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|song name                = Undercover Lover
|song name                = Undercover Lover
|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small>
|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|Link= Unreleased Songs]]</small>
|performer                = [[Robin Power]]
|performer                = [[Robin Power]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]
|writer(s)                = [[Robin Power]] (lyrics), [[Prince]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] (music)
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small>
|previous song            = [[Under The Cherry Moon]]
|previous song            = [[Under The Cherry Moon]]
|next song                = [[Underneath The Cream]]
|next song                = [[Underneath The Cream]]
|introduction              = '''Undercover Lover''' is an unreleased song, which was premiered (in part) during [[The New Power Generation Radio Show]] (hosted by [[Prince]] (under the name [[Prince|Me, Myself and I]]) and [[Robin Power]], [[Ingrid Chavez]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]) on Minneapolis radio station [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KMOJ KMOJ] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 9|9 December 1989]]. The track was written by [[Prince]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]], and is assumed to have been produced by [[Prince]].
|introduction              = '''Undercover Lover''' is an unreleased song, which was premiered (in part) during [[The New Power Generation Radio Show]] (hosted by [[Prince]] (under the name [[Prince|Me, Myself and I]]) and [[Robin Power]], [[Ingrid Chavez]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]) on Minneapolis radio station [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KMOJ KMOJ] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 9|9 December 1989]]. '''Undercover Lover''' was demoed by [[Robin Power]] before she met [[Prince]]. She gave him a tape containing the song when they met in late October 1989. A few weeks later, [[Prince]] invited [[Robin Power|Power]] to re-record her vocals over a new backing music for the track he created with [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]. It was the first song [[Robin Power|Power]] and [[Prince]] worked on together.


While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in late 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during the same set of sessions as [[Number 1]] ([[Prince]] met [[Robin Power]] in late October 1989). It was planned for inclusion on a proposed [[Album: Robin Power And The Uptown Dames (1991)|album]] by [[Robin Power]], but [[Prince]] lost interest and the album was never completed.
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in late 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during the same set of sessions as [[Number 1]]. It was planned for inclusion on a proposed [[Album: Robin Power And The Uptown Dames (1991)|album]] by [[Robin Power]], but [[Prince]] lost interest and the album was never completed.
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Late October - early December 1989
|date                      = 1989
|studio                    = Unknown studio (USA)
|additional info          = Tracking (without [[Prince]] input)
}}
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|date                      = November - early December 1989
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
|additional info          = Re-recording with new music
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
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|1= '''Undercover Lover'''
|1= '''Undercover Lover'''
|2= Studio
|2= Studio
|3= Full version of broadcast version above
|3= Full version of broadcast version below
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{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''Undercover Lover'''
|1= '''Undercover Lover'''
|2= Studio
|2= Studio
|3= Different mix with softer drums and more emphasis on [[Prince]]'s guitar
|3= Different mix with softer drums and more emphasis on [[Prince]]’s guitar
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|performed regularly on    = none
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    = The song is considered as unreleased as the full-length version was not broadcast or made available on 'hard-format'.
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
*[[Album: Robin Power And The Uptown Dames (1991)| Robin Power And The Uptown Dames]] unreleased album
*[[Album: Robin Power And The Uptown Dames (1991)| Robin Power And The Uptown Dames]] unreleased 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:1989]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1989]]
|categories                = [[Category:1989]][[Category:Recorded 1989]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]]
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Latest revision as of 09:17, 11 October 2024

Under The Cherry Moon   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Underneath The Cream
Undercover Lover
Song details
Performer: Robin Power
Writer(s): Robin Power (lyrics), Prince and Levi Seacer, Jr. (music)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Undercover Lover is an unreleased song, which was premiered (in part) during The New Power Generation Radio Show (hosted by Prince (under the name Me, Myself and I) and Robin Power, Ingrid Chavez and Levi Seacer, Jr.) on Minneapolis radio station KMOJ on 9 December 1989. Undercover Lover was demoed by Robin Power before she met Prince. She gave him a tape containing the song when they met in late October 1989. A few weeks later, Prince invited Power to re-record her vocals over a new backing music for the track he created with Levi Seacer, Jr.. It was the first song Power and Prince worked on together.

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in late 1989 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during the same set of sessions as Number 1. It was planned for inclusion on a proposed album by Robin Power, but Prince lost interest and the album was never completed.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
1989 Unknown studio (USA) Tracking (without Prince input)
November - early December 1989 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Re-recording with new music
Recording Personnel

Versions
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Undercover Lover Studio Full version of broadcast version below
Undercover Lover Studio Different mix with softer drums and more emphasis on Prince’s guitar
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Undercover Lover ?:?? Debuted (in part) during The New Power Generation Radio Show Studio
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • The song is considered as unreleased as the full-length version was not broadcast or made available on 'hard-format'.
References
Under The Cherry Moon   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Underneath The Cream
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