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{{song|
{{song|
|song name                = International Lover
|song name                = International Lover
|album image              = [[File:1999.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1999]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999|1999]]</small>
|album image              = [[File:1999.jpg|100px|link= Album: 1999]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999|1999]]</small>
|single image              = [[File:1999_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1999 Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] </small>
|single image              = [[Image:Piano&amicrophone1983.jpg|100px|link= Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]]</small>
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 1982]] - [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 1982]] - [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]]
|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]]<br>
[[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]]<br>
[[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br>
[[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
|previous song            = [[Intermission]]
|previous song            = [[Intermission]]
|next song                = [[Into The Light]]
|next song                = [[Into The Light]]
|introduction              = '''International Lover''' is the eleventh and final track on [[Prince]]'s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]], and in 1983 it was included as a b-side on some versions of the single [[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]], the album's second single.
|introduction              = '''International Lover''' is the eleventh and final track on [[Prince]]’s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]], and in 1983 it was included as a b-side on some versions of the single [[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]], the album’s second single.


A brief solo piano rehearsal of the track was released on the 2018 posthumous album [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]],
A brief solo piano rehearsal of the track was released on the 2018 posthumous album [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]].


Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 14|14 January 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (three days after [[Bold Generation]] and [[Gigolos Get Lonely Too]], the same day as [[The Walk]], and the day before [[Colleen]]), during sessions for [[The Time]]'s second album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]].  
It was intended for [[The Time]]’s second album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]]. A version with [[Morris Day]] on vocals was recorded but [[Prince]] didn’t like the result and reclaimed the song to use on [[Album: 1999|1999]] instead.


It was intended to be sung by [[Morris Day]], but [[Prince]] reclaimed the song to use on [[Album: 1999|1999]] instead. <!-- It is likely that [[Morris Day]] recorded vocals for the song during these sessions, but this is unconfirmed. -->
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 14|14 January 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California three days after and [[Gigolos Get Lonely Too]], two days after [[Bold Generation]], the same day as [[The Walk]], and the day before [[Colleen]]), during sessions for [[The Time]]’s second album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]]. [[Prince]] recorded an initial version on this day with [[Morris Day]] on drums. This version was released as '''Take 1 (Live In Studio)''' as the eighth track on the ''Vault Tracks part 1'' disc of a ''Super Deluxe Edition'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album. The version was worked on further on the same day and possibly at a later date, so that almost none of the elements of this 'take 1' version can be heard in the track as it was released on [[Album: 1999|1999]] in 1982. [[Morris Day]]’s version was recorded most likely shortly after at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota.  
 
[[Prince]] recorded an initial version on this day with [[Morris Day]] on drums. This version was released as '''Take 1 (Live In Studio)''' as the eighth track on the ''Vault Tracks part 1'' disc of a ''Deluxe'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album. The version was worked on further on the same day and possibly at a later date, so that almost none of the elements of this 'take 1' version can be heard in the track as it was released on [[Album: 1999|1999]] in 1982.


The '''Take 1''' version was released as a single to streaming platforms on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 11|11 October 2019]].  
The '''Take 1''' version was released as a single to streaming platforms on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 11|11 October 2019]].  
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 14|14 January 1982]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 14|14 January 1982]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking (Take 1)
|additional info          = Tracking (Take 1)
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 14|14 January 1982]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 14|14 January 1982]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking (Take 2)
|additional info          = Tracking (Take 2)
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = January 1982 (estimate)
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = With [[Morris Day]] on lead vocals
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = August 1983 (estimate)
|date                      = Late Summer - Autumn 1983
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Rehearsal recording
|additional info          = Rehearsal recording - '''(Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version)'''
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
'''1999 version and Piano & A Microphone 1983 version'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments
'''1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'' version''' (as '''Take 1 (Live In Studio)''')
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and piano
*[[Morris Day]] - drums
'''The Time version'''
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted
*[[Morris Day]] - drums and lead vocals
|released versions        =
|released versions        =
{{Songchart|
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|3= [[Album: 1999|1999]]<br>
|3= [[Album: 1999|1999]]<br>
[[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]] single<br>
[[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]] single<br>
[[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']]
|4= Studio
|4= Studio
|5=  
|5=  
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''International Lover'''
|2= 6:35
|3= [[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''(Super) Deluxe Edition'']]
|4= Studio
|5= Remastered in 2019
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''International Lover (Take 1) (Live In Studio)'''
|1= '''International Lover (Take 1) (Live In Studio)'''
|2= 7:19
|2= 7:19
|3= [[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']]
|3= [[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|4= Studio
|4= Studio
|5=  
|5=  
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Internatonal Lover'''
|2= 8:41
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|4= Live
|5= [[01 December 1982-1|1 December 1982 (a.m.): Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA]]
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
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}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Internatonal Lover'''
|1= '''International Lover'''
|2= 8:41
|2= 2:01
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Deluxe'']]
|3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]]
|4= Live
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''International Lover'''
|2= 1:55
|3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] (2022 re-release)
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[01 December 1982-1|1 December 1982 (a.m.): Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA]]
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]. Remastered
}}
}}
}}
}}
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|2= 1:00
|2= 1:00
|3= [[Home_Video:_Double_Live| Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br>
|3= [[Home_Video:_Double_Live| Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br>
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]]  
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Super Deluxe Edition'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]] <br>
[[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] (2022 re-release)
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY]]
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY]]
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|1= '''Internatonal Lover'''
|1= '''Internatonal Lover'''
|2= 9:50
|2= 9:50
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Deluxe'' DVD]]
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'' DVD]]
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[29 December 1982|29 December 1982: The Summit, Houston, TX]]
|5= [[29 December 1982|29 December 1982: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA]]
}}
}}
}}
}}
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|broadcasts, streaming    =  
|broadcasts, streaming    =  
|unreleased versions      =  
|unreleased versions      =  
{{SongUnreleased|
|unreleased versions      =
{{Unreleased|
|line=
{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''International Lover'''
|2= Studio
|3= Lead vocals by [[Morris Day]] for [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]].
}}
}}
}}
|sampled in                =  
|sampled in                =  
|first live appearance    = [[11 November 1982|11 November 1982: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA]] <br>
|first live appearance    = [[11 November 1982|11 November 1982: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA]] <br>
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* [[Purple Rain Tour]]
* [[Purple Rain Tour]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1989|1989]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1989|1989]]
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    = The released mix of '''International Lover (Take 1) (Live In Studio)''' was done by Niko Bolas specifically for the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track.
|see also                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
*[[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]]
*[[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]]
* [[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']]
* [[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|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:1982]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1982]]
*''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]''
|categories                = [[Category:1982]][[Category:2019]][[Category:Recorded 1982]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 12:12, 10 October 2024

