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|song name                = High Fashion
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|song name                = ♥ Or $
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|album image              = [[File:Thefamily album.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Family]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: The Family|The Family]]</small>
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|single image              = [[File:Kiss single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Kiss]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Kiss|Kiss]]</small>
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|single image              = [[File:Highfashion single.jpg|100px|link=Single: High Fashion]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: High Fashion|High Fashion]]</small>
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|performer                = [[Prince and the Revolution]]
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|performer                = [[The Family]]
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 5|5 February 1986]] - [[Single: Kiss|Kiss]] single
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 19|19 August 1985]] - [[Album: The Family|The Family]] album
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|album(s)                  = None
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: The Family|The Family]]
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|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
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|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Jerome Benton]] and [[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]])
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] and [[The Family]])
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|previous song            = [[Love On A Blue Train]]
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|previous song            = [[High Calonic]]
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|next song                = [[Love Sign]]
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|next song                = [[Hit U In The Socket]]
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|introduction              = '''♥ Or $''' (a.k.a. '''Love Or $''' and '''Love Or Money''') was released as the b-side of [[Single: Kiss|Kiss]], the first single from [[Prince]]’s eighth album [[Album: Parade|Parade]], the third to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. It was one of only two b-sides from 1982-1989 not to be included on [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The B-Sides]] collection in 1993 (the other being [[Alexa De Paris]]), for unknown reasons.
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|introduction              = '''High Fashion''' (initially sometimes written as as '''Hi Fashion''') is the first track on [[The Family]]’s first and only album [[Album: The Family|The Family]], and, two months after the album’s release, [[Single: High Fashion|High Fashion]] was released as the album’s second and final single. The song was written by [[Prince]], but credited to [[Jerome Benton]] and [[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]].
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_27|27 June 1984]] at the [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, MN, USA (five after recording  [[Susannah’s Pajamas|Mazarati]] – later renamed [[Susannah’s Pajamas]], on the same day [[Mutiny]] and [[Desire]]).  
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_8|8 July 1985]] at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Edina, Minnesota (on the same day as [[Girls & Boys]] and [[Alexa De Paris]]).
  
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[[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]] overdubbed vocals onto the track in late 1984 - early 1985. An extended remix was done for the song  intented for a 12" release of [[Single: High Fashion|High Fashion]], but this release was aborted when promotion for the album ended.
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'''♥ Or $'''  is the first studio track released by [[Prince]] (under his own name) to contain musical contributions by [[Eric Leeds]] who would become long-term musical collaborators ([[Eric Leeds]] had previously contributed to [[Album: The Family|The Family]] side-project).
 
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|recording info            =
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_27|27 June 1984]]  
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 8|8]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 9|9 July 1985]], [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 13|13 July 1985]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1985]]
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|studio                    = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA,
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|additional info          = Tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking, overdubs, mix (8th); horn overdubs, mix (9th); mix (13th, 18th)
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_2|2 July 1984]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 1985]]
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|studio                    = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Saxophone overdubs
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|additional info          = Mix ([[Susan Rogers]] & [[Coke Johnson]], [[Prince]] not present)
 
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|date                      = Late Summer 1984 (estimate)
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 14|14]] or [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 15|15 November 1985]] (estimate)
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|studio                    = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advision_Studios Advision Studios],<br>London, England
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|additional info          = Vocal overdubs by [[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]]
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|additional info          = Mix ([[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] and [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]])
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_12|12 September 1984]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 16|16 December 1985]]
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|studio                    = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]]- Studio 3 ,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = (Discarded) string overdubs
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|additional info          = Mix
 
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = October 1984 (estimate)
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_14|14 January 1986]]
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|studio                    = Monterey Sound Studios,<br> Glendale, CA, USA
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]]- Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = [[Clare Fischer]] Orchestral overdubs
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|additional info          = Mix
 
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|recording personnel      =
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*[[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]] - lead vocals
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|date                      = Late January 1986
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*[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals
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|studio                    = Monterey Sound Studios, <br>Glendale, CA, USA
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*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted and background vocals (uncredited)
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|additional info          = Orchestra recording by [[Clare Fischer]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_16|16]] &  [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_22|22 January 1986]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]]- Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = 7" Mix (16th); edit, mix (22nd)
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|date                      =  [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_22|22 February 1986]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]]- Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Possible mix
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|recording personnel      =
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
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*[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards and vocals
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*[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitars and vocals
 
