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Why do people say W & L wrote 'Mountains'? I know parade was a revolution album but i thought it was clear Prince wouldn't sing a song written by a women?
They did the instrumental maybe? Or co-wrote? | |
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Well, for one, it's listed that way at ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) -- and note that it's Lisa first, then Wendy, and finally Prince. <-- That's very rare for any Prince performed composition.
MOUNTAINS (Title Code: 430378906) Writers: COLEMAN LISA MELVOIN WENDY PRINCE Performers: PRINCE PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION Variations: MOUNTAINS IWB MOUNTAINS IWF MOUNTAINS (FR UNDER THE CHERRY MOON) MOUNTAINS PRINCE MELVOIN COLE Publishers/Administrators: CONTROVERSY MUSIC % UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP 2440 SEPULVEDA BLVD. SUITE 100 LOS ANGELES , CA, 90064 Tel. (310) 235-4700 W B MUSIC CORP % WARNER BROS INC (WARNER BROS MUSIC DIV) 10585 SANTA MONICA BLVD ATTN: JAY MORGENSTERN LOS ANGELES , CA, 90025 Tel. (310) 441-8600 | |
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mikek1 said: I know parade was a revolution album but i thought it was clear Prince wouldn't sing a song written by a women?
They did the instrumental maybe? Or co-wrote? Mountains was originally a W&L composition, not only that but so was Sometimes It Snows In April: SOMETIMES IT SNOWS IN APRIL (Title Code: 490580646) Writers: COLEMAN LISA MELVOIN WENDY PRINCE Performers: PRINCE PRINCE THE REVOLUTION Variations: (none found) Publishers/Administrators: CONTROVERSY MUSIC % UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP 2440 SEPULVEDA BLVD. SUITE 100 LOS ANGELES , CA, 90064 Tel. (310) 235-4700 W B MUSIC CORP % WARNER BROS INC (WARNER BROS MUSIC DIV) 10585 SANTA MONICA BLVD ATTN: JAY MORGENSTERN LOS ANGELES , CA, 90025 Tel. (310) 441-8600 .and the ever popular Power Fantastic: POWER FANTASTIC (Title Code: 460337304) Writers: COLEMAN LISA MELVOIN WENDY PRINCE Performers: (none found) Variations: POWER FANTASTIC NELSON MELV C Publishers/Administrators: CONTROVERSY MUSIC % UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP 2440 SEPULVEDA BLVD. SUITE 100 LOS ANGELES , CA, 90064 Tel. (310) 235-4700 GIRL BROTHERS MUSIC % EMI VIRGIN MUSIC INC ATTN: JENNIFER INSOGNA 810 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK , NY, 10019 Tel. (212) 830-2036 | |
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Could it be that the writers simply are listed in alphabetical order?   | |
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EmancipationLover said: Could it be that the writers simply are listed in alphabetical order?
Yes, they are listed in alphabetical order. Though in this case, all 3 songs were original W&L compositions. | |
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If memory serves, isn't the music of Mountains based on a W&L composition called 'Carousel'? | |
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NouveauDance said: If memory serves, isn't the music of Mountains based on a W&L composition called 'Carousel'?
IIRC, it's Power Fantastic that was derived from that. | |
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mikek1 said: I know parade was a revolution album but i thought it was clear Prince wouldn't sing a song written by a women?
They did the instrumental maybe? Or co-wrote? Where did you get that he would never sing a song written by a woman? Already been there, done that with Sandra St Victor's "Soul Sanctuary", just to mention one. | |
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