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|song name                = Wednesday
 
|song name                = Wednesday
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|single image              = [[Image:Piano&amicrophone1983.jpg|border|100px|link=Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]]</small>
|performer                = [[Prince and the Revolution]]
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|performer                = [[Prince]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 21|21 September 2018]] - [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|album(s)              = [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]]
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|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
 
|previous song            = [[Wedding Feast]]
 
|previous song            = [[Wedding Feast]]
 
|next song                = [[Welcome 2 America]]
 
|next song                = [[Welcome 2 America]]
|introduction              = '''Wednesday''' (sometimes erroneously known as '''There's No Telling What I Might Do''') is an unreleased track recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 24|24 October 1983]] at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (five days before [[Father's Song]]). It was intended to be sung by [[Jill Jones]] in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] and was included as the fifth track on a [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 7|7 November 1983]], configuration of [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]  
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|introduction              = '''Wednesday''' is the seventh track on the 2018 posthumous album [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]], documenting a solo piano rehearsal by [[Prince]] from 1983.
. Although it is likely that the recording is a performance by [[Prince]] with [[Jill Jones]], it is listed here as a [[Prince and the Revolution]] recording as this is most likely how it would have been credited upon release on the [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album. The track remains unreleased.
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A studio version of the track was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 24|24 October 1983]] at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (five days before [[Father's Song]]). It was intended to be sung by [[Jill Jones]] in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] and was included as the fifth track on a [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 7|7 November 1983]], configuration of [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. The recording is believed to have been a performance by [[Prince]] with [[Jill Jones]], without other musicians.
 
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{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 24|24 October 1983]]
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|date                      = Spring 1983
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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|additional info          = Rehearsal recording
 
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'''Released version'''
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and piano
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'''Studio version'''
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
*[[Prince]] - all instruments (assumed)
 
*[[Prince]] - all instruments (assumed)
 
*[[Jill Jones]] -  vocals  
 
*[[Jill Jones]] -  vocals  
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|released versions        =
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|1= '''Wednesday'''
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|2= 1:59
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|3= [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]]
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|4= 'Rehearsal'
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|5= a.k.a. '''Wednesday (Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version)'''
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|broadcasts, streaming    =
 
|unreleased versions      =  
 
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|first live appearance    = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]
 
|first live appearance    = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
 
|trivia                    =  
 
|trivia                    =  
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
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|see also                  = [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]] album
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
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|references                = * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]''
* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538105497/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511110969&sr=8-1&keywords=duane+tudahl+prince&dpID=51jJZJCGZoL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984, Duane Tudahl (2017)]''
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|categories                = [[Category:2018]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1983]]
|categories                = [[Category:1983]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1983]]
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Revision as of 19:41, 24 September 2018

Wedding Feast   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Welcome 2 America
Wednesday

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from the album Piano & A Microphone 1983
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 21 September 2018 - Piano & A Microphone 1983
Album(s): Piano & A Microphone 1983
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Wednesday is the seventh track on the 2018 posthumous album Piano & A Microphone 1983, documenting a solo piano rehearsal by Prince from 1983.

A studio version of the track was recorded on 24 October 1983 at Prince's Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota (five days before Father's Song). It was intended to be sung by Jill Jones in the movie Purple Rain and was included as the fifth track on a 7 November 1983, configuration of Purple Rain. The recording is believed to have been a performance by Prince with Jill Jones, without other musicians.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Spring 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Rehearsal recording
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Wednesday 1:59 Piano & A Microphone 1983 'Rehearsal' a.k.a. Wednesday (Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version)


Title Version Additional Info
Wednesday Studio Prince guide vocal
Wednesday Studio Jill Jones vocals
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Wedding Feast   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Welcome 2 America