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{{song|
{{song|
|song name                = Love Sign
|song name                = Love Sign
|album image              = [[Image:1800newfunk_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1-800 New Funk]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]]
|album image              = [[Image:1800newfunk_album.jpg|100px|link= Album: 1-800 New Funk]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]]
|single image              = [[Image:Lovesign_single.jpg|112px|link=Single: Love Sign]] <br> <small> promoart for [[Single: Love Sign|Love Sign]]</small>
|single image              = [[Image:Lovesign_single.jpg|112px|link= Single: Love Sign]] <br> <small> promo art for [[Single: Love Sign|Love Sign]]</small>
|performer                = [[Nona Gaye]] & [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
|performer                = [[Nona Gaye]] & [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 12|12 August 1994]] - [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]] album
|first released            = June 1994 (promotional single)
|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]]<br>
|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]]<br>
[[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]
[[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]
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|previous song            = [[Love Or $|♥ Or $]]
|previous song            = [[Love Or $|♥ Or $]]
|next song                = [[Love Song]]
|next song                = [[Love Song]]
|introduction              = '''Love Sign''' is the third track on the album [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]] (a compilation of mostly-unreleased music largely written and produced by [[Prince]]/[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], recorded by other [[Paisley Park Records]] artists), and is credited to [[Nona Gaye]] and [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). Six weeks earlier, [[Single: Love Sign|Love Sign]] was available as a promotional single in the USA and Germany, but [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] prevented a retail release of the single. In 1998, the '''Shock G.'s Silky Remix''', one of the remixes planned for the single was included as the fifth track on the first disc of [[Prince]]'s 20th album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] (his fourth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]).
|introduction              = '''Love Sign''' is the third track on the album [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]] (a compilation of mostly-unreleased music largely written and produced by [[Prince]]/[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], recorded by other [[Paisley Park Records]] artists), and is credited to [[Nona Gaye]] and [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). Six weeks earlier, [[Single: Love Sign|Love Sign]] was available as a promotional single in the USA and Germany, but [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] prevented a retail release of the single. In 1998, the '''Shock G.’s Silky Remix''', one of the remixes planned for the single was included as the fifth track on the first disc of [[Prince]]’s 20th album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] (his fourth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]).


While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking is believed to have taken place in early 1994 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Remixes were made in Spring 1994.
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking is believed to have taken place in early 1994 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Remixes were made in Spring 1994.
The song contains repeated vocal samples of "Time is passing, passing is time" from [[Ninety-9]]’s track [[Stained Glass]] (containing input by [[Prince]]) - it is unknown if this sample was added immediately or at a later date.
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Early 1994
|date                      = Early 1994
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
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*[[Paul Peterson]] - bass guitar
*[[Paul Peterson]] - bass guitar
*[[Ricky Peterson]] - keyboards
*[[Ricky Peterson]] - keyboards
*[[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] - "featuring..." (unidentified musicians, although most likely this was simply [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]))
*[[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] - "featuring..." (unidentified musicians, although most likely all just [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]))
|released versions        =
|released versions        =
{{Songchart|
{{Songchart|
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|1= '''Love Sign (Radio Edit)'''
|1= '''Love Sign (Radio Edit)'''
|2= 3:23
|2= 3:23
|3= [[Single: Love Sign|Love Sign]] promo
|3= [[Single: Standing At The Altar|Standing At The Altar]] promo
|4= Edit
|4= Edit
|5=  
|5=  
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Love Sign'''
|2= 1:34
|3= [https://www.discogs.com/fr/release/13497955-Various-The-Bellmark-Times-94-Sampler The Bellmark Times - '94 Sampler]
|4= Excerpt
|5= clip only
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
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|1= '''Love Sign (Mack Attack Message Mix)'''
|1= '''Love Sign (Mack Attack Message Mix)'''
|2= Remix
|2= Remix
|3= Remix intended for single release
|3= Remix intended for single release with additional rappers
}}
}}
{{Unreleasedline|
{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''Love Sign (Shock's Silky Smooth Int's)'''
|1= '''Love Sign (Shock’s Silky Smooth Int’s)'''
|2= Remix
|2= Remix
|3= Instrumental of '''Remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_G Shock G.]'''
|3= Instrumental of '''Remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_G Shock G.]'''
}}
}}
{{Unreleasedline|
{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''Love Sign (Ted's Double Trouble Mix)'''
|1= '''Love Sign (Ted’s Funky Chariot Mix)'''
|2= Remix
|2= Remix
|3= Remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Riley Teddy Riley] intended for single release
|3= Remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Riley Teddy Riley] with additional rap; intended for single release; excerpted on [[NPG Ahdio Show 1]]
}}
}}
{{Unreleasedline|
{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''Love Sign (Ted's Funky Chariot Mix)'''
|1= '''Love Sign (Ted’s Double Trouble Mix)'''
|2= Remix
|2= Remix
|3= Remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Riley Teddy Riley] intended for single release; excerpted on [[NPG Ahdio Show 1]]
|3= Instrumental of '''Love Sign (Ted’s Funky Chariot Mix)''' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Riley Teddy Riley]
}}
}}
{{Unreleasedline|
{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''Love Sign (Ted's Get 'Em Up Mix)'''
|1= '''Love Sign (Ted’s Get 'Em Up Mix)'''
|2= Remix
|2= Remix
|3= Remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Riley Teddy Riley] intended for single release
|3= Remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Riley Teddy Riley] intended for single release
}}
}}
{{Unreleasedline|
{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''Love Sign (Ted's Love Sign Radio Mix)'''
|1= '''Love Sign (Ted’s Love Sign Radio Mix)'''
|2= Remix
|2= Remix
|3= Remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Riley Teddy Riley] intended for single release
|3= Remix by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Riley Teddy Riley] intended for single release
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}}
}}
}}
|sampled in                =
{{SongSampled|
|sampled in                =  
|sampled in                =  
{{Songchart|
|line =
{{Songline|
|1= '''[[Video:_Glam_Slam_Wallpaper|95 Tour Wallpaper]] (video)'''
|2=
|3= Unreleased
|4= Glam Slam clubs in-house video
|5= Long-form video-mix with vocal samples from [[Love Sign]] among others.
}}
}}
}}
|first live appearance    = [[09_April 1994|9 April 1994, Paramount Studios, Stage 30, Hollywood, CA, USA]] <small>(lip synch)</small>; [[12_July 1994|12 July 1994 (mat.), The Today Show, NBC TV Studios, GE Building (Studio 1A), New York, NY, USA]] <small>(live performance)</small><br>
|first live appearance    = [[09_April 1994|9 April 1994, Paramount Studios, Stage 30, Hollywood, CA, USA]] <small>(lip synch)</small>; [[12_July 1994|12 July 1994 (mat.), The Today Show, NBC TV Studios, GE Building (Studio 1A), New York, NY, USA]] <small>(live performance)</small><br>
* [[26 July 1994|26 July 1994: Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota]]  
* [[26 July 1994|26 July 1994: Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota]]  
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1994|1994]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1994|1994]]
|trivia                    = This is the only track to carry the artist credit "[[Nona Gaye]] & [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]", although Gaye also appears on [[We March]] and [[Return Of The Bump Squad]].
|trivia                    = This is the only track to carry the artist credit "[[Nona Gaye]] & [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]", although Gaye also appears on [[We March]] and [[Girl 6]].
* The track was cited in [[The Exodus Has Begun]] among other titles in the line "these are the names of the [[Children Of The Sun|children of the sun]] / Pumpin’ the [[Love Sign|love sign]] in the [[Days Of Wild|days of wild]]".
|see also                  = [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]] album
* [[Single: Love Sign|Love Sign]] single
* [[Single: Love Sign|Love Sign]] single
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* [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] album
* [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] 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:1994]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1994]]
|categories                = [[Category:1994]][[Category:Recorded 1994]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 12:36, 10 October 2024

