Are Prince's unreleased track 'Wednesday' and Sheila E.'s 'Wednesday Like A River' the same song?

No.


"Wednesday" was to be sung by Jill Jones, to the effect of "If he doesn't call by Wednesday..." One of the earlier drafts had a strong love story with Prince and Jill Jones involved. "Wednesday" was a lament by Jill toward Prince.

ernestsewell said:

Thanks for the information. Is there a circulating bootleg.

The studio take is not circulating but there's an early version of it included in the piano session #2 from 1983 under the title 'There's no telling what I might do'.

vitriol said:

Thanks. I have that already. cool!

"Wednesday Like A River" is not a Prince-penned track.

Another overrated Prince outtake

Brofie said:

Your dissimulate malevolence is an old act at this point. No one is raving about it. It was a question of elucidation, nothing else.

ernestsewell said:

Yikes, I needed to bust out a dictionary for that one!

billymeade said:

lol "Your fake angst is an old act at this point. No one is raving about it. It was a question of clarification, nothing else."

'Wednesday' was intended 4 the Purple Rain film/album.

Brofie said:

To my knowledge, this is not circulating in open circles.
[Edited 4/14/10 13:46pm]

I just posted this in another thread...

http://prince.org/msg/7/320445

Piano rehearsal, 1983 – tentative placing
17 Days (6:30)
Purple Rain (1:15)
A Case Of You (1:58) (Joni Mitchell)
Mary, Don’t You Weep (4:59) (Inez Andrew)
Strange Relationship (2:55)
International Lover (4:03)
There’s No Telling What I Might Do #1 (0:55) – later retitled Wednesday
Cold Coffee And Cocaine (5:37)
Mama (6:58)

Purple Rain, home studio, late October – November 1983 – test pressing of album 7 November 1983
Let’s Go Crazy #2 (4:39)* - edit of #1
Computer Blue #4 (7:23) (Prince/Matt Fink/Lisa Coleman/Wendy Melvoin/John L. Nelson) – edit of #2/segued with
Darling Nikki #2 (4:15)*
Wednesday #2 (24/10) – lead vocal: Jill Jones, previously titled There’s No Telling What I Might Do
Father’s Song (1:12) (29/10) (John L. Nelson?)
Sex Shooter #2 (Long Version) (7:00)* (November)
Sex Shooter #3 (3:39)* - edit of #2
Katrina’s Paper Dolls
I Wonder #1 – tentative placing

Sheila E, Sunset Sound, April 1986
(Soul Salsa*)
(Hon E Man*)
(Wednesday Like A River*)
(Grease)

*= released version

Brofie said:

It's not out there to rate. You dinkle.
[Edited 4/15/10 12:36pm]

ernestsewell said:

poetcorner61 said:

After I wrote it, I kind of felt like the Damon Wayons character that was always in prison, on In Living Color. lol

ernestsewell said: