Wally is an unreleased song originally recorded on 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 deliberately erased the recording, however, and recorded a new version (with less personal lyrics) the following day, 29 December 1986, and Eric Leeds and Atlanta Bliss added horns soon 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. Engineer Susan Rogers pleaded with him to leave it as a barebones track, but he insisted on recording over all 24 tracks to erase it. He is believed to have kept the re-recorded version recorded the following day, although it is not known to have been included on any configuration of Crystal Ball, Sign O' The Times or any other project.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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28 December 1986
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Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Initial tracking
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shortly after 28 December 1986
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Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Re-recording
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Late December / Early January 1986
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Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Horn overdubs
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Recording Personnel
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Original version
- Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
Re-recording
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Versions
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Unreleased Versions
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Title
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Version
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Additional Info
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Wally
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Studio
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Recorded 28 December 1986, believed to have been fully erased
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Wally
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Studio
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Recorded 29 December 1986
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Wally
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Studio
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Final version with overdubs
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