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{{song|
{{song|
|song name                = Slave
|song name                = Slave
|album image              = [[File:Emancipation.jpg|100px|link=Album: Emancipation]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]'' </small>
|album image              = [[File:Emancipation.jpg|100px|link= Album: Emancipation]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]'' </small>
|single image              = [[File:Slave single.jpg|51px|link=Single: Slave]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Slave|Slave]]'' </small>
|single image              = [[File:Slave single.jpg|51px|link= Single: Slave]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Slave|Slave]]'' </small>
|performer                = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
|performer                = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 9|9 December, 1995]] - [[Single: Slave|Slave]] single
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 9|9 December 1995]] - [[Single: Slave|Slave]] single
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])
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|previous song            = [[Slaughterhouse]]
|previous song            = [[Slaughterhouse]]
|next song                = [[Slave 2 The Funk]]
|next song                = [[Slave 2 The Funk]]
|introduction              = '''Slave''' is the first track on the third disc of [[Prince]]'s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], and, eleven months before the album's release, [[Single: Slave|Slave]] was given out as a cassette single at a [[Paisley Park Studios]] show on [[09_December,_1995|9 December, 1995]] (the same show where the [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] version of [[Days Of Wild]] was recorded and the studio version of [[One Of Us]] was premiered).
|introduction              = '''Slave''', previously titled '''Slowly Candle Burns''' and '''Candle Burns''', is the first track on the third disc of [[Prince]]’s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], and, eleven months before the album’s release, [[Single: Slave|Slave]] was given out as a cassette single at a [[Paisley Park Studios]] show on [[09_December 1995|9 December 1995]] (the same show where the [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] version of [[Days Of Wild]] was recorded and the studio version of [[One Of Us]] was premiered).


Initial tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in mid-1995 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. It was included as the third track on a July, 1995, configuration of [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], and as the fourth track on another 1995 configuration. The released version contains a drum pattern during the chorus that is sampled directly from [[Ain't No Place Like U]], which was not included on an earlier, unreleased version of the song. The song contains some lyrical and musical similarities to [[Slave 2 The System]], but the two are otherwise different songs.
Basic tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in mid-1995 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It was included as the third track on a July 1995, configuration of [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], and as the fourth track on another 1995 configuration. The released version contains a drum pattern during the chorus that is sampled directly from [[Ain’t No Place Like U]], which was not included on an earlier, unreleased version of the song. The song contains some lyrical and musical similarities to [[Slave 2 The System]], but the two are otherwise different songs. The song was also featured (as '''Candle Burns''') as the third track on the 1995 [[Album: New World|New World]] album project, a precursor to what became the album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]].
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Mid-1995
|date                      = Mid-1995
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
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{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''Slave'''
|1= '''Slowly Candle Burns'''
|2= Studio
|2= Studio
|3= Original version without drum pattern during chorus, edited slightly for release
|3= Original version without drum pattern during chorus, edited slightly for release
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|video versions            =  
|broadcasts, streaming    =
|broadcasts, streaming    =
|unreleased versions      =
|sampled in                =
|sampled in                =
|first live appearance    = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]
|first live appearance    = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    = During the posthumous 2022 edition of the ''Prince Celebration'' at [[Venue: Paisley Park Studios|Paisley Park Studios]], lyric sheets for [[Funky 4 No Reason]], a note titled '''Spy''' (with lyrics from [[Baby I’m A Star]]) and '''Free The Slave'''. '''Free The Slave''' is possibly an alternative title for either [[Slave]] or [[Slave 2 The System]] and is therefore not considered as a different song (until further information, if any, becomes available).
|see also                  = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album
*[[Single: Slave|Slave]] single
* [[Album:_New_World|New World]] unreleased album
* [[Single: Slave|Slave]] single
|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 1995]]
|categories                = [[Category:1995]][[Category:Recorded 1995]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 09:58, 10 October 2024

Slaughterhouse   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Slave 2 The Funk
Slave

from the album Emancipation
single art for Slave
Song details
Performer:
First Released: 9 December 1995 - Slave single
Album(s): Emancipation
Writer(s): Prince (as )
Producer(s): Prince (as )
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

Slave, previously titled Slowly Candle Burns and Candle Burns, is the first track on the third disc of Prince’s 19th album Emancipation, the third album to be credited to , and, eleven months before the album’s release, Slave was given out as a cassette single at a Paisley Park Studios show on 9 December 1995 (the same show where the Crystal Ball version of Days Of Wild was recorded and the studio version of One Of Us was premiered).

Basic tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in mid-1995 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It was included as the third track on a July 1995, configuration of Emancipation, and as the fourth track on another 1995 configuration. The released version contains a drum pattern during the chorus that is sampled directly from Ain’t No Place Like U, which was not included on an earlier, unreleased version of the song. The song contains some lyrical and musical similarities to Slave 2 The System, but the two are otherwise different songs. The song was also featured (as Candle Burns) as the third track on the 1995 New World album project, a precursor to what became the album Emancipation.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Mid-1995 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Slave 4:51 Emancipation

Slave single

Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Slowly Candle Burns Studio Original version without drum pattern during chorus, edited slightly for release
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • During the posthumous 2022 edition of the Prince Celebration at Paisley Park Studios, lyric sheets for Funky 4 No Reason, a note titled Spy (with lyrics from Baby I’m A Star) and Free The Slave. Free The Slave is possibly an alternative title for either Slave or Slave 2 The System and is therefore not considered as a different song (until further information, if any, becomes available).
References
Slaughterhouse   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Slave 2 The Funk
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