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|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | ||
− | |previous song = [[Just | + | |previous song = [[Just One Night With You]] |
|next song = [[Kamasutra/Eternal Embrace]] | |next song = [[Kamasutra/Eternal Embrace]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Kamasutra''' is the second track on the [[The NPG Orchestra]] | + | |introduction = '''Kamasutra''' is the second track on the [[The NPG Orchestra]]’s first and only album [[Album: Kamasutra|Kamasutra]], initially released on cassette in 1997 (the album was later included as a bonus CD on the direct order version of [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]], [[Prince]]’s 20th album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]], the fourth album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). Two years previously, however, a 0:34 excerpt was included as the 16th and final track on the [[Sampler: NPG Records Sampler Experience|NPG Records Sampler Experience]] cassette given to some concertgoers on [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] tour, featuring various clips of "upcoming releases". |
− | + | Basic tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded between 1994 - early 1995 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, with orchestral overdubs by [[Clare Fischer]]’s orchestra at [http://www.martinsound.com/ Martinsound Studio], Alhambra, California. | |
The track contains an eight-note motif that is repeated on later tracks on the album (which was intended as one full-length "opus"). Its title is taken from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_Sutra Kama Sutra], considered to be the most important work in a long line of Indian erotic literature, written by the Hindu philosopher [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C4%81tsy%C4%81yana Vātsyāyana] (the Kama Sutra was previously mentioned by [[Prince]] in [[We Can Funk|We Can Fuck]] (later released as [[We Can Funk]])). | The track contains an eight-note motif that is repeated on later tracks on the album (which was intended as one full-length "opus"). Its title is taken from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_Sutra Kama Sutra], considered to be the most important work in a long line of Indian erotic literature, written by the Hindu philosopher [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C4%81tsy%C4%81yana Vātsyāyana] (the Kama Sutra was previously mentioned by [[Prince]] in [[We Can Funk|We Can Fuck]] (later released as [[We Can Funk]])). | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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− | |date = 1994 | + | |date = Late 1994 |
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = | + | |date = January 1995 |
− | |studio = | + | |studio = [http://www.martinsound.com/ Martinsound Studio],<br>Alhambra, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = Orchestral overdubs by [[Clare Fischer]] | + | |additional info = Orchestral overdubs by [[Clare Fischer]]’s orchestra |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = 1995-1996 | |date = 1995-1996 | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
|additional info = Additional recording (renamed '''Seventeen''') | |additional info = Additional recording (renamed '''Seventeen''') | ||
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|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Kamasutra''' | ||
+ | |2= 0:42 | ||
+ | |3= [[Sampler: NPG Records Sampler Experience|NPG Records Sampler Experience]] | ||
+ | |4= Excerpt | ||
+ | |5= clip only | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''[[Kamasutra/Overture #8| | + | |1= '''[[Kamasutra/Overture #8|Seventeen]] ''' |
|2 = | |2 = | ||
|3= | |3= | ||
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|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[15_August 1997|15 August 1997, Miami Arena, Miami, FL, USA]] | + | |first live appearance = [[15_August 1997|15 August 1997, Miami Arena, Miami, FL, USA]] <br> |
+ | * [[22 December 1998|22 December 1998: Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany]] | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1997|1997]], [[All Concerts#1998|1998]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1997|1997]], [[All Concerts#1998|1998]] | ||
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* [[Madhouse]] | * [[Madhouse]] | ||
|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:1997]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1997]][[Category:Recorded 1994]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Instrumental Songs]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
}} | }} |
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