Dolphin is the eighth track (sixth song) on Prince's 17th album The Gold Experience, the first album to be credited to , and, around the time of the album's release, Dolphin was available as a promo single, available only on cassette in the UK. In 1993, however, Dolphin was included in the Glam Slam Ulysses stage-show, during the segment titled "Lotus Land".
Almost a year prior to the album's release, on 30 September, 1994, a promo video for Dolphin was premiered as the first video to be broadcast on VH-1 Europe. In early 1995, a rehearsal version of the track by Prince was included as the seventh and final track on Prince's VHS release The Undertaker.
Initial tracking took place on 2 January, 1993 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (during the same one-day session that produced Dark, Come and Endorphinmachine), with only vocals, drums, guitar and bass guitar. The track was included as the eighth track on a March, 1993 configuration of Come. Further guitar, keyboards and sound effects were added to the track between Autumn 1993 and Summer 1994, before it was included as the eleventh track (seventh song) on The Gold Experience in September or October, 1994.
The rehearsal version included as the seventh and final track on the The Undertaker album (which was ultimately abandoned, but released on home video as The Undertaker) was recorded on 14 June, 1993 at Paisley Park Studios (along with versions of The Ride, Poorgoo, Honky Tonk Women, Bambi, Zannalee and The Undertaker, the day before recording Calhoun Square).
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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2 January, 1993
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Initial tracking
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14 June, 1993
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Studio rehearsal
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Autumn 1993 - Summer 1994
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Additional recording and overdubs on 2 January, 1993 version
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Recording Personnel
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The Gold Experience version
The Undertaker version
Unreleased original version
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Video Versions
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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Dolphin
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4:59
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NPG Music Club Edition # 11 .mov download
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Promo video
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See Dolphin for details
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Dolphin
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T.B.C.
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The Undertaker VHS
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Rehearsal
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Unreleased version; 14 June, 1993, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Dolphin
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T.B.C.
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The Undertaker VHS
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Rehearsal
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Alternate cut with overdubs; 14 June, 1993, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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Unreleased Versions
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