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from the album Crystal Ball Song details Performer: First Released: 29 January 1998 - Crystal Ball album Album(s): Crystal Ball Writer(s): Prince (as ) Producer(s): Prince (as ) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: none

Goodbye (originally titled (Excuse Me Is This) Goodbye) is the tenth and final track on the third and final disc of Prince’s 20th album Crystal Ball (his fourth using the name ). The song was likely recorded at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, under its original title (Excuse Me Is This) Goodbye, but specific recording dates are not known. It was originally thought basic tracking took place in December 1991, however it is likely that this was in fact the unrelated song Goodbye that hails from that era. Clare Fischer’s orchestral arrangements were recorded in December 1994, after which Prince worked on the song further in 1995. It was then included (as Goodbye) as the tenth and last track on the 1995 New World album project, a precursor to what became the album Emancipation, and was also placed in the same position on an early configuration of Emancipation (as (Excuse Me Is This) Goodbye), as the twenty-second track on a March/April 1996 configuration but was removed as the album underwent many changes. According to the Crystal Ball liner notes, it was replaced by The Holy River. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 1994 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking (as (Excuse Me Is This) Goodbye) December 1994 Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA, USA Orchestral overdubs by Clare Fischer’s Orchestra 1995 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Additional recording Recording Personnel Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments Clare Fischer - Orchestral arrangements Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Goodbye 4:34 Crystal Ball Studio Goodbye 4:22 3rdEye TV show #3 Studio Edit Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Goodbye Studio 1994 recording without Orchestra overdubs

Additional Information See also Trivia Crystal Ball album New World unreleased album Thirteen years before the release of Goodbye, Prince released Hello. Other than the titles, however, these tracks are entirely unrelated. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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