I Would Die 4 U

~ Release by Prince and The Revolution (see all versions of this release, 32 available)

Annotation

Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): BMN 0052S
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): CCA 2949S
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): GWB-0517- BMN-0052-S- SRZX SRC 1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): GWB 0517 CCA 2949-S-S/2 / X SRC 1-1

Annotation last modified on 2024-06-01 23:03 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼7" Vinyl
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AI Would Die 4 U
recording engineer:
David Rivkin (producer/engineer David Rivkin) (in 1983) and David Leonard (US producer and engineer) (in 1983)
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (in 1983)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bobby Z. (on 1983-08-03)
electric bass guitar:
Brown Mark (on 1983-08-03)
electric guitar:
Wendy Melvoin (on 1983-08-03) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1983-08-03)
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1983-08-03)
keyboard:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (on 1983-08-03) and Dr. Fink (on 1983-08-03)
background vocals:
Brown Mark (on 1983-08-03), Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (on 1983-08-03), Dr. Fink (on 1983-08-03) and Wendy Melvoin (on 1983-08-03)
lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1983-08-03)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1983-08-03) and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1983-09)
edit of:
I Would Die 4 U (live, 1983‐08‐03: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA, with overdubs; album edit) by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and The Revolution (founded by Prince)
live recording of:
I Would Die 4 U (on 1983-08-03)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
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BTake Me With U
acoustic guitar, drum machine, drums (drum set), electric bass guitar, percussion, synthesizer and tambourine:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-01-27)
cello and finger cymbals:
David Coleman (American cellist & composer) (from 1984-01-29 until 1984-01-30)
violin:
Novi Novog (from 1984-01-29 until 1984-01-30)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Apollonia (US singer & actress Apollonia Kotero) (from 1984-01-28 until 1984-01-30), Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (from 1984-01-28 until 1984-01-30), Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (from 1984-01-29 until 1984-01-30) and Jill Jones (American singer, songwriter, and actress) (from 1984-01-29 until 1984-01-30)
strings arranger:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984) and NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-01-27 until 1984-01-30)
recording of:
Take Me With U (from 1984-01-27 until 1984-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
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