Difference between revisions of "Your Love Is So Hard"

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|previous song            = [[Young And Beautiful]]
 
|previous song            = [[Young And Beautiful]]
 
|next song                = [[Your Show]]
 
|next song                = [[Your Show]]
|introduction              = '''Your Love Is So Hard''' is an unreleased song recorded at some point in 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. It is not known if the track was planned for any particular project at the time of recording.
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|introduction              = '''Your Love Is So Hard''' is an unreleased song recorded at some point in 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. It is not known if the track was planned for any particular project at the time of recording. [[Rosie Gaines]] also recorded her vocal on a version.
  
 
The track is an upbeat stripped-down track with occasional synth horns, synth strings and sampled vocal clips (as was common in [[Prince]] recordings of the era).  
 
The track is an upbeat stripped-down track with occasional synth horns, synth strings and sampled vocal clips (as was common in [[Prince]] recordings of the era).  
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The song's lyrics are lighthearted and include the narrator pleading with his love to try to work things out, even though they are not "the perfect match".  
 
The song's lyrics are lighthearted and include the narrator pleading with his love to try to work things out, even though they are not "the perfect match".  
  
The track opens with the lyrics "Dateline, 1989", which indicate that it would not have been released after that year in the same form.
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The track opens with the lyrics "Dateline 1989", which indicate that it would not have been released after that year in the same form.
 
|recording info            =
 
|recording info            =
 
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|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                      = 1990 (assumed)
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
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|additional info          = [[Rosie Gaines]] vocals
 
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|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
*[[Prince]] - lead vocals and all instruments (except where noted)
 
*[[Prince]] - lead vocals and all instruments (except where noted)
 
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - background vocals and unidentified instruments  
 
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - background vocals and unidentified instruments  
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*[[Rosie Gaines]] - vocals (on a version with her singing lead)
 
|unreleased versions      =  
 
|unreleased versions      =  
 
{{Unreleased|
 
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|2= Studio
 
|2= Studio
 
|3= Recorded 1989
 
|3= Recorded 1989
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|1= '''Your Love Is So Hard'''
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|2= Studio, [[Rosie Gaines]] lead vocal
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|3= Recorded 1990 (assumed)
 
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Revision as of 17:02, 14 June 2017

{{song-3| |song name = Your Love Is So Hard |single image = Unreleasedsong.jpg</small> |performer = Prince |writer(s) = Prince (assumed) |producer(s) = Prince (assumed) |previous song = Young And Beautiful |next song = Your Show |introduction = Your Love Is So Hard is an unreleased song recorded at some point in 1989 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA. It is not known if the track was planned for any particular project at the time of recording. Rosie Gaines also recorded her vocal on a version.

The track is an upbeat stripped-down track with occasional synth horns, synth strings and sampled vocal clips (as was common in Prince recordings of the era).

The song's lyrics are lighthearted and include the narrator pleading with his love to try to work things out, even though they are not "the perfect match".

The track opens with the lyrics "Dateline 1989", which indicate that it would not have been released after that year in the same form. |recording info = |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|1989 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Initial tracking |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|1990 (assumed) |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Rosie Gaines vocals |recording personnel =

  • Prince - lead vocals and all instruments (except where noted)
  • Levi Seacer, Jr. - background vocals and unidentified instruments
  • Rosie Gaines - vocals (on a version with her singing lead)

|unreleased versions =

Title Version Additional Info
Your Love Is So Hard Studio Recorded 1989
Title Version Additional Info
Your Love Is So Hard Studio, Rosie Gaines lead vocal Recorded 1990 (assumed)