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|song name = Witness 4 The Prosecution | |song name = Witness 4 The Prosecution | ||
− | |single image =[[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign | + | |single image =[[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] |
<!-- |album image = [[File:Witness4theprosecution single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution]]</small><br> <small> from the single [[Single: Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution]] --> | <!-- |album image = [[File:Witness4theprosecution single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution]]</small><br> <small> from the single [[Single: Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution]] --> | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 2020]] - ' | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 2020]] - '’streaming & download platforms'' (Version 1) <br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 13|13 August 2020]] - '’streaming & download platforms'' (Version 2) |
− | |album(s) = [[Album: Sign | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] |
|performer = [[Prince]] ([[Prince and the Revolution]]) | |performer = [[Prince]] ([[Prince and the Revolution]]) | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
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|previous song = [[With You]] | |previous song = [[With You]] | ||
|next song = [[Wonderful Ass]] | |next song = [[Wonderful Ass]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Witness 4 The Prosecution''' is a track initially recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_14|14 March 1986]] at [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Witness 4 The Prosecution''' is a track initially recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_14|14 March 1986]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Further recording was done by [[Wendy Melvoin]], [[Lisa Coleman]], [[Susannah Melvoin]] and [[Eric Leeds]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 15|15 April 1986]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] while [[Prince]] was en route returning from France shooting additional scenes for [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]]. |
While the track was not included on a late April 1986 configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album, it was included as the 17th track (15th song) on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]] configuration, and as the 16th track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configuration. | While the track was not included on a late April 1986 configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album, it was included as the 17th track (15th song) on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]] configuration, and as the 16th track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configuration. | ||
− | [[Prince]] re-recorded the track completely on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 6|6 October 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California on the day before the official disbanding [[Prince and the Revolution|the Revolution]]. This re-recording was done with the intention to offer it to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Allen Deborah Allen], who would instead ultimately record and release [[Prince]] | + | [[Prince]] re-recorded the track completely on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 6|6 October 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California on the day before the official disbanding [[Prince and the Revolution|the Revolution]]. This re-recording was done with the intention to offer it to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Allen Deborah Allen], who would instead ultimately record and release [[Prince]]’s [[Telepathy]] (recorded by [[Prince]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 7|7 October 1986]]). |
In late 1998 / 1999, the track was intended for inclusion on the [[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] album of [[Prince and the Revolution]]-era tracks (indicating that it would have been the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 15|15 April 1986]] version of the song), but this album remains unreleased. | In late 1998 / 1999, the track was intended for inclusion on the [[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] album of [[Prince and the Revolution]]-era tracks (indicating that it would have been the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 15|15 April 1986]] version of the song), but this album remains unreleased. | ||
− | In September 2020 the original version as well as the re-recording version were released with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign | + | In September 2020 the original version as well as the re-recording version were released with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]. Version 1 was released on streaming platforms on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 2020]], while Version 2 was released on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 13|13 August 2020]]. Both versions were included on a promotional single in 2020. |
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− | |3= [[Album: Sign | + | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] <br> |
Limited Edition 7" Vinyl Singles Box Set | Limited Edition 7" Vinyl Singles Box Set | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
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− | |3= [[Album: Sign | + | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] <br> |
Limited Edition 7" Vinyl Singles Box Set | Limited Edition 7" Vinyl Singles Box Set | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
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|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
|trivia = The crowd noise loop at the beginning and end of Version 1 of the song is a sample from the Fairlight CMI sample-synthesizer. | |trivia = The crowd noise loop at the beginning and end of Version 1 of the song is a sample from the Fairlight CMI sample-synthesizer. | ||
− | |see also = [[Album: Sign | + | |see also = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] album |
*[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album | *[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album | ||
*[[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] unreleased album | *[[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] unreleased album | ||
*Limited Edition 7" Vinyl Singles Box Set | *Limited Edition 7" Vinyl Singles Box Set | ||
|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:2020]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Recorded 1986]] |
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