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|song name                = Yah, U Know
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|song name                = Yah, You Know
|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small>
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|single image              = [[File:1999_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1999 Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] </small>
|performer                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_29|29 November 2019]] - [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999  ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br>
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|performer                = [[Prince]]
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|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]  
 
|previous song            = [[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?|Y Should]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Do That When]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Can Do This?]]
 
|previous song            = [[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?|Y Should]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Do That When]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Can Do This?]]
|next song                = [[Junk Music|Y'All Want Some More?]]
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|next song                = [[Yellow]]
|introduction              = '''Yah, U Know''' is an unreleased song recorded at some point in 1982 at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. It's not known if the track was intended for [[Prince]]'s next album [[Album: 1999|1999]], or any other project at the time of recording.
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|introduction              = '''Yah, You Know''' a.k.a. '''Yah, U Know''' is a song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_5|5 June 1982]] (on the same day as [[Horny Toad]]) at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen MN, USA. It’s not known if the track was intended for [[Prince]]’s next album [[Album: 1999|1999]], or any other project at the time of recording. <br>
  
[[Eric Leeds]] recorded saxophone overdubs on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 4|4 June 1986]] at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (the day after a configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album was made, the same day [[Slow Love]] was recorded). It is thought to have been worked on for possible inclusion on [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]], but it was not included on any known configurations of the album.
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The song was released in 2019 as the fourth track on the ''Vault Tracks part 2'' disc of a ''Super Deluxe Edition'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album.
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[[Eric Leeds]] recorded saxophone overdubs on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 4|4 June 1986]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (the day after a configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album was made, the same day [[Slow Love]] was recorded and exactly one day shy of 4 years of the original tracking). It’s not certain, but likely [[Atlanta Bliss]] trumpet was recorded during the same session. It is thought to have been worked on for possible inclusion on [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]], but it was not included on any known configurations of the album.
 
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|date                      = 1982
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_5|5 June 1982]]
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 4|4 June 1986]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 4|4 June 1986]]
|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Horn overdubs
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|additional info          = Backing vocals and horn overdubs
 
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|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
'''1982 version'''
 
'''1982 version'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments
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*[[Don Batts]] - engineer
 
'''1986 version'''
 
'''1986 version'''
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
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*[[Wendy Melvoin]] - backing vox
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*[[Lisa Coleman]] - backing vox
 
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone
 
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone
*[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet
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*[[Atlanta Bliss]] trumpet
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|1= ''' Yah, You Know '''
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|2= 3:11
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|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br>
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|4= Studio
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|5=
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|1= '''Yah, U Know'''
 
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|2= Studio
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|3= longer version with saxophone and vocal overdubs
 
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|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    =  
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|trivia                    = The released mix of this track was done by Niko Bolas specifically for the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track.
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
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|see also                  = [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
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|categories                = [[Category:1982]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1982]]
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|categories                = [[Category:1982]][[Category:2019]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1982]]
 
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Revision as of 17:54, 11 October 2020

Y ShouldEyeBlue.png Do That WhenEyeBlue.png Can Do This?   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Yellow
Yah, You Know

1999 Deluxe.jpg
from the album 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 29 November 2019 - 1999 Super Deluxe Edition album
Album(s): 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince.
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Yah, You Know a.k.a. Yah, U Know is a song recorded on 5 June 1982 (on the same day as Horny Toad) at Prince’s Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen MN, USA. It’s not known if the track was intended for Prince’s next album 1999, or any other project at the time of recording.

The song was released in 2019 as the fourth track on the Vault Tracks part 2 disc of a Super Deluxe Edition edition of the 1999 album.

Eric Leeds recorded saxophone overdubs on 4 June 1986 at Prince’s Galpin Blvd Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota (the day after a configuration of the Dream Factory album was made, the same day Slow Love was recorded and exactly one day shy of 4 years of the original tracking). It’s not certain, but likely Atlanta Bliss trumpet was recorded during the same session. It is thought to have been worked on for possible inclusion on Dream Factory, but it was not included on any known configurations of the album.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
5 June 1982 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Basic tracking
4 June 1986 Galpin Blvd Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Backing vocals and horn overdubs
Recording Personnel

1982 version

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

1986 version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Yah, You Know 3:11 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Yah, U Know Studio longer version with saxophone and vocal overdubs
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • The released mix of this track was done by Niko Bolas specifically for the 1999 Super Deluxe Edition release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track.

References
Y ShouldEyeBlue.png Do That WhenEyeBlue.png Can Do This?   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Yellow