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| − | |introduction = '''Wally''' is an unreleased song originally recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 28|28 December 1986]] at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (two days after finishing a three-month stay in Los Angeles by recording [[Pony Ride]]). [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Wally''' is an unreleased song originally recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 28|28 December 1986]] at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (two days after finishing a three-month stay in Los Angeles by recording [[Pony Ride]]). After finishing the song [[Prince]] ordered engineer [[Susan Rogers]] to erase all channels on the the 24-stem recording. It is not clear if a cassette copy of the song was made prior to its erasing. A new version for which [[Eric Leeds]] and [[Atlanta Bliss]] added horns, was recorded a short while afterwards. |
| − | The original version was a solo recording dealing with [[Prince]]'s break-up with [[Susannah Melvoin]], and thanking [[Wally Safford]] for being his friend. He felt the song was too personal, however, and kept adding layers of percussion and changing the feel of the track. | + | The original version was a solo recording dealing with [[Prince]]'s break-up with [[Susannah Melvoin]], and thanking [[Wally Safford]] for being his friend. He felt the song was too personal, however, and kept adding layers of percussion and changing the feel of the track. At the end of the session, against engineer [[Susan Rogers]] pleas not to, he insisted to erase all 24 tracks. At a later time [[Prince]] re-cut the track from scratch. The song is not known to have been considered for inclusion on any configuration of [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]], [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] or any other project. |
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