    = Baby I'm A Star
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|Current video name    = Baby I’m A Star
 
|Video Image            = BabyImAStar-vid5in1.png
 
|Video Image            = BabyImAStar-vid5in1.png
|Date                  = TV: tbc<br>YouTube: 7 July 2017
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|Date                  = Late 1984
|producer(s)            =  
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|producer(s)            = ''Information needed''
 
|Director              = Paul Becher
 
|Director              = Paul Becher
|Related                = [[Home_Video: Purple Rain|''Purple Rain'']] (SE DVD release)
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|Related                = [[Home_Video: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] ''(DVD release - 20th Anniversary Collector Edition)''
 
|ReleaseDate            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_24|24 August 2004]]
 
|ReleaseDate            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_24|24 August 2004]]
  
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|Next Video link        = [[Video: Take Me With U|Take Me With U]]
 
|Next Video link        = [[Video: Take Me With U|Take Me With U]]
 
<!-------SHOOTING TEXT ------->
 
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|Introduction          = '''Baby I'm A Star''' is the fifteenth [[Prince]] video to have been released for broadcast and the second live recording used to promote a single.  
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|Introduction          = '''Baby I’m A Star''' is a [[Prince and the Revolution]] video released for broadcast and the first which was not created to promote a single.
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The live footage was shot during the [[20 November 1984]] concert at Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland. The video for [[Video: I Would Die 4 U| I Would Die 4 U]] is from the same Landover show. There have been no audio-only releases of this performance. With no corresponding single, it be also seen as promotional tools for the [[Purple Rain Tour]].
 
|recording info        =  
 
|recording info        =  
 
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{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = 20 November 1984
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_20|20 November 1984]]
|studio                    = Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA
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|studio                    = [[20 November 1984|Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA]]
|additional info          = live performance
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|additional info          = Live performance
 
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}}
 
|cast                  = * [[Prince]]
 
|cast                  = * [[Prince]]
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* [[Lisa Coleman]]
 
* [[Lisa Coleman]]
 
* [[Sheila E.]]
 
* [[Sheila E.]]
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* [[Miko Weaver]]
 
* [[Eddie M.]]
 
* [[Eddie M.]]
|crew                  = * ''More information needed''
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* [[Juan Escovedo]]
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* [[Susie Davis]]
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|crew                  = * See [[Purple Rain Tour]] crew
 
|released versions      =  
 
|released versions      =  
 
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{{SongReleased|
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{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
|1= <b>Baby I'm A Star</b>
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|1= <b>Baby I’m A Star</b>
 
|2= 13:02  
 
|2= 13:02  
|3= [[Home_Video: Purple Rain|''Purple Rain'']] (2005, SE DVD release)<br>
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|3= [[Home_Video: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] (2004 DVD release)<br>
 
[[Prince Streaming Video Channels |Prince streaming video platforms]] (2017)<br>
 
[[Prince Streaming Video Channels |Prince streaming video platforms]] (2017)<br>
 
Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017)
 
Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017)
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<!-------ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -->
 
<!-------ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -->
|see also        = [[Baby I'm A Star]]
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|see also        = [[Baby I’m A Star]]
 
|Quotations & trivia    = The release on the [[Home_Video: Purple Rain|''Purple Rain'']] (SE DVD) is in conjunction with [[Video: I Would Die 4 U|I Would Die 4 U]], they were originally taped at the same concert in continuous segue, but later edited for this video.
 
|Quotations & trivia    = The release on the [[Home_Video: Purple Rain|''Purple Rain'']] (SE DVD) is in conjunction with [[Video: I Would Die 4 U|I Would Die 4 U]], they were originally taped at the same concert in continuous segue, but later edited for this video.
 
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* Footage of '''Baby I’m A Star''' was later included in the [[Video: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] video.
 
<!-------REFERENCES ------->
 
<!-------REFERENCES ------->
 
|References              = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
 
|References              = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''

Latest revision as of 13:15, 7 August 2023

1984: I Would Die 4 U Music Videos
(Prince)
Music Videos
(Related Artists)
1985: Take Me With U
Baby I’m A Star

Baby I’m A Star music video selected snapshots

Music Video details


First aired: Late 1984
Producer(s): Information needed
Director: Paul Becher
Related home video/DVD: Purple Rain (DVD release - 20th Anniversary Collector Edition)
First (Commercially) Released: 24 August 2004

Awards


Date Institution, Country Award
This music video has not received any awards in the USA

Baby I’m A Star is a Prince and the Revolution video released for broadcast and the first which was not created to promote a single.

The live footage was shot during the 20 November 1984 concert at Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland. The video for I Would Die 4 U is from the same Landover show. There have been no audio-only releases of this performance. With no corresponding single, it be also seen as promotional tools for the Purple Rain Tour.


Shooting Information
Shooting Sessions
Date Location Additional info
20 November 1984 Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA Live performance
Cast
Crew

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Baby I’m A Star 13:02 Purple Rain (2004 DVD release)

Prince streaming video platforms (2017)
Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017)


 
Additional Information

See Also Quotation & triva

  • The release on the Purple Rain (SE DVD) is in conjunction with I Would Die 4 U, they were originally taped at the same concert in continuous segue, but later edited for this video.
  • Footage of Baby I’m A Star was later included in the Purple Medley video.

References
1984
I Would Die 4 U
Music Videos (Prince) Music Videos (Related Artists) 1985
Take Me With U