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− | |introduction = '''Wally''' is an unreleased song originally recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 28|28 December 1986]] at [[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]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (two days after finishing a three-month stay in Los Angeles by recording [[Ponyride]]). |
After finishing the song [[Prince]] ordered engineer [[Susan Rogers]] to erase all channels on the the 24-stem recording, against her pleas not to. A new version for which [[Eric Leeds]] and [[Atlanta Bliss]] added horns, was then recorded two days afterwards. | After finishing the song [[Prince]] ordered engineer [[Susan Rogers]] to erase all channels on the the 24-stem recording, against her pleas not to. A new version for which [[Eric Leeds]] and [[Atlanta Bliss]] added horns, was then recorded two days afterwards. | ||
− | The original version was a solo recording dealing with [[Prince]] | + | 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 song is not known to have been considered for inclusion on any configuration of [[Album: Sign | + | The song is not known to have been considered for inclusion on any configuration of [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] or any other project at the time. |
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|see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | |see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | ||
|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: | + | |categories = [[Category:2020]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1986]] |
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