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{{Album|
 
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|album name            = Sign O’ The Times ''(Super) Deluxe''
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|album name            = Sign O’ The Times ''(Super) Deluxe Edition''
|album image            = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|200px|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe'' album artwork]]
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|album image            = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|200px|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' album artwork]]
 
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_25|25 September 2020]]
 
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_25|25 September 2020]]
 
|length                = 08:01:23 (approx)
 
|length                = 08:01:23 (approx)
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|introduction          = '''Sign O’ The Times ''(Super) Deluxe'' ''' is an elaborated remastered re-issue of [[Prince]]’s ninth full-length studio album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] and the ninth posthumous album release overall.
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|introduction          = '''Sign O’ The Times ''(Super) Deluxe Edition'' ''' is an elaborated remastered re-issue of [[Prince]]’s ninth full-length studio album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] and the ninth posthumous album release overall.
  
In the 3CD ''Deluxe'' version, the remastered original album is augmented with 1 CD with 13 b-sides, extended versions and edits from the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] era.  
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In the 3CD ''Deluxe Edition'' version, the remastered original album is augmented with 1 CD with 13 b-sides, extended versions and edits from the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] era.  
  
The more elaborate ''Super Deluxe'' version has fourth, fifth and sixth disc with 45 previously unreleased songs or versions from the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] era, a 2CD with the [[20 June 1987|20 June 1987 show in Utrecht, The Netherlands]] from the [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]] as well as a 2 hour 15 minutes DVD release of the concert on [[31 December 1987|31 December 1987, Paisley Park Studios, New Years Eve show]]. The DVD also includes the promo videos for [[Video: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]], [[Video: U Got The Look|U Got The Look]] and [[Video: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man|I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]].  
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The more elaborate ''Super Deluxe Edition'' version has fourth, fifth and sixth disc with 45 previously unreleased songs or versions from the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] era, a 2CD with the [[20 June 1987|20 June 1987 show in Utrecht, The Netherlands]] from the [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]] as well as a 2 hour 15 minutes DVD release of the concert on [[31 December 1987|31 December 1987, Paisley Park Studios, New Years Eve show]]. The DVD also includes the promo videos for [[Video: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]], [[Video: U Got The Look|U Got The Look]] and [[Video: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man|I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]].  
  
  
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See [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] for details on recording of the sixteen original tracks.
 
See [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] for details on recording of the sixteen original tracks.
  
[[The Prince Estate|Prince’s estate]] started to work on '''Sign O’ The Times Deluxe''' in 2019, following the release of [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]]. The original album was remastered by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Grundman Bernie Grundman], who also did the mastering of the initial release in 1987. Grundman also worked on the third disc, ''Promo mixes and B-Sides Remastered'' which contains all the edited versions, remixes and B-sides that were officially released on singles to promote the album in 1987. All other songs on the released have [the 2020 remaster] label as well, but are in fact first mastered by Grundman and released for the first time in 2020.
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[[The Prince Estate]] started to work on '''Sign O’ The Times Deluxe Edition''' in 2019, following the release of [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]]. The original album was remastered by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Grundman Bernie Grundman], who also did the mastering of the initial release in 1987. Grundman also worked on the third disc, ''Promo mixes and B-Sides Remastered'' which contains all the edited versions, remixes and B-sides that were officially released on singles to promote the album in 1987. All other songs on the released have [the 2020 remaster] label as well, but are in fact first mastered by Grundman and released for the first time in 2020.
  
 
The fourth, fifth and sixth volumes of the CD-version, ''Vault Tracks I'', ''Vault Tracks II'' and ''Vault Tracks III'' contain 29 previously unreleased songs (some in different versions) and eleven previously unreleased versions (alternate or initial takes) of songs recorded between May 1979 (the original version of [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]) and July 1987 (songs intended for a project with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt]) that didn’t come to fruition. It should be noted that while from the right era, some of these songs were never considered for the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album.  
 
The fourth, fifth and sixth volumes of the CD-version, ''Vault Tracks I'', ''Vault Tracks II'' and ''Vault Tracks III'' contain 29 previously unreleased songs (some in different versions) and eleven previously unreleased versions (alternate or initial takes) of songs recorded between May 1979 (the original version of [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]) and July 1987 (songs intended for a project with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt]) that didn’t come to fruition. It should be noted that while from the right era, some of these songs were never considered for the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album.  
  
7 tracks ([[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] ''(1979 Version)'', [[Power Fantastic]] ''(Live In Studio)'', [[A Place In Heaven]] ''(Prince Vocal)'', [[Eggplant]], [[Forever In My Life]] ''(Early Vocal Run-Through)'', [[Crucial]] ''(Alternate Lyrics)'' and [[There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool]]) were mixed by Nick Bolas in 2019 or 2020 specifically for this release and duplicates as closely as possible the original mixes.  
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Seven tracks ([[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] ''(1979 Version)'', [[Power Fantastic]] ''(Live In Studio)'', [[A Place In Heaven]] ''(Prince Vocal)'', [[Eggplant]], [[Forever In My Life]] ''(Early Vocal Run-Through)'', [[Crucial]] ''(Alternate Lyrics)'' and [[There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool]]) were mixed by Niko Bolas in 2020 specifically for this release and duplicates as closely as possible the original mixes.  
  
[[The Prince Estate]] originally intended to also include the [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] film on DVD in the ''Super Deluxe'' set, but the legal complications over the rights (which have passed between several companies since they were sold to Cineplex Odeon Films in 1987) prevented them from doing so.
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[[The Prince Estate]] originally intended to also include the [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] film on DVD in the ''Super Deluxe Edition'' set, but the legal complications over the rights (which have passed between several companies since they were sold to Cineplex Odeon Films in 1987) prevented them from doing so.
 
   
 
   
 
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<b>Promotion</b>
 
<b>Promotion</b>
  
[[The Prince Estate]] and [http://www.thecurrent.org/ The Current] radio-station produced an eight-part podcast series, presented by Minneapolis Music journalist Andrea Swensson titled “Prince: The Story of Sign O’ The Times”. In this audio-documentary [[Susan Rogers]], [[Lisa Coleman]] [[Wendy Melvoin]], [[Susannah Melvoin]], [[Matt Fink]], [[Brown Mark]], [[Eric Leeds]], [[Atlanta Bliss]], Warner Bros executive [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Waronker Lenny Waronker], [[The Prince Estate]] archivist Michael Howe and author Duane Tudahl, among others, share stories about the making-of the album.
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[[The Prince Estate]] and [http://www.thecurrent.org/ The Current] radio-station produced an eight-part podcast series, presented by Minneapolis Music journalist Andrea Swensson titled “Prince: The Story of Sign O’ The Times”. In this audio-documentary [[Susan Rogers]], [[Coke Johnson]], [[Lisa Coleman]] [[Wendy Melvoin]], [[Susannah Melvoin]], [[Matt Fink]], [[Brown Mark]], [[Eric Leeds]], [[Atlanta Bliss]], Warner Bros executive [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Waronker Lenny Waronker], [[The Prince Estate]] archivist Michael Howe, and archivist and author Duane Tudahl, among others, share stories about the making-of the album.
  
 
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<b>Charts</b>
 
<b>Charts</b>
  
The re-issue debuted at position #xx on The Billboard 200 on #xx on The Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums.
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The re-issue debuted at position 20 on The Billboard 200 on number 2 on The Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums.
  
 
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Certification for this Deluxe edition will be noted as if it were a new release and not linked to the certification of the original edition of [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]].
 
