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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 | + | Specific recording dates are unknown, but it is likely that basic 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]]. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = Summer | + | |date = Summer 1999 |
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Basic tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |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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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 10|10 September 1999]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 10|10 September 1999]] | ||
− | |studio = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Lady_Studios Electric Lady Studios], New York, NY, USA | + | |studio = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Lady_Studios Electric Lady Studios],<br>New York, NY, USA |
|additional info = Additional recording with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_(entertainer) Eve] for '''The Adam & Eve Remix''' | |additional info = Additional recording with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_(entertainer) Eve] for '''The Adam & Eve Remix''' | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = September 1999 | |date = September 1999 | ||
− | |studio = Dan's House Of Love, New York, NY, USA | + | |studio = Dan's House Of Love,<br>New York, NY, USA |
|additional info = Saxophone and flute overdubs by [[Maceo Parker]] | |additional info = Saxophone and flute overdubs by [[Maceo Parker]] | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''The Greatest Romance Ever Sold''' | |1= '''The Greatest Romance Ever Sold''' | ||
− | |2= | + | |2= 3:04 |
|3= [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 The Year 2000]] VHS/DVD | |3= [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 The Year 2000]] VHS/DVD | ||
|4= Promo video / live | |4= Promo video / live | ||
− | |5= [[18_December 1999|18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]; See [[ | + | |5= [[18_December 1999|18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]; See [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 The Year 2000]] video for more details |
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|3= Live performance TV broadcast | |3= Live performance TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[20_November 1999|20 November 1999, The | + | |5= [[20_November 1999|20 November 1999, The Apocalypse Tube, Tyne Tees Studio 5, Newcastle, England]] |
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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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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[23_October 1999-am|23 October 1999 ( | + | |first live appearance = [[23_October 1999-am|23 October 1999 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(looped background only, with [[Come And Dance With Me]] lyrics)</small>; [[06_November 1999-am|6 November 1999 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(first full performance)</small><br> |
− | + | * [[26 November 2002|26 November 2002: Fukuoka Sun Palace (福岡サンパレス. ホーム), Fukuoka, Japan]] <small> (instrumental reprise in [[Anna Stesia]]) </small> | |
|performed regularly on = None <small>(although looped background was used regularly behind the end of [[Anna Stesia]] on the [[One Nite Alone... Tour]])</small><br> | |performed regularly on = None <small>(although looped background was used regularly behind the end of [[Anna Stesia]] on the [[One Nite Alone... Tour]])</small><br> | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]] |
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