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|single image              = [[File:Littleredcorvette single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Little Red Corvette]]<br> <small> single art for [[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]]</small>
 
|single image              = [[File:Littleredcorvette single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Little Red Corvette]]<br> <small> single art for [[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]]</small>
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October, 1982]] - [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 1982]] - [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]]<br>[[Album:_The_Hits_2|The Hits 2]]<br>[[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br>[[Album:_The_Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]]<br>[[Album:_Ultimate|Ultimate]]
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]]<br>[[Album:_The_Hits_2|The Hits 2]]<br>[[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br>[[Album:_The_Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]]<br>[[Album:_Ultimate|Ultimate]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
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In 2006, '''Little Red Corvette (Dance Remix)''' was included as the second track on the second disc of the compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]. The original album version has also been included as the b-side on various re-releases of [[Single: 1999|1999]], the first single from [[Prince]]'s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]].
 
In 2006, '''Little Red Corvette (Dance Remix)''' was included as the second track on the second disc of the compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]. The original album version has also been included as the b-side on various re-releases of [[Single: 1999|1999]], the first single from [[Prince]]'s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]].
  
Initial tracking for [[Little Red Corvette]] took place at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 7|7 August, 1982]] (on the same day as [[1999]] and [[Mia Bocca]]), as one of the final tracks recorded for the album.
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Initial tracking for [[Little Red Corvette]] took place at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 7|7 August 1982]] (on the same day as [[1999]] and [[Mia Bocca]]), as one of the final tracks recorded for the album.
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 7|7 August, 1982]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 7|7 August 1982]]
 
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = Initial tracking
 
|additional info          = Initial tracking
 
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{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_7|7-14 January, 1983]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_7|7-14 January 1983]]
 
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|additional info          = Remix
 
|additional info          = Remix
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|3= Streaming video on [[Lotusflow3r.com]]
 
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|5= [[18 July, 2009-1|18 July, 2009, Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux, Switzerland]] (Show 1)
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|3= Streaming video on [[Andy Allo]]'s [[Andy_Allo_Facebook_Streams|Facebook page]]
 
|3= Streaming video on [[Andy Allo]]'s [[Andy_Allo_Facebook_Streams|Facebook page]]
 
|4= Live
 
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|5= [[26 July, 2011|26 July, 2011, Ahoy, Rotterdam, the Netherlands]]; audio only with static image
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|3= [[3rdEye TV|3rdEye TV Show # 7]] live video stream  
 
|3= [[3rdEye TV|3rdEye TV Show # 7]] live video stream  
 
|4= Live
 
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|5= [[30 June, 2013-am|30 June, 2013 (am) City Winery Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA]]
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|3= Live concert online stream
 
|3= Live concert online stream
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[10 May, 2015|10  May, 2015, Baltimore, MN, USA, Royal Farms Arena]]; incl. [[U Will B]] lyrics
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|unreleased versions      =  
 
|unreleased versions      =  
|first live appearance    = [[11 November, 1982|11 November, 1982, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA]]
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|first live appearance    = [[11 November 1982|11 November 1982, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA]]
 
|performed regularly on    = [[1999 Tour]]<br>
 
|performed regularly on    = [[1999 Tour]]<br>
 
* [[Purple Rain Tour]]
 
* [[Purple Rain Tour]]

Revision as of 20:02, 27 February 2016

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Little Red Corvette

1999.jpg
from the album 1999
Littleredcorvette single.jpg
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
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.

Initial tracking for Little Red Corvette took place at Prince's Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA, on 7 August 1982 (on the same day as 1999 and Mia Bocca), as one of the final tracks recorded for the album.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
7 August 1982 Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA Initial tracking
7-14 January 1983 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Remix
Recording Personnel

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 (Edit) 3:08 Little Red Corvette single

1999 single reissue
Strange Tales From The Rain promo
The Crown Jewels promo

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

His Majesty's Pop Life promo
Ultimate

Extended Version
Little Red Corvette (Dance Remix Edit) 4:32 Little Red Corvette promo Extended Version Edit
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 Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY
Little Red Corvette 5:10 Sign O' The Times DVD/VHS Live 27 June 1987 or 28 June 1987, Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Little Red Corvette T.B.C. Lovesexy Live 2 VHS Live 9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany
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 T.B.C. 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 (am) 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


References
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