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|introduction = '''The Greatest Romance Ever Sold''' is the third track on [[Prince]]'s 23rd album [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]] (his sixth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), and five weeks before the album's release, [[Single: The Greatest Romance Ever Sold|The Greatest Romance Ever Sold]] was released as the album's first single. In 2001, an extended version (incorporating parts from the single's '''The Adam & Eve Remix''') was included as the third track on the companion album [[Album: Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic]]. A version using the same instrumental basic tracks with overdubbed saxophone and flute by [[Maceo Parker]] was released as the fifth track on his 2000 album [[Album: Dial M-A-C-E-O|Dial M-A-C-E-O]] (included here as [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) was involved directly). | |introduction = '''The Greatest Romance Ever Sold''' is the third track on [[Prince]]'s 23rd album [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]] (his sixth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), and five weeks before the album's release, [[Single: The Greatest Romance Ever Sold|The Greatest Romance Ever Sold]] was released as the album's first single. In 2001, an extended version (incorporating parts from the single's '''The Adam & Eve Remix''') was included as the third track on the companion album [[Album: Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic]]. A version using the same instrumental basic tracks with overdubbed saxophone and flute by [[Maceo Parker]] was released as the fifth track on his 2000 album [[Album: Dial M-A-C-E-O|Dial M-A-C-E-O]] (included here as [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) was involved directly). | ||
− | Specific recording dates are unknown, but it is likely that initial tracking took place in Summer | + | Specific recording dates are unknown, but it is likely that initial tracking took place in Summer 1999 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN. [[Prince]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_(entertainer) Eve] worked on '''The Adam & Eve Remix''' on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 10|10 September 1999]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Lady_Studios Electric Lady Studios] in New York, NY, USA. Remixes were also done by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Nevins Jason Nevins] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptunes The Neptunes] in 1999. The various remixes by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptunes The Neptunes], featuring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-Tip_(rapper) Q-Tip] mark the first appearance of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-Tip_(rapper) Q-Tip] on a [[Prince]]-related recording (he would later record a rap for [[Chocolate Box]]). [[Maceo Parker]]'s saxophone overdubs were likely recorded in late 1999 or early 2000 at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. |
Much of [[Prince]]'s rap from '''The Adam & Eve Remix''' was later reused for [[Silicon]]. | Much of [[Prince]]'s rap from '''The Adam & Eve Remix''' was later reused for [[Silicon]]. | ||
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− | |date = Summer | + | |date = Summer 1999 |
|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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− | |date = Late Summer | + | |date = Late Summer 1999 |
|studio = Studio information needed | |studio = Studio information needed | ||
|additional info = Remixes by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Nevins Jason Nevins] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptunes The Neptunes] | |additional info = Remixes by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Nevins Jason Nevins] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptunes The Neptunes] | ||
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|3= Delayed performance TV broadcast | |3= Delayed performance TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[28_November 1999|28 November 1999, Tros TV-Show, Cinevideo Studio's, Almere | + | |5= [[28_November 1999|28 November 1999, Tros TV-Show, Cinevideo Studio's, Almere, the Netherlands]] |
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