Was listening to Anotherloverholenyohead today and found myself thinking," what other P songs have such great background vox?"

Girls & Boys comes to mind somewhat, which ones would you all nominate?

Do U Lie? (notice the Parade pattern?)

others include:

Muse To The Pharoh
Money Don't Matter Tonight
7
Come On

forever in my life. i love those backing vox coming in before
the actual lyric.

i know it was done by mistake, something about starting those
tapes early at recording or something.

but it's probably my fav backing voc on any prince song. plus
i love all the revolution stuff since it just adds a lot of
debth when he uses other people on backingvox instead of just
layering his own vocals.

altho, Man O War, which has like 15 tracks of vocal layers by
prince himself sounds all the cooler for it.

another song that comes to mind, which most people will bark
at is "My Computer"

no one seems to hear her but i think the backingvox on that
track are absolutely stellar. just perfect. i could listen
to that all day.

IstenSzek said:

It seems that when Prince records all by himself, he puts more emphasis on the vocal arrangements. The whole Emancipation album, for instance, is full of inventive stuff.

On the other hand, tracks that he's made with a whole band (a lot during the 1992-1995 period, for instance) usually have much less and "simpler" background vocals.

what albums are My Computer and Come On on?

datdude said:

Emancipation

For You
Adore
And God Created Woman
Sweet Baby
A Love Bizarre

dseann said:

Come On is on Newpower Soul.

dseann said:

err... not quite.

"My Computer" is on Emancipation
"Come On" is on New Power Soul

tisk, tisk

toejam said:

Well, well, well.....fuck me gently with a chainsaw. I'm such a
I was thinking of "One Kiss At A Time" actually. "Come on and get your come on"
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I love Prince's multiple background vocals the best like in Elephants & Flowers, and Lemon Crush...

i love love LOVE and adore prince's backing vocals in the version of "for love" on jill jones' album.

I love it when he they sound beatley/bowie like at the end of play in the sunshine or bits of condition of the heart

i think i like it when others sing on the background vox best, or at least WITH prince.

Forever in my life is one of my faves off of SOTT, but the background vox on that track were more of a TECHNIQUE in how he used them per se. still great, but i "disqualify" it for that reason.

I'll have to give a listen to Lemon Crush and Elephants and Flowers, it's been a minute for both of them, same for My Computer. don't have NPS so the verdict will be out on Come On until i breakdown and cop NPS.

Adore
oh and Baby oh and I Love U In Me
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4ever in My Life
Train
Last December

Forever In My Life (the Sign "O" The Times live version)

7....album and acoustic versions...

BobGeorge909 said:

totally

Forever in My Life
Somebody's Somebody
For You
Sweet Baby
Glam Slam
Adore
Strollin'
the end of "Darling Nikki" (if you've ever listened to the forward version.)


...oh yeah, and that intro to the "Controversy" tour show called "The Second Coming".
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Letitgo

dseann said:

It must have been a Freudian mistake
as One kiss at a time has great background vox, too, imo

no need to hammer or chainsaw

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Basically almost anything from around '88. I just loved the way Sheila, Cat, and Boni sounded together.

I agree completely with those who've said:

"Forever In My Life"
"7"
"Anotherloverholenyohead"

I'd like to add "Still Would Stand All Time," "The Same December," "Hide The Bone," "Strays of the World," and anything Jill Jones sang backing vocals on.

Can't forget the mid 90's:

She Spoke To Me
I Will
La, La, La, Means I love You

Waltervandenvogelwejde said:

No need? Whew! Thank you.

when doves cry

Live for Love (voice chants mixed in with the guitar)

The greatest romance

I wonder U