Certification for this Deluxe edition will be noted as if it were a new release and not linked to the certification of the original edition of [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]].
 
|tracklisting          =  
 
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'''Disc 1: Original Album (2019 Paisley Park Remaster)'''
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'''Disc 1: Original Album Remastered'''
 
# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (5:02)
 
# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (5:02)
 
# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> (5:05)
 
# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> (5:05)
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# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> (3:38)
 
# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> (3:38)
 
<br>
 
<br>
'''Disc 2: Sign O’ The Times (2019 Paisley Park Remaster)'''
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'''Disc 2: Original Album Remastered'''
 
# <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> (3:58)
 
# <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> (3:58)
 
# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (4:54)
 
# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (4:54)
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# <b>[[Adore]]</b> (6:29)
 
# <b>[[Adore]]</b> (6:29)
 
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<br>
'''Disc 3: Promo mixes & B-sides'''
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'''Disc 3: Singles Mixes & Edits Remastered'''
 
# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (Edit) (3:42)
 
# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (Edit) (3:42)
 
# <b>[[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]]</b> (3:21) <small><sup>4</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]]</b> (3:21) <small><sup>4</sup>&nbsp; </small>
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# <b>[[Blanche]]</b> (5:36)
 
# <b>[[Blanche]]</b> (5:36)
 
# <b>[[Soul Psychodelicide]]</b> (1986 Master) (12:36)
 
# <b>[[Soul Psychodelicide]]</b> (1986 Master) (12:36)
# <b>[[The Ball]]</b> (4:22)
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# <b>[[The Ball]]</b> (4:34)
 
# <b>[[Adonis And Bathsheba]]</b> (5:27)
 
# <b>[[Adonis And Bathsheba]]</b> (5:27)
 
# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> (Early Vocal Run-Through) (6:25)
 
# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> (Early Vocal Run-Through) (6:25)
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'''Disc 7: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987 part 1
 
'''Disc 7: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987 part 1
 
# <b> Intro / [[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:36)
 
# <b> Intro / [[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:36)
# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (4:36)
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# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> <small> (contains unlisted elements from [[Shave And A Haircut]] <sup>8</sup>)</small> (Live In Utrecht) (4:36)
 
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (1:36)
 
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (1:36)
 
# <b>[[Housequake]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (4:52)
 
# <b>[[Housequake]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (4:52)
 
# <b>[[Girls & Boys]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (4:16)
 
# <b>[[Girls & Boys]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (4:16)
 
# <b>[[Slow Love]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:05) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Slow Love]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:05) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>
# <b>[[Take The ‘A’ Train|Take The "A" Train]] <small><sup>8</sup>&nbsp; </small> / [[Rockhard In A Funky Place|Pacemaker]] <small><sup>9</sup>&nbsp; </small> / [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (10:16)
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# <b>[[Take The ‘A’ Train|Take The "A" Train]]</b> <small><sup>9</sup></small>/ <b> [[Rockhard In A Funky Place|Pacemaker]] </b><small><sup>10</sup></small>/ <b> [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (10:16)
 
# <b>[[Hot Thing]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (6:15)
 
# <b>[[Hot Thing]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (6:15)
# <b>[[Four]] (Includes [[Sheila E.]] Drum Solo)(Live In Utrecht) (6:11) <small><sup>10</sup>&nbsp;</small></b>  
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# <b>[[Four]] (Includes [[Sheila E.]] Drum Solo) </b> (Live In Utrecht) (6:11) <small><sup>11</sup>&nbsp;</small>  
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# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:17)
 
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'''Disc 8: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987 part 2
 
'''Disc 8: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987 part 2
# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:17)
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# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b><small> (contains unlisted lyrics from [[Hey! Bo Diddley]] <sup>12</sup> and musical elements from [[Shave And A Haircut]] <sup>8</sup>) </small> (Live In Utrecht) (6:10)
# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (6:10)
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# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b><small> (contains unlisted elements from [[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]] <sup>4</sup> and [[It]]) </small> (Live In Utrecht) (2:46)
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (2:46)
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# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:40)
 
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:40)
 
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:54)
 
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:54)
# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (13:12)
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# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b><small> (contains unlisted lyrics from [[It]] and [[Holly Rock]]) </small>(Live In Utrecht) (13:12)
 
# <b>[[Kiss]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (3:33)
 
# <b>[[Kiss]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (3:33)
 
# <b>[[The Cross]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (7:44)
 
# <b>[[The Cross]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (7:44)
# <b>[[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (13:55) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
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# <b>[[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]</b><small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; (contains unlisted horn interpolations of [[Hon E Man]], [[Cold Sweat]] <sup>14</sup>, [[Take The ‘A’ Train|Take The "A" Train]] <sup>9</sup> and [[Rockhard In A Funky Place|Pacemaker]] <sup>10</sup>) </small> (Live In Utrecht) (13:55)
 
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'''DVD: Live at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN 12/31/1987'''
 
'''DVD: Live at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN 12/31/1987'''
 
# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> <small> (contains unlisted elements from [[Shave And A Haircut]] <sup>8</sup>)</small> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[Erotic City]]</b> (contains unlisted instrumental horn interpolation of [[Sex Shooter]]) (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Erotic City]]</b> <small>(contains unlisted instrumental horn interpolation of [[Sex Shooter]]) </small> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Housequake]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Housequake]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Slow Love]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Slow Love]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>
# <b>[[Do Me, Baby]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Do Me, Baby]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) <small><sup>15</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Adore]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Adore]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] </b> <small> (contains unlisted horn interpolations of [[Rockhard In A Funky Place|Pacemaker]] <sup>10</sup>) </small>(Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>''What’s Your Name Jam''</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>''What’s Your Name Jam'' </b> <small> (contains unlisted lyrics from [[Love Or $|♥ Or $]] and a guitar part from [[Drive Me Wild|Drive Me Wild (Extended Version)]]/[[Let’s Go Crazy|Let’s Go Crazy (Special Dance Mix)]]) </small>(Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Let’s Pretend We’re Married]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Let’s Pretend We’re Married]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Delirious]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Delirious]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[Jack U Off]]</b> (contains unlisted instrumental interpolation of [[It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)]] <small><sup>11</sup>&nbsp; </small>) (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Jack U Off]]</b> <small>(contains unlisted instrumental interpolation of [[It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)]] <sup>16</sup>) </small> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>''Drum Solo''</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>''Drum Solo''</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Twelve]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Twelve]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Hot Thing]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Hot Thing]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b><small>(contains elements of [[Land Of 1,000 Dances]]<sup>17</sup> and [[Shave And A Haircut]] <sup>8</sup>) </small> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[When Doves Cry]] </b><small> (contains unlisted elements from [[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]] <sup>4</sup> and [[It]])</small> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b><small> (includes [[Auld Lang Syne]] <sup>8</sup></small>) (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[Chain Of Fools]] <small><sup>12</sup>&nbsp; </small> / [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] </b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
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# <b>[[Chain Of Fools]] </b><small><sup>18</sup></small>/ <b> [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] </b> <small><sup>3</sup></small> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) <small><sup>19</sup></small>
 
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''Original Promotional Videos''
 
''Original Promotional Videos''
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# <b>[[Video: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man|I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b>  
 
