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Revision as of 21:59, 12 June 2020

{{song| |song name = Little Red Corvette |album image = 1999.jpg
from the album 1999 |single image = Littleredcorvette single.jpg
single art for Little Red Corvette |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 Deluxe |writer(s) = Prince |producer(s) = Prince |previous song = Lisa |next song = Little Rock |introduction = 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 info = |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|20 May 1982 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Basic tracking |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|11 August 1982; 12 August 1982 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Sunset Sound (Studio 2),
Hollywood, CA, USA |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Editing for album version |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|7 January 1983; 8 January 1983; 13 January 1983; 14 January 1983 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Sunset Sound (Studio 2),
Hollywood, CA, USA |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Remix, additional recording and edit for 12" |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|19 January 1983 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland FL |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Tour Demo version |recording personnel =



Tour Demo Version

|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
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Little Red Corvette 4:58 1999 Deluxe 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 Deluxe

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

His Majesty's Pop Life
Ultimate
1999 Deluxe

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

1999 Deluxe

Extended Version Edit
Little Red Corvette / Dirty Mind 7:55 Tidal download Live 20 February 2016 (show 2): Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
Little Red Corvette 4:18 1999 Deluxe Live 1 December 1982 (a.m.): Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA
Lady Cab Driver / I Wanna Be Your Lover / Head / Little Red Corvette (Tour Demo) 7:00 1999 Deluxe Live Recorded 19 January 1983, Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland FL