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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]]. | ||
− | + | Basic tracking for [[Little Red Corvette]] took place at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 20|20 May 1982]], marking the first 24-track recording on a newly installed Soundcraft console in his home recording studio. | |
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After [[Prince]]'s passing a woman from St. Paul named Mi-Ling Stone revealed she was the inspiration for the song. | After [[Prince]]'s passing a woman from St. Paul named Mi-Ling Stone revealed she was the inspiration for the song. | ||
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She first met him 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 first met him 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, | + | 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. |
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|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 20|20 May 1982]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 20|20 May 1982]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br> Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Basic tracking |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_11|11 August 1982]]; [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_12|12 August 1982]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] (Studio 2),<br> Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Editing for album version | ||
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− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_7|7 | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_7|7 January 1983]]; [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_8|8 January 1983]]; [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_13|13 January 1983]]; [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_14|14 January 1983]] |
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] (Studio 2),<br> Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = Remix | + | |additional info = Remix, additional recording and edit for 12" |
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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*[[Lisa Coleman]] - vocals | *[[Lisa Coleman]] - vocals | ||
*[[Dez Dickerson]] - vocals, guitar solos | *[[Dez Dickerson]] - vocals, guitar solos | ||
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+ | *[[Don Batts]] - engineer (Kiowa Trail) | ||
+ | *[[Bill Jackson]] - engineer (Sunset, overdubs, 12" mix) | ||
+ | *[[David Leonard]] - engineer (Sunset, 12" mix) | ||
+ | *[[Peggy McCreary]] - assistant Engineer (Sunset) | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|1= '''Little Red Corvette''' | |1= '''Little Red Corvette''' | ||
|2= 3:08 | |2= 3:08 | ||
− | |3= [[ | + | |3= [[Home_Video: The Hits Video Collection|The Hits Video Collection]] VHS/DVD |
|4= Promo video | |4= Promo video | ||
|5= See [[Video: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]] video for more details | |5= See [[Video: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]] video for more details | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Little Red Corvette''' | |1= '''Little Red Corvette''' | ||
− | |2= | + | |2= 1:20 |
|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] VHS | |3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] VHS | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
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* [[Video: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]] video | * [[Video: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]] video | ||
|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)]] '' | ||
− | * ''Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 | + | * ''[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)]'' |
|categories = [[Category:1982]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1982]] | |categories = [[Category:1982]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1982]] | ||
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