"Prime Time TV" is a song by
Polish
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singer
Basia
Barbara Stanisława Trzetrzelewska (Polish: , born 30 September 1954), better known as Basia, is a Polish singer-songwriter and recording artist noted for her Latin-inspired jazz-pop music. She began singing professionally in various Polish ban ...
released in 1986 as her debut solo single. It was included on her first album ''
Time and Tide
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Music
Albums
* ''Time and Tide'' (Greenslade album), 1975
* ''Time and Tide'' (Basia album), 1987
* ''Time and Tide'' (Battlefield Band album), ...
'' in 1987. The track was written by Basia,
Danny White
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, and Peter Ross of
Immaculate Fools
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, and produced by Danny and Basia.
Music videos
The first
music video
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for the song was filmed in 1987. It pictures Basia dancing and singing the song surrounded by suspended TV screens, with her face projected on them.
The second clip was filmed in March 1989 by Crescenzo Notarile and is a performance music video. It pictures Basia performing the song accompanied by full band and backup singers, with flickering TV screens in the background. This version was included on the
VHS/
LaserDisc
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release ''A New Day'' in 1990.
Track listings
*7" single
:A. "Prime Time TV" – 3:27
:B. "Freeze Thaw" (Instrumental) – 3:57
*12" single
:A. "Prime Time TV" (Extended Remix) – 5:39
:B1. "Freeze Thaw" (Instrumental) – 3:57
:B2. "Prime Time TV" – 3:27
*CD single
# "Prime Time T.V." – 3:28
# "Freeze Thaw" (Instrumental) – 3:57
# "Prime Time T.V." (Extended Mix) – 5:38
Charts
References
External links
The official Basia website
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1986 singles
1986 songs
Basia songs
Epic Records singles
Songs written by Danny White (musician)
Songs written by Basia
Songs about television
1986 debut singles