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|song name                = The Everlasting Now
|song name                = The Everlasting Now
|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>
|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]]
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 16|16 October 2001]] - [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]] album
|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(s)                  = [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]]<br>
[[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]]
[[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
|previous song            = [[The Ever Changing Light]]
|previous song            = [[The Ever Changing Light]]
|next song                = [[Everybody Dance]]
|next song                = [[Everybody Dance]]
|introduction              = '''The Everlasting Now''' is the 13th track on [[Prince]]'s 24th album [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]], his first album after reverting to the name [[Prince]]. In 2002, a live version was included as the fourth track on the second disc of [[Prince]]'s first live album [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] (along with [[Xenophobia]], [[Extraordinary]], [[Avalanche]], [[Family Name]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=I Wanna Be Your Lover]][[I Wanna Be Your Lover| Wanna B Ur Lover]], [[Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds & Pearls]], [[The Beautiful Ones]], [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] and [[How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore]] from the same show). A short reprise, titled '''The Everlasting Now (Vamp)''', was included as the ninth and final track on the accompanying album [[Album:_One_Nite_Alone... The_Aftershow:_It_Ain't_Over|One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain't Over]].
|introduction              = '''The Everlasting Now''' is the 13th track on [[Prince]]’s 24th album [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]], his first album after reverting to the name [[Prince]]. In 2002, a live version was included as the fourth track on the second disc of [[Prince]]’s first live album [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] (along with [[Xenophobia]], [[Extraordinary]], [[Avalanche]], [[Family Name]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=I Wanna Be Your Lover]][[I Wanna Be Your Lover| Wanna B Ur Lover]], [[Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds & Pearls]], [[The Beautiful Ones]], [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] and [[How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore]] from the same show). A short reprise, titled '''The Everlasting Now (Vamp)''', was included as the ninth and final track on the accompanying album [[Album:_One_Nite_Alone... The_Aftershow:_It_Ain’t_Over|One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over]].


Specific recording dates are unknown, but it is likely that initial tracking took place in late 2000 or early 2001 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. 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 [[Mellow]]). The album's narrative ends with the narrator stating "from this day forward 'til times indefinite, those who love Christ are the ones who benefit. All the players' ice melted into one platinum chain and in a downward spiral it dripped down the drain."
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 [[Mellow]]). The album’s narrative ends with the narrator stating "from this day forward ’Til times indefinite, those who love Christ are the ones who benefit. All the players' ice melted into one platinum chain and in a downward spiral it dripped down the drain."
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Late 2000 - early 2001
|date                      = Late 2000 - early 2001
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 8|8 February 2001]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 8|8 February 2001]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Horn overdubs
|additional info          = Horn overdubs
}}
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|1= '''The Everlasting Now (Vamp)'''
|1= '''The Everlasting Now (Vamp)'''
|2= 1:49
|2= 1:49
|3= [[Album:_One_Nite_Alone... The_Aftershow:_It_Ain't_Over|One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain't Over]]
|3= [[Album:_One_Nite_Alone... The_Aftershow:_It_Ain’t_Over|One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over]]
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[20_April 2002-am|20 April 2002 (am), The Highlands Hollywood, Hollywood, CA, USA]]
|5= [[20_April 2002-am|20 April 2002 (a.m.): The Highlands Hollywood, Hollywood, CA, USA]]
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|unreleased versions      =  
|unreleased versions      =  
|sampled in                =  
|sampled in                =  
|first live appearance    = [[15 January 2002-am|15 January 2002 (am), Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]
|first live appearance    = [[15 January 2002-am|15 January 2002 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <br>
* [[16 February 2004-am|16 February 2004 (a.m.): Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, USA]]
|performed regularly on    = [[One Nite Alone... Tour]]
|performed regularly on    = [[One Nite Alone... Tour]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2003|2003]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2003|2003]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]]
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    =  
|see also                  = [[Album: The Rainbow Children|The Rainbow Children]] album
|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)]]''
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
|categories                = [[Category:2001]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 2001]]
|categories                = [[Category:2001]][[Category:Recorded 2001]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
}}
}}
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Latest revision as of 09:31, 10 October 2024

The Ever Changing Light   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Everybody Dance
The Everlasting Now

from the album The Rainbow Children
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 16 October 2001 - The Rainbow Children album
Album(s): The Rainbow Children

One Nite Alone... Live!

Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

The Everlasting Now is the 13th track on Prince’s 24th album The Rainbow Children, his first album after reverting to the name Prince. In 2002, a live version was included as the fourth track on the second disc of Prince’s first live album One Nite Alone... Live! (along with Xenophobia, Extraordinary, Avalanche, Family Name, Raspberry Beret, Wanna B Ur Lover, Diamonds & Pearls, The Beautiful Ones, Nothing Compares 2 U and How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore from the same show). A short reprise, titled The Everlasting Now (Vamp), was included as the ninth and final track on the accompanying album One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over.

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 8 February 2001, also at Paisley Park Studios (on the same day as horn overdubs on Everywhere and Mellow). The album’s narrative ends with the narrator stating "from this day forward ’Til times indefinite, those who love Christ are the ones who benefit. All the players' ice melted into one platinum chain and in a downward spiral it dripped down the drain."


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Late 2000 - early 2001 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
8 February 2001 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Horn overdubs
Recording Personnel

Studio version


One Nite Alone... Live! version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Everlasting Now 8:18 The Rainbow Children Studio
The Everlasting Now 7:40 One Nite Alone... Live! Live 30 April 2002, Portland Center for the Performing Arts - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, USA
The Everlasting Now (Vamp) 1:49 One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over Live 20 April 2002 (a.m.): The Highlands Hollywood, Hollywood, CA, USA
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Everlasting Now ?:?? Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas DVD Live 15 December 2002, Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Everlasting Now ?:?? Delayed TV performance broadcast Live 13 December 2002, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, NBC Studio 3, Burbank, CA, USA


 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
The Ever Changing Light   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Everybody Dance
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