I Wonder U conversation with Claire Fischer

Does anybody have more info on this? Like who the other voices are, maybe when/where it was recorded? It's an interesting conversation about the layering, but I can find little info about it. When I did a search it came up with everything obvious and didn't answer my questions.

What are your questions?

The vocals are listed in the album credits.

It was recorded at Sunset Sound, around 17-28 April 1985. Wendy and Lisa are credited with background vocals.

Clare worked on it in August 1985.

Wendy and Lisa worked on overdubs at Advision Studios, London, late October - early November 1985

I'm not talking about the track itself.

There's a boot going around the has a sort of lecture with someone asking Fischer questions about how he arranged the strings and such for I Wonder U.

I only have about half of it, and I'm not looking to get the rest through here, I just want to know if anybody knows when/where the lecture took place and if anyone knows who was hosting the lecture. I'm just trying to get my collection labeled and documented as accurately as possible.

Well....ok. Just be more specific next time. I've never heard of the boot myself. I had no idea where you were coming from.

It's a really interesting conversation. It's fun to hear about the creation process. I believe it's part of a Red Bull Music Academy lecture. If you google that plus Clare's name (note the spelling), you'll find more info.

And since this isn't a boot, but rather a legitimate lecture that Prince had no part of, I believe it's something you actually can ask where to get.

The conversation was posted on Clare's website a while back.

It's really cool he plays different versions of the track with different orchestration on each one. Fascinating stuff. I have it on Eye Records 'Wow' boot.

soulyacolia said:

It's really cool he plays different versions of the track with different orchestration on each one. Fascinating stuff. I have it on Eye Records 'Wow' boot.

There's this one, but looks like they've cut the music clips out unfortunately:

http://www.redbullmusicac...the_family

There'a also an interesting one with George Clinton associate Amp Fiddler here:

http://www.redbullmusicac...up_the_amp

Looks interesting...thanks for the link !

Whoops, I listened to the podcast - if you watch the video from 50mins in you'll here the music...

i believe i have this. but it isnt claire doing the narration. it is his son who is also a musician and plays with him.

eye always wondered why the Album version was never full lenght?

^ huh?... the album version IS full length.

Saw this topic and found the video on Google and I have to say I appreciate Mr. Fisher even more. The man is a huge talent and the outtake that he played for I Wonder U was phenomenal. Now I wish I could hear some of the alternate takes of the work he did for Jill Jones album.

Is it known WHEN it was broadcasted first????


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BorisFishpaw said:

dannyd5050 said:

BorisFishpaw said:

^ huh?... the album version IS full length.

I think he means why did Prince edit it down so much to 1:39? I love the groove of "I Wonder U" so much that I, too, wish it was longer!

BorisFishpaw said:

dannyd5050 said:

I think he means why did Prince edit it down so much to 1:39? I love the groove of "I Wonder U" so much that I, too, wish it was longer!

That's my point... Prince didn't edit it down to 1:39. It was never any
longer in the first place.

So you can say "I wish that track was longer" or "I wish Prince had made an
extended version of it". But to say that it isn't "full length" or that Prince
"edited it down" is untrue and misleading. These words have an actual meaning
which is not subject to people's opinion or misuse.

dannyd5050 said:

ernestsewell said:

That doesn't say when the conversation with Fischer was posted online ^^

duggalolly said:

I finally saw the video and loved the orchestra versions... the vocals are so clear... i wish this stuff was released...

Clare says that Prince did not use either of his orchestrations on the LP version, but this is not true... Clare's flutes are on the album...