"Take Me with U" is a song by Prince and the Revolution, and the final US single released from their album, Purple Rain (1984).
| "Take Me with U" | ||||
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 Japan 7" single | ||||
| Single by Prince and the Revolution | ||||
| from the album Purple Rain | ||||
| A-side | "Let's Go Crazy" (UK) | |||
| B-side | "Baby I'm a Star" | |||
| Released | January 25, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | January 27, 1984 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:52 (album/12" version) 3:39 (7" edit) | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Prince | |||
| Producer(s) | Prince | |||
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| Purple Rain singles chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe song is sung as a duet with Apollonia Kotero, and was originally intended to be performed by Vanity but shortly before filming began on the movie Purple Rain, Vanity famously chose to quit participation in the film altogether when she was offered what appeared to be a lucrative contract with Motown Records exec Berry Gordy and began filming The Last Dragon (An early demo of the song exists with her vocals and has circulated on bootleg recordings by collectors.) and ceased her romantic relationship with Prince. The song was then intended for the Apollonia 6 album to coincide with the film, but was pulled for the Purple Rain soundtrack. As a result of this addition, Prince made cuts to the suite-like original "Computer Blue", which circulates among collectors in an extended version (a portion of this second section of "Computer Blue" can be heard in the film Purple Rain as Prince walks in on the men of The Revolution rehearsing). The original version of the song was about a minute longer.
Reception
editCash Box said that the song has "some beautiful melodies and some well-placed string sections which are proof of Prince’s varied talents."[3]
Chart performance
editThe single was released with an edit of album track "Baby I'm a Star" as its B-side. In the US, it peaked at number 40 on the Hot Black Singles chart and number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 the weeks of March 23 and 30, 1985.[4][5][6] In the UK, the song was issued as a double A-side single, coupled with "Let's Go Crazy", reaching number 7 in March 1985.[7]
Track listing
edit7": Paisley Park / 7-29079 (US)
edit- "Take Me with U" (edit) – 3:42
- "Baby I'm a Star" (edit) – 2:55
Personnel
editCredits sourced from Duane Tudahl, Benoît Clerc, Guitarcloud, Michael Aubrecht, and the album's liner notes[8][9][10][11][12]
- Prince – lead and backing vocals, Oberheim OB-8 and Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizers, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, Simmons SDS-V, LinnDrum, tom-toms, cymbals, tambourine, string arrangement
- Apollonia – co-lead and backing vocals
- Jill Jones – co-lead and backing vocals
- Lisa Coleman – co-lead and backing vocals, string arrangement, string conductor
- Wendy Melvoin – string conductor
- David Coleman – cello, finger cymbals
- Novi Novog – violin
Charts
edit| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC)[13] | 7 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[14] | 25 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] | 40 |
References
edit- ^ Partridge, Kenneth (June 24, 2014). "Prince's 'Purple Rain' at 30: Classic Track-by-Track Album Review". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (November 15, 2022). "Prince - "When Doves Cry". The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. New York: Hachette Book Group. p. 165.
- ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 9, 1985. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 471.
- ^ Prince, Billboard Hot 100 – Billboard.com. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ Billboard Hot 100, Week of March 30, 1985 – Billboard.com. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ "officialcharts.com". Official Charts. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ Tudahl, Duane (2018). Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984 (Expanded ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538116432.
- ^ Clerc, Benoît (October 2022). Prince: All the Songs. Octopus. ISBN 9781784728816.
- ^ "Linn LinnDrum". guitarcloud.org. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview: Bobby Z." (Interview). 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ Prince and the Revolution (1984). Purple Rain Soundtrack (Album Notes). Warner Bros. Records.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "Prince Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "Prince Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2023.