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{{song-2|
{{song-2|
|song name                = Dance On
|song name                = Dance On
|single image              = [[File:Lovesexy.jpg|100px|link=Album: Lovesexy]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]]</small>
|single image              = [[File:Lovesexy.jpg|100px|link= Album: Lovesexy]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]]</small>
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 10|10 May, 1988]] - [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 10|10 May 1988]] - [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]]
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
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|previous song            = [[Dance Of Desperation]]
|previous song            = [[Dance Of Desperation]]
|next song                = [[Dance To The Beat]]
|next song                = [[Dance To The Beat]]
|introduction              = '''Dance On''' is the fifth song on [[Prince]]'s tenth album [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]]. In 1989, a live version was included on the [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS, taken from the [[09_September,_1988|9 September, 1988]] live TV broadcast.
|introduction              = '''Dance On''' is the fifth song on [[Prince]]’s tenth album [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]]. In 1989, a live version was included on the [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS, taken from the [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988]] live TV broadcast.


Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 16|16 December, 1987]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (the day after [[Sheila E.]] recorded lead vocal overdubs on [[Latino Barbie Doll]], six days before [[The Line]]).
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 14|14 December 1987]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (the day after [[Sheila E.]] recorded lead vocal overdubs on [[Latino Barbie Doll]], six days before [[The Line]]).
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 16|16 December, 1987]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 14|14 December 1987]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]] (Studio B),<br> Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 17|17 December 1987]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Mixing
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =
|recording personnel      =
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[Sheila E.]] - drums and background vocals
*[[Dr Fink]] - keyboards
*[[Boni Boyer]] - background vocals
*[[Boni Boyer]] - keyboard, background vocals
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - background vocals
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass, background vocals
*[[Miko Weaver]] - background vocals
*[[Miko Weaver]] - guitar, background vocals
*[[Sheila E.]] - percussion, background vocals
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* [[Joe Blaney]] - engineer
* [[Eddie Miller]] - mix engineer
|released versions        =
|released versions        =
{{Songchart|
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{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Dance On'''
|1= '''Dance On'''
|2= ?:??
|2= 4:04
|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] home video
|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] home video
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[09_September,_1988|9 September, 1988, Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany]]
|5= [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988, Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany]]
}}
}}
}}
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|unreleased versions      =  
|unreleased versions      =  
|sampled in                =  
|sampled in                =  
|first live appearance    = [[08 July, 1988|8 July, 1988, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France]] <small>(instrumental version)</small>
|first live appearance    = [[08 July 1988|8 July 1988, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France]] <small>(instrumental version)</small><br>
* [[13 February 1989|13 February 1989: Osaka-jō Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan]] <small>(instrumental version)</small>
|performed regularly on    =[[Lovesexy Tour]] <small>(instrumental version)</small>
|performed regularly on    =[[Lovesexy Tour]] <small>(instrumental version)</small>
|performed occasionally in = This song is not known to have been performed live apart from on the [[Lovesexy Tour]].
|performed occasionally in = This song is not known to have been performed live apart from on the [[Lovesexy Tour]].
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|see also                  = [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] 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:1988]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1988]]
|categories                = [[Category:1988]][[Category:Recorded 1988]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:54, 15 November 2024

Dance Of Desperation   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Dance To The Beat
Dance On

from the album Lovesexy
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 10 May 1988 - Lovesexy album
Album(s): Lovesexy
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • This song is not known to have been performed live apart from on the Lovesexy Tour.

Dance On is the fifth song on Prince’s tenth album Lovesexy. In 1989, a live version was included on the Lovesexy Live 1 VHS, taken from the 9 September 1988 live TV broadcast.

Basic tracking took place on 14 December 1987 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (the day after Sheila E. recorded lead vocal overdubs on Latino Barbie Doll, six days before The Line).


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
14 December 1987 Paisley Park Studios (Studio B),
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
17 December 1987 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Mixing
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Dance On 3:43 Lovesexy Studio
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Dance On 4:04 Lovesexy Live 1 home video Live 9 September 1988, Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany


 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
Dance Of Desperation   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Dance To The Beat
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