Take Me with U
Encyclopedia
"Take Me With U" is a song by Prince
and The Revolution
, and the final U.S.
single released from their album
, Purple Rain
. It is a pop
song notable for the drum
solo and finger cymbal
s that open the song and repeat again toward the end.
The song is sung as a duet with Apollonia Kotero
, and was originally intended for the Apollonia 6
album, but was pulled for the Purple Rain soundtrack. A result of this addition, Prince made cuts to the suite
-like original "Computer Blue
", which circulates amongst 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.
The single was released with an edit of album track "Baby I'm a Star
" as its B-side
, and reached #25 on the top 40 chart in the U.S. In the UK
, the song was issued as a double A-sided single, coupled with "Let's Go Crazy
", reaching #7 in February 1985.
Lisa Coleman sang underneath Apollonia's vocals to add fullness.
. A free download of the song was offered by Spin
magazine.
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
and The Revolution
The Revolution (band)
The Revolution was an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979 by Prince. Although widely associated with rock music, the band's sound incorporated heavy metal, pop, funk, R&B and hard rock elements. Before their official break-up, The Revolution had released one studio album,...
, and the final U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
single released from their album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Purple Rain
Purple Rain (album)
Purple Rain is the sixth studio album by Prince, the first to officially be credited to Prince and The Revolution, and is the soundtrack album to the 1984 film Purple Rain.Purple Rain is regularly ranked among the best albums in pop music history...
. It is a pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
song notable for the drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
solo and finger cymbal
Zil
Zills, also zils or finger cymbals, are tiny metallic cymbals used in belly dancing and similar performances. They are called sājāt in Arabic. They are similar to Tibetan tingsha bells....
s that open the song and repeat again toward the end.
The song is sung as a duet with Apollonia Kotero
Apollonia Kotero
Apollonia Kotero, born Patricia Kotero on August 2, 1959, is an actress, singer, former model and talent manager. Kotero, born in Santa Monica, California, is of Mexican descent...
, and was originally intended for the Apollonia 6
Apollonia 6 (album)
Apollonia 6 is the only studio album released by R&B vocal trio and Prince-protégés Apollonia 6.The album was initially to be the second release by the Prince-formed group Vanity 6, but when lead singer Vanity departed Prince's camp, the musician hired Patricia Kotero and named her "Apollonia",...
album, but was pulled for the Purple Rain soundtrack. A result of this addition, Prince made cuts to the suite
Suite
In music, a suite is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral pieces normally performed in a concert setting rather than as accompaniment; they may be extracts from an opera, ballet , or incidental music to a play or film , or they may be entirely original movements .In the...
-like original "Computer Blue
Computer Blue
"Computer Blue" is the fourth track on Prince and The Revolution's soundtrack album, Purple Rain. In the film, the song represents Prince's angst at the budding relationship between the characters played by Morris Day and Apollonia. The song was composed by Prince, with credit to his father, John...
", which circulates amongst collectors in an extended version (a portion of this second section of "Computer Blue" can be heard in the film Purple Rain
Purple Rain (film)
Purple Rain is a 1984 film directed by Albert Magnoli and written by Magnoli and William Blinn. Prince makes his film debut in this movie, which was developed to showcase his particular talents, hence, the film contains several extended concert sequences. The film grossed more than US$80 million at...
as Prince walks in on the men of The Revolution rehearsing.) The original version of the song was about a minute longer.
The single was released with an edit of album track "Baby I'm a Star
Baby I'm a Star
"Baby I'm a Star" is a song written and recorded by Prince from his album Purple Rain. It is also the B-side on the "Take Me with U" single.-Background and recording:...
" as its B-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
, and reached #25 on the top 40 chart in the U.S. In the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, the song was issued as a double A-sided single, coupled with "Let's Go Crazy
Let's Go Crazy
"Let's Go Crazy" is a 1984 song by Prince and The Revolution, from the album, Purple Rain. It was the opening track on both the album, and the film Purple Rain. "Let's Go Crazy" is one of Prince's most popular songs, and is almost always a staple for concert performances, often segueing into other...
", reaching #7 in February 1985.
Lisa Coleman sang underneath Apollonia's vocals to add fullness.
7": Paisley Park / 7-29079 (US)
- "Take Me With U" (edit) – 3:42
- "Baby I'm a Star" (edit) – 2:55
Cover versions
A cover by Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings was included on the 2009 tribute compilation Purplish RainPurplish Rain
Purplish Rain is a compilation of Prince covers put out by Spin magazine for readers of its July 2009 issue. The album contains cover versions of songs from Prince's 1984 Purple Rain album, in the same track order as the original....
. A free download of the song was offered by Spin
Spin (magazine)
Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
magazine.