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|performer = [[Robin Power]] | |performer = [[Robin Power]] | ||
| − | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] | + | |writer(s) = [[Robin Power]] (lyrics), [[Prince]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] (music) |
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | ||
|previous song = [[Under The Cherry Moon]] | |previous song = [[Under The Cherry Moon]] | ||
|next song = [[Underneath The Cream]] | |next song = [[Underneath The Cream]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Undercover Lover''' is an unreleased song, which was premiered (in part) during [[The New Power Generation Radio Show]] (hosted by [[Prince]] (under the name [[Prince|Me, Myself and I]]) and [[Robin Power]], [[Ingrid Chavez]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]) on Minneapolis radio station [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KMOJ KMOJ] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 9|9 December 1989]]. | + | |introduction = '''Undercover Lover''' is an unreleased song, which was premiered (in part) during [[The New Power Generation Radio Show]] (hosted by [[Prince]] (under the name [[Prince|Me, Myself and I]]) and [[Robin Power]], [[Ingrid Chavez]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]) on Minneapolis radio station [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KMOJ KMOJ] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 9|9 December 1989]]. '''Undercover Lover''' was demoed by [[Robin Power]] before she met [[Prince]]. She gave him a tape containing the song when they met in late October 1989. A few weeks later, [[Prince]] invited [[Robin Power|Power]] to re-record her vocals over a new backing music for the track he created with [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]. It was the first song [[Robin Power|Power]] and [[Prince]] worked on together. |
| − | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in late 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during the same set of sessions as [[Number | + | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in late 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during the same set of sessions as [[Number 1]]. It was planned for inclusion on a proposed [[Album: Robin Power And The Uptown Dames (1991)|album]] by [[Robin Power]], but [[Prince]] lost interest and the album was never completed. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = | + | |date = 1989 |
| + | |studio = Unknown studio (USA) | ||
| + | |additional info = Tracking (without [[Prince]] input) | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = November - early December 1989 | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Re-recording with new music |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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|1= '''Undercover Lover''' | |1= '''Undercover Lover''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
| − | |3= Full version of broadcast version | + | |3= Full version of broadcast version below |
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''Undercover Lover''' | |1= '''Undercover Lover''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
| − | |3= Different mix with softer drums and more emphasis on [[Prince]] | + | |3= Different mix with softer drums and more emphasis on [[Prince]]’s guitar |
}} | }} | ||
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
| − | |trivia = | + | |trivia = The song is considered as unreleased as the full-length version was not broadcast or made available on 'hard-format'. |
|see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | |see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | ||
*[[Album: Robin Power And The Uptown Dames (1991)| Robin Power And The Uptown Dames]] unreleased album | *[[Album: Robin Power And The Uptown Dames (1991)| Robin Power And The Uptown Dames]] unreleased 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:1989]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs | + | |categories = [[Category:1989]][[Category:Recorded 1989]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]] |
}} | }} | ||
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| Under The Cherry Moon < < < | All Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Underneath The Cream |
