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Thread started 11/04/03 3:31pm

funkyfine

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Prince and Mavis

What songs did Prince and Mavis Staples collaborate on?

I've just heard the Bob Dylan / Mavis duet "Change My Way of Thinking" and its bloody marvellous.
Bob and Prince are by far my favourite artists and Prince covering an Bob song would be great... (can't imagine the other way round!)
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Reply #1 posted 11/04/03 3:59pm

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You have fine taste in music, funkyfine.
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Reply #2 posted 11/04/03 5:08pm

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funkyfine said:

What songs did Prince and Mavis Staples collaborate on?


CD: 'Time Waits For No One"

Prince is credited as overall producer of the CD, with associate production credits to Al Bell, Homer Banks and Lester Snell.

Mavis Staples sang and Prince wrote (*co-wrote with Mavis Staples):

Interesting (Prince co-produced and played drums)

Come Home (Prince co-produced and played most instruments)

Jaguar (Prince co-produced and played all instruments)

Train (Prince co-produced and played most instruments)

I Guess I'm Crazy (Prince co-produced and played most instruments)

*Time Waits For No One (Prince co-produced and played most instruments)


CD: 'The Voice'

Prince is credited as Executive Producer with Executive co-production credits to Alan Leeds and Peter Edge

Mavis Staples sang and Prince wrote (* co-wrote with Rosie Gaines and Francis Jules; ** co-wrote with Michael B, Tommy Barbarella, Levi Seacer Jr and Sonny T):

*The Voice (Produced by 'Paisley Park' and most instruments played by Prince)

House In Order (Produced by Ricky Peterson)

Blood Is Thicker Than Time (Produced by Ricky Peterson)

You Will be Moved (Produced by Ricky Peterson)

**The Undertaker (Produced by Ricky Peterson - different from the version released on video)

Melody Cool (Prince produced and played most instruments - different version to Graffiti Bridge track)

A Man Called Jesus (Produced by Ricky Peterson with most instruments by Prince)

Positivity (produced by Ricky Peterson with most instruments by Prince - different version to the Lovesexy track)


And of course Mavis Staples sings a version of Melody Cool on the album, Graffiti Bridge, with various mixes released on CD single, as well as on the track, New Power Generation Pt.II.

They also worked together on the unreleased 'God Is Alive' (footage of the vocals being laid down at Olympic Studios, London was shot) and Mavis' voice is also used preceding the unreleased track, 'My Tree'.

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Reply #3 posted 11/04/03 7:03pm

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Both of the Prince/Mavis CD collaborations are a must-have, if you dig Mavis. He gave some great songs to her.
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