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|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]<br> | ||
− | [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] | + | [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]]<br> |
− | [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe| Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] | + | [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] |
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[Cream]] | |previous song = [[Cream]] | ||
− | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[Crucial]] |
|introduction = '''The Cross''' is the fifth track on the second disc of [[Prince]]’s ninth album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. [[Single: The Cross|The Cross]] was released as a promotional single in South Africa only in 1987. In 1996, the track was included as the tenth track on the soundtrack album [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] (a compilation of music by [[Prince]] and associated artists for the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_6 Girl 6], directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Lee Spike Lee]). | |introduction = '''The Cross''' is the fifth track on the second disc of [[Prince]]’s ninth album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. [[Single: The Cross|The Cross]] was released as a promotional single in South Africa only in 1987. In 1996, the track was included as the tenth track on the soundtrack album [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] (a compilation of music by [[Prince]] and associated artists for the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_6 Girl 6], directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Lee Spike Lee]). | ||
A live version was also included as the closing track on the concert movie [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] (switching places with [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] in the usual concert setlist, perhaps due to the message of this song). | A live version was also included as the closing track on the concert movie [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] (switching places with [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] in the usual concert setlist, perhaps due to the message of this song). | ||
− | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 13|13 July 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]], during the same one-day session that produced [[Everybody Want What They Don’t Got]]. The track was initially included as the | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 13|13 July 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]], during the same one-day session that produced [[Everybody Want What They Don’t Got]]. The track was initially included as the first track of the second disc on a [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configurations of [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] (by [[Prince and the Revolution]]). |
It was kept for inclusion as the fifth track on the third disc as the album developed into the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] configuration, which was eventually pared down and became [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. | It was kept for inclusion as the fifth track on the third disc as the album developed into the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] configuration, which was eventually pared down and became [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. | ||
− | As [[Prince]] became a Jehovah’s Witness, he began to change the lyrics when performing the song live, reflecting his newer beliefs that Jesus died on "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stauros stauros]" (a single stake, rather than a two-beamed cross), and the song became known as '''The Christ''', causing some controversy | + | As [[Prince]] became a Jehovah’s Witness, he began to change the lyrics when performing the song live, reflecting his newer beliefs that Jesus died on "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stauros stauros]" (a single stake, rather than a two-beamed cross), and the song became known as '''The Christ''', causing some controversy among [[Prince]]’s online fanbase. The song was performed this way, with contributions from [[Larry Graham]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], on the [[10 April 1998|11th annual Essence Awards]] in 1998. |
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 13|13 July 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 13|13 July 1986]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking, mix |
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
*[[Prince]] - all vocal and instruments | *[[Prince]] - all vocal and instruments | ||
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|1= '''The Cross''' | |1= '''The Cross''' | ||
|2= 4:46 | |2= 4:46 | ||
− | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe| Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] | + | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] |
− | + | [[Collection: Sign O’ The Times - The Singles|Sign O’ The Times - The Singles]] | |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= Remastered in 2020 | |5= Remastered in 2020 | ||
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|1= '''The Cross''' | |1= '''The Cross''' | ||
|2= 7:44 | |2= 7:44 | ||
− | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] | + | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] |
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[20 June 1987|20 June 1987: Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, | + | |5= [[20 June 1987|20 June 1987: Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, The Netherlands]] |
+ | }} | ||
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+ | |1= '''[[Democrazy]]''' | ||
+ | |2= 6:07 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= The lyrics of the chorus (''Lies to my left, wrong to my right, compassion unknown, this must be the twilight zone. A grizzly affair, caught unaware, why am I so scared? Where have all the flowers gone?'') echo the lyrics of [[The Cross]] (''Ghettos to the left of us, flowers to the right''). | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[Art Official Cage]]''' | ||
+ | |2= 3:41 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]] | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= The line ''Ghettos to the left of me, malls to the right'' is a reference to the lyrics of [[The Cross]] (''Ghettos to the left of us, flowers to the right''). | ||
+ | }} | ||
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|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
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{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
|line = | |line = | ||
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+ | |1= '''The Cross''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:34 | ||
+ | |3= Delayed live recording radio broadcast<br> | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[02_August_1993|02 August 1993, Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''The Christ''' | |1= '''The Christ''' | ||
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
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|first live appearance = [[08 May 1987|8 May 1987: Isstadion, Johanneshov, Stockholm, Sweden]] <br> | |first live appearance = [[08 May 1987|8 May 1987: Isstadion, Johanneshov, Stockholm, Sweden]] <br> | ||
* [[07 July 2007|7 July 2007: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <small>(as '''The Christ''')</small> | * [[07 July 2007|7 July 2007: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <small>(as '''The Christ''')</small> | ||
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|see also = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album | |see also = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album | ||
|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:1987]][[Category: | + | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' |
+ | |categories = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Recorded 1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
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