# <b>[[Video: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man|I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b>  
 
|musicians              = [[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (credited as [[Alias: Camille|Camille]] for lead vocals on [[Housequake]], [[U Got The Look]], [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]] and [[Strange Relationship]])
 
|musicians              = [[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (credited as [[Alias: Camille|Camille]] for lead vocals on [[Housequake]], [[U Got The Look]], [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]] and [[Strange Relationship]])
*[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals on [[Play In The Sunshine]], [[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]], [[Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 1)]], [[Crystal Ball]], [[In A Large Room With No Light]], [[Soul Psychodelicide]] and [[The Ball]], vocals on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]
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*[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals on [[Play In The Sunshine]], [[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]], [[Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 1)]], [[Crystal Ball]], [[In A Large Room With No Light]], [[Soul Psychodelicide]], [[The Ball]] and [[The Cocoa Boys]], vocals on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone on [[Housequake]], [[Slow Love]], [[Hot Thing]], [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]], [[Adore]], [[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]], [[Can I Play With U?]], [[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker|The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (With Horns)]], [[Witness 4 The Prosecution]], [[And That Says What?]], [[In A Large Room With No Light]], [[Train]], [[It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings]], [[Eggplant]], [[Soul Psychodelicide]], [[The Cocoa Boys]], [[Rebirth Of The Flesh]], [[Wally]], [[I Need A Man]], [[Jealous Girl]], and [[There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool]], flute on [[Power Fantastic|Power Fantastic (Live In Studio)]] and [[Adonis & Bathsheba]], saxophone and spoken voice[[The Ball]]
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*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone on [[Housequake]], [[Slow Love]], [[Hot Thing]], [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]], [[Adore]], [[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]], [[Can I Play With U?]], [[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker|The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (With Horns)]], [[Witness 4 The Prosecution]], [[And That Says What?]], [[Big Tall Wall|Big Tall Wall (Version 1)]] (assumed), [[In A Large Room With No Light]], [[Train]], [[It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings]], [[Eggplant]], [[Soul Psychodelicide]], [[The Cocoa Boys]], [[Emotional Pump]], [[Rebirth Of The Flesh]], [[Wally]], [[I Need A Man]], [[Jealous Girl]], [[Promise To Be True]] and [[There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool]], flute on [[Power Fantastic|Power Fantastic (Live In Studio)]], flugelhorn, flute, saxophone on [[Adonis & Bathsheba]], saxophone and spoken voice[[The Ball]]
*[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet on [[Housequake]], [[Slow Love]], [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]], [[Adore]], [[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]], [[Witness 4 The Prosecution]], [[Power Fantastic|Power Fantastic (Live In Studio)]], [[In A Large Room With No Light]], [[Train]], [[Eggplant]], [[Soul Psychodelicide]], [[Adonis & Bathsheba]], [[The Cocoa Boys]], [[Rebirth Of The Flesh]] and [[Wally]], trumpet and spoken voice on [[The Ball]]
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*[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet on [[Housequake]], [[Slow Love]], [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]], [[Adore]], [[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]], [[Witness 4 The Prosecution]], [[Power Fantastic|Power Fantastic (Live In Studio)]], [[And That Says What?]], [[It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings]], [[Big Tall Wall|Big Tall Wall (Version 1)]] (assumed), [[In A Large Room With No Light]], [[Train]], [[Eggplant]], [[Soul Psychodelicide]], [[Adonis & Bathsheba]], [[The Cocoa Boys]], [[Emotional Pump]], [[Rebirth Of The Flesh]] and [[Wally]], trumpet and spoken voice on [[The Ball]]
 
*[[Gilbert Davison]] - party voice on [[Housequake]]
 
*[[Gilbert Davison]] - party voice on [[Housequake]]
 
*[[Coke Johnson]] - party voice on [[Housequake]]
 
*[[Coke Johnson]] - party voice on [[Housequake]]
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*[[Brad Marsh|Brad M.]] - party voice on [[Housequake]]
 
*[[Brad Marsh|Brad M.]] - party voice on [[Housequake]]
 
*''The Penguin'' (a plush prop, not an actual person) - party voice on [[Housequake]]
 
*''The Penguin'' (a plush prop, not an actual person) - party voice on [[Housequake]]
*[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitar and backing vocals on [[Slow Love]], [[All My Dreams]], [[Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 1)]], [[In A Large Room With No Light]] and [[Soul Psychodelicide]], tamborine and congas on [[Strange Relationship]], guitar and backing vocals on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]], bass, acoustic and electric guitar and background guitar [[Teacher, Teacher]], co-lead vocals on [[Wonderful Day|Wonderful Day (12" Mix)]], guitar on [[Colors]], [[Power Fantastic|Power Fantastic (Live In Studio)]] and [[And That Says What?]] (assumed), background vocals on [[A Place In Heaven|A Place In Heaven (Lisa Vocal)]]
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*[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitar and backing vocals on [[Slow Love]], [[Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 1)]], [[In A Large Room With No Light]] and [[Soul Psychodelicide]], tamborine and congas on [[Strange Relationship]], guitar and backing vocals on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]], bass, acoustic and electric guitar and background guitar [[Teacher, Teacher]], co-lead vocals on [[Wonderful Day|Wonderful Day (12" Mix)]], guitar on [[Eggplant]] and [[Colors]] and [[Power Fantastic|Power Fantastic (Live In Studio)]], bass on [[It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings]], background vocals on [[All My Dreams]], [[A Place In Heaven|A Place In Heaven (Lisa Vocal)]]
*[[Lisa Coleman]] - backing vocals on [[Slow Love]], (Fairlight) sitar and wooden flute on [[Strange Relationship]], keyboards and backing vocals on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]], [[All My Dreams]], [[In A Large Room With No Light]] and [[Soul Psychodelicide]], sitar (Fairlight) and background vocals on [[Teacher, Teacher]], co-lead vocals on [[Wonderful Day|Wonderful Day (12" Mix)]], piano on [[Visions]], organ on [[Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 1)]], keyboards on [[Power Fantastic|Power Fantastic (Live In Studio)]] and [[And That Says What?]] (assumed), lead vocals on [[A Place In Heaven|A Place In Heaven (Lisa Vocal)]] and [[A Place In Heaven|Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A]]
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*[[Lisa Coleman]] - backing vocals on [[Slow Love]] and [[All My Dreams]], (Fairlight) sitar and wooden flute on [[Strange Relationship]], keyboards and backing vocals on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]], [[In A Large Room With No Light]] and [[Soul Psychodelicide]], sitar (Fairlight) and background vocals on [[Teacher, Teacher]], co-lead vocals on [[Wonderful Day|Wonderful Day (12" Mix)]], piano on [[Visions]] and [[It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings]], organ on [[Witness 4 The Prosecution|Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 1)]], keyboards on [[Power Fantastic|Power Fantastic (Live In Studio)]], [[And That Says What?]] and [[Eggplant]], lead vocals on [[A Place In Heaven|A Place In Heaven (Lisa Vocal)]] and [[A Place In Heaven|Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A]]
*[[Clare Fischer]] - Orchestral arrangements on [[Slow Love]], [[Crystal Ball]] and [[It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings]]
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*[[Clare Fischer]] - Orchestral arrangements on [[Slow Love]] and [[Crystal Ball]]. Uncertain involvement on [[Crucial]].
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheena_Easton Sheena Easton] - vocals on [[U Got The Look]]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheena_Easton Sheena Easton] - vocals on [[U Got The Look]]
 
*[[Sheila E.]] - drums and percussion on [[U Got The Look]], percussion and transmississippirap on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]], vocal and percussion on [[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]], drums, percussion and background vocals on [[In A Large Room With No Light]], drums on [[Walkin’ In Glory]]
 
*[[Sheila E.]] - drums and percussion on [[U Got The Look]], percussion and transmississippirap on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]], vocal and percussion on [[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]], drums, percussion and background vocals on [[In A Large Room With No Light]], drums on [[Walkin’ In Glory]]
*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] and [[Power Fantastic|Power Fantastic (Live In Studio)]] and [[Soul Psychodelicide]]. Uncertain involvment on [[And That Says What?]]
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*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] and [[Power Fantastic|Power Fantastic (Live In Studio)]] and [[Soul Psychodelicide]].
*[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] and [[Soul Psychodelicide]]. Uncertain involvment on [[And That Says What?]] and [[Power Fantastic|Power Fantastic (Live In Studio)]]
+
*[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] and [[Soul Psychodelicide]].
 
