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|previous song = [[Holy Ground]] | |previous song = [[Holy Ground]] | ||
|next song = [[Home]] | |next song = [[Home]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''The Holy River''' is the eighth track on the second disc of [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''The Holy River''' is the eighth track on the second disc of [[Prince]]’s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], and, two months after the album’s release, [[Single: The Holy River|The Holy River]] was released as the album’s second commercially-released single, released in the UK and Japan (a free promo cassette was made available in the Summer of 1997 in the US through the Borders bookstore chain). |
In 2001, a track titled '''Instrumental''' was released as part of the [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_6|NPG Music Club Edition # 6]] as an mp3 download; it was essentially an instrumental re-recording of '''The Holy River''', but not credited as such. | In 2001, a track titled '''Instrumental''' was released as part of the [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_6|NPG Music Club Edition # 6]] as an mp3 download; it was essentially an instrumental re-recording of '''The Holy River''', but not credited as such. | ||
− | + | Basic tracking dates are unknown, but lyrics refer to [[Prince]] proposing to [[Mayte]], making it likely the track was recorded in late 1995 or 1996, most likely at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. | |
− | The instrumental version was most likely recorded in late 1996 for potential inclusion on a proposed 1997 maxi-single of [[Single: Face Down|Face Down]], | + | The instrumental version was most likely recorded in late 1996 for potential inclusion on a proposed 1997 maxi-single of [[Single: Face Down|Face Down]], an April 1997 configuration of which also included '''The Holy River (Remix)''' and '''The Holy River (Dirtyhousemix)''' as the seventh and eighth tracks respectively. Release of the proposed maxi-single was canceled when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMI_Records EMI Records]' American division folded during 1997. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Late 1995-1996 | |date = Late 1995-1996 | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
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|date = Late 1996 (assumed) | |date = Late 1996 (assumed) | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
|additional info = Remixes and re-recordings | |additional info = Remixes and re-recordings | ||
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|3= Live performance TV broadcast | |3= Live performance TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[07 January 1997-m|7 January 1997 (mat.), Rosie | + | |5= [[07 January 1997-m|7 January 1997 (mat.), Rosie O’Donnell Show, NBC-TV Studios, GE Building, New York, NY, USA]] |
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|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[07 January 1997-m|7 January 1997 (mat.) | + | |first live appearance = [[07 January 1997-m|7 January 1997 (mat.): Rosie O’Donnell Show, NBC-TV Studios, GE Building, New York, NY, USA]]<br> |
+ | * [[14 August 1997-am|14 August 1997 (a.m.): Old Plaza Theatre, Lafayette, LA, USA]] | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1997|1997]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1997|1997]] | ||
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* [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_6|NPG Music Club Edition # 6]] download | * [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_6|NPG Music Club Edition # 6]] download | ||
|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:1996]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1996]][[Category:Recorded 1996]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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