"Round and Round"
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Single by Tevin Campbell
from the album Graffiti Bridgeand
T.E.V.I.N.
B-side"Goodbye"
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ReleasedSeptember 24, 1990
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Recorded1989, remixed 1990
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GenreR&B[1]
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Length4:54
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LabelQwest/Warner Bros.
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Songwriter(s)Prince
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Producer(s)Prince
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Tevin Campbell singles chronology
"Tomorrow" (1990)
| "Round and Round" (1990)
| "Just Ask Me To" (1991)
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"Round and Round" was the Prince-produced first single from R&B singer Tevin Campbell's debut album T.E.V.I.N. This was Tevin's first solo single,
as he was featured in "Tomorrow (A Better You, A Better Me)" alongside music legend Quincy Jones. The song is also featured on the Graffiti
Bridge soundtrack. The hit song was a success on both the pop and R&B charts peaking at No. 12 on the Hot 100 and No. 3 on the US R&B chart. Actress Brittany Murphy covered this song on the eighth season of
Kids Incorporated as a duet with Nicole Brown.
Track listings[edit]
US Maxi-CD
- Round And Round (Single Version)
3:56
- Round And Round (Soul Mix Extended) 6:39
- Round And Round (The House) 7:32
- Round And Round (Soul Dub) 5:02
Europe CD
- Round And Round (Soul Mix Edit) 4:54
- Round And Round (The House) 7:30
- Goodbye (Tevin's Dub – Pt. 1&2) 6:53
- Goodbye (Siddub And Listen) 4:58
Charts[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Daw, Robbie (April 22, 2016). "5 More Songs Written By Prince & Performed By Others, From Chaka Khan To Tevin Campbell".
Idolator. Retrieved August 4,
2016.
- ^ "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Hot 100)".
Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^
"Tevin Campbell Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (December 21, 1991). "1991 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 103 (51):
YE-14.
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| Non-Prince Songs
| All Prince Songs
| Unreleased Songs
| > > > Shine Your Light/Red Zone
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| from
the album I’m Ready from the album
The Gold Experience
| promo single art for
Shhh
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Song details
Performer:
| Tevin Campbell;
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| First Released:
| 26 October 1993 - I’m Ready album (Tevin Campbell version) 26 September 1995 - The Gold Experience album
( version)
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| Album(s):
| I’m Ready The Gold Experience The Best Of Tevin Campbell
Anthology: 1995-2010 The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)
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Writer(s):
| Prince (credited as Paisley Park on Tevin Campbell release; as
on The Gold Experience)
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Producer(s):
| Prince (credited as Paisley Park on Tevin Campbell release; as
on The Gold Experience)
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Live Appearances
| First and last live appearance:
| - 13 February 1994 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
- 17 March 2013 (a.m.): La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX, USA
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| Performed regularly on tour:
| - The Ultimate Live Experience
- Japan '96
- World Tour 2003
- Musicology Live 2004ever
- Per4ming Live 3121
- 21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour
- Prince Live 2010
- Welcome 2 America Euro 2011 Tour
- Welcome 2 Canada Tour
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| Performed occasionally in shows:
| - 1994, 1995, 1996,
2003, 2004, 2006, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2011, 2011
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Shhh is the twelfth track (ninth song) on Tevin Campbell’s second album I’m Ready, and around the same time as the album’s release,
Shhh was available as a promotional single in the USA (with no commercial release).
The song was written and produced by Prince under the pseudonym Paisley Park.
Tevin Campbell’s version was also included as the third track on the 2001 compilation The Best Of Tevin Campbell and as the third track on the 2005 Rhino Hi-Five: Tevin Campbell EP.
Prince (as ) played the song live in 1994 in a very different arrangement, and reclaimed the song by including it as the fourth track (third song) on his 17th album
The Gold Experience, the first album to be credited to .
Basic tracking took place as a live recording between 14-25 June 1992
at Olympic Studios, London, England, while in London for the Diamonds And Pearls Tour.
When Prince became involved in
Tevin Campbell’s album I’m Ready in September 1992, this song was re-vamped (along with recording Down,
Holly Don’t Care, The P, The Halls Of Desire, Paris
1798430 and Uncle Sam), and Tevin Campbell’s vocals were added.
’s version was a new version recorded in early 1994 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as
Hate U, Days Of Wild, and new versions of
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World).