Intermission   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Into The Light
International Lover

from the album 1999
from the album Piano & A Microphone 1983
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 27 October 1982 - 1999 album
Album(s): 1999

Piano & A Microphone 1983
1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Prince And The Revolution: Live

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

International Lover is the eleventh and final track on Prince’s fifth album 1999, and in 1983 it was included as a b-side on some versions of the single Little Red Corvette, the album’s second single.

A brief solo piano rehearsal of the track was released on the 2018 posthumous album Piano & A Microphone 1983.

It was intended for The Time’s second album What Time Is It?. A version with Morris Day on vocals was recorded but Prince didn’t like the result and reclaimed the song to use on 1999 instead.

Basic tracking took place on 14 January 1982 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California three days after and Gigolos Get Lonely Too, two days after Bold Generation, the same day as The Walk, and the day before Colleen), during sessions for The Time’s second album What Time Is It?. Prince recorded an initial version on this day with Morris Day on drums. This version was released as Take 1 (Live In Studio) as the eighth track on the Vault Tracks part 1 disc of a Super Deluxe Edition edition of the 1999 album. The version was worked on further on the same day and possibly at a later date, so that almost none of the elements of this 'take 1' version can be heard in the track as it was released on 1999 in 1982. Morris Day’s version was recorded most likely shortly after at Prince’s Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota.

The Take 1 version was released as a single to streaming platforms on 11 October 2019.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
14 January 1982 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Tracking (Take 1)
14 January 1982 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Tracking (Take 2)
January 1982 (estimate) Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		With Morris Day on lead vocals
Late Summer - Autumn 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Rehearsal recording - (Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version)
Recording Personnel

1999 version and Piano & A Microphone 1983 version

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

1999 Super Deluxe Edition version (as Take 1 (Live In Studio))

The Time version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
International Lover 6:35 1999

Little Red Corvette single

 Studio
International Lover 6:35 1999 (Super) Deluxe Edition Studio Remastered in 2019
International Lover (Take 1) (Live In Studio) 7:19 1999 Super Deluxe Edition Studio
Internatonal Lover 8:41 1999 Super Deluxe Edition Live 1 December 1982 (a.m.): Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA
International Lover 3:48 Piano & A Microphone 1983 'Rehearsal' a.k.a. International Lover (Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version); contains instrumental interpolation of Do Me, Baby
International Lover 2:01 Prince And The Revolution: Live Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA
International Lover 1:55 Prince And The Revolution: Live (2022 re-release) Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA. Remastered
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
International Lover 1:00 Prince And The Revolution: Live VHS/laserdisc

Purple Rain Super Deluxe Edition – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)
Prince And The Revolution: Live (2022 re-release)

Live 30 March 1985: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY
Internatonal Lover 9:50 1999 Super Deluxe Edition DVD Live 29 December 1982: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
International Lover Studio Lead vocals by Morris Day for What Time Is It?.
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • The released mix of International Lover (Take 1) (Live In Studio) was done by Niko Bolas specifically for the 1999 Super Deluxe Edition release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track.
References
Intermission   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Into The Light
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