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{{song|
{{song|
|song name                = Dolphin
|song name                = Dolphin
|album image              = [[File:Thegoldexperience.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Gold Experience]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] </small>
|album image              = [[File:Thegoldexperience.jpg|100px|link= Album: The Gold Experience]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] </small>
|single image              = [[File:Dolphin_single.png|100px|Dolphin|link=Single: Dolphin]] <br> <small>cassette image of [[Single: Dolphin|Dolphin]] promo (no artwork) </small>
|single image              = [[File:Dolphin_single.png|100px|Dolphin|link= Single: Dolphin]] <br> <small>cassette image of [[Single: Dolphin|Dolphin]] promo (no artwork) </small>
|performer                = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
|performer                = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 6|6 March 1995]] - [[Home Video: The Undertaker|The Undertaker]] VHS (video version)<br>
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 6|6 March 1995]] - [[Home Video: The Undertaker|The Undertaker]] VHS (video version)<br>
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|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            = [[Do Your Dance (KC's Remix)|Do Your Dance]]
|previous song            = [[Do Your Dance]]
|next song                = [[Donald Trump (Black Version)]]
|next song                = [[Donald Trump (Black Version)]]
|introduction              = '''Dolphin''' is the eighth track (sixth song) on [[Prince]]'s 17th album [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], the first album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], and, around the time of the album's release, [[Single: Dolphin|Dolphin]] was available as a promo single, available only on cassette in the UK. In 1993, however, [[Dolphin]] was included in the [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]] stage-show, during the segment titled "Lotus Land".  
|introduction              = '''Dolphin''' is the eighth track (sixth song) on [[Prince]]’s 17th album [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], the first album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], and, around the time of the album’s release, [[Single: Dolphin|Dolphin]] was available as a promo single, available only on cassette in the UK. however, already in 1993, [[Dolphin]] was included in the [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]] stage-show, during the segment titled “Lotus Land”.  


Almost a year prior to the album's release, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_30|30 September 1994]], a promo video for [[Video: Dolphin|Dolphin]] was premiered as the first video to be broadcast on VH-1 Europe. In early 1995, a rehearsal version of the track by [[Prince]] was included as the seventh and final track on [[Prince]]'s VHS release [[Home Video: The Undertaker|The Undertaker]].
Almost a year prior to the album’s release, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_30|30 September 1994]], a promo video for [[Video: Dolphin|Dolphin]] was premiered as the first video to be broadcast on VH-1 Europe. In early 1995, a rehearsal version of the track by [[Prince]] was included as the seventh and final track on [[Prince]]’s VHS release [[Home Video: The Undertaker|The Undertaker]].


Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 2|2 January 1993]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (during the same one-day session that produced [[Dark]], [[Come]] and [[Endorphinmachine]]), with only vocals, drums, guitar and bass guitar. The track was included as the eighth track on a March 1993 configuration of [[Album: Come|Come]]. Further guitar, keyboards and sound effects were added to the track between Autumn 1993 and Summer 1994, before it was included as the eleventh track (seventh song) on [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] in September or October 1994.  
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 2|2 January 1993]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same one-day session that produced [[Come]], [[Dark]], [[Dream]] and [[Endorphinmachine]]), with only vocals, drums, guitar and bass guitar. The track was included as the eighth track on a March 1993 configuration of [[Album: Come|Come]]. Further guitar, keyboards and sound effects were added to the track between Autumn 1993 and Summer 1994, before it was included as the eleventh track (seventh song) on [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] in September or October 1994.  


