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|single image = [[File:Pope single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Pope]] <br> <small> promo single sleeve for [[Single: Pope|Pope]] </small> | |single image = [[File:Pope single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Pope]] <br> <small> promo single sleeve for [[Single: Pope|Pope]] </small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 14|14 September | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 14|14 September 1993]] - [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]] album |
|album(s) = [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]]<br> | ||
[[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> | [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> | ||
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|introduction = '''Pope''' is the 17th track (second of two new tracks) on [[Prince]]'s compilation album [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]] (which is also included as the second disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]), and, six months after the album's release, [[Single: Pope|Pope]] was available as a promo 12" only in the UK (containing a remix of [[Pope]] and another of [[Pink Cashmere]]). In 1994, it was included as the fourth and final track on the UK and European CD single release of [[Single: Letitgo|Letitgo]], the first single from [[Prince]]'s 15th album [[Album: Come|Come]]. | |introduction = '''Pope''' is the 17th track (second of two new tracks) on [[Prince]]'s compilation album [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]] (which is also included as the second disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]), and, six months after the album's release, [[Single: Pope|Pope]] was available as a promo 12" only in the UK (containing a remix of [[Pope]] and another of [[Pink Cashmere]]). In 1994, it was included as the fourth and final track on the UK and European CD single release of [[Single: Letitgo|Letitgo]], the first single from [[Prince]]'s 15th album [[Album: Come|Come]]. | ||
− | Although specific recording dates are not known, basic tracks were recorded in mid to late May | + | Although specific recording dates are not known, basic tracks were recorded in mid to late May 1993 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], during the same set of sessions that produced [[Space]], [[Strays Of The World]], [[What's My Name]], [[Interactive]], [[Solo]], [[Zannalee]], and an updated recording of [[Race]]. The song contains various sampled phrases by comedian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Mac Bernie Mac] (who was often referred to at the time as "the Pope") from the 1992 TV show [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Simmons Russell Simmons]' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def_Comedy_Jam Def Comedy Jam] (later used in live versions of [[Get Wild]] and [[Peep The Technique]]). The track was included in the August 1993 [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]] stage-show as the final song during the segment titled "The Celebration" (credited, as was the whole project, to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), shortly before appearing on [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]]. A remix of the track (perhaps the 12" Remix) was premiered at a party at [[Club: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]], Minneapolis, MN, USA on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_16|16 March 1994]] (along with studio versions of [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Hate U]][[Eye Hate U| Hate U]], [[Billy Jack Bitch]], [[Now]] and [[Days Of Wild]], hours after recording [[Letitgo]]). |
− | A track with a similar title, [[The Mad Pope]], was recorded in late June | + | A track with a similar title, [[The Mad Pope]], was recorded in late June 1993. It is possible that this was simply a remix or reworking of '''Pope''', but for the sake of clarity, the track receives its own entry [[The Mad Pope|here]] unless further information becomes known. |
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− | |date = Mid-late May | + | |date = Mid-late May 1993 |
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Initial tracking | |additional info = Initial tracking | ||
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[31_July | + | |first live appearance = [[31_July 1993|31 July 1993, Wembley Stadium, London, England]] <small>(spoken segments during speech, possibly also performed at an earlier date)</small><br> |
− | *[[22 August | + | *[[22 August 1993|22 August 1993, Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain]] <small>(as part of medley, possibly also performed at an earlier date)</small><br> |
− | *[[01 September | + | *[[01 September 1993-am|1 september 1993, am, Rex Club, Paris, France]] <small>(full performance, possibly also performed at an earlier date)</small><br> |
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1993|1993]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1993|1993]] |
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