*[[Miko Weaver]] - guitar on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] and [[Soul Psychodelicide]]
 
*[[Miko Weaver]] - guitar on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] and [[Soul Psychodelicide]]
*[[Dr. Fink]] - keyboards on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] and [[Soul Psychodelicide]]
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*[[Dr. Fink]] - keyboards on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]], [[And That Says What?]] and [[Soul Psychodelicide]]
 
*[[Jill Jones]] - vocals on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]
 
*[[Jill Jones]] - vocals on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]
 
*[[Greg Brooks]] - backing vocals on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]], [[Soul Psychodelicide]] and [[The Ball]]
 
*[[Greg Brooks]] - backing vocals on [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]], [[Soul Psychodelicide]] and [[The Ball]]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Holzman_(keyboardist) Adam Holzman] - synth on [[Can I Play With U?]]
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Holzman_(keyboardist) Adam Holzman] - synth on [[Can I Play With U?]]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Miller Marcus Miller] - bass guitar on [[Can I Play With U?]]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Miller Marcus Miller] - bass guitar on [[Can I Play With U?]]
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass guitar on [[In A Large Room With No Light]]
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*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass guitar on [[In A Large Room With No Light]] (uncertain involvement on [[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]])
 
*Norbert Satchell - saxophone on [[In A Large Room With No Light]]
 
*Norbert Satchell - saxophone on [[In A Large Room With No Light]]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt] - credited for vocals and slide guitar on [[I Need A Man]] (contribution unconfirmed)
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt] - credited for vocals and slide guitar on [[I Need A Man]] (contribution unconfirmed)
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'''Live at Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, the Netherlands, 6/20/1987''' and '''Live at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN 12/31/1987 (DVD)'''
 
'''Live at Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, the Netherlands, 6/20/1987''' and '''Live at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN 12/31/1987 (DVD)'''
 
*[[Prince]] - vox, guitar, keyboard, drums, percussion
 
*[[Prince]] - vox, guitar, keyboard, drums, percussion
*[[Sheila E.]] - (drums, vox
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*[[Sheila E.]] - drums, vox
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass, vox
+
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass, vox, drum
*[[Miko Weaver]] –  
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*[[Miko Weaver]] – guitar, drum
*[[Dr. Fink]] - keyboards  
+
*[[Dr. Fink]] - keyboards
*[[Boni Boyer]] – keyboards
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*[[Boni Boyer]] – keyboards, drum
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone, flute
+
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone, flute, drum
*[[Atlanta Bliss]] – trumpet
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*[[Atlanta Bliss]] – trumpet, drum
 
*[[Cat]] - vox
 
*[[Cat]] - vox
*[[Wally Safford]] - vox
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*[[Wally Safford]] - vox, drum
*[[Greg Brooks]] - vox
+
*[[Greg Brooks]] - vox, drum
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] (Live at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN 12/31/1987 DVD only)
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] (Live at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN 12/31/1987 DVD only)
 
|production            = [[Prince]] - producer and arranger
 
|production            = [[Prince]] - producer and arranger
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shep_Pettibone Shep Pettibone] - additional production and remix on [[Hot Thing|Hot Thing (Extended Remix)]], [[Hot Thing|Hot Thing (Dub Version)]] and [[Strange Relationship|Strange Relationship (1987 Shep Pettibone Club Mix)]]
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shep_Pettibone Shep Pettibone] - additional production and remix on [[Hot Thing|Hot Thing (Extended Remix)]], [[Hot Thing|Hot Thing (Dub Version)]] and [[Strange Relationship|Strange Relationship (1987 Shep Pettibone Club Mix)]]
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez] - edit on [[Hot Thing|Hot Thing (Extended Remix)]] and [[Hot Thing|Hot Thing (Dub Version)]]
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez] - edit on [[Hot Thing|Hot Thing (Extended Remix)]] and [[Hot Thing|Hot Thing (Dub Version)]]
*Nick Bolas - mixing on [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] ''(1979 Version)'', [[Power Fantastic]] ''(Live In Studio)'', [[A Place In Heaven]] ''(Prince Vocal)'', [[Eggplant]], [[Forever In My Life]] ''(Early Vocal Run-Through)'', [[Crucial]] ''(Alternate Lyrics)'' and [[There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool]]
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*Niko Bolas - mixing on [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] ''(1979 Version)'', [[Power Fantastic]] ''(Live In Studio)'', [[A Place In Heaven]] ''(Prince Vocal)'', [[Eggplant]], [[Forever In My Life]] ''(Early Vocal Run-Through)'', [[Crucial]] ''(Alternate Lyrics)'' and [[There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Grundman Bernie Grundman] - remastering
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Grundman Bernie Grundman] - remastering, mastering and audio enhancement
|thanks                =  
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*Duane Tudahl - archival producer for DVD
 +
*David Diekemann - video editing (for Craigman Digital)
 +
*Craig Anderson - DVD authoring (for Craigman Digital)
 +
 
 +
|thanks                = Art Direction & Design: Alex Tenta and Trevor Guy<br>
 +
*Archival Producer/A&R: Michael Howe<br>
 +
*Photography: Jeff Katz<br>
 +
<br>
 +
*'''Thanks to:''' [[Roy Bennett]], Mathieu Bitton, Allison Boron, Jason Boyarski, Maddie Brady, Daphne A. Brooks, Troy Carter, Dave Chappelle, [[Rob "Cubby" Colby]], [[Lisa Coleman]], Jason Day, Sheryl Farber, [[Matt Fink]], Andy Fischer, Tim Fraser-Harding, Cara Hutchinson, Kevin Gore, [[Coke Johnson]], [[Kirk Johnson]], Karen Krattinger, Lenny Kravitz, [[Eric Leeds]], Max Lousada, [[Peggy McCreary]], [[Susannah Melvoin]], [[Wendy Melvoin]], Julian Petty, Mark Pinkus, [[Susan Rogers]], Angelo Schifano, Giancarlo Sciama, [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]], Julian Stockton, Andrea Swenson, Daniele Taska, Julie Temkin, Jonna Terrasi, Duane Tudahl, Shannon Ward, Lenny Waronker, Mike Wilson<br>
 
<br>
 
<br>
 +
*'''Very Special Thanks to:''' Alfred Jackson (in memoriam), John R. Nelson, Norrine P. Nelson, Omarr Baker, Sharon L. Nelson, Tyka, and all Prince fams (and fans) worldwide<br>
 
<br>
 
<br>
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[[File: Symbol.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]<br>
 +
The Prince Estate
 
|credits                = All songs written by [[Prince]] except where noted.
 
|credits                = All songs written by [[Prince]] except where noted.
 
<br>
 
<br>
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<sup>6</sup>&nbsp; Written by [[Prince]], [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]]<br>
 
<sup>6</sup>&nbsp; Written by [[Prince]], [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]]<br>
 
