Welcome 2 America

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Welcome 2 America

from the album Welcome 2 America single art for Welcome 2 America Song details Performer: Prince First Released: 8 April, 2021 - Welcome 2 America pre-release download Album(s): Welcome 2 America Writer(s): Prince Producer(s): Prince and Morris Hayes Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 18 December 2010: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA 25 July 2011 (a.m.): Melkweg - The Max: Amsterdam, The Netherlands (interpolation in Dreamer) Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 2010, 2011 (in medley with Dreamer)

Welcome 2 America is the first song and the title-track of the tenth posthumous album Welcome 2 America (the first full previously-unreleased studio album of Prince material). A tape photographed in Prince’s vault at Paisley Park Studios lists it as being recorded on 15 March 2010 (along with Yes and Dance 2 The Higher). The song was worked on further in the spring with Shelby J., Elisa Dease and Liv Warfield and additional production by Morris Hayes. The song was slated for the canceled Welcome 2 America album in 2011 and performed live on 18 December 2010 during the first Madison Square Garden date of the Welcome 2 America Tour. On 8 April, 2021, Welcome 2 America was made available for download as a preview of this posthumous release. A 7" single was sold exclusively through the official Prince website to promote the release of the posthumous album. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 15 March 2010 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking March - April 2010 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Vocal overdubs Spring 2010 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Additional production by Morris Hayes Fall 2010 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Additional work Recording Personnel Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Chris Coleman - drums Tal Wilkenfeld - bass guitar Morris Hayes - keyboards and percussion Shelby J. - background vocals Elisa Dease - background vocals Liv Warfield - background vocals Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Welcome 2 America 5:23 Welcome 2 America Welcome 2 America single Studio Dreamer / Welcome 2 America (Live) 6:12 Welcome 2 America single Live live medley from 14 May 2011: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Welcome 2 America Studio Before additional production by Morris Hayes and vocal overdubs

Additional Information See also Trivia Welcome 2 America album The title Welcome 2 America was used as the name for the Welcome 2 America Tour at which the song was premiered. The structure, melody and arrangements of Welcome 2 America were seemingly influenced by Parliament’s 1975 song P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up). References

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