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|Current video name    = I Wanna Be Your Lover
|Current video name    = I Wanna Be Your Lover
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|Date                  = 1979
|Date                  = 1979
|producer(s)            = ''Information needed''
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|Next year              = 1979
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|Previous video link    = [[Videos:_Music_Videos|All Prince videos]]
|Previous video link    = [[Videos:_Music_Videos|All Prince videos]]
|Next Video link        = [[Video: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]]
|Next Video link        = [[Video: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?|Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]]
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|Introduction          = '''I Wanna Be Your Lover''' is a [[Prince]] video released for broadcast and to promote the [[Single: I Wanna Be Your Lover|single]]. It is [[Prince]]’s first video to have been broadcast as no videos were made for either of the two previous singles [[Single: Soft And Wet|Soft And Wet]] and [[Single: Just As Long As We’re Together|Just As Long As We’re Together]].
|Introduction          = '''I Wanna Be Your Lover''' is a [[Prince]] video released for broadcast and to promote the [[Single: I Wanna Be Your Lover|single]]. It is [[Prince]]’s first video to have been broadcast as no videos were made for either of the two previous singles [[Single: Soft And Wet|Soft And Wet]] and [[Single: Just As Long As We’re Together|Just As Long As We’re Together]].
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The video was included on [[Home_Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]] in 1993.
The video was included on [[Home_Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]] in 1993.


[[Video:_I_Wanna_Be_Your_Lover-band|Another video]] was shot at a later date with [[Prince]]’s band but it was never aired and remains unreleased. The videos are two separate run-throughs of the song and neither contains any shots also present in the other.
[[Video:_I_Wanna_Be_Your_Lover-band|Another video]] was shot with [[Prince]]’s band but it was never aired and remains unreleased. The videos are two separate run-throughs of the song and neither contains any shots also present in the other.
|recording info        =
|recording info        =
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|date            = August 1979
|date            = August 1979
|studio          = Leeds Rehearsal Facility, North Hollywood, CA, USA (assumed)
|studio          = Leeds Rehearsal Facility, North Hollywood, CA, USA (assumed)
|additional info = '’solo version''
|additional info = ''solo version''
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}}
|cast                  = * [[Prince]]
|cast                  = * [[Prince]]
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* [[Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover-band|I Wanna Be Your Lover (Band version)]]
* [[Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover-band|I Wanna Be Your Lover (Band version)]]
|Quotations & trivia    = The video features [[Prince]] playing an ''Orr bass'', (named after its luthier Charles Orr), an instrument [[Prince]] used to record almost all the basslines on [[Album: For You|For You]] album. The bass had seldom been seen or cited in credits since 1978, but made an appearance in the [[Video: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]] video. [[Prince]] also uses a ''Gibson L6-S Deluxe'' guitar (customized with red blinking led lights), an instrument he would stop using after having heavily customizing it, until he ultimately opted for the ''Hohner Telecaster'' guitar in 1980.
|Quotations & trivia    = The video features [[Prince]] playing an ''Orr bass'', (named after its luthier Charles Orr), an instrument [[Prince]] used to record almost all the basslines on [[Album: For You|For You]] album. The bass had seldom been seen or cited in credits since 1978, but made an appearance in the [[Video: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]] video. [[Prince]] also uses a ''Gibson L6-S Deluxe'' guitar (customized with red blinking led lights), an instrument he would stop using after having heavily customizing it, until he ultimately opted for the ''Hohner Telecaster'' guitar in 1980.
* Footage of '''I Wanna Be Your Lover''' was later included in the [[Video: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] video.
|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)]]''
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Latest revision as of 13:17, 27 April 2024

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I Wanna Be Your Lover
I Wanna Be Your Lover music video selected snapshots

Music Video details

First aired: 1979
Producer(s): Information needed
Director: Information needed
Related home video/DVD: The Hits Collection
First (Commercially) Released: 14 September 1993

Awards

Date Institution, Country Award
This music video has not received any awards in the USA

I Wanna Be Your Lover is a Prince video released for broadcast and to promote the single. It is Prince’s first video to have been broadcast as no videos were made for either of the two previous singles Soft And Wet and Just As Long As We’re Together.

The video shows Prince singing, playing various instruments: keyboards, drums, guitar and bass. He is also seen dancing and playing with a red scarf attached to his mic. The video looks to have been interpreted as a attempt to market Prince as a prodigy multi-instrumentalist (a potential new Stevie Wonder).

The video was included on The Hits Collection in 1993.

Another video was shot with Prince’s band but it was never aired and remains unreleased. The videos are two separate run-throughs of the song and neither contains any shots also present in the other.


Shooting Information
Shooting Sessions
Date Location Additional info
August 1979 Leeds Rehearsal Facility, North Hollywood, CA, USA (assumed) solo version
Cast
Crew
  • Information needed

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
I Wanna Be Your Lover 2:55 The Story So Far... (1986)

The Hits Collection (1993)
Prince streaming video platforms (2017)
Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017)

solo version


Unreleased Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
I Wanna Be Your Lover unreleased Band version
 
Additional Information
See Also Quotation & triva

  • The video features Prince playing an Orr bass, (named after its luthier Charles Orr), an instrument Prince used to record almost all the basslines on For You album. The bass had seldom been seen or cited in credits since 1978, but made an appearance in the My Name Is Prince video. Prince also uses a Gibson L6-S Deluxe guitar (customized with red blinking led lights), an instrument he would stop using after having heavily customizing it, until he ultimately opted for the Hohner Telecaster guitar in 1980.
  • Footage of I Wanna Be Your Lover was later included in the Purple Medley video.
References
◄ None
All Prince videos 		Music Videos (Prince) Music Videos (Related Artists) 1979
Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? 		►
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