Just been listening to my favourite album, Parade, and it reminded me quite how much I adore the string arrangements.

It just adds such a different and completely unique element to the music.

In my opinion, Clare is by far the most underrated collaborator prince has ever had.

Anyone agree?

And does anyone have a definitive list of tracks, released and unreleased (including associated artists) that he had an involvement with?

I agree, and your tracklist question has been clicking for winamp!

1800NewHunk said:

agreed...and to think for years I thought Clare was a female...but difference does this make huh?

MiaBocca said:

damn! that's twice we've agreed tonight, are you sure you're not me?

OK, I can't be arsed to dig out "Days Of Wild" to find out what Claire has worked on and what he hasn't but here is what I love:

Mia Bocca
The Screams Of Passion
Desire (This is definatley a beautiful experience!)
Christopher Tracy's Parade
I Wonder U
Venus De Milo
Alexa De Paris
An Honest Man (UTCM)
Crystal Ball
Until Your In My Arms Again
This Crazy Life Of Mine (I love this song so much, porbably for the wrong reasons)

Agreed - Clare definately added a magical ingredient 2 the mix. Think my fave arrangement of His had 2 be Mia Bocca - wicked.

Didnt He release some albums of His own - anyone know what they are - any URL links? would love 2 get my mitts on some of them...

Yep. Mia Bocca is the high point.

1800NewHunk said:

Mia Bocca is a musical orgasm.

Prince has caused me many of a musical orgasm, but Mia Bocca is very special to me.

Imagine God fucking, imagine God really fucking and enjoying it so much! That is Gods orgasm!

I don't care you're a trip and a half, I want you every day!

I like Mia's list.

Did he also do the arrangements on "The One"? (too lazy to check)

I Dug what Clare Fischer did with Prince except for the Family Album which seemed to have the strings&things all over the place.but it was cool.I prefer Fischer's work though however better with Asford&Simpson&The Jacksons Circa 1978 IMHO,

for the longest time I thought clare was girl, but he is actually a road rage prone tough old guy who has never met prince. prince finds it fun to just send him tapes and never meet him.

http://www.clarefischer.com/


Just in case ya'll wanted to check it out.

MiaBocca said:

I would have to add "Goodbye" to that. Such a beautiful arrangement, to such a emotional song. One of those songs that made me cry back in the day when things were tough.

So this Mia Bocca song...

Tell me...

Did Prince write it?

The strings, too?

What does Mia Bocca mean?

Mia Bocca means: 'my mouth'

thanx 4 the URL link nothinbutjoy

Nothinbutjoy - THANKS for the link!!! I've often wondered what Clare Fischer looks like.

I the orchestral touches he brings to Prince's work! There are SO many songs which, without hs input, would be far less passionate and intoxicating. Try to imagine songs like 'Crystal Ball', 'Man o' War', 'Splash' and all the rest without the strings... It would be a TOTALLY different experience.

I remember reading a review of 'New Power Soul' (I think it was in either 'Q' magazine or The NME) where the reviewer actually slagged off Prince for getting Clare in to provide strings for 'The One'. It basically went along the lines of 'Prince has lost it so much that he now even has to get someone to provide strings'. Um, yeah - like he always composed the string/horn parts. Bloody idiots

As for 'Mia Bocca', mrdespues, I think it means 'My Mouth'. And, that, together with 'Violet Blue', is one of THE best ever Prince compositions. Man, I'd to hear Prince's version...
[This message was edited Wed Apr 9 3:39:49 PDT 2003 by onenitealone]

i wish he'd work with Clare again, instead of recycling stuff from the vault.

AaronFantastic said:

Yes, what's up with that? In the TRC booklet is says

Strings courtesy of The Vault.

I especially liked him after finding out he collaborated on Pink Cashmere.

Tom said:

yeah that guitar and string duet at the end is probably my all-time favorite Prince moment on record. to die for.