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|introduction = '''Jungle Love''' is the fourth track on [[The Time]]'s third album [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]], and, five months after the album's release, [[Single: Jungle Love|Jungle Love]] was released as the album's third single. The song also features in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. | |introduction = '''Jungle Love''' is the fourth track on [[The Time]]'s third album [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]], and, five months after the album's release, [[Single: Jungle Love|Jungle Love]] was released as the album's third single. The song also features in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. | ||
− | '''Jungle Love''' was written by [[Morris Day]] | + | '''Jungle Love''' was initially written by [[Jesse Johnson]], with later contributions by [[Morris Day]]. [[Prince]] under the pseudonym [[Jamie Starr]] wrote the lyrics and came up with the melody. It was co-produced by [[Morris Day]] and [[Prince]] using the name [[The Starr Company]]. |
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+ | [[Jesse Johnson]] demoed the song, possibly in early 1983 on a Tascam 8-track recorder in his Cedar Square West Apartment, playing guitar, bass guitar, keyboard (the Oberheim OB-SX), over a Roland 808 Drum Machine beat. He presented it to [[Prince]] who then took it to flesh it out with Johnson and [[Morris Day]]. | ||
A 1998 live version recorded by [[Morris Day]] was released in 2004 on his album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_About_Time_(Morris_Day_album) It's About Time], but this has no input by [[Prince]] and is not included here, as it is considered a cover version. | A 1998 live version recorded by [[Morris Day]] was released in 2004 on his album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_About_Time_(Morris_Day_album) It's About Time], but this has no input by [[Prince]] and is not included here, as it is considered a cover version. | ||
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1984|1984]] <small>(guesting with [[The Time]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#1999|1999]] <small>(guesting with [[The Time]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#2004|2004]] <small>(interpolation during [[Controversy]] or [[I Wanna Be Your Lover]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#2008|2008]], [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1984|1984]] <small>(guesting with [[The Time]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#1999|1999]] <small>(guesting with [[The Time]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#2004|2004]] <small>(interpolation during [[Controversy]] or [[I Wanna Be Your Lover]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#2008|2008]], [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]] | ||
− | |trivia = | + | |trivia = [[Jesse Johnson]]'s original solo version is not listed above as a version of the song as by that point [[Prince]] was not involved with it yet. |
|see also = [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]] album<br> | |see also = [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]] album<br> | ||
*[[Single: Jungle Love|Jungle Love]] single<br> | *[[Single: Jungle Love|Jungle Love]] single<br> |
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