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|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Jill Jones]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Jill Jones]]) | ||
|producer(s) = [[David Z.]] and [[Jill Jones]] | |producer(s) = [[David Z.]] and [[Jill Jones]] | ||
− | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[The Vine]] |
|next song = [[Violet The Organ Grinder]] | |next song = [[Violet The Organ Grinder]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Violet Blue''' is the third track on [[Jill Jones]] | + | |introduction = '''Violet Blue''', initially listed as '''11 Minutes''', is the third track on [[Jill Jones]]’s first and only [[Paisley Park Records]] album [[Album: Jill Jones|Jill Jones]]. Although [[Jill Jones]] was credited as the writer, the song was written solely by [[Prince]] and is registered at the Library of Congress as having been written by [[Joey Coco]]. |
− | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_11|11 October 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_11|11 October 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, on the same day as [[It Be’s Like That Sometimes]], which uses the same basic beat and tempo. More work was done on the track the following days with Jill recording her vocal overdub on the 12th, horns on the 13th and [[Sheila E.]] recording a lead vocal for it, too, on the 14th. |
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+ | In late 1993, the song was tried out during early sessions for [[Mayte]]’s first album at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and was included as the seventh track on an early version of the album, which was titled [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Latino Barbie Doll]] at the time. The track was removed when the album evolved into [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]], however. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_11|11 October 1986]] | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_11|11]]-[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_13|13 October 1986]] |
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking, vocals, mix, instrumental mix (11th); [[Jill Jones]] vocals, mix (12th), overdubs (including horns), mix (13th); possible [[Sheila E.]] lead vocal, mix (14th) |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_24|24 October 1986]] | ||
+ | |studio = Monterey Sound Studios, <br>Glendale, CA, USA (assumed) | ||
+ | |additional info = Orchestra recording by [[Clare Fischer]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 7|7 November 1986]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = (Possible horn) overdubs, edits, (possible orchestral) mix | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = 1993 | ||
+ | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = [[Mayte]] version | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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:*David Edwards, Dick Mitchell, Gene Cipriano, John Lowe, Gary Gray, Joseph Soldo, John Mitchell - woodwind | :*David Edwards, Dick Mitchell, Gene Cipriano, John Lowe, Gary Gray, Joseph Soldo, John Mitchell - woodwind | ||
:*Frank Marocco - accordion | :*Frank Marocco - accordion | ||
− | :*David Stone, | + | :*David Stone, Robert Stone - double bass |
− | :*Brian | + | :*Brian O’Connor, David Duke, George Hyde, Todd Miller - French horn |
:*Morris Repass - baritone horns | :*Morris Repass - baritone horns | ||
:*Darlene Koldenhoven - soprano vocals | :*Darlene Koldenhoven - soprano vocals | ||
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{{Unreleased| | {{Unreleased| | ||
|line= | |line= | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Violet Blue''' (Instrumental) | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= Instrumental mix | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Violet Blue''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= [[Sheila E.]]’s 1986 recording | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''Violet Blue''' | |1= '''Violet Blue''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= [[Mayte]] | + | |3= [[Mayte]]’s 1993 recording |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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* [[Mayte]] | * [[Mayte]] | ||
|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)]]'' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1987]][[Category: | + | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' |
+ | |categories = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Recorded 1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] | ||
}} | }} |
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