It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night (medley) (live, 1987‐12‐31: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA)

~ Video by Prince

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Bootleg
2.9It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night (medley)?:??PrinceMiles From the ParkPrinceAlbum + Live
Sabotage (Prince bootlegs)SAB 091/92

Relationships

bass guitar:Levi Seacer, Jr. (on 1987-12-31)
drums (drum set):Sheila E. (on 1987-12-31)
guest trumpet:Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1987-12-31)
guitar:Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1987-12-31)
Miko Weaver (on 1987-12-31)
keyboard:Boni Boyer (US vocalist) (on 1987-12-31)
Dr. Fink (on 1987-12-31)
saxophone:Eric Leeds (saxophonist) (on 1987-12-31)
trumpet:Atlanta Bliss (on 1987-12-31)
background vocals:Cat (Cat Glover or Catherine Vernice Glover) (on 1987-12-31)
lead vocals:Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1987-12-31)
shot at:Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (on 1987-12-31)
recording of:1. Chain of Fools (on 1987-12-31: cover, live, medley)
2. It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night (on 1987-12-31: live, medley)
3. Hon E Man (on 1987-12-31: live, partial, medley)
4. Rockhard in a Funky Place (on 1987-12-31: live, partial, instrumental, medley)
5. Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version) (on 1987-12-31: cover, live, medley)
6. Six (on 1987-12-31: live, medley)
7. Movie Star (on 1987-12-31: live, medley)
8. Housequake (on 1987-12-31: live, medley)
9. Cold Sweat (on 1987-12-31: cover, live, medley)
10. Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me) (on 1987-12-31: cover, live, medley)
11. Lines (on 1987-12-31: live, medley)
12. Land of 1000 Dances (on 1987-12-31: cover, live, partial, medley)

Related works

Chain of Fools

lyricist and composer:Don Covay
publisher:14th Hour Music
Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc.
Pronto Music (publisher)
Springtime Music, Inc.
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)

Cold Sweat

lyricist and composer:James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
Pee Wee Ellis

Hon E Man

writer:Constance Guzman
Levi Seacer, Jr.
Sheila E.

Housequake

lyricist and composer:Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)

It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night

lyricist:Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
composer:Dr. Fink
Eric Leeds (saxophonist)
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)

Land of 1000 Dances

lyricist and composer:Chris Kenner
additional writer:Antoine Domino
publisher:Anatole
EMI Longitude Music
Tune-Kel
referred to in medleys:Swastikas on Parade (order: 2)

Lines

composer:Matthew Blistan
Eric Leeds (saxophonist)

Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me)

writer:James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
Pee Wee Ellis
publisher:Dynatone Publishing Co.

Movie Star

lyricist and composer:Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)

Rockhard in a Funky Place

lyricist and composer:Eric Leeds (saxophonist)
Prince Rogers Nelson (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:Controversy Music
Parisongs

Six

composer:Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)

Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)

composer:Billy Strayhorn
referred to in medleys:Duke Ellington Fantasy (order: 5)
later translated versions:Dra med Krøderbanen
later versions:Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
Take the “A” Train (arrangement for 48 violas)
part of:The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I) (part of collection)
is the basis for:Take the “A” Train (Delta Rhythm Boys version)
arrangements:Take the “A” Train (for guitar, Dyens)
Take the “A” Train (Julius Hemphill/World Saxophone Quartet arrangement)