<sup>7</sup>&nbsp; Written by [[Wendy Melvoin]]<br>
 
<sup>7</sup>&nbsp; Written by [[Wendy Melvoin]]<br>
<sup>8</sup>&nbsp; Written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Strayhorn Billy Strayhorn] <small> NB: Take The "A" Train is listed as part of “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man”, but it’s not actually in this rendition. It is an interpolation in “It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night”, where it is not listed. </small><br>
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<sup>8</sup>&nbsp; Authors unknown<br>
<sup>9</sup>&nbsp; Written by [[Eric Leeds]] <small> NB: Pacemaker is listed as part of the intro of “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man”, but it’s in the coda of this rendition. It is also an interpolation in “It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night”, where it is not listed. </small><br>
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<sup>9</sup>&nbsp; Written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Strayhorn Billy Strayhorn] <small> NB: Take The "A" Train is listed as part of “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man” on the DVD, but it’s not actually in this rendition. It is an interpolation in “It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night”, where it is not listed. </small><br>
<sup>10</sup>&nbsp; Drum solo credited to [[Sheila E.]]<br>  
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<sup>10</sup>&nbsp; Written by [[Eric Leeds]] <small> NB: Pacemaker is listed as part of the intro of “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man”, but it’s in the coda of this rendition. It is also an interpolation in “It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night”, where it is not listed. </small><br>
<sup>11</sup>&nbsp; Written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Ellington Duke Ellington]<br>
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<sup>11</sup>&nbsp; Drum solo credited to [[Sheila E.]]<br>  
<sup>12</sup>&nbsp; Written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Covay Don Convay]<br>
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<sup>12</sup>&nbsp; Written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley Bo Diddley]<br>
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<sup>13</sup>&nbsp; Written by [[Sheila E.]], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] & Constance Guzman <br>
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<sup>14</sup>&nbsp; Written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown James Brown] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_%22Pee_Wee%22_Ellis Pee Wee Ellis]<br>
 +
<sup>15</sup>&nbsp; Written by [[André Cymone]] and [[Prince]]<br>
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<sup>16</sup>&nbsp; Written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Ellington Duke Ellington]<br>
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<sup>17</sup>&nbsp; Written written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Kenner Chris Kenner]<br>
 +
<sup>18</sup>&nbsp; Written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Covay Don Convay]<br>
 +
<sup>19</sup>&nbsp; Contains unlisted horns interpolations of [[Six]], [[Housequake]], [[Cold Sweat]] and [[Mother Popcorn]] (both written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown James Brown] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_%22Pee_Wee%22_Ellis Pee Wee Ellis]), [[Lines]] (written by [[Eric Leeds]] and [[Atlanta Bliss|Matt Blistan]]), lyrics from [[Alphabet St.]] and [[The Line]] and a chant from [[Land Of 1,000 Dances]] (written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Kenner Chris Kenner]).
 
</small>  
 
</small>  
 
|other format            = Vinyl
 
|other format            = Vinyl
|content                = The ''Super Deluxe'' edition contains 13 LPs and the DVD.
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|content                = The ''Super Deluxe Edition'' edition contains 13 LPs and the DVD.
  
'''LP 1: Original Album (2020 Paisley Park Remaster)'''
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'''LP 1: Original Album Remastered'''
 
*Side 1 :
 
*Side 1 :
 
# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (5:02)
 
# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (5:02)
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# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> (3:38)
 
# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> (3:38)
 
<br>
 
<br>
'''LP 2: Sign O’ The Times (2020 Paisley Park Remaster)'''
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'''LP 2: Original Album Remastered'''
 
*Side 1 :
 
*Side 1 :
 
# <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> (3:58)
 
# <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> (3:58)
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# <b>[[Adore]]</b> (6:29)
 
# <b>[[Adore]]</b> (6:29)
 
<br>
 
<br>
'''LP 3: Promo mixes & B-sides'''
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'''LP 3: Singles Mixes & Edits Remastered'''
 
*Side 1 :
 
*Side 1 :
 
# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (Edit) (3:42)
 
# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (Edit) (3:42)
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# <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> (Long Look) (6:45)
 
# <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> (Long Look) (6:45)
 
<br>
 
<br>
'''LP 4: Promo mixes & B-sides'''
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'''LP 4: Singles Mixes & Edits Remastered'''
 
*Side 1 :
 
*Side 1 :
 
# <b>[[Housequake]]</b> (Edit) (3:24)
 
# <b>[[Housequake]]</b> (Edit) (3:24)
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*Side 2 :
 
*Side 2 :
 
# <b>[[Soul Psychodelicide]]</b> (12:36)
 
# <b>[[Soul Psychodelicide]]</b> (12:36)
# <b>[[The Ball]]</b> (4:22)
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# <b>[[The Ball]]</b> (4:34)
 
# <b>[[Adonis & Bathsheba]]</b> (5:27)
 
# <b>[[Adonis & Bathsheba]]</b> (5:27)
 
<br>
 
<br>
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# <b>[[Big Tall Wall]]</b> (Version 2) (5:46)
 
# <b>[[Big Tall Wall]]</b> (Version 2) (5:46)
 
# <b>[[A Place In Heaven]]</b> (Lisa Vocal) (2:45)
 
# <b>[[A Place In Heaven]]</b> (Lisa Vocal) (2:45)
# <b>[[Wonderful Day]]</b> (12" Mix) (7:34)
 
 
*Side 2 :
 
*Side 2 :
 +
# <b>[[Wonderful Day]]</b> (12" Mix) (7:34)
 
# <b>[[Strange Relationship]]</b> (1987 Shep Pettibone Club Mix) (7:07)
 
# <b>[[Strange Relationship]]</b> (1987 Shep Pettibone Club Mix) (7:07)
 
<br>
 
<br>
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*Side 1 :
 
*Side 1 :
 
# <b>Intro/[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:36)
 
# <b>Intro/[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:36)
# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (4:36)
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# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> <small> (contains unlisted elements from [[Shave And A Haircut]] <sup>8</sup>)</small> (Live In Utrecht) (4:36)  
 
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (1:36)
 
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (1:36)
 
# <b>[[Housequake]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (4:52)
 
# <b>[[Housequake]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (4:52)
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# <b>[[Girls & Boys|Girls And Boys]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (4:16)
 
# <b>[[Girls & Boys|Girls And Boys]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (4:16)
 
# <b>[[Slow Love]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:05) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Slow Love]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:05) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>
# <b>[[Take The ‘A’ Train|Take The "A" Train]] <small><sup>8</sup>&nbsp; </small> / [[Rockhard In A Funky Place|Pacemaker]] <small><sup>9</sup>&nbsp; </small> / [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (10:16)
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# <b>[[Take The ‘A’ Train|Take The "A" Train]]</b> <small><sup>9</sup></small>/ <b> [[Rockhard In A Funky Place|Pacemaker]] </b> <small><sup>10</sup></small>/ <b> [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (10:16)
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
'''LP 12: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987  
 
'''LP 12: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987  
 
*Side 1 :
 
*Side 1 :
 
# <b>[[Hot Thing]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (6:15)
 
# <b>[[Hot Thing]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (6:15)
# <b>[[Four]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (6:11)
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# <b>[[Four]] (Includes [[Sheila E.]] Drum Solo) </b> (Live In Utrecht) (6:11) <small><sup>11</sup>&nbsp;</small>
 
# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:17)
 
# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:17)
 
*Side 2 :
 
*Side 2 :
# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (6:10)
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# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b><small> (contains unlisted lyrics from [[Hey! Bo Diddley]] <sup>12</sup> and musical elements from [[Shave And A Haircut]] <sup>8</sup>) </small> (Live In Utrecht) (6:10)
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (2:46)
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# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b><small> (contains unlisted elements from [[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]] <sup>4</sup> and [[It]])</small> (Live In Utrecht) (Live In Utrecht) (2:46)
 
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:40)
 
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:40)
 
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:54)
 
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:54)
 
'''LP 13: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987  
 
'''LP 13: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987  
 
*Side 1 :
 
*Side 1 :
# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (13:12)
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# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b><small> (contains unlisted lyrics from [[It]] and [[Holly Rock]]) </small> (Live In Utrecht) (13:12)
 
# <b>[[Kiss]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (3:33)
 
# <b>[[Kiss]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (3:33)
 
# <b>[[The Cross]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (7:44)
 
# <b>[[The Cross]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (7:44)
 
*Side 2 :
 
*Side 2 :
# <b>[[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (13:55) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
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# <b>[[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]</b> <small><sup>3</sup> (contains unlisted horn interpolations of [[Hon E Man]]<sup>13</sup>, [[Cold Sweat]] <sup>14</sup>, [[Take The ‘A’ Train|Take The "A" Train]] <sup>9</sup> and [[Rockhard In A Funky Place|Pacemaker]] <sup>10</sup>)</small> (Live In Utrecht) (13:55)
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
'''DVD: Live at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN 12/31/1987'''
 
