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The Holy River

Music Video details First aired: 24 March 1997 Producer(s): Information needed Director: Prince (as ) (assumed) Related home video/DVD: First (Commercially) Released: 9 November 2018 Awards Date Institution, Country Award This music video has not received any awards in the USA

The Holy River is a Prince (as ) video released for broadcast and to promote the single (although the single was released outside the USA two months before the video premiere). The video was shot on 20 February 1997 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota. Footage of Mayte (wandering, dancing and dressed as an angel) and Prince in his bathroom are from the unreleased 1994 Empty Room video. The Holy River features the Paisley Park stage painted like waterfall and with "Adam and Eve"-type scenes. The video shows Prince going through some of the struggles that are mentioned in some parts of the song. Of note, this is the last video in which Prince has the word 'Slave' on his cheek (lifted from the Empty Room video). Shooting Information Shooting Sessions Date Location Additional info 20 February 1997 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Cast Prince (as ) Kirk Johnson Rhonda Smith Morris Hayes Kat Dyson Mayte (archive footage) ± 6 extras Crew Prince (as ) - director (assumed) Giorgio Scali - cinematography Steve Parke - still photography More information needed Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info The Holy river 4:06 Prince streaming video platforms (2018) Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2018) before release in 2018 streaming only

Additional Information See Also Quotation & triva The Holy River The Holy River (single) References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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1997 Somebody’s Somebody

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1997 Face Down

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