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{{song|
{{song|
|song name                = Extraloveable
|song name                = Xtraloveable
|single image              = [[File:Extraloveable - Single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Extraloveable]]<br>
|single image              = [[File:Extraloveable - Single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Extraloveable]]<br>
<small>single art for [[Single: Extraloveable|Extraloveable]]</small>
<small>single art for [[Single: Extraloveable|Extraloveable]]</small>
|album image              = [[File: Hitnrun_PHASEII_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Hitnrun Phase Two]]<br><small>from the album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]</small>
|album image              = [[File: Hitnrun_PHASEII_album.jpg|100px|link= Album: Hitnrun Phase Two]]<br><small>from the album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]</small>
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 23|23 November, 2011]] - [[Single: Extraloveable|Extraloveable]] single
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 23|23 November 2011]] - [[Single: Extraloveable|Extraloveable]] single
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]] (although none at time of release)
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (music and lyrics), [[Andy Allo]] (rap)
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (music and lyrics), [[Andy Allo]] (rap; (on 2011 version, omitted from later release reloaded verision)
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small>
|previous song            = [[Exploding All Over Europe]]
|previous song            = [[X’s Face]]
|next song                = [[Extraordinary]]
|next song                = [[Xylophone]]
|introduction              = '''Extraloveable''' was first released on the stand-alone digital single [[Single: Extraloveable|Extraloveable]] in 2011, to promote the [[Welcome 2 Canada Tour]] beginning two days later. While the recording was new, the track itself was 29 years old.
|introduction              = '''Xtraloveable''' is the sixth track on the album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]. Four years earlier, however, the track as '''Extraloveable''' was released on the stand-alone digital single [[Single: Extraloveable|Extraloveable]] in 2011, to promote the [[Welcome 2 Canada Tour]] beginning two days later. While the recording was new, the track itself was 29 years old.


The original track was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 3|3 April, 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA (two days after re-recording [[Wouldn't You Love To Love Me?]] and two days before [[3 x 2 = 6]]). The song was considered for inclusion on [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]], but it is not known if a version with vocals by [[Vanity 6]] was recorded. It is possible that the track was worked on further in 1983, as some of the lyrics could be interpreted as referring to [[Dez Dickerson]]'s departure from the band and [[Wendy Melvoin]]'s arrival.
The original track was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 3|3 April 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (two days after re-recording [[Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?]] and two days before [[3 x 2 = 6]]). The song was considered for inclusion on [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]], but it is not known if a version with vocals by [[Vanity 6]] was recorded. It is possible that the track was worked on further in 1983, as some of the lyrics could be interpreted as referring to [[Dez Dickerson]]’s departure from the band and [[Wendy Melvoin]]’s arrival.


In 1988, engineer [[Chuck Zwicky]] pulled the track out from the vault and remixed it, telling [[Prince]] it should be released. During [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June, 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]] offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and while the track (now known as '''Xtralovable''') was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned. It is not known whether this version was the same as an earlier version, or an alternate recording.
In 1988, [[Prince]] asked his engineer [[Chuck Zwicky]] to pull out the track from the vault (along with [[Eros]], [[Rain]], [[Rearrange]] and [[Poppa Grooves]]) and mix it: ''"When he was on the Lovesexy Tour, I was assigned to go in the vault and provide mixes for songs that had never been mixed."'' It is not known if there was other plans for that song at that time.  


On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 4|4 March, 2011]], the website [http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2011/03/04/prince-is-extra-loveable-but-where-will-he-play-next/#comments drfunkenberry.com] reported that [[Prince]] was "about to unleash" a "25 minute live version" of '''Extraloveable''' (written as '''Extra Loveable'''), but nothing is currently known about this version ('''Extraloveable''' had at that point never been played live, so this may be a live in-studio recording), or how it was planned for release. The version eventually released was a studio version, likely recorded later in 2011, featuring a rap by [[Andy Allo]] (who first started performing with [[Prince]] in May, 2011); the track was likely recorded at [[Paisley Park Studios]], although this is unconfirmed.
During [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]] offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and while the track (now known as '''Xtralovable''') was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned. It is not known whether this version was the same as an earlier version, or an alternate recording.
 
