Difference between revisions of "Wonderful Ass"
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| − | |introduction = '''Wonderful Ass''' | + | |introduction = '''Wonderful Ass''' was released posthumously as the seventh track on the ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'' second disc on [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain Deluxe]] in 2017. |
| − | + | While specific recording dates have not been confirmed, initial tracking took place in November 1982 at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. The track's lyrics were supposedly inspired by [[Vanity]]. [[Jill Jones]] was in the studio with [[Prince]] during the recording and helped come up with the rhyming words ending in "...iate" at the end of the song. It is unknown if the track was intended for any project at the time of recording. | |
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| + | [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]] worked on the track further at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA, most likely on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 27|27 September 1984]], adding vocals and possibly other instrumentation. Again, it is not known if this song was intended for any project at the time of additional recording. The liner notes for [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain Deluxe]] state that the track was recorded in September, 1984, but this refers only to the overdubs by [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] and [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]]. | ||
The track was later planned for inclusion on the [[Prince and the Revolution]] album [[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] 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]] worked on in 1998-9, but the album 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. | 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. | ||
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| − | |date = | + | |date = November 1982 |
|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 = September 1984 ( | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 27|27 September 1984]] (likely but not confirmed) |
| − | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA |
|additional info = Additional recording by [[Lisa Coleman]] and [[Wendy Melvoin]] | |additional info = Additional recording by [[Lisa Coleman]] and [[Wendy Melvoin]] | ||
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
| − | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | + | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted |
| + | *[[Wendy Melvoin]] - vocals and guitar | ||
| + | *[[Lisa Coleman]] - vocals and keyboards | ||
| + | '''Unreleased 1982 version''' | ||
| + | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
*[[Jill Jones]] - background vocals | *[[Jill Jones]] - background vocals | ||
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|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
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|1= '''Wonderful Ass''' | |1= '''Wonderful Ass''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
| − | |3= Original | + | |3= Original 1982 [[Prince]] solo recording |
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|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|see also = [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] album | |see also = [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] album | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] unreleased album |
| + | * [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]] unreleased album | ||
|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)]]'' | ||
* ''Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984'', Duane Tudahl (2017) | * ''Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984'', Duane Tudahl (2017) | ||
|categories = [[Category:1983]][[Category:2017]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1983]] | |categories = [[Category:1983]][[Category:2017]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1983]] | ||
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