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{{song-2|
|song name                 = Mellow
|single image              = [[File:Rainbowchildren_album.jpg|100px|link= Album: The Rainbow Children]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]]</small>
|performer                 = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 16|16 October 2001]] - [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]]<br>
[[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]]
|writer(s)                 = [[Prince]]
|producer(s)               = [[Prince]]
|previous song             = [[Me Touch Myself]]
|next song                 = [[Melody Cool]]
|introduction              = '''Mellow''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]’s 24th album [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]], his first album after reverting to the name [[Prince]], and, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 14|14 January 2002]], the track was offered as a free download from [[Exclusive retail partnerships#AOL|AOL.com]] to AOL members. In 2002, a live version was included as the fifth track on the first disc of [[Prince]]’s first live album [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] (along with [[Muse 2 The Pharaoh]], [[The Other Side Of The Pillow]] and [[Strange Relationship]] from the same show).

Specific recording dates are unknown, but it is likely that basic tracking took place in late 2000 or early 2001 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Horn overdubs were recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 8|8 February 2001]], also at [[Paisley Park Studios]] (on the same day as horn overdubs on [[Everywhere]] and [[The Everlasting Now]]). Lyrics in the track refer to the [[17_November 2000-am|17 November 2000 (a.m.)]] aftershow concert at Metro, Chicago, IL, USA, which featured [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy_Gray Macy Gray] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_(entertainer) Common] as guests on stage. The song’s lyrics also refer to "The Egg", a building on the [[Paisley Park Studios]] grounds with an unknown purpose (see [[Paisley Park Studios]] for more details).
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Late 2000 - early 2001
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info           = Tracking
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 8|8 February 2001]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info           = Horn overdubs
}}
|recording personnel       = 
'''Studio version'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted <small>(credited as "All other instruments - digital or otherwise, lead and co-lead vox, percussion and sound FX per4med by [[Prince]] ...and U.")</small>
*[[John Blackwell]] - drums <small>(credited as "John Blackwell, the Magnificent")</small>
*[[Najee]] - flute <small>(credited for "soprano sax appeal & flute")</small>
*[[Michael B. Nelson]] - trombone <small>(credited collectively as [[The Hornheadz]])</small>
*[[Kathy Jensen]] - baritone saxophone <small>(credited collectively as [[The Hornheadz]])</small>
*[[Dave Jensen]] - trumpet <small>(credited collectively as [[The Hornheadz]])</small>
*[[Brian Gallagher]] - tenor saxophone <small>(credited collectively as [[The Hornheadz]])</small>
*[[Steve Strand]] - trumpet <small>(credited collectively as [[The Hornheadz]])</small>
<br>
'''One Nite Alone... Live! version'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[John Blackwell]] - drums
*[[Rhonda Smith]] - bass guitar
*[[Renato Neto]] - keyboards
*[[Najee]] - flute
|released versions         =
{{Songchart|
|line =
{{Songline|
|1= '''Mellow'''
|2= 4:23
|3= [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]]<br>
AOL.com mp3 download
|4= Studio
|5= 
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Mellow'''
|2= 4:36
|3= [[Single: One Nite Alone... Live EP|One Nite Alone... Live EP]] promo
|4= Live
|5= [[11_March 2002|11 March 2002, Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, USA]]; same recording as below, but also includes spoken intro for [[The Other Side Of The Pillow]]
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Mellow'''
|2= 4:30
|3= [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]]
|4= Live
|5= [[11_March 2002|11 March 2002, Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, USA]]; slightly alternate edit than above
}}
}}
|video versions            = 
|broadcasts, streaming     = 
|unreleased versions       = 
|sampled in                = 
|first live appearance     = [[05 January 2002|5 January 2002, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]
* [[21 November 2002|21 November 2002: Hokkaido Kosei Nenkin Kaikan (北海道厚生年金会館), Sapporo, Japan]]
|performed regularly on    = [[One Nite Alone... Tour]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2002|2002]]
|trivia                    = 
|see also                  = [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]] album
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
|categories                = [[Category:2001]][[Category:Recorded 2001]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
}}