On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 4|4 March 2011]], the website [http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2011/03/04/prince-is-extra-loveable-but-where-will-he-play-next/#comments drfunkenberry.com] reported that [[Prince]] was "about to unleash" a "25 minute live version" of '''Extraloveable''' (written as '''Extra Loveable'''), but nothing more on that alleged version came out eventually and '''Extraloveable''' had at that point never been played live, so this may be a live in-studio recording. The version eventually released was a studio version, likely recorded later in 2011, featuring a rap by [[Andy Allo]] (who first started performing with [[Prince]] in May 2011); the track was likely recorded at [[Paisley Park Studios]], although this is unconfirmed.


[[Prince]] stated in a radio interview with Toronto radio station 104.5 CHUM FM (also released as a [http://www.chumfm.com/Media/Podcasts.aspx podcast]) that he had three versions of '''Extraloveable''', and that they would all eventually be released; he also stated in the interview, however, that the released version was the 1982 recording with some minor tweaks, while it in fact appears to be an entirely new recording.
[[Prince]] stated in a radio interview with Toronto radio station 104.5 CHUM FM (also released as a [http://www.chumfm.com/Media/Podcasts.aspx podcast]) that he had three versions of '''Extraloveable''', and that they would all eventually be released; he also stated in the interview, however, that the released version was the 1982 recording with some minor tweaks, while it in fact appears to be an entirely new recording.


On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 19|19 June, 2013]], a new version, titled [[Extraloveable|Extraloveable Reloaded]], with the rap omitted and horns added, was released on [[3rdEyeGirl.com]].
On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 19|19 June 2013]], a new version, titled '''Extraloveable Reloaded''', with the rap omitted and horns added, was released on [[3rdEyeGirl.com]] and included two and a half years later as '''Xtraloveable''' on [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]].
 
The original 1982 version was not included on [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] in 2019 because of a rape reference in its lyrics and remains unreleased.


In December 2015 this version  appeared as sixth track on the album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]] as '''Xtraloveable'''.


