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|song name                = The Love We Make
|song name                = The Love We Make
|single image              = [[File:Emancipation.jpg|100px|link=Album: Emancipation]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]</small>
|single image              = [[File:Emancipation.jpg|100px|link= Album: Emancipation]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]</small>
|performer                = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
|performer                = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 1996]] - [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 1996]] - [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]<br>
[[Album: Anthology: 1995-2010|Anthology: 1995-2010]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])
|previous song            = [[Love... Thy Will Be Done]]
|previous song            = [[Love... Thy Will Be Done]]
|next song                = [[Loveleft, Loveright]]
|next song                = [[Loveleft, Loveright]]
|introduction              = '''The Love We Make''' is the eleventh track on the third disc of [[Prince]]'s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. [[Prince]] has said that he used the song to "speak to the spirit of a friend lost to drugs"; it is believed that this refers to [[Jonathan Melvoin]], [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] and [[Susannah Melvoin]]'s brother, keyboard player for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smashing_Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins], who had played on both [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] and [[Album: Parade|Parade]], and who played keyboard in the live line-up of [[The Family]]. [[Jonathan Melvoin|Melvoin]] died of a heroin overdose in New York City on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 12|12 July 1996]].
|introduction              = '''The Love We Make''' is the eleventh track on the third disc of [[Prince]]’s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. [[Prince]] has said that he used the song to "speak to the spirit of a friend lost to drugs"; it is believed that this refers to [[Jonathan Melvoin]], [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] and [[Susannah Melvoin]]’s brother, keyboard player for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smashing_Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins], who had played on both [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] and [[Album: Parade|Parade]], and who played keyboard in the live line-up of [[The Family]]. [[Jonathan Melvoin|Melvoin]] died of a heroin overdose in New York City on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 12|12 July 1996]].


While specific recording dates are unknown, it is likely that the track was recorded between mid-July (following [[Jonathan Melvoin]]'s death) and September 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA.
While specific recording dates are unknown, it is likely that the track was recorded between mid-July (following [[Jonathan Melvoin]]’s death) and early August 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day as [[The Divine]]).
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
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{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Mid-July - September 1996
|date                      = mid-July - early August 1996
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
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|recording personnel      =  
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|1= '''The Love We Make'''
|1= '''The Love We Make'''
|2= 4:38
|2= 4:38
|3= [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]
|3= [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]<br>
[[Album: Anthology: 1995-2010|Anthology: 1995-2010]]
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* [[Hit And Run Part II]]
* [[Hit And Run Part II]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]]  <small>''(solo piano)'' </small>  
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]]  <small>''(solo piano)'' </small>  
|trivia                    = Another song written about [[Jonathan Melvoin]]'s death, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_McLachlan Sarah McLachlan]'s [[Angel]], has been played live often by [[Prince]] from 2008-11 (although with [[Shelby J.]] on lead vocals).
|trivia                    = Another song written about [[Jonathan Melvoin]]’s death, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_McLachlan Sarah McLachlan]’s [[Angel]], has been played live often by [[Prince]] from 2008-11 (although with [[Shelby J.]] on lead vocals).
|see also                  = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] 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:1996]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1996]]
|categories                = [[Category:1996]][[Category:Recorded 1996]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
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Latest revision as of 09:58, 10 October 2024

Love... Thy Will Be Done   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Loveleft, Loveright
The Love We Make

from the album Emancipation
Song details
Performer:
First Released: 19 November 1996 - Emancipation album
Album(s): Emancipation

Anthology: 1995-2010

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

The Love We Make is the eleventh track on the third disc of Prince’s 19th album Emancipation, the third album credited to . Prince has said that he used the song to "speak to the spirit of a friend lost to drugs"; it is believed that this refers to Jonathan Melvoin, Wendy and Susannah Melvoin’s brother, keyboard player for The Smashing Pumpkins, who had played on both Around The World In A Day and Parade, and who played keyboard in the live line-up of The Family. Melvoin died of a heroin overdose in New York City on 12 July 1996.

While specific recording dates are unknown, it is likely that the track was recorded between mid-July (following Jonathan Melvoin’s death) and early August 1996 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day as The Divine).


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
mid-July - early August 1996 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Love We Make 4:38 Emancipation

Anthology: 1995-2010

Studio



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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