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from the album Azz Izz
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Song details
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Performer:
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Ren Woods
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First Released:
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19 March 1982 - Azz Izz album
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Album(s):
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Azz Izz
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Writer(s):
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Prince
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Producer(s):
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Chuck Jackson
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Live Appearances
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First and last live appearance:
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- This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
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Performed regularly on tour:
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Performed occasionally in shows:
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I Don’t Wanna Stop is the eighth and final track on Ren Woods’s second and final album Azz Izz. The track was written by Prince, but re-recorded by Ren Woods, marking the first time Prince gave a track to another artist without contributing to the released recording. The song was removed from later pressings of the album at Prince’s request, although no reason has been given.
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in early-to-mid-1980, most likely in Prince’s North Arm Drive Home Studio in Orono, Minnesota (where he lived from December 1979 until late 1980). In 1982 a version was recorded with Vanity on vocals. Although it’s not clear if the song was considered for the Vanity 6 project at the time. At one point, the song was considered for either The Family album or possibly the Mazarati album, and it was re-recorded with The Family around March 1985.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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| Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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| Early-to-mid 1980
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North Arm Drive Home Studio,
Orono, MN, USA
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Tracking
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| Early 1982 (assumed)
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North Arm Drive Home Studio,
Orono, MN, USA (assumed)
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Re-recording with Vanity
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| Early 1982
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Studio information needed
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Re-recording (Ren Woods version)
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| March 1985
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Studio information needed
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Vocal overdubs with St. Paul and Susannah Melvoin
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Recording Personnel
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Ren Woods version
- Ren Woods - vocals
- Other musical personnel information needed.
Prince version
- Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
Vanity version
- Vanity - vocals
- Prince - all other and instruments (assumed)
The Family version
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Versions
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Released Versions
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| Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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| I Don’t Wanna Stop
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5:58
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Azz Izz
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Studio
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| I Don’t Wanna Stop
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5:58
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Azz Izz 2015 reissue
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Studio
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Digitally remastered in 2015
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Unreleased Versions
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| Title
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Version
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Additional Info
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| I Don’t Wanna Stop
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Studio
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Prince’s original 1980 recording
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| I Don’t Wanna Stop
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Studio
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Prince version, longer than above
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| I Don’t Wanna Stop
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Studio
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Version with Vanity
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| I Don’t Wanna Stop
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Studio
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Version with The Family
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Additional Information
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See also
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Trivia
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- This song marks the first time Prince gave a track to another artist without contributing to the released recording.
- This song was removed from later pressings of the album at Prince’s request, although no reason has been given. This marks the first time he has intentionally removed a song from print.
- The song was registered at the Library Of Cogress on 14 August 1980, along with Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?.
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References
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