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Love Sign

from the album 1-800 New Funk
promo art for Love Sign
Song details
Performer: Nona Gaye &
First Released: June 1994 (promotional single)
Album(s): 1-800 New Funk

Crystal Ball

Writer(s): Prince (as )
Producer(s): Prince (as )
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Love Sign is the third track on the album 1-800 New Funk (a compilation of mostly-unreleased music largely written and produced by Prince/, recorded by other Paisley Park Records artists), and is credited to Nona Gaye and Prince (as ). Six weeks earlier, Love Sign was available as a promotional single in the USA and Germany, but Warner Bros. prevented a retail release of the single. In 1998, the Shock G.’s Silky Remix, one of the remixes planned for the single was included as the fifth track on the first disc of Prince’s 20th album Crystal Ball (his fourth using the name ).

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking is believed to have taken place in early 1994 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Remixes were made in Spring 1994.

The song contains repeated vocal samples of "Time is passing, passing is time" from Ninety-9’s track Stained Glass (containing input by Prince) - it is unknown if this sample was added immediately or at a later date.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Early 1994 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Spring 1994 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Remixes
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Love Sign 4:31 1-800 New Funk Studio Credited to "Nona Gaye & "
Love Sign (Radio Edit) 3:23 Standing At The Altar promo Edit
Love Sign 1:34 The Bellmark Times - '94 Sampler Excerpt clip only
Love Sign (Remix by Shock G.) 3:52 Crystal Ball Remix Contains looped sample of D.M.S.R.; remix by Shock G., drum programming and turntable by DJ-Fuze
Love Sign (The Storyboard Video Mix) 5:36 Love Sign promo Remix
Love Sign (Ted’s Funky Chariot Mix) 2:58 NPG Ahdio Show 1 mp3 (not available separately) Remix edit Excerpt of unreleased remix
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Love Sign 5:37 Promotional release only Promo video See Love Sign video for more details
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Love Sign 4:15 Live lip-synch TV broadcast Studio, (small differences in mix compared to released version) 9 April 1994, Soul Train, Paramount Studios, Stage 30, Hollywood, CA, USA
Love Sign ?:?? Live performance TV broadcast Live 12 July 1994 (mat.), The Today Show, NBC TV Studios, GE Building (Studio 1A), New York, NY, USA
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
95 Tour Wallpaper (video) Unreleased Glam Slam clubs in-house video Long-form video-mix with vocal samples from Love Sign among others.
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Love Sign (Mack Attack Message Mix) Remix Remix intended for single release with additional rappers
Love Sign (Shock’s Silky Smooth Int’s) Remix Instrumental of Remix by Shock G.
Love Sign (Ted’s Funky Chariot Mix) Remix Remix by Teddy Riley with additional rap; intended for single release; excerpted on NPG Ahdio Show 1
Love Sign (Ted’s Double Trouble Mix) Remix Instrumental of Love Sign (Ted’s Funky Chariot Mix) by Teddy Riley
Love Sign (Ted’s Get 'Em Up Mix) Remix Remix by Teddy Riley intended for single release
Love Sign (Ted’s Love Sign Radio Mix) Remix Remix by Teddy Riley intended for single release
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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