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|introduction = '''Wonderful Ass''' is an unreleased track recorded in early 1983 at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. The track is a pop-funk track with synth lead lines, a drum machine beat and rhythm guitar. The track's lyrics were supposedly inspired by [[Vanity]]. One section of the song is a list of verbs rhyming with "...ate": "educate", "tolerate", "negotiate", "communicate" etc. This was likely inspired by fellow Minnesota singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan Bob Dylan]'s song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subterranean_Homesick_Blues Subterranean Homesick Blues] (from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bringing_It_All_Back_Home Bringing It All Back Home] 1965, also released as a single in 1965). It is unknown if '''Wonderful Ass''' was intended for any project at the time of recording. | |introduction = '''Wonderful Ass''' is an unreleased track recorded in early 1983 at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. The track is a pop-funk track with synth lead lines, a drum machine beat and rhythm guitar. The track's lyrics were supposedly inspired by [[Vanity]]. One section of the song is a list of verbs rhyming with "...ate": "educate", "tolerate", "negotiate", "communicate" etc. This was likely inspired by fellow Minnesota singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan Bob Dylan]'s song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subterranean_Homesick_Blues Subterranean Homesick Blues] (from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bringing_It_All_Back_Home Bringing It All Back Home] 1965, also released as a single in 1965). It is unknown if '''Wonderful Ass''' was intended for any project at the time of recording. | ||
| − | [[Lisa Coleman]] and [[Wendy Melvoin]] worked on the track further in early 1986, most likely at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA, adding vocals and other instrumentation. Again, it is not known if this song was intended for any project at the time of additional recording. | + | [[Lisa Coleman]] and [[Wendy Melvoin]] worked on the track further, either in September 1984 or in early 1986, most likely at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA, adding vocals and other instrumentation. Again, it is not known if this song was intended for any project at the time of additional recording. |
The track was later planned for inclusion on the [[Prince and the Revolution]] album [[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] album worked on in 1998-9, but the album remains unreleased. | The track was later planned for inclusion on the [[Prince and the Revolution]] album [[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] album worked on in 1998-9, but the album remains unreleased. | ||
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During [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]] offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and while '''Wonderful Ass''' was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned. The song remains unreleased. | During [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]] offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and while '''Wonderful Ass''' was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned. The song remains unreleased. | ||
| − | In 2017 '''Wonderful Ass''' was released as the seventh track on the ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'' disc of a ''Deluxe'' release of [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain]]. Anachronistically incorrect this is the version that has the [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]] overdubbed vocals from | + | In 2017 '''Wonderful Ass''' was released as the seventh track on the ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'' disc of a ''Deluxe'' release of [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain]]. Anachronistically incorrect this is not the 1983 [[Prince]] solo version, but the version that has the [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]] overdubbed vocals. The accompanying credits say this song is from September 1984. This might refer to these overdubs. It is incorrect for the original recording. |
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| − | |date = | + | |date = January 1983 (assumed) |
|studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Initial tracking | |additional info = Initial tracking | ||
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| − | |date = Early 1986 | + | |date = September 1984 or Early 1986 |
| − | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA (assumed) |
|additional info = Additional recording by [[Lisa Coleman]] and [[Wendy Melvoin]] | |additional info = Additional recording by [[Lisa Coleman]] and [[Wendy Melvoin]] | ||
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