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| |introduction = '''Van Gogh''' is the sixth track on [http://www.vangoghmusic.com/ Van Gogh]'s fourth album [[Album: Van Gogh|Van Gogh]], co-written by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor], but re-recorded by the band for their release. In 2001, [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]'s own version was released as part of [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_6|NPG Music Club Edition # 6]]. | | |introduction = '''Van Gogh''' is the sixth track on [http://www.vangoghmusic.com/ Van Gogh]'s fourth album [[Album: Van Gogh|Van Gogh]], co-written by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor], but re-recorded by the band for their release. In 2001, [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]'s own version was released as part of [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_6|NPG Music Club Edition # 6]]. |
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− | While specific recording dates are not known, the track was originally written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor] as '''Love Is''', and was sent to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] in Spring 1995, following a loose agreement for [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor] to work together (along with [[Soul Sanctuary|Sanctuary]] (later renamed [[Soul Sanctuary]]), [[Eye'll Never B Another Fool|I'll Never Open My Legs Again]] (later renamed [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye'll Never B Another Fool]][[Eye'll Never B Another Fool|'ll Never B Another Fool]]), [[Livin' 2 Die|How We Livin']] (later renamed [[Livin' 2 Die]]) and [[Stone|Nothing Left To Give]] (later renamed [[Stone]]). Additional lyrics and music were added by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] before recording in 1995, at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (during the same set of sessions as the other songs sent by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor St. Victor]). It is believed that the song was intended for [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] at one point, but it is not known to have been included on any configuration of the album. It was however slated to appear on a [[Album: Playtime By Versace|Playtime By Versace]] project in mid-late 1995. | + | While specific recording dates are not known, the track was originally written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor] as '''Love Is''', and was sent to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] in Spring 1995, following a loose agreement for [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor] to work together (along with [[Soul Sanctuary|Sanctuary]] (later renamed [[Soul Sanctuary]]), [[Eye'll Never B Another Fool|I'll Never Open My Legs Again]] (later renamed [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye'll Never B Another Fool]][[Eye'll Never B Another Fool|'ll Never B Another Fool]]), [[Livin' 2 Die|How We Livin']] (later renamed [[Livin' 2 Die]]) and [[Stone|Nothing Left To Give]] (later renamed [[Stone]]). Additional lyrics and music were added by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] before recording in 1995, at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (during the same set of sessions as the other songs sent by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor St. Victor]). The song was at one point considered for [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]. It was also slated to appear on a [[Album: Playtime By Versace|Playtime By Versace]] project in mid-late 1995. |
| In March 1998, [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] sent a cassette of the song to [http://www.vangoghmusic.com/ Van Gogh], as he wanted to give a song to a professional artist with a disability and had found [http://www.vangoghmusic.com/ Van Gogh] after much searching online, through the Coalition | | In March 1998, [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] sent a cassette of the song to [http://www.vangoghmusic.com/ Van Gogh], as he wanted to give a song to a professional artist with a disability and had found [http://www.vangoghmusic.com/ Van Gogh] after much searching online, through the Coalition |
| of Disabled Musicians in New York (the bandmembers all use wheelchairs). [http://www.vangoghmusic.com/ Van Gogh]'s version was recorded in Spring or Summer 1998 at Van Gogh Studios, Atlanta, GA, USA. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor]'s name was missing on the song's credits; other tracks by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor St. Victor] were also released with inaccurate credits, causing her to make legal threats against [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], but she eventually opted not to sue. | | of Disabled Musicians in New York (the bandmembers all use wheelchairs). [http://www.vangoghmusic.com/ Van Gogh]'s version was recorded in Spring or Summer 1998 at Van Gogh Studios, Atlanta, GA, USA. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor]'s name was missing on the song's credits; other tracks by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor St. Victor] were also released with inaccurate credits, causing her to make legal threats against [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], but she eventually opted not to sue. |