Piano and a Microphone 1983

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Piano and a Microphone 1983
File:Piano and a Microphone 1983.jpg
Demo album by Prince
Released September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
Recorded Early to mid-1983
Studio Kiowa Trail home studio (Chanhassen, Minnesota)
Length 34:21
Label
Prince chronology
Anthology: 1995–2010
(2018)		 Piano and a Microphone 1983
(2018)		 Originals
(2019)

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Piano and a Microphone 1983 is a posthumously released demo album by Prince, released on CD, vinyl, and digital formats on September 21, 2018.[7][8] It is the first album released by the Prince estate consisting solely of material from his archive, the Vault.[9]

Background

The album was discovered as a single cassette tape in Prince's vault at Paisley Park. The music was recorded in one take in 1983 at Prince's Kiowa Trail home studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The session is nearly 35 minutes of Prince's vocals while he played piano and segued between songs.[9][10]

The session includes alternative versions of previously released and yet-to-be released songs, cover versions, and sketches of songs.[11] Four of the album's nine tracks were previously unreleased - "Mary Don't You Weep", "Wednesday" (originally recorded by Jill Jones for a deleted scene in Purple Rain), "Cold Coffee & Cocaine", and "Why The Butterflies".

Critical reception

The New York Times called the album "a glimpse of a notoriously private artist doing his mysterious work"[9] while Adam Mattera in Echoes cited "Mary Don't You Weep" as "a telling choice that points both to his political awareness and gospel heritage - not something people would have expected from a 25 year-old more famous at the time for his flasher mac, high heels and songs about incestuous siblings and used condoms".

Track listing

All songs composed by Prince, except where indicated.

Piano and a Microphone 1983 track listing
No. Title Length
1. "17 Days"   6:23
2. "Purple Rain"   1:27
3. "A Case of You"   1:41
4. "Mary Don't You Weep"   4:42
5. "Strange Relationship"   2:39
6. "International Lover"   3:49
7. "Wednesday"   2:00
8. "Cold Coffee & Cocaine"   5:13
9. "Why the Butterflies"   6:27
Total length:
 34:21

Notes

  • Track listing adapted from Entertainment Weekly.[12]
  • Tracks 1 through 7 (which constitute Side A of the vinyl edition) are presented as a continuous medley, as they were originally recorded.
  • "International Lover" contains an uncredited medley performance of "Do Me, Baby".

Charts

References

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  13. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Prince – Piano & a Microphone 1983". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Prince – Piano & a Microphone 1983" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince – Piano & a Microphone 1983" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince – Piano & a Microphone 1983" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Prince – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Prince. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Prince – Piano & a Microphone 1983". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Prince – Piano & a Microphone 1983". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince – Piano & a Microphone 1983" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Prince – Piano & a Microphone 1983" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2018. 39. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Prince – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
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  29. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Prince – Piano & a Microphone 1983". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  31. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Prince – Piano & a Microphone 1983". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  32. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Prince – Piano & a Microphone 1983". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  33. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Prince – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Prince. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  35. ↑ "Prince – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Prince. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
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