'''DVD: Live at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN 12/31/1987'''
 
# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> <small> (contains unlisted elements from [[Shave And A Haircut]] <sup>8</sup>) </small> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[Erotic City]]</b> (contains unlisted instrumental horn interpolation of [[Sex Shooter]]) (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Erotic City]]</b><small> (contains unlisted instrumental horn interpolation of [[Sex Shooter]]) </small> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Housequake]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Housequake]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Slow Love]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Slow Love]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>
# <b>[[Do Me, Baby]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Do Me, Baby]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) <small><sup>14</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Adore]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Adore]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] </b> <small> (contains unlisted horn interpolations of [[Rockhard In A Funky Place|Pacemaker]] <sup>10</sup>) </small> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>''What’s Your Name Jam''</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>''What’s Your Name Jam'' </b> <small> (contains unlisted lyrics from [[Love Or $|♥ Or $]] and a guitar part from either [[Drive Me Wild|Drive Me Wild (Extended Version)]] or [[Let’s Go Crazy|Let’s Go Crazy (Special Dance Mix)]]) </small>
 
# <b>[[Let’s Pretend We’re Married]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Let’s Pretend We’re Married]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Delirious]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Delirious]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[Jack U Off]]</b> (contains unlisted instrumental interpolation of [[It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)]] <small><sup>11</sup>&nbsp; </small>) (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Jack U Off]]</b> <small>(contains unlisted instrumental interpolation of [[It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)]]<sup>16</sup>) </small>(Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>''Drum Solo''</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>''Drum Solo''</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Twelve]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Twelve]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Hot Thing]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Hot Thing]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> <small>(contains elements of [[Land Of 1,000 Dances]] <sup>17</sup> and [[Shave And A Haircut]] <sup>8</sup>) </small> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b><small> (contains unlisted elements from [[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]] <sup>4</sup> and [[It]])</small> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b><small> (includes [[Auld Lang Syne]] <sup>8</sup>)</small> ( (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[Chain Of Fools]] <small><sup>12</sup>&nbsp; </small> / [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] </b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
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# <b>[[Chain Of Fools]] </b> <small><sup>18</sup></small>/ <b> [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] </b> <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) <small><sup>19</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
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Revision as of 18:46, 27 December 2020

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Sign O’ The Times (Super) Deluxe Edition

Sign O’ The Times Deluxe Edition album artwork

Album details


Released: 25 September 2020
Length: 08:01:23 (approx)
Label(s): Warner Records
Studio(s): Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA; Washington Avenue Warehouse, Edina, MN, USA; Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Dierks Studio Mobile Trucks (outside Le Zénith, Paris, France); Stadion De Galgenwaard, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards


Charts
iTunes
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: 25 Sept. 2020 20 6 (days)
Canada: 25 Sept. 2020 23 4 (days)
Australia: 25 Sept. 2020 22 3 (days)
UK: 25 Sept. 2020 15 5 (days)
Germany: 25 Sept. 2020 70 2 (days)
France: 25 Sept. 2020 15 5 (days)
Spain: 25 Sept. 2020 42 2 (days)
Italy: 25 Sept. 2020 29 3 (days)
 
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: The Billboard 200 10 Oct. 2020 20 2
USA: Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 10 Oct. 2020 2 1
Certifications
This album has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released


None at the time of release, although Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 1) was streamed on Prince’s Youtube channel and other streaming platforms on 25 June 2020, the day the set’s release was officially announced, followed by I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (1979 Version) in July, and Cosmic Day, Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 2) and Forever In My Life (Early Vocal Run-Through) in August and I Need A Man in September.

See also


Sign O’ The Times
(album)
Sign O’ The Times Tour
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Sign O’ The Times (Super) Deluxe Edition is an elaborated remastered re-issue of Prince’s ninth full-length studio album Sign O’ The Times and the ninth posthumous album release overall.

In the 3CD Deluxe Edition version, the remastered original album is augmented with 1 CD with 13 b-sides, extended versions and edits from the Sign O’ The Times era.

The more elaborate Super Deluxe Edition version has fourth, fifth and sixth disc with 45 previously unreleased songs or versions from the Sign O’ The Times era, a 2CD with the 20 June 1987 show in Utrecht, The Netherlands from the Sign O’ The Times Tour as well as a 2 hour 15 minutes DVD release of the concert on 31 December 1987, Paisley Park Studios, New Years Eve show. The DVD also includes the promo videos for Sign O’ The Times, U Got The Look and I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man.


Sessions and compiling

See Sign O’ The Times for details on recording of the sixteen original tracks.

The Prince Estate started to work on Sign O’ The Times Deluxe Edition in 2019, following the release of 1999. The original album was remastered by Bernie Grundman, who also did the mastering of the initial release in 1987. Grundman also worked on the third disc, Promo mixes and B-Sides Remastered which contains all the edited versions, remixes and B-sides that were officially released on singles to promote the album in 1987. All other songs on the released have [the 2020 remaster] label as well, but are in fact first mastered by Grundman and released for the first time in 2020.

The fourth, fifth and sixth volumes of the CD-version, Vault Tracks I, Vault Tracks II and Vault Tracks III contain 29 previously unreleased songs (some in different versions) and eleven previously unreleased versions (alternate or initial takes) of songs recorded between May 1979 (the original version of I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man) and July 1987 (songs intended for a project with Bonnie Raitt) that didn’t come to fruition. It should be noted that while from the right era, some of these songs were never considered for the Sign O’ The Times album.

Seven tracks (I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (1979 Version), Power Fantastic (Live In Studio), A Place In Heaven (Prince Vocal), Eggplant, Forever In My Life (Early Vocal Run-Through), Crucial (Alternate Lyrics) and There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool) were mixed by Niko Bolas in 2020 specifically for this release and duplicates as closely as possible the original mixes.

The Prince Estate originally intended to also include the Sign O’ The Times film on DVD in the Super Deluxe Edition set, but the legal complications over the rights (which have passed between several companies since they were sold to Cineplex Odeon Films in 1987) prevented them from doing so.


Promotion

The Prince Estate and The Current radio-station produced an eight-part podcast series, presented by Minneapolis Music journalist Andrea Swensson titled “Prince: The Story of Sign O’ The Times”. In this audio-documentary Susan Rogers, Coke Johnson, Lisa Coleman Wendy Melvoin, Susannah Melvoin, Matt Fink, Brown Mark, Eric Leeds, Atlanta Bliss, Warner Bros executive Lenny Waronker, The Prince Estate archivist Michael Howe, and archivist and author Duane Tudahl, among others, share stories about the making-of the album.


Certifications

Certification for this Deluxe edition will be noted as if it were a new release and not linked to the certification of the original edition of Sign O’ The Times.



