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− | |song name = Love 2 The | + | |song name = Love 2 The 9’s |
|single image = [[Image:symbolalbum.jpg|100px|link=Album: Symbol]]<br><small> from the album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]]</small> | |single image = [[Image:symbolalbum.jpg|100px|link=Album: Symbol]]<br><small> from the album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] | |performer = [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] | ||
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|previous song = [[Love (Never Has 2 Say Goodbye)]] | |previous song = [[Love (Never Has 2 Say Goodbye)]] | ||
|next song = [[Love 89]] | |next song = [[Love 89]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Love 2 The | + | |introduction = '''Love 2 The 9’s''' is the third track on [[Prince]]’s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], the second to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]], and, four and a half months after the album’s release it was included as the third and final track on the UK CD single of [[Single: The Morning Papers|The Morning Papers]], the album’s fifth and final single. |
The track features a spoken dialogue portion featuring [[Mayte]], marking her first appearance on a [[Prince]]-related track, both in terms of recording and release. | The track features a spoken dialogue portion featuring [[Mayte]], marking her first appearance on a [[Prince]]-related track, both in terms of recording and release. | ||
− | The | + | The track’s lyrics mention listening to a band playing "new power soul", a phrase first used in 1988 which would later become the name of two separate tracks ([[New Power Soul]] and [[Newpower Soul]]) and an album, [[Album: Newpower Soul|Newpower Soul]], all credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]], although these had not been recorded at the time of the lyrical mention here. |
The lyrics also refer to "joy fantastic", a phrase first used by Prince in the song [[Rave_Un2_The_Joy_Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]], recorded in 1988 but not released until 1999. | The lyrics also refer to "joy fantastic", a phrase first used by Prince in the song [[Rave_Un2_The_Joy_Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]], recorded in 1988 but not released until 1999. | ||
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It was included as the second track on early configurations of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, until [[Prince]] later added the track [[My Name Is Prince]], recorded a few months previously. | It was included as the second track on early configurations of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, until [[Prince]] later added the track [[My Name Is Prince]], recorded a few months previously. | ||
− | It was included as the fifth track (third song) on the March 1992 and Summer, 1992 configurations of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, before many of the | + | It was included as the fifth track (third song) on the March 1992 and Summer, 1992 configurations of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, before many of the album’s [[Symbol_segues|segues]] were removed for release. |
− | An edit of the track was also planned as the a-side of a [[Single: Love 2 The | + | An edit of the track was also planned as the a-side of a [[Single: Love 2 The 9’s|Love 2 The 9’s]] single in Spring, 1993, but the single was left unreleased. |
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− | |1= '''Love 2 The | + | |1= '''Love 2 The 9’s''' |
|2= 5:45 | |2= 5:45 | ||
|3= [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]]<br> | |3= [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]]<br> | ||
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− | |1= '''Love 2 The | + | |1= '''Love 2 The 9’s''' |
|2= 3:35 | |2= 3:35 | ||
− | |3= [[Home Video: 3 Chains | + | |3= [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]] VHS/laserdisc |
|4= Video version | |4= Video version | ||
− | |5= See [[Video: Love 2 The | + | |5= See [[Video: Love 2 The 9’s|Love 2 The 9’s]] for details |
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− | |1= '''Love 2 The | + | |1= '''Love 2 The 9’s''' |
|2= 3:35 | |2= 3:35 | ||
− | |3= [[Home Video: 3 Chains | + | |3= [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]] VHS/laserdisc |
|4= Promo video | |4= Promo video | ||
− | |5= See [[Video: Love 2 The | + | |5= See [[Video: Love 2 The 9’s|Love 2 The 9’s]] for details |
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− | |1= '''Love 2 The | + | |1= '''Love 2 The 9’s''' |
|2= 2:37 | |2= 2:37 | ||
|3= [[TV Film: Act I|Act I]] TV-special | |3= [[TV Film: Act I|Act I]] TV-special | ||
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− | |1= '''[[Sexy M.F.]] / Love 2 The | + | |1= '''[[Sexy M.F.]] / Love 2 The 9’s''' |
|2= ?:?? | |2= ?:?? | ||
|3= Delayed performance TV broadcast | |3= Delayed performance TV broadcast | ||
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− | |1= '''Love 2 The | + | |1= '''Love 2 The 9’s''' |
|2= Edit | |2= Edit | ||
− | |3= Edit intended for [[Single: Love 2 The | + | |3= Edit intended for [[Single: Love 2 The 9’s|Love 2 The 9’s]] single |
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|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|see also = [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album | |see also = [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album | ||
− | * [[Video: Love 2 The | + | * [[Video: Love 2 The 9’s|Love 2 The 9’s]] 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)]] '' | ||
|categories = [[Category:1992]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)]][[Category:Recorded 1991]] | |categories = [[Category:1992]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)]][[Category:Recorded 1991]] | ||
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