The rehearsal version included as the seventh and final track on the [[Album: The Undertaker|The Undertaker]] album (which was ultimately abandoned, but released on home video as [[Home Video: The Undertaker|The Undertaker]]) was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_14|14 June 1993]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] (along with versions of [[The Ride]], [[Poorgoo]], [[Honky Tonk Women]], [[Bambi]], [[Zannalee]] and [[The Undertaker]], the day before recording [[Calhoun Square]]).
The rehearsal version included as the seventh and final track on the [[Album: The Undertaker|The Undertaker]] album (which was ultimately abandoned, but released on home video as [[Home Video: The Undertaker|The Undertaker]]) was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_14|14 June 1993]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] (along with versions of [[The Ride]], [[Poorgoo]], [[Honky Tonk-Woman]], [[Bambi]], [[Zannalee]] and [[The Undertaker]], the day before recording [[Calhoun Square]]).
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 2|2 January 1993]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 2|2 January 1993]]
|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/June_14|14 June 1993]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_14|14 June 1993]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Studio rehearsal
|additional info          = Studio rehearsal
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Autumn 1993 - Summer 1994
|date                      = Autumn 1993 - Summer 1994
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Additional recording and overdubs on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 2|2 January 1993]] version
|additional info          = Additional recording and overdubs on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 2|2 January 1993]] version
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*[[Tommy Barbarella]] - keyboards
*[[Tommy Barbarella]] - keyboards
*[[Mr. Hayes]] - keyboards
*[[Mr. Hayes]] - keyboards
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Kravitz Lenny Kravitz] - background vocals (uncredited)
<br>
<br>
'''The Undertaker version'''
'''The Undertaker version'''
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|4= Promo video
|4= Promo video
|5= See [[Video: Dolphin|Dolphin]] for details
|5= See [[Video: Dolphin|Dolphin]] for details
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Dolphin'''
|2= T.B.C.
|3= [[Home Video: The Undertaker|The Undertaker]] VHS
|4= Rehearsal
|5= Unreleased version; [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_14|14 June 1993, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
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|1= '''Dolphin'''
|1= '''Dolphin'''
|2= Studio
|2= Studio
|3= Original version used in [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]] stage-show (before overdubs)
|3= Original version used in [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]]: “Lotus Land” stage-show (before overdubs)
}}
{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''Dolphin'''
|2= Rehearsal
|3= Unreleased version; [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_14|14 June 1993, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]
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|sampled in                =  
|sampled in                =  
|first live appearance    = [[29_May 1994-am|29 May 1994 (a.m.): Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] <small>(aborted; intro only)</small>; [[13_December 1994-m|13 December 1994 (mat.): The Late Show with David Letterman, The Ed Sullivan Theater, New York, NY, USA]] <small>(first full performance)</small> <br>
|first live appearance    = [[29_May 1994-am|29 May 1994 (a.m.): Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <small>(aborted; intro only)</small>; [[13_December 1994-m|13 December 1994 (mat.): The Late Show with David Letterman, The Ed Sullivan Theater, New York, NY, USA]] <small>(first full performance)</small> <br>
* [[12 May 2013-1|12 May 2013 (show 1): The Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO, USA]]  
* [[12 May 2013-1|12 May 2013 (show 1): The Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO, USA]]  
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed regularly on    = none
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* [[Single: Dolphin|Dolphin]] promo
* [[Single: Dolphin|Dolphin]] promo
* [[Video: Dolphin|Dolphin]] video
* [[Video: Dolphin|Dolphin]] video
* [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]]
|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:1995]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1993]]
|categories                = [[Category:1995]][[Category:Recorded 1993]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
}}
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Latest revision as of 13:00, 10 October 2024

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Dolphin

from the album The Gold Experience 		Dolphin
cassette image of Dolphin promo (no artwork)
Song details
Performer:
First Released: 6 March 1995 - The Undertaker VHS (video version)

26 September 1995 - The Gold Experience album (audio version)

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

Dolphin is the eighth track (sixth song) on Prince’s 17th album The Gold Experience, the first album to be credited to , and, around the time of the album’s release, Dolphin was available as a promo single, available only on cassette in the UK. however, already in 1993, Dolphin was included in the Glam Slam Ulysses stage-show, during the segment titled “Lotus Land”.

Almost a year prior to the album’s release, on 30 September 1994, a promo video for Dolphin was premiered as the first video to be broadcast on VH-1 Europe. In early 1995, a rehearsal version of the track by Prince was included as the seventh and final track on Prince’s VHS release The Undertaker.

Basic tracking took place on 2 January 1993 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same one-day session that produced Come, Dark, Dream and Endorphinmachine), with only vocals, drums, guitar and bass guitar. The track was included as the eighth track on a March 1993 configuration of Come. Further guitar, keyboards and sound effects were added to the track between Autumn 1993 and Summer 1994, before it was included as the eleventh track (seventh song) on The Gold Experience in September or October 1994.

The rehearsal version included as the seventh and final track on the The Undertaker album (which was ultimately abandoned, but released on home video as The Undertaker) was recorded on 14 June 1993 at Paisley Park Studios (along with versions of The Ride, Poorgoo, Honky Tonk-Woman, Bambi, Zannalee and The Undertaker, the day before recording Calhoun Square).


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
2 January 1993 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
14 June 1993 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Studio rehearsal
Autumn 1993 - Summer 1994 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Additional recording and overdubs on 2 January 1993 version
Recording Personnel

The Gold Experience version


The Undertaker version

Unreleased original version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Dolphin 4:59 The Gold Experience

Gold promo

Studio
Dolphin (Edit) T.B.C. Dolphin promo Edit
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Dolphin 4:59 NPG Music Club Edition # 11 .mov download Promo video See Dolphin for details
Dolphin T.B.C. The Undertaker VHS Rehearsal Alternate cut with overdubs; 14 June 1993, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Dolphin 4:12 Delayed performance TV broadcast Live 13 December 1994 (mat.), The Late Show with David Letterman, The Ed Sullivan Theater, New York, NY, USA
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Dolphin Studio Original version used in Glam Slam Ulysses: “Lotus Land” stage-show (before overdubs)
Dolphin Rehearsal Unreleased version; 14 June 1993, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Dolphin Rehearsal The Undertaker version; 14 June 1993, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; same recording as video recording above
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
Do Your Dance   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Donald Trump (Black Version)
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