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|song name = The Greatest Romance Ever Sold | |song name = The Greatest Romance Ever Sold | ||
|album image = [[Image:Raveun2thejoyfantastic album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]] </small> | |album image = [[Image:Raveun2thejoyfantastic album.jpg|100px|link= Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]] </small> | ||
|single image = [[Image:Thegreatestromance_single.jpg|100px|The Greatest Romance Ever Sold|link=Single: The Greatest Romance Ever Sold]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: The Greatest Romance Ever Sold|The Greatest Romance Ever Sold]]</small> | |single image = [[Image:Thegreatestromance_single.jpg|100px|The Greatest Romance Ever Sold|link=Single: The Greatest Romance Ever Sold]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: The Greatest Romance Ever Sold|The Greatest Romance Ever Sold]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]; [[Maceo Parker]] | |performer = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]; [[Maceo Parker]] | ||
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|album(s) = [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]]<br> | ||
[[Album: Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic]]<br> | [[Album: Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic]]<br> | ||
[[Album: Dial M-A-C-E-O|Dial M-A-C-E-O]] | [[Album: Dial M-A-C-E-O|Dial M-A-C-E-O]]<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]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[The Grand Progression]] | |previous song = [[The Grand Progression]] | ||
|next song = [[Groove In C Minor]] | |next song = [[Groove In C Minor]] | ||
|introduction = '''The Greatest Romance Ever Sold''' is the third track on [[Prince]] | |introduction = '''The Greatest Romance Ever Sold''' is the third track on [[Prince]]’s 23rd album [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]] (his sixth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), and five weeks before the album’s release, [[Single: The Greatest Romance Ever Sold|The Greatest Romance Ever Sold]] was released as the album’s first single. In 2001, an extended version (incorporating parts from the single’s '''The Adam & Eve Remix''') was included as the third track on the companion album [[Album: Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic]]. A version using the same instrumental basic tracks with overdubbed saxophone and flute by [[Maceo Parker]] was released as the fifth track on his 2000 album [[Album: Dial M-A-C-E-O|Dial M-A-C-E-O]] (included here as [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) was involved directly). | ||
Specific recording dates are unknown, but it is likely that | Specific recording dates are unknown, but it is likely that basic tracking took place in Summer 1999 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN. [[Prince]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_(entertainer) Eve] worked on '''The Adam & Eve Remix''' on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 10|10 September 1999]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Lady_Studios Electric Lady Studios] in New York, NY, USA. Remixes were also done by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Nevins Jason Nevins] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptunes The Neptunes] in 1999. The various remixes by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptunes The Neptunes], featuring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-Tip_(rapper) Q-Tip] mark the first appearance of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-Tip_(rapper) Q-Tip] on a [[Prince]]-related recording (he would later record a rap for [[Chocolate Box]]). [[Maceo Parker]]’s saxophone overdubs were likely recorded in late 1999 or early 2000 at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. | ||
Much of [[Prince]] | Much of [[Prince]]’s rap from '''The Adam & Eve Remix''' was later reused for [[Silicon]] and contains a slight reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny’s_Child Destiny’s Child]’s track [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bills,_Bills,_Bills Bills Bills Bills] released earlier in 1999. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Summer | |date = Summer 1999 | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = | |additional info = Tracking | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Late Summer | |date = Late Summer 1999 | ||
|studio = Studio information needed | |studio = Studio information needed | ||
|additional info = Remixes by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Nevins Jason Nevins] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptunes The Neptunes] | |additional info = Remixes by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Nevins Jason Nevins] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptunes The Neptunes] | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 10|10 September 1999]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 10|10 September 1999]] | ||
|studio = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Lady_Studios Electric Lady Studios], New York, NY, USA | |studio = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Lady_Studios Electric Lady Studios],<br>New York, NY, USA | ||
|additional info = Additional recording with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_(entertainer) Eve] for '''The Adam & Eve Remix''' | |additional info = Additional recording with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_(entertainer) Eve] for '''The Adam & Eve Remix''' | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = September 1999 | |date = September 1999 | ||
|studio = | |studio = Dan’s House Of Love,<br>New York, NY, USA | ||
|additional info = Saxophone and flute overdubs by [[Maceo Parker]] | |additional info = Saxophone and flute overdubs by [[Maceo Parker]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
'''Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic version''' | '''Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic version''' | ||
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all vocals and instruments | *[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
*[[Mike Scott]] - guitar | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