|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 3|3 April, 1982]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 3|3 April 1982]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = 1983
|date                      = 1983
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (unverified, but likely)
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (unverified, but likely)
|additional info          = Additional recording (unverified, but likely - see notes above)
|additional info          = Additional recording (unverified, but likely - see notes above)
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = 1988
|date                      = 1988
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Remix by [[Chuck Zwicky]]
|additional info          = Mix by [[Chuck Zwicky]]
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Late 2011
|date                      = Late 2011
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
|additional info          = Re-recording
|additional info          = Re-recording
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = November 2011
|date                      = November 2011
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA  
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA  
|additional info          = Horn overdubs
|additional info          = Horn overdubs
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Early-mid 2013
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Second re-recording
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
'''Released version'''
'''1980s versions'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
'''2011 version'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
*[[John Blackwell]] - drums
*[[John Blackwell]] - drums
*[[Andy Allo]] - rap
* [[Andy Allo]] - rap
'''Xtraloveable Remix'''
'''2013 version'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
*[[John Blackwell]] - drums (assumed, or replaced by [[Prince]])
*[[Michael B. Nelson]] - trombone
*[[Michael B. Nelson]] - trombone
*[[Kathy Jensen]] - baritone saxophone
*[[Kathy Jensen]] - baritone saxophone
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*[[Steve Strand]] - trumpet
*[[Steve Strand]] - trumpet
*[[Kenni Holmen]] - tenor saxophone
*[[Kenni Holmen]] - tenor saxophone
'''Unreleased versions'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
|released versions        =
|released versions        =
{{Songchart|
{{Songchart|
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|1= '''Extraloveable Reloaded''' / '''Xtraloveable'''
|1= '''Extraloveable Reloaded''' / '''Xtraloveable'''
|2= 5:02
|2= 5:02
|3= [http://3rdeyegirl.com/product/extraloveable-reloaded/ 3rdEyeGirl.com] / [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]  
|3= [http://3rdeyegirl.com/product/extraloveable-reloaded/ 3rdEyeGirl.com] download<br>
[[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]
|4= Studio
|4= Studio
|5= 2011 re-recording augmented with horns and edited off [[Andy Allo]]'s rap
|5= 2013 re-recording augmented with horns and edited off [[Andy Allo]]’s rap
}}
}}
}}
}}
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|3= [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4665877125585&set=vb.16474070196&type=2&theater Andy Allo Facebook page] .mp4 stream
|3= [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4665877125585&set=vb.16474070196&type=2&theater Andy Allo Facebook page] .mp4 stream
|4= Live clip
|4= Live clip
|5= [[26 September, 2012|26 September, 2012, United Center, Chicago (IL), USA]]
|5= [[26 September 2012|26 September 2012, United Center, Chicago (IL), USA]]
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
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|3= [[3rdEye TV|3rdEye TV Show # 5]] performance audio stream  
|3= [[3rdEye TV|3rdEye TV Show # 5]] performance audio stream  
|4= Rehearsal
|4= Rehearsal
|5= June, 2013, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
|5= June 2013, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota (assumed)
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
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|3= [[3rdEye TV|3rdEye TV Show # 7]] live video stream  
|3= [[3rdEye TV|3rdEye TV Show # 7]] live video stream  
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[30 June, 2013-am|30 June, 2013 (am) City Winery Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA]]
|5= [[30 June 2013-am|30 June 2013 (a.m.) City Winery Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA]]
}}
}}
}}
}}
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|1= '''Extraloveable'''
|1= '''Extraloveable'''
|2= Studio
|2= Studio
|3= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 3|3 April, 1982]]
|3= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 3|3 April 1982]]
}}
}}
{{Unreleasedline|
{{Unreleasedline|
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{{Unreleasedline|
{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''Extraloveable'''
|1= '''Extraloveable'''
|2= Remix
|2= Mix
|3= Remix by [[Chuck Zwicky]]
|3= 1988 mix by [[Chuck Zwicky]]
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
|video versions            =  
|video versions            =  
{{SongVideo|
|video versions            =
{{Songchart|
|line =
{{Songline|
|1= '''Xtraloveable Reloaded'''
|2= 5:14
|3= (Unreleased) promotional video
|4= Promo video
|5= See [[Video: Xtraloveable Reloaded|Xtraloveable Reloaded]] video for more details
}}
}}
}}
|sampled in                =
|sampled in                =
|first live appearance    = [[25 November, 2011|25 November, 2011: Air Canada Centre , Toronto (ON), Canada]] <small>(interpolation in [[Little Red Corvette]]). </small>
|first live appearance    = [[25 November 2011|25 November 2011: Air Canada Centre , Toronto (ON), Canada]] <small>(interpolation in [[Little Red Corvette]]) </small>; [[26 September 2012|26 September 2012: United Center, Chicago (IL), USA]] <small>(full version)</small><br>
* [[26 September, 2012|26 September, 2012, United Center, Chicago (IL), USA]] <small>(full version)</small>
* [[23 January 2016|23 January 2016: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(during sampler set) </small>
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]]
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    =  
|see also                  = [[Single: Extraloveable|Extraloveable single]]
|see also                  = [[Single: Extraloveable|Extraloveable single]]
*[[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]] album
*[[Video: Xtraloveable Reloaded|Xtraloveable Reloaded]] unreleased 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)]]''
|categories                = [[Category:2011]][[Category:2015]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1982]][[Category:Recorded 2011]]
*[https://www.startribune.com/the-life-of-prince-as-told-by-the-people-who-knew-him/376586581 '''Oral history : Prince’s life, as told by the people who knew him best''' compiled by the Star Tribune staff'' (Star Tribune – 7 June 2019)]
|categories                = [[Category:2011]][[Category:2015]][[Category:Recorded 1982]][[Category:Recorded 2015]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 09:39, 10 October 2024

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Xtraloveable

from the album Hitnrun Phase Two

single art for Extraloveable

Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 23 November 2011 - Extraloveable single
Album(s): Hitnrun Phase Two (although none at time of release)
Writer(s): Prince (music and lyrics), Andy Allo (rap; (on 2011 version, omitted from later release reloaded verision)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Xtraloveable is the sixth track on the album Hitnrun Phase Two. Four years earlier, however, the track as Extraloveable was released on the stand-alone digital single Extraloveable in 2011, to promote the Welcome 2 Canada Tour beginning two days later. While the recording was new, the track itself was 29 years old.

