Sign “☮︎” the Times (super deluxe / 2020 remaster)

~ Release by Prince (see all versions of this release, 27 available)

Annotation

"The Super Deluxe Edition includes all the audio material that Prince officially released in 1987, as well as 45 previously unissued studio songs recorded between May 1979 and July 1987, and a complete live audio performance from the June 20, 1987 stop on the Sign O’ The Times Tour at Stadium Galgenwaard in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Also included is a brand-new DVD containing the complete, previously unreleased New Year’s Eve benefit concert at Paisley Park on December 31, 1987, which was Prince’s final performance of the Sign O’ The Times Tour stage show and his only on-stage collaboration with jazz legend Miles Davis.

The Super Deluxe Edition set also features a 120-page hardcover book containing Prince’s previously unseen handwritten lyrics for many of the songs from the era, including the hits “U Got The Look,” “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man,” and “Hot Thing,” iconic unseen images from the era taken by Prince’s primary photographer in the mid-1980s to early 90s, Jeff Katz, plus images of archive assets including original analog tape reels and studio tracking sheets."

Annotation last modified on 2020-09-25 21:30 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Sign “☮︎” the Times
2▶CD: Sign “☮︎” the Times
3▶CD: Single Mixes & Edits
4▼CD: Vault Tracks
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (1979 version)
bass guitar, drums (drum set), guitar and keyboard:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1979-05-23)
vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1979-05-23)
recorded at:
Sound Recorders, Hollywood (founded by Armin Steiner, 1965-1971) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1979-05-23)
recording of:
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (on 1979-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince3:12
2Teacher Teacher (1985 version)
additional acoustic guitar, additional bass and additional electric guitar:
Wendy Melvoin
additional calliope, additional finger cymbals, additional organ and additional synthesizer:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer)
instruments and vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
additional background vocals:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) and Wendy Melvoin
recorded at:
Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (in 1982) and The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1985-06)
recording of:
Teacher, Teacher (in 1985-06)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince3:08
3All My Dreams
instruments and vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
samples:
Our Bizarre Relationship by The Mothers of Invention
recording of:
All My Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince47:24
4Can I Play With U?
electric bass guitar:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
instruments and vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
saxophone:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist)
synthesizer:
Adam Holzman (American keyboardist, composer and producer)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recording of:
Can I Play With U?
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince feat. Miles Davis6:40
5Wonderful Day
recording of:
Wonderful Day
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince3:48
6Strange Relationship (original version)
recording of:
Strange Relationship
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince6:42
7Visions
recording of:
Visions
composer:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer)
Prince2:19
8The Ballad of Dorothy Parker (with horns)
recording of:
The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince4:56
9Witness 4 the Prosecution (version 1)
guitar:
Wendy Melvoin
instruments and vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
organ:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer)
saxophone:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist)
trumpet:
Atlanta Bliss
background vocals:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer), Susannah Melvoin and Wendy Melvoin
recorded at:
Galpin Blvd Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (from 1986-03 until 1986-04)
recording of:
Witness 4 the Prosecution (version 1) (from 1986-03 until 1986-04)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince4:00
10Power Fantastic (live in studio)
recording of:
Power Fantastic
lyricist and composer:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer), Wendy Melvoin and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Prince7:18
11And That Says What?
bass:
Wendy Melvoin
drums (drum set):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
keyboard:
Matt Fink
piano:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer)
saxophone:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist)
trumpet:
Atlanta Bliss
recording of:
And That Says What?
composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince41:50
12Love and Sex
recording of:
Love and Sex
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince4:12
13A Place in Heaven (Prince vocal)
vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
A Place in Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince2:58
14Colors
recording of:
Colors
composer:
Wendy Melvoin
Prince1:01
15Crystal Ball (7″ mix)
recording of:
Crystal Ball
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince3:30
16Big Tall Wall (version 1)
instruments and vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
Big Tall Wall
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince5:59
17Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
background vocals:
Wendy Melvoin
lead vocals:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer)
recording of:
Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince2:33
18In a Large Room With No Light
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Sheila E.
electric bass guitar:
Levi Seacer, Jr.
guitar:
Wendy Melvoin
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
piano:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer)
saxophone:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist) and Norbert Stachel
trumpet:
Atlanta Bliss
vocals:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer), Susannah Melvoin, Wendy Melvoin, Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Sheila E.
recorded at:
Sunset Sound, Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1986-05-04 until 1986-05-07)
recording of:
In a Large Room With No Light (from 1986-05-04 until 1986-05-07)
lyricist:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
composer:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer), Wendy Melvoin and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince3:27
5▶CD: Vault Tracks
6▶CD: Vault Tracks
7▶CD: Live in Utrecht 6/20/87
8▶CD: Live in Utrecht 6/20/87
9▶DVD-Video: Live at Paisley Park 12/31/87

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