'''Adam & Eve Remix and Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic versions''' | '''Adam & Eve Remix and Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic versions''' | ||
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_(entertainer) Eve] - rap | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_(entertainer) Eve] - rap | ||
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - drum programming (as "Kirk A. Johnson") | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
'''Maceo Parker version''' | '''Maceo Parker version''' | ||
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|2= 5:29 | |2= 5:29 | ||
|3= [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]]<br> | |3= [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]]<br> | ||
[[Single: The Greatest Romance Ever Sold|The Greatest Romance Ever Sold]] single | [[Single: The Greatest Romance Ever Sold|The Greatest Romance Ever Sold]] single<br> | ||
[[Album: Anthology: 1995-2010|Anthology: 1995-2010]] | |||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
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|3= [[Single: The Greatest Romance Ever Sold|The Greatest Romance Ever Sold]] single | |3= [[Single: The Greatest Romance Ever Sold|The Greatest Romance Ever Sold]] single | ||
|4= Edit/Remix | |4= Edit/Remix | ||
|5= Includes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_(entertainer) Eve] | |5= Includes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_(entertainer) Eve]’s rap from '''The Adam & Eve Remix''' | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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[[NPG_Music_Club_Year_Two_Releases|NPG Music Club year two download]] | [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_Two_Releases|NPG Music Club year two download]] | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= Contains [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] | |5= Contains [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]’s rap from '''The Greatest Romance Ever Sold (The Adam & Eve Remix)'''; See [[Silicon]] for more details<br> | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= [[Album: The Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]] | |3= [[Album: The Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]] | ||
|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
|5= Contains [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] | |5= Contains [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]’s rap from '''The Greatest Romance Ever Sold (The Adam & Eve Remix)'''; See [[Silicon]] for more details<br> | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''The Greatest Romance Ever Sold''' | |1= '''The Greatest Romance Ever Sold''' | ||
|2= | |2= 3:04 | ||
|3= [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 The Year 2000]] VHS/DVD | |3= [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 The Year 2000]] VHS/DVD | ||
|4= Promo video / live | |4= Promo video / live | ||
|5= [[18_December 1999|18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]; See [[ | |5= [[18_December 1999|18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]; See [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 The Year 2000]] video for more details | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|3= Live performance TV broadcast | |3= Live performance TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[20_November 1999|20 November 1999, The Tube | |5= [[20_November 1999|20 November 1999, The Apocalypse Tube, Tyne Tees Studio 5, Newcastle, England]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= Delayed performance TV broadcast | |3= Delayed performance TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[27_November 1999|27 November 1999, Glücksspirale, Joop van den Ende | |5= [[27_November 1999|27 November 1999, Glücksspirale, Joop van den Ende Studio’s, Aalsmeer, the Netherlands]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|3= Delayed performance TV broadcast | |3= Delayed performance TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[28_November 1999|28 November 1999, Tros TV-Show, Cinevideo | |5= [[28_November 1999|28 November 1999, Tros TV-Show, Cinevideo Studio’s, Almere, the Netherlands]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
|first live appearance = [[23_October 1999-am|23 October 1999 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(looped background only, with [[Come And Dance With Me]] lyrics)</small>; [[06_November 1999-am|6 November 1999 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(first full performance)</small><br> | |||
|first live appearance = [[23_October 1999-am|23 October 1999 ( | * [[26 November 2002|26 November 2002: Fukuoka Sun Palace (福岡サンパレス. ホーム), Fukuoka, Japan]] <small> (instrumental reprise in [[Anna Stesia]]) </small> | ||
|performed regularly on = None <small>(although looped background was used regularly behind the end of [[Anna Stesia]] on the [[One Nite Alone... Tour]])</small><br> | |performed regularly on = None <small>(although looped background was used regularly behind the end of [[Anna Stesia]] on the [[One Nite Alone... Tour]])</small><br> | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All Concerts#2001|2001]] | ||
|trivia = "The greatest romance ever sold" is not spoken in the song - the phrase used in the song is "The greatest romance '' | |trivia = "The greatest romance ever sold" is not spoken in the song - the phrase used in the song is "The greatest romance ''that’s'' ever ''been'' sold". | ||
|see also = [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]] album | |see also = [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]] album | ||
* [[Album: Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic]] album | * [[Album: Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic]] album | ||
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* [[Video: The Greatest Romance Ever Sold|The Greatest Romance Ever Sold]] video | * [[Video: The Greatest Romance Ever Sold|The Greatest Romance Ever Sold]] video | ||
|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:1999]][[Category: | |categories = [[Category:1999]][[Category:Recorded 1999]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
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