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The bass guitar riff and drum track had already been completed by Day before Prince overheard the groove. [3] Morris would further elaborate on the collaboration between the two: He knew I was back in town. We started hanging out again. I started playing drums on a lot of tracks. We were jamming a lot, writing stuff together.
"Alphabet St." is a song from American musician Prince's tenth album, Lovesexy (1988). It was the first single from that album and the album's only top 10 single, reaching the top 10 in both the UK and US.
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016), known mononymously as Prince, was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor.Regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation; [7] he was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona, [8] [9] wide vocal range, which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams, as well as and his skill as a multi ...
Dirty Mind is the third studio album by the American singer-songwriter and musician Prince.It was released on October 8, 1980, by Warner Bros. Records.. The album is notable for Prince's increasing reliance on rock music elements, high register vocals, sexually explicit lyrical themes and an androgynous image.
The song was constructed by Prince almost entirely on the Fairlight CMI sampling synthesizer, which provides the primary keyboard riff and sampled electronic bass sounds heard on the track. All of the Fairlight sounds used on the song are factory presets, including the famed "orchestra hit" towards the end of the composition.
The son of Fred Anderson, a musician, and Bernadette, a social worker, Cymone was the youngest of six children. [5] The Anderson home soon had an additional member – a young Prince who left his own home due to conflicts with his father. [5] Prince's cousin Charles Smith started the band Grand Central and later invited Cymone. [6]
The experimental number relies on a strong bass line and a simple keyboard riff. The song features Prince's voice both sped up and slowed down at various times to sound like different singers. Also featured is Sheila E., in her recording debut (with Prince), who became a close associate with Prince and worked with him extensively over the years ...
The bass is truly the "star" of this song, and Prince has remarked that this is one of his signature basslines, remarking no one can play the line like himself. He also said the same about the bassline of "Let's Work". Despite the song being performed entirely by Prince, Day calls out "Terry" before the bass solo. The drumbeat is also notable ...