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone
 
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone
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*[[Clare Fischer]] - string orchestration
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*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion (uncertain involvement)
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*<small>[[Jellybean Johnson]] - credited, but did not contribute
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*[[Brown Mark]] - bass and vocals (uncertain involvement)
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*[[Jerome Benton]] - credited, but did not contribute
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*[[Dr. Fink]] - keyboards (uncertain involvement)
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*[[Miko Weaver]] - credited, but did not contribute</small>
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*[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals (uncertain involvement)
 
|released versions        =
 
|released versions        =
 
{{Songchart|
 
{{Songchart|
 
|line =
 
|line =
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
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|1= '''High Fashion'''
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|1= '''♥ Or $'''
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|2= 5:06
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|2= 3:57
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|3= [[Album: The Family|The Family]]<br>
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|3= [[Single: Kiss|Kiss]] single
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|4= Studio
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|4= Edit
 
|5=  
 
|5=  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
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|1= '''High Fashion (Edit)'''
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|1= '''♥ Or $ (Extended Version)'''
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|2= 3:45
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|2= 6:49
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|3= [[Single: High Fashion|High Fashion]] single
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|3= [[Single: Kiss|Kiss]] single
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|4= Edit
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|4= Studio
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|5=  
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|5= Full version
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|3= [[Single: Cream|Cream]] single
 
|3= [[Single: Cream|Cream]] single
 
|4= Remix
 
|4= Remix
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|5= Remix includes a sampled string part from '''High Fashion'''
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|5= Remix includes sampled horn parts from '''♥ Or $''' (Extended Version)
 
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|3= [[Single: Cream|Cream]] single
 
|3= [[Single: Cream|Cream]] single
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
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|5= Includes sampled a sampled string part from '''High Fashion'''
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|5= Includes sampled horn parts from '''♥ Or $'''(Extended Version)
 
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|3= [[Single: Cream|Cream]] single
 
|3= [[Single: Cream|Cream]] single
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
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|5= Instrumental largely based on [[Things Have Gotta Change (Tony M. Rap)]] with a sampled string part from '''High Fashion'''
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|5= Instrumental largely based on [[Things Have Gotta Change (Tony M. Rap)]] with sampled horn parts from '''♥ Or $''' (Extended Version)
 
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|3= Unreleased
 
|3= Unreleased
 
|4= Remix
 
|4= Remix
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|5= Includes a sampled string part from '''High Fashion'''
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|5= Includes sampled horn parts from '''♥ Or $''' (Extended Version)
 
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|3= Unreleased
 
|3= Unreleased
 
|4= Remix
 
|4= Remix
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|5= Includes a sampled string part from '''High Fashion'''
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|5= Includes sampled horn parts from '''♥ Or $''' (Extended Version)
 
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|3= Unreleased
 
|3= Unreleased
 
|4= Remix
 
|4= Remix
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|5= Includes a sampled string part from '''High Fashion'''
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|5= Includes sampled horn parts from '''♥ Or $''' (Extended Version)
 
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{{Songline|
 
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|3= Unreleased
 
|3= Unreleased
 
|4= Remix
 
|4= Remix
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|5= Includes a sampled string part from '''High Fashion'''
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|5= Includes sampled horn parts from '''♥ Or $''' (Extended Version)
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|1= '''[[Cream]] (Creaminch-Vocal)'''
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|2=
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|3= Unreleased
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|4= Remix
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|5= Includes sampled horn parts from '''♥ Or $''' (Extended Version)
 
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|line=
 
|line=
 
{{Unreleasedline|
 
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|1= '''Hi Fashion'''
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|1= '''♥ Or $'''
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|2= Early mix
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|3=  Containing rhythm guitar part later mixed out
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{{Unreleasedline|
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|1= '''♥ Or $''' (instrumental)
 
|2= Studio
 
|2= Studio
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|3= Original studio version with [[Prince]] and [[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]] on vocals, using an alternate mix from the final release
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|3= Instrumental mix
 
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|1= '''High Fashion (Extended Version)'''
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|1= '''♥ Or $'''
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|2= Extended Remix
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|2=  
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|3= Remix intended for never released 12"
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|3= [[Clare Fischer]] orchestrated version
 
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|video versions            =  
 
