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|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)]''
 
* ''[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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Little Red Corvette

1999.jpg
from the album 1999
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single art for Little Red Corvette
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 27 October 1982 - 1999 album
Album(s): 1999

The Hits 2
The Hits / The B-Sides
The Very Best Of Prince
Ultimate
4Ever
1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Prince And The Revolution: Live

Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Little Red Corvette is the second track on Prince’s fifth album 1999, and, three months after the album’s release, Little Red Corvette was released as the album’s second single.

In 1993, the track was included as the seventh track on Prince’s compilation album The Hits 2 (also included as the second disc of The Hits / The B-Sides).

In 2001, the track was included as the third track on the compilation album The Very Best Of Prince.

In 2006, Little Red Corvette (Dance Remix) was included as the second track on the second disc of the compilation album Ultimate. The original album version has also been included as the b-side on various re-releases of 1999, the first single from Prince’s fifth album 1999.

Basic tracking for Little Red Corvette took place at Prince’s Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, on 20 May 1982, marking the first 24-track recording on a newly installed Soundcraft console in his home recording studio.

After Prince’s passing a woman from St. Paul named Mi-Ling Stone came forward to claim she was the inspiration for the song. According to her she first met Prince in 1976 and then again in 1979. She was a student at the University of Minnesota, locally known as 'Fancy Dancer' and thinks Sexy Dancer could also have been about her. Prince started dating her in January 1979. She lived in a duplex on Fuller Street in Saint Paul, MN and she had pictures of jockeys on her wall, among them Mike “Hercules” Weaver, whom at some point she also dated. Prince and her stopped seeing each other when she left Minnesota in 1980.

Although elements of this story might be true, [Prince]] was known to draw inspiration from various people and memories. Lisa Coleman in 2019 interview said she thinks Prince came up with the song while in the back of her pink 1964 Mercury Montclair Marauder, making out with Vanity.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
20 May 1982 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Basic tracking
11 August 1982; 12 August 1982 Sunset Sound (Studio 2),
Hollywood, CA, USA
Editing for album version
7 January 1983; 8 January 1983; 13 January 1983; 14 January 1983 Sunset Sound (Studio 2),
Hollywood, CA, USA
Remix, additional recording and edit for 12"
19 January 1983 Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland FL Tour Demo version
Recording Personnel


Tour Demo Version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Little Red Corvette 4:58 1999 album

Little Red Corvette single
1999 single reissue
The Hits 2
The Hits / The B-Sides
The Very Best Of Prince
The Story So Far... promotional album

Studio
Little Red Corvette 4:58 1999 Super Deluxe Edition Studio Remastered in 2019
Little Red Corvette (Edit) 3:08 Little Red Corvette single

1999 single reissue
Strange Tales From The Rain promo
The Crown Jewels promo
4Ever
1999 Super Deluxe Edition

Edit
Little Red Corvette (Dance Remix) 8:22 Little Red Corvette single

His Majesty’s Pop Life
Ultimate
1999 Super Deluxe Edition

Extended Version
Little Red Corvette (Dance Remix Edit) 4:32 Little Red Corvette promo

1999 Super Deluxe Edition

Extended Version Edit
Lady Cab Driver / I Wanna Be Your Lover / Head / Little Red Corvette (Tour Demo) 7:00 1999 Super Deluxe Edition Live Recorded 19 January 1983, Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland FL
Little Red Corvette 4:18 1999 Super Deluxe Edition Live 1 December 1982 (a.m.): Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA
Little Red Corvette 3:39 Prince And The Revolution: Live Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA
Little Red Corvette / Dirty Mind 7:55 Tidal download Live 20 February 2016 (show 2): Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
Little Red Corvette 1:36 Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition Live 20 June 1987: Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Little Red Corvette 3:08 The Hits Collection VHS/DVD Promo video See Little Red Corvette video for more details
Little Red Corvette T.B.C. Prince And The Revolution: Live VHS/laserdisc

Purple Rain Super Deluxe Edition – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)

Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY
Little Red Corvette 1:32 Sign O’ The Times DVD/VHS Live 27 June 1987 or 28 June 1987, Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Little Red Corvette 1:20 Lovesexy Live 2 VHS Live 9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany
Little Red Corvette T.B.C. Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition DVD Live 31 December 1987: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Little Red Corvette T.B.C. Delayed concert TV broadcast Live 31 August 1990, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
Little Red Corvette 6:14. Streaming video on Lotusflow3r.com Live 18 July 2009, Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux, Switzerland (show 1)
Little Red Corvette 7:49 Streaming video on Andy Allo’s Facebook page Live 26 July 2011, Ahoy, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; audio only with static image
1999 / Little Red Corvette / Musicology (intro) 9:52 3rdEye TV Show # 7 live video stream Live 30 June 2013 (a.m.) City Winery Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Little Red Corvette T.B.C. Live concert online stream Live 10 May 2015, Baltimore, MN, USA, Royal Farms Arena; incl. U Will B lyrics
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Purple Medley 11:03 Purple Medley single Studio medley See Purple Medley for more details
Rosario: 1999 1:19 1999: The New Master Studio Spoken word over music from Little Red Corvette - other than name, no relation to 1999; Credited to Prince and the Revolution
Musicology 4:26 Musicology Studio Brief clip heard 'on radio' during segue following Musicology
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

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References
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