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|performer                = [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]
|performer                = [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 13|