|video versions            =  
 
|broadcasts, streaming    =  
 
|broadcasts, streaming    =  
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|first live appearance    = 13 August 1985, First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota <small>(first performance by [[The Family]])</small>
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|first live appearance    = [[03 April 1986|3 April 1986: The Metro, Boston, MA, USA]] <br>
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* [[18_August 1995|18 August 1995, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(only performance by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), guesting with TC Jammers)</small>
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* [[07 November 2015|7 November 2015: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]  
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|performed regularly on    = none
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|performed regularly on    =[[Parade Tour]]
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1985|1985]] <small>(performed by [[The Family]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1995|1995]]
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* [[Jam Of The Year World Tour]] <small>(hook-line interpolation in [[Sexy M.F.]])</small>
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|trivia                    =  
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] <small>(''hook-line interpolation'' in [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1997|1997]] <small>(''hook-line interpolation'' in [[Sexy M.F.]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1998|1998]] <small>(''hook-line interpolation'' in [[Sexy M.F.]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2015|2015]]
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|see also                  = [[Album: The Family|The Family]] album
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|trivia                    = '''♥ Or $''' is the earliest occurrence of [[Prince]] using a non-alphanumerical symbol in the title of a song, something which later became commonplace.
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*[[Single: High Fashion|High Fashion]] single
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* [[Prince]] subsequently released songs entitled [[Love]] and [[$]], although both are musically and lyrically unrelated to this song.
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*[[The Family]]
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* There were tentative plans to shoot a video for the song while in France for the filming of [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]], but in the end the shoot never took place, although  storyboards for scenes in the video were created.
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|see also                  = [[Single: Kiss|Kiss]] single
 
|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)]]''
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* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]''
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* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]''
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|categories                = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Recorded 1984]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]]
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|categories                = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Recorded 1985]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
 
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Revision as of 12:13, 19 July 2022

Love On A Blue Train   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Love Sign
♥ Or $
Kiss single.jpg
single art for Kiss
Song details
Performer: Prince and the Revolution
First Released: 5 February 1986 - Kiss single
Album(s): None
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

♥ Or $ (a.k.a. Love Or $ and Love Or Money) was released as the b-side of Kiss, the first single from Prince’s eighth album Parade, the third to be credited to Prince and the Revolution. It was one of only two b-sides from 1982-1989 not to be included on The B-Sides collection in 1993 (the other being Alexa De Paris), for unknown reasons.

Basic tracking took place on 8 July 1985 at the Washington Avenue Warehouse in Edina, Minnesota (on the same day as Girls & Boys and Alexa De Paris).

♥ Or $ is the first studio track released by Prince (under his own name) to contain musical contributions by Eric Leeds who would become long-term musical collaborators (Eric Leeds had previously contributed to The Family side-project).


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
8 & 9 July 1985, 13 July 1985 & 18 July 1985 Washington Avenue Warehouse,
Edina, MN, USA, 		Tracking, overdubs, mix (8th); horn overdubs, mix (9th); mix (13th, 18th)
25 September 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Mix (Susan Rogers & Coke Johnson, Prince not present)
14 or 15 November 1985 (estimate) Advision Studios,
London, England 		Mix (Wendy and Lisa)
16 December 1985 Sunset Sound- Studio 3 ,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Mix
14 January 1986 Sunset Sound- Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Mix
Late January 1986 Monterey Sound Studios,
Glendale, CA, USA 		Orchestra recording by Clare Fischer
16 & 22 January 1986 Sunset Sound- Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		7" Mix (16th); edit, mix (22nd)
22 February 1986 Sunset Sound- Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Possible mix
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
♥ Or $ 3:57 Kiss single Edit
♥ Or $ (Extended Version) 6:49 Kiss single Studio Full version


Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Cream (N.P.G. Mix) 5:47 Cream single Remix Remix includes sampled horn parts from ♥ Or $ (Extended Version)
Things Have Gotta Change (Tony M. Rap) 3:56 Cream single Studio Includes sampled horn parts from ♥ Or $(Extended Version)
2 The Wire (Creamy Instrumental) 3:13 Cream single Studio Instrumental largely based on Things Have Gotta Change (Tony M. Rap) with sampled horn parts from ♥ Or $ (Extended Version)
Cream (Straight Pass 12") Unreleased Remix Includes sampled horn parts from ♥ Or $ (Extended Version)
Cream (TV Track 12") Unreleased Remix Includes sampled horn parts from ♥ Or $ (Extended Version)
Cream (Instr. 12") Unreleased Remix Includes sampled horn parts from ♥ Or $ (Extended Version)
Cream (Creamstrumental) Unreleased Remix Includes sampled horn parts from ♥ Or $ (Extended Version)
Cream (Creaminch-Vocal) Unreleased Remix Includes sampled horn parts from ♥ Or $ (Extended Version)
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
♥ Or $ Early mix Containing rhythm guitar part later mixed out
♥ Or $ (instrumental) Studio Instrumental mix
♥ Or $ Clare Fischer orchestrated version
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • ♥ Or $ is the earliest occurrence of Prince using a non-alphanumerical symbol in the title of a song, something which later became commonplace.
  • Prince subsequently released songs entitled Love and $, although both are musically and lyrically unrelated to this song.
  • There were tentative plans to shoot a video for the song while in France for the filming of Under The Cherry Moon, but in the end the shoot never took place, although storyboards for scenes in the video were created.
References
Love On A Blue Train   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Love Sign
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