Track listing
CD Vinyl

Disc 1: Original Album Remastered

  1. Sign O’ The Times (5:02)
  2. Play In The Sunshine (5:05)
  3. Housequake (4:34)
  4. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (4:04)
  5. It (5:10)
  6. Starfish And Coffee (2:51) 1 
  7. Slow Love (4:18) 2 
  8. Hot Thing (5:39)
  9. Forever In My Life (3:38)


Disc 2: Original Album Remastered

  1. U Got The Look (3:58)
  2. If I Was Your Girlfriend (4:54)
  3. Strange Relationship (4:04)
  4. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (6:31)
  5. The Cross (4:46)
  6. It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (8:59) 3 
  7. Adore (6:29)


Disc 3: Singles Mixes & Edits Remastered

  1. Sign O’ The Times (Edit) (3:42)
  2. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (3:21) 4 
  3. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive) (10:31) 4 
  4. If I Was Your Girlfriend (3:46)
  5. Shockadelica (3:30)
  6. Shockadelica (Extended Version) (6:12)
  7. U Got The Look (Long Look) (6:45)
  8. Housequake (Edit) (3:24)
  9. Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake) (7:15)
  10. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Fade) (3:39)
  11. Hot Thing (Edit) (3:40)
  12. Hot Thing (Extended Remix) (8:32)
  13. Hot Thing (Dub Version) (6:53)


Disc 4: Vault Tracks part 1

  1. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (1979 Version) (3:12)
  2. Teacher, Teacher (1985 Version) (3:07)
  3. All My Dreams (7:23)
  4. Can I Play With U? (featuring Miles Davis) (6:29)
  5. Wonderful Day (Original Version) (3:47)
  6. Strange Relationship (Original Version) (6:41)
  7. Visions (2:18) 5 
  8. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (With Horns) (4:56)
  9. Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 1) (3:59)
  10. Power Fantastic (Live In Studio) (7:18) 6 
  11. And That Says What? (1:50)
  12. Love And Sex (4:11)
  13. A Place In Heaven (Prince Vocal) (2:57)
  14. Colors (1:01) 7 
  15. Crystal Ball (7″ Mix) (3:29)
  16. Big Tall Wall (Version 1) (5:58)
  17. Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A (2:33)
  18. In A Large Room With No Light (3:27) 6 


Disc 5: Vault Tracks part 2

  1. Train (4:22)
  2. It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings (2:21)
  3. Eggplant (Original Prince Vocal) (5:18)
  4. Everybody Want What They Don’t Got (2:08)
  5. Blanche (5:36)
  6. Soul Psychodelicide (1986 Master) (12:36)
  7. The Ball (4:34)
  8. Adonis And Bathsheba (5:27)
  9. Forever In My Life (Early Vocal Run-Through) (6:25)
  10. Crucial (Alternate Lyrics) (6:14)
  11. The Cocoa Boys (6:06)
  12. When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes (6:17)
  13. Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 2) (5:03)
  14. It Be’s Like That Sometimes (3:19)


Disc 6: Vault Tracks part 3

  1. Emotional Pump (4:59)
  2. Rebirth Of The Flesh (Original Outro) (5:28)
  3. Cosmic Day (5:39)
  4. Walkin’ In Glory (5:14)
  5. Wally (4:45)
  6. I Need A Man (5:33)
  7. Promise To Be True (3:37)
  8. Jealous Girl (Version 2) (4:52)
  9. There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool (3:48)
  10. Big Tall Wall (Version 2) (5:46)
  11. A Place In Heaven (Lisa Vocal) (2:45)
  12. Wonderful Day (12" Mix) (7:34)
  13. Strange Relationship (1987 Shep Pettibone Club Mix) (7:07)


Disc 7: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987 part 1

  1. Intro / Sign O’ The Times (Live In Utrecht) (5:36)
  2. Play In The Sunshine (contains unlisted elements from Shave And A Haircut 8) (Live In Utrecht) (4:36)
  3. Little Red Corvette (Live In Utrecht) (1:36)
  4. Housequake (Live In Utrecht) (4:52)
  5. Girls & Boys (Live In Utrecht) (4:16)
  6. Slow Love (Live In Utrecht) (5:05) 2 
  7. Take The "A" Train 9/ Pacemaker 10/ I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Live In Utrecht) (10:16)
  8. Hot Thing (Live In Utrecht) (6:15)
  9. Four (Includes Sheila E. Drum Solo) (Live In Utrecht) (6:11) 11 
  10. If I Was Your Girlfriend (Live In Utrecht) (5:17)


Disc 8: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987 part 2

  1. Let’s Go Crazy (contains unlisted lyrics from Hey! Bo Diddley 12 and musical elements from Shave And A Haircut 8) (Live In Utrecht) (6:10)
  2. When Doves Cry (contains unlisted elements from La, La, La, He, He, Hee 4 and It) (Live In Utrecht) (2:46)
  3. Purple Rain (Live In Utrecht) (5:40)
  4. 1999 (Live In Utrecht) (5:54)
  5. Forever In My Life (contains unlisted lyrics from It and Holly Rock) (Live In Utrecht) (13:12)
  6. Kiss (Live In Utrecht) (3:33)
  7. The Cross (Live In Utrecht) (7:44)
  8. It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night3  (contains unlisted horn interpolations of Hon E Man, Cold Sweat 14, Take The "A" Train 9 and Pacemaker 10) (Live In Utrecht) (13:55)


DVD: Live at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN 12/31/1987

  1. Sign O’ The Times (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  2. Play In The Sunshine (contains unlisted elements from Shave And A Haircut 8) (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  3. Little Red Corvette (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  4. Erotic City (contains unlisted instrumental horn interpolation of Sex Shooter) (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  5. Housequake (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  6. Slow Love (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) 2 
  7. Do Me, Baby (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) 15 
  8. Adore (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  9. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (contains unlisted horn interpolations of Pacemaker 10) (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  10. What’s Your Name Jam (contains unlisted lyrics from ♥ Or $ and a guitar part from Drive Me Wild (Extended Version)/Let’s Go Crazy (Special Dance Mix)) (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  11. Let’s Pretend We’re Married (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  12. Delirious (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  13. Jack U Off (contains unlisted instrumental interpolation of It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) 16) (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  14. Drum Solo (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  15. Twelve (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  16. Hot Thing (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  17. If I Was Your Girlfriend (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  18. Let’s Go Crazy(contains elements of Land Of 1,000 Dances17 and Shave And A Haircut 8) (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  19. When Doves Cry (contains unlisted elements from La, La, La, He, He, Hee 4 and It) (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  20. Purple Rain (includes Auld Lang Syne 8) (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  21. 1999 (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  22. U Got The Look (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  23. Chain Of Fools 18/ It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night 3 (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) 19


Original Promotional Videos

  1. Sign O’ The Times
  2. U Got The Look
  3. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

The Super Deluxe Edition edition contains 13 LPs and the DVD.

LP 1: Original Album Remastered

  • Side 1 :
  1. Sign O’ The Times (5:02)
  2. Play In The Sunshine (5:05)
  3. Housequake (4:34)
  4. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (4:04)
  • Side 2 :
  1. It (5:10)
  2. Starfish And Coffee (2:51) 1 
  3. Slow Love (4:18) 2 
  4. Hot Thing (5:39)
  5. Forever In My Life (3:38)


LP 2: Original Album Remastered

  • Side 1 :
  1. U Got The Look (3:58)
  2. If I Was Your Girlfriend (4:54)
  3. Strange Relationship (4:04)
  4. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (6:31)
  • Side 2 :
  1. The Cross (4:46)
  2. It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (8:59) 3 
  3. Adore (6:29)


LP 3: Singles Mixes & Edits Remastered

  • Side 1 :
  1. Sign O’ The Times (Edit) (3:42)
  2. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (3:21) 4 
  3. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive) (10:31) 4 
  • Side 2 :
  1. If I Was Your Girlfriend (3:46)
  2. Shockadelica (3:30)
  3. Shockadelica (Extended Version) (6:12)
  4. U Got The Look (Long Look) (6:45)


LP 4: Singles Mixes & Edits Remastered

  • Side 1 :
  1. Housequake (Edit) (3:24)
  2. Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake) (7:15)
  3. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Fade) (3:39)
  4. Hot Thing (Edit) (3:40)
  • Side 2 :
  1. Hot Thing (Extended Remix) (8:32)
  2. Hot Thing (Dub Version) (6:53)


LP 5: Vault Tracks

  • Side 1 :
  1. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (3:12)
  2. Teacher, Teacher (1986 Version) (3:07)
  3. All My Dreams (7:23)
  4. Can I Play With U? (featuring Miles Davis) (6:29)
  • Side 2 :
  1. Wonderful Day (Original Version) (3:47)
  2. Strange Relationship (Original Version) (6:41)
  3. Visions (2:18) 5 


