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|First appeared on           = Roxy Music: ''Avalon'' (1982). Also released as a single in 1982
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|single image              = [[File: Ouicanluv album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Oui Can Luv]]<br><small>from the streamed album [[Album: Oui Can Luv|Oui Can Luv]]</small>
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|performer                = [[Andy Allo]] featuring [[Prince]]
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|first released           = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 7|7 November 2015]] - [[Album: Oui Can Luv|Oui Can Luv]] [[Tidal]] stream
|Composed by                 = Bryan Ferry
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: Oui Can Luv|Oui Can Luv]]
|First known live performance = [[28 April, 2011|28 April, 2011: The Forum: Inglewood, CA, USA]]
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|writer(s)                = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Ferry Bryan Ferry]
|Played live in               = [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]]  
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed, no official credits given)
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|introduction              = '''More Than This''' is the ninth and final track on the acoustic album [[Album: Oui Can Luv|Oui Can Luv]] by [[Andy Allo]] featuring [[Prince]] on acoustic guitar. The track is a cover version of the song written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Ferry Bryan Ferry], performed by his band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxy_Music Roxy Music], and released as a single in 1982 prior to its inclusion on the band’s final album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon_(Roxy_Music_album) Avalon] later that year.
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Specific recording dates are not known, but the track is believed to have been recorded in mid-2011 to mid-2012 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during sessions for [[Andy Allo]]’s second album [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]]. No other studio version by [[Prince]] is believed to exist.
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A live version of the song performed by [[Prince]] (from the show given on [[28 April 2011|28 April 2011 at The Forum, Inglewood, California, USA]]) was included on the Blu-ray of the deluxe edition of the posthumous [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album released in 2021.
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*[[Andy Allo]] - vocals
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*[[Prince]] - acoustic guitar
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|1= '''[[More Than This]]'''
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|2= ?:??
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|3= [[Album:_Welcome_2_America|Welcome 2 America]] Deluxe edition
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|4= Live
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|5= [[28 April 2011|28 April 2011, The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA]]
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|first live appearance    = [[28 April 2011|28 April 2011: The Forum: Inglewood, CA, USA]]<br>
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* [[14 February 2014-1|14 February 2014 (show 1): Kings Place (Hall One), London, England]]
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|performed regularly on    = none
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|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]] <small>(instrumental version only)</small>
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|see also                  = [[Andy Allo]]
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*[[Album: Oui Can Luv|Oui Can Luv]] album
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Latest revision as of 09:11, 26 June 2022

Misty Blue   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Most Strongest Whiskey
More Than This

Ouicanluv album.jpg
from the streamed album Oui Can Luv
Song details
Performer: Andy Allo featuring Prince
First Released: 7 November 2015 - Oui Can Luv Tidal stream
Album(s): Oui Can Luv
Writer(s): Bryan Ferry
Producer(s): Prince (assumed, no official credits given)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

More Than This is the ninth and final track on the acoustic album Oui Can Luv by Andy Allo featuring Prince on acoustic guitar. The track is a cover version of the song written by Bryan Ferry, performed by his band Roxy Music, and released as a single in 1982 prior to its inclusion on the band’s final album Avalon later that year.

Specific recording dates are not known, but the track is believed to have been recorded in mid-2011 to mid-2012 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during sessions for Andy Allo’s second album Superconductor. No other studio version by Prince is believed to exist.

A live version of the song performed by Prince (from the show given on 28 April 2011 at The Forum, Inglewood, California, USA) was included on the Blu-ray of the deluxe edition of the posthumous Welcome 2 America album released in 2021.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Mid-2011 to mid-2012 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
More Than This n/a n/a n/a No 'hard format' release of this song has been made available.
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
More Than This ?:?? Welcome 2 America Deluxe edition Live 28 April 2011, The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
More Than This 2:59 Oui Can Luv Tidal stream Studio


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Misty Blue   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Most Strongest Whiskey