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[[Album:_Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br> | [[Album:_Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br> | ||
[[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]<br> | [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]<br> | ||
− | [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] | + | [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']]<br> |
+ | [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
− | After [[Prince]]'s passing a woman from St. Paul named Mi-Ling Stone | + | 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. |
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− | + | 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]]. | |
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− | |date = January 1983 | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_19|19 January 1983]] |
|studio = Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland FL | |studio = Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland FL | ||
|additional info = Tour Demo version | |additional info = Tour Demo version | ||
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'''Tour Demo Version''' | '''Tour Demo Version''' | ||
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[[Album:_The_Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]]<br> | [[Album:_The_Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]]<br> | ||
[[Album:_The_Story So Far...|The Story So Far...]] promotional album<br> | [[Album:_The_Story So Far...|The Story So Far...]] promotional album<br> | ||
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+ | }} | ||
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+ | |1= '''Little Red Corvette''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:58 | ||
+ | |3= | ||
+ | [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Remastered in 2019 | ||
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− | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''[[Lady Cab Driver]] / [[I Wanna Be Your Lover]] / [[Head]] / Little Red Corvette''' (Tour Demo) |
− | |2= 7: | + | |2= 7:00 |
− | |3= [[ | + | |3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Deluxe'']] |
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[ | + | |5= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_19|19 January 1983]], Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland FL |
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− | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Little Red Corvette''' |
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− | |3= [[Album: | + | |3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] |
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= | + | |5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]] |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Little Red Corvette / [[Dirty Mind]]''' | ||
+ | |2= 7:55 | ||
+ | |3= [[Tidal]] download | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[20 February 2016-2|20 February 2016 (show 2): Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia]] | ||
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|1= '''Little Red Corvette''' | |1= '''Little Red Corvette''' | ||
|2= 3:08 | |2= 3:08 | ||
− | |3= [[Home_Video: The Hits | + | |3= [[Home_Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits 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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|1= '''Little Red Corvette''' | |1= '''Little Red Corvette''' | ||
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|3= [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] DVD/VHS | |3= [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] DVD/VHS | ||
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|1= '''Little Red Corvette''' | |1= '''Little Red Corvette''' | ||
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|3= Streaming video on [[Lotusflow3r.com]] | |3= Streaming video on [[Lotusflow3r.com]] | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live |
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