Wild And Loose

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Wild And Loose

	Song details
from the album What Time Is It?
	Performer:	The Time
	First Released:	25 August 1982 - What Time Is It? album
	Album(s):	What Time Is It?
	Writer(s):	Prince (as Jamie Starr) and Dez Dickerson (credited to The Time)
	Producer(s):	Prince (as The Starr Company, credited to Morris Day and The Starr Company)
	Live Appearances
	First and last live appearance:
	The song was performed regularly by The Time during their opening sets on the 1999 Tour. Prince did not take part in these performances, except for one show (24 March 1983 at San Antonio Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, TX, USA (assumed, based on average setlist - Prince played bass from backstage during The Time’s set replacing Terry Lewis, as both he and Jimmy Jam missed the show after being snowed in in Atlanta)) 4 April 1998 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (first performance by Prince - interpolation in That’ll Work (2001)) 17 January 2013 (show 2)): Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, Minneapolis, Minnesota (interpolation in Days Of Wild) This track is not known to have been performed in full by Prince
	Performed regularly on tour:
	none
	Performed occasionally in shows:
	1998 (interpolation in That’ll Work (2001)), 2012 (over the music of Days Of Wild), 2013 (over the music of Days Of Wild)

Wild And Loose is the first track on The Time’s second album What Time Is It? The song was written by Prince and Dez Dickerson, although the song is officially credited to The Time. It was produced by Prince (as The Starr Company), but was credited to Morris Day and The Starr Company.

Basic tracking took place on1 July 1981 at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, California. More work on it was done on 19 January 1982 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California. As with much of the What Time Is It? album, the recording features only Prince and Morris Day.

Recording Information

Recording Sessions
Date	Studio	Additional info
1 July 1981	Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, USA	Tracking
19 January 1982	Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA	Overdubs
Recording Personnel
Morris Day - vocals and drums Prince - background vocals and all other instruments (uncredited) Susan Moonsie - background vocals (assumed, uncredited) Kim Upsher - background vocals (assumed, uncredited) Jellybean Johnson - credited for drums and percussion, but most likely background vocals only Terry Lewis - credited for bass guitar, co-lead and background vocals, but most likely background vocals only Jesse Johnson - credited for guitar and vocals, but most likely background vocals only Jimmy Jam - credited for keyboards and vocals, but most likely background vocals only Monte Moir - credited for keyboards and vocals, but most likely background vocals only

Versions

Released Versions

Title	Length	Released	Version	Additional info
Wild And Loose	7:32	What Time Is It?	Studio
Wild And Loose	7:32	What Time Is It? 2015 reissue	Studio	Digitally remastered in 2015

Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...

Title	Length	Released	Version	Additional info
Murph Drag	4:11	NPG Ahdio Show # 3 (not available as a separate track)	Studio	Includes a sample of the intro
Murph Drag		Unreleased	Studio	Includes a sample of the intro
Dreamland	3:09	Pandemonium	Studio	Includes a sample of the intro
My Summertime Thang	6:50	Pandemonium	Studio	Includes a sample of the intro
Days Of Wild And Loose	19:00	Prince And The NPG	Rehearsal	Contains an interpolation of Wild And Loose

Unreleased Versions

Title	Version	Additional Info
Wild “N” Loose	Studio	unoverdubbed July 1981 version

Additional Information

	See also	Trivia

	What Time Is It? album The Time

	References
	The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) https://www.facebook.com/JesseJohnsonfan/posts/10152293702581224

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