Difference between revisions of "Well Done"
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|previous song = [[Welcome 2 The Dawn]] | |previous song = [[Welcome 2 The Dawn]] | ||
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− | |introduction = '''Well Done''' is the fourth song on [[The Steeles]] | + | |introduction = '''Well Done''' is the fourth song on [[The Steeles]]’ first album [[Album: Heaven Help Us All|Heaven Help Us All]]. '''Well Done''' was written by [[Prince]], [[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]], but [[Prince]] submitted a re-recorded version for use that he felt was different enough for him to receive sole credit; [[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and J.D. Steele all preferred the original version, so this was used, but credit was still only given to [[Prince]]. It was produced by [[Ricky Peterson]]. |
− | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in | + | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in February 1990, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions where [[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] re-recorded [[And How]]). [[Prince]] later re-worked the song with [[Ingrid Chavez]] in mind on June 1991 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], but this version remains unreleased. |
Of note is that the track was released on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 8|8 June 1993]], just one day after [[Prince]] announced his name change to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], but the song is credited to [[Prince]] - this was the first of several times credits were given to [[Prince]] during the "[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]" era of 1993-2000. | Of note is that the track was released on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 8|8 June 1993]], just one day after [[Prince]] announced his name change to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], but the song is credited to [[Prince]] - this was the first of several times credits were given to [[Prince]] during the "[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]" era of 1993-2000. | ||
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− | |date = | + | |date = February 1990 |
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Tracking | |additional info = Tracking | ||
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+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[Cream]] / Well Done / [[I Want U]] / [[Hit U In The Socket|In The Socket]] (Medley) (Live At Glam Slam 1992)''' | ||
+ | |2= 13:58 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992: Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] | ||
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|1= '''Well Done''' | |1= '''Well Done''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= Reworked version | + | |3= Reworked version by [[Prince]] |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
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+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[Cream]] / Well Done / [[I Want U]] / [[Hit U In The Socket|In The Socket]] (Medley) (Live At Glam Slam 1992)''' | ||
+ | |2= 13:58 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992: Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
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*This song is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]], except for some of its lyrics while guesting with [[The Steeles]] on [[10 January 1992| 10 January 1992: Fine Line Music Café, Minneapolis, MN, USA]], and (as an interpolation in [[Cream]]) on [[11 January 1992| 11 January 1992: Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] and [[07 April 1992| 07 April 1992: Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Japan]]. | *This song is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]], except for some of its lyrics while guesting with [[The Steeles]] on [[10 January 1992| 10 January 1992: Fine Line Music Café, Minneapolis, MN, USA]], and (as an interpolation in [[Cream]]) on [[11 January 1992| 11 January 1992: Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] and [[07 April 1992| 07 April 1992: Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Japan]]. | ||
|performed regularly on = None | |performed regularly on = None | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1992|1992]] <small>(as an interpolation in [[Cream]])</small>[[All Concerts#1993|1993]] <small>([[The Steeles]] performance during [[Prince]] show, but without [[Prince]])</small> | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1992|1992]] <small>(as an interpolation in [[Cream]])</small>; [[All Concerts#1993|1993]] <small>([[The Steeles]] performance during [[Prince]] show, but without [[Prince]])</small> |
*This song is not known to have been performed by [[Prince]]. | *This song is not known to have been performed by [[Prince]]. | ||
|trivia = According to engineer Steve Noonan, the song began with the title, after Prince had seen the saying "Well done is much better than well said" on a church marquee and liked it. It’s a famous quote from one of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States_of_America Founding Fathers of the USA], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin Benjamin Franklin]. | |trivia = According to engineer Steve Noonan, the song began with the title, after Prince had seen the saying "Well done is much better than well said" on a church marquee and liked it. It’s a famous quote from one of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States_of_America Founding Fathers of the USA], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin Benjamin Franklin]. |
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