The original track was recorded on 3 April 1982 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (two days after re-recording Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? and two days before 3 x 2 = 6). The song was considered for inclusion on Vanity 6, but it is not known if a version with vocals by Vanity 6 was recorded. It is possible that the track was worked on further in 1983, as some of the lyrics could be interpreted as referring to Dez Dickerson’s departure from the band and Wendy Melvoin’s arrival.

In 1988, Prince asked his engineer Chuck Zwicky to pull out the track from the vault (along with Eros, Rain, Rearrange and Poppa Grooves) and mix it: "When he was on the Lovesexy Tour, I was assigned to go in the vault and provide mixes for songs that had never been mixed." It is not known if there was other plans for that song at that time.

During Prince: A Celebration in June 2000, computer screens at Paisley Park Studios offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on Crystal Ball Volume II, and while the track (now known as Xtralovable) was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned. It is not known whether this version was the same as an earlier version, or an alternate recording.

On 4 March 2011, the website drfunkenberry.com reported that Prince was "about to unleash" a "25 minute live version" of Extraloveable (written as Extra Loveable), but nothing more on that alleged version came out eventually and Extraloveable had at that point never been played live, so this may be a live in-studio recording. The version eventually released was a studio version, likely recorded later in 2011, featuring a rap by Andy Allo (who first started performing with Prince in May 2011); the track was likely recorded at Paisley Park Studios, although this is unconfirmed.

Prince stated in a radio interview with Toronto radio station 104.5 CHUM FM (also released as a podcast) that he had three versions of Extraloveable, and that they would all eventually be released; he also stated in the interview, however, that the released version was the 1982 recording with some minor tweaks, while it in fact appears to be an entirely new recording.

On 19 June 2013, a new version, titled Extraloveable Reloaded, with the rap omitted and horns added, was released on 3rdEyeGirl.com and included two and a half years later as Xtraloveable on Hitnrun Phase Two.

The original 1982 version was not included on 1999 Super Deluxe Edition in 2019 because of a rape reference in its lyrics and remains unreleased.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
3 April 1982 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Tracking
1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (unverified, but likely) 		Additional recording (unverified, but likely - see notes above)
1988 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Mix by Chuck Zwicky
Late 2011 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) 		Re-recording
November 2011 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Horn overdubs
Early-mid 2013 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Second re-recording
Recording Personnel

1980s versions

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed)

2011 version

2013 version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Extraloveable 5:01 Extraloveable single Studio 2011 re-recording
Extraloveable Reloaded / Xtraloveable 5:02 3rdEyeGirl.com download

Hitnrun Phase Two

Studio 2013 re-recording augmented with horns and edited off Andy Allo’s rap
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Xtraloveable Reloaded 5:14 (Unreleased) promotional video Promo video See Xtraloveable Reloaded video for more details
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Extraloveable 1:11 Andy Allo Facebook page .mp4 stream Live clip 26 September 2012, United Center, Chicago (IL), USA
Xtraloveable remix 4:18 Andy Allo Facebook page .mp4 stream Studio Instrumental version
Musicology 12:01 3rdEye TV Show # 4 performance audio stream Rehearsal Features Mama Feelgood; segues into a rehearsal intro of Extraloveable
Extraloveable 5:27 3rdEye TV Show # 5 performance audio stream Rehearsal June 2013, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota (assumed)
Extraloveable 5:54 3rdEye TV Show # 7 live video stream Live 30 June 2013 (a.m.) City Winery Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Extraloveable Studio Recorded 3 April 1982
Extraloveable Studio 1983 version (unverified, but likely - see notes above)
Extraloveable Mix 1988 mix by Chuck Zwicky
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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