LP 6: Vault Tracks

  • Side 1 :
  1. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (With Horns) (4:56)
  2. Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 1) (3:59)
  3. Power Fantastic (Live In Studio Take 1) (7:18) 6 
  4. And That Says What? (1:50)
  5. Love And Sex (1986 Version) (4:11)
  • Side 2 :
  1. A Place In Heaven (Prince Vocals) (2:57)
  2. Colors (1:01) 7 
  3. Crystal Ball (7″ Mix) (3:29)
  4. Big Tall Wall (Version 1) (5:58)
  5. Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A (2:33)
  6. In A Large Room With No Light (3:27)


LP 7: Vault Tracks

  • Side 1 :
  1. Train (4:22)
  2. It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings (2:21)
  3. Eggplant (Prince Vocals) (5:18)
  4. Everybody Want What They Don’t Got (2:08)
  5. Blanche (5:36)
  • Side 2 :
  1. Soul Psychodelicide (12:36)
  2. The Ball (4:34)
  3. Adonis & Bathsheba (5:27)


LP 8: Vault Tracks

  • Side 1 :
  1. Forever In My Life (Early Vocals Version) (6:25)
  2. Crucial (Alternate Lyrics Version) (6:14)
  3. The Cocoa Boys (6:06)
  • Side 2 :
  1. When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes (6:17)
  2. Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 2) (5:03)
  3. It Be’s Like That Sometimes (3:19)


LP 9: Vault Tracks

  • Side 1 :
  1. Emotional Pump (4:59)
  2. Rebirth Of The Flesh (Original Outro) (5:28)
  3. Cosmic Day (5:39)
  4. Walkin’ In Glory (5:14)
  • Side 2 :
  1. Wally (4:45)
  2. I Need A Man (5:33)
  3. Promise 2 Be True (3:37)
  4. Jealous Girl (Version 2) (4:52)


LP 10: Vault Tracks

  • Side 1 :
  1. There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool (3:48)
  2. Big Tall Wall (Version 2) (5:46)
  3. A Place In Heaven (Lisa Vocal) (2:45)
  • Side 2 :
  1. Wonderful Day (12" Mix) (7:34)
  2. Strange Relationship (1987 Shep Pettibone Club Mix) (7:07)


LP 11: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987

  • Side 1 :
  1. Intro/Sign O’ The Times (Live In Utrecht) (5:36)
  2. Play In The Sunshine (contains unlisted elements from Shave And A Haircut 8) (Live In Utrecht) (4:36)
  3. Little Red Corvette (Live In Utrecht) (1:36)
  4. Housequake (Live In Utrecht) (4:52)
  • Side 2 :
  1. Girls And Boys (Live In Utrecht) (4:16)
  2. Slow Love (Live In Utrecht) (5:05) 2 
  3. Take The "A" Train 9/ Pacemaker 10/ I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Live In Utrecht) (10:16)


LP 12: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987

  • Side 1 :
  1. Hot Thing (Live In Utrecht) (6:15)
  2. Four (Includes Sheila E. Drum Solo) (Live In Utrecht) (6:11) 11 
  3. If I Was Your Girlfriend (Live In Utrecht) (5:17)
  • Side 2 :
  1. Let’s Go Crazy (contains unlisted lyrics from Hey! Bo Diddley 12 and musical elements from Shave And A Haircut 8) (Live In Utrecht) (6:10)
  2. When Doves Cry (contains unlisted elements from La, La, La, He, He, Hee 4 and It) (Live In Utrecht) (Live In Utrecht) (2:46)
  3. Purple Rain (Live In Utrecht) (5:40)
  4. 1999 (Live In Utrecht) (5:54)

LP 13: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987

  • Side 1 :
  1. Forever In My Life (contains unlisted lyrics from It and Holly Rock) (Live In Utrecht) (13:12)
  2. Kiss (Live In Utrecht) (3:33)
  3. The Cross (Live In Utrecht) (7:44)
  • Side 2 :
  1. It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night 3 (contains unlisted horn interpolations of Hon E Man13, Cold Sweat 14, Take The "A" Train 9 and Pacemaker 10) (Live In Utrecht) (13:55)


DVD: Live at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN 12/31/1987

  1. Sign O’ The Times (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  2. Play In The Sunshine (contains unlisted elements from Shave And A Haircut 8) (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  3. Little Red Corvette (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  4. Erotic City (contains unlisted instrumental horn interpolation of Sex Shooter) (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  5. Housequake (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  6. Slow Love (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) 2 
  7. Do Me, Baby (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) 14 
  8. Adore (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  9. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (contains unlisted horn interpolations of Pacemaker 10) (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  10. What’s Your Name Jam (contains unlisted lyrics from ♥ Or $ and a guitar part from either Drive Me Wild (Extended Version) or Let’s Go Crazy (Special Dance Mix))
  11. Let’s Pretend We’re Married (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  12. Delirious (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  13. Jack U Off (contains unlisted instrumental interpolation of It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)16) (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  14. Drum Solo (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  15. Twelve (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  16. Hot Thing (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  17. If I Was Your Girlfriend (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  18. Let’s Go Crazy (contains elements of Land Of 1,000 Dances 17 and Shave And A Haircut 8) (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  19. When Doves Cry (contains unlisted elements from La, La, La, He, He, Hee 4 and It) (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  20. Purple Rain (includes Auld Lang Syne 8) ( (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  21. 1999 (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  22. U Got The Look (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  23. Chain Of Fools 18/ It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night 3  (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) 19 


Original Promotional Videos

  1. Sign O’ The Times
  2. U Got The Look
  3. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

All songs written by Prince except where noted.

1  Lyrics written by Prince and Susannah Melvoin
2  Lyrics written by Prince and Carole Davis
3  Music written by Prince, Dr. Fink and Eric Leeds
4  Lyrics written by Prince and Sheena Easton
5  Written by Lisa Coleman
6  Written by Prince, Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman
7  Written by Wendy Melvoin
8  Authors unknown
9  Written by Billy Strayhorn NB: Take The "A" Train is listed as part of “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man” on the DVD, but it’s not actually in this rendition. It is an interpolation in “It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night”, where it is not listed.
10  Written by Eric Leeds NB: Pacemaker is listed as part of the intro of “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man”, but it’s in the coda of this rendition. It is also an interpolation in “It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night”, where it is not listed.
11  Drum solo credited to Sheila E.
12  Written by Bo Diddley
13  Written by Sheila E., Levi Seacer, Jr. & Constance Guzman
14  Written by James Brown and Pee Wee Ellis
15  Written by André Cymone and Prince
16  Written by Duke Ellington
17  Written written by Chris Kenner
18  Written by Don Convay
19  Contains unlisted horns interpolations of Six, Housequake, Cold Sweat and Mother Popcorn (both written by James Brown and Pee Wee Ellis), Lines (written by Eric Leeds and Matt Blistan), lyrics from Alphabet St. and The Line and a chant from Land Of 1,000 Dances (written by Chris Kenner).



Personnel
Musicians


Live at Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, the Netherlands, 6/20/1987 and Live at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN 12/31/1987 (DVD)


Production


Thanks
  • Art Direction & Design: Alex Tenta and Trevor Guy
  • Archival Producer/A&R: Michael Howe
  • Photography: Jeff Katz



  • Very Special Thanks to: Alfred Jackson (in memoriam), John R. Nelson, Norrine P. Nelson, Omarr Baker, Sharon L. Nelson, Tyka, and all Prince fams (and fans) worldwide


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The Prince Estate


Releases
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Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
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Additional Information

Promotion (at time of release) Trivia


References
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