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|single image = [[Image:Thetruth_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Truth]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]]</small> | |single image = [[Image:Thetruth_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Truth]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] | |performer = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 29|29 January | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 29|29 January 1998]] - [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] album |
|album(s) = [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] | |album(s) = [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | ||
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|previous song = [[Dinner With Delores]] | |previous song = [[Dinner With Delores]] | ||
|next song = [[Dirty Mind]] | |next song = [[Dirty Mind]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Dionne''' is the fifth track on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Dionne''' is the fifth track on [[Prince]]’s 21st album [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] (his fifth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). |
− | Specific recording dates are not known, but | + | Specific recording dates are not known, but was recorded in the winter of 1996 / 1997 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, when sessions for the album took place. |
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+ | During a [[Love4oneanother.com]] "? of the week" in 1999, a fan (using the name ''Dionne'') asked about the inspiration for the song, to which [[Prince]] replied: | ||
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+ | :''"Dionne lives in London and knows quite well the heart she broke. All Dionnes r heartbreakers!"'' | ||
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+ | Since singer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionne_Farris Dionne Farris] from New Jersey was sent a tape with the song it is safe to assume the song is indeed about her. She has said that the line "Did u get the tape eye sent u, Eye thought it be better in a song" from [[One Of Your Tears]] refers to this happening. | ||
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− | |date = | + | |date = December 1996 - March 1997 |
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
|additional info = | |additional info = | ||
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all vocals and instruments | *[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all vocals and instruments | ||
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+ | * [[Hans-Martin Buff]] - engineer | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
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|see also = [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] | |see also = [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] | ||
|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1998]][[Category: | + | * ''[http://princeonlinemuseum.com/love4oneanother/home99.html PrinceOnlineMuseum.com]'' |
+ | |categories = [[Category:1998]][[Category:Recorded 1996]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
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