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Recording Information
Recording Sessions
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DateStudioAdditional info
14-25 June 1992 (exact date uncertain)
| Olympic Studios, London, England
| Tracking
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September 1992
| Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
| Re-working and Tevin Campbell vocal overdubs
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1992-1993
| Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, USA
| Additional recording (for Tevin Campbell version)
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Early 1994
| Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
| Re-recording
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2006 (assumed)
| Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
| Tracking of 'Versace Experience' version
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Recording Personnel
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Tevin Campbell version - Tevin Campbell - vocals
- Prince - background vocals and all instruments, except where noted (uncredited)
- Michael B. - drums
- Sonny T. - bass guitar
- Tommy Barbarella - keyboards
- Eric Leeds - saxophone (credited as 'hornz')
- Atlanta Bliss - trumpet (credited as 'hornz')
- Kathleen Johnson - background vocals
- Clare Fischer - possible string arrangements (uncredited)
version
- Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
- Michael
B. - drums
- Sonny T. - bass guitar
- Tommy Barbarella - keyboards
- Mayte - background vocals
2006 'Versace Experience' version
- Prince - all vocal and instruments (assumed)
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Versions
Released Versions
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TitleLengthReleasedVersionAdditional info Shhh
| 4:55
| I’m Ready Shhh promo I’m Ready single
The Best Of Tevin Campbell Rhino Hi-Five: Tevin Campbell EP Various – Club Promotions Back To Back Album Sampler No. 3
| Studio
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| Shhh (Edit)
| 4:14
| Shhh promo
| Edit
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| Shhh
| 7:18
| The Gold Experience Anthology: 1995-2010
| Studio
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| Shhh (X-cerpt)
| 3:55
| The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold) My Computer (2019 cover mount single)
| Edit
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Video Versions
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TitleLengthReleasedVersionAdditional info Shhh
| ?:??
| Promotional release only
| Live
| 13 February 1994 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; see The Beautiful Experience video for details
| Shhh
| ?:??
| Welcome 2 America Deluxe edition
| Live
| 28 April 2011, The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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TitleLengthReleasedVersionAdditional info Shhh
| ?:??
| Delayed live recording radio broadcast. Debuted on Spanish radio Los 40 Principales on 3 March 1994
| Live
| 13 February 1994 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
| Shhh
| ?:??
| Delayed live concert film
| Live
| 13 February 1994 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; same as video version above; see The Beautiful Experience for details
| Shhh
| ?:??
| Delayed concert TV broadcast
| Live
| 17 October 2003, Tamar Site, Admiralty, Hong Kong
| Shhh
| 7:29
| Lotusflow3r.com video stream
| Live
| 26 April 2008, Coachella Music Festival, Empire Polo Field, Indio, CA, USA
| Shhh
| ?:??
| Live performance TV broadcast / online stream
| Live
| 27 June 2011, Le Grand Journal, Studios Rive Gauche, Paris, France
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Unreleased Versions
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TitleVersionAdditional Info Shhh
| Studio
| Original 1992 version with Prince vocals
| Shhh (The Versace Experience)
| re-created for fashion show remix
| used in a 2006 Versace fashion show
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Additional Information
See alsoTrivia
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| - I’m Ready album
- Shhh promo
- Tevin Campbell
-
The Gold Experience album
| - "Shhh" was the only wording shown on the cover of a promo cassette for Carmen Electra’s single Fun in 1992. The same artwork was also used for a 12" promo of
Carmen Electra’s Go Go Dancer. Neither track is related, although the artwork was likely created at around the time Prince first recorded Shhh.
- Shhh
was supposed to be sung with Tevin Campbell on stage on 13 February 1994 (a.m.) at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA. Campbell let Prince know during the rehearsals
for that show that he wanted to sing his new single Can We Talk (written by Babyface, also from I’m Ready) instead.
Prince didn’t want to play a song he did not write for Campbell, and since The NPG has already rehearsed heavily on Shhh (and didn’t know Can We Talk),
Prince chose to sing Shhh himself. That performance was included on The Beautiful Experience TV-special and led to the re-recording of the song in studio and its inclusion on
The Gold Experience.
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| References
| - The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)
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What song did Prince write for Tevin Campbell?
Tevin Campbell, “Round and Round” (1990)
Did Prince write Shhh for Tevin Campbell?
The song was written and produced by Prince under the pseudonym Paisley Park. Tevin Campbell's version was also included as the third track on the 2001 compilation The Best Of Tevin Campbell and as the third track on the 2005 Rhino Hi-Five: Tevin Campbell EP.
What was Tevin Campbell's biggest hit?
In 1989, Campbell collaborated with Quincy Jones performing lead vocals for "Tomorrow" on Jones' album Back on the Block and released his Platinum-selling debut album, T.E.V.I.N. The album included his highest-charting single to date, "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do", peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Did Prince work with Tevin Campbell?
Both Warner Bros. artists, Prince and Campbell had already cultivated a working relationship. Campbell achieved a No. 3 hit with the Prince-penned “Round and Round” in 1990, and co-starred in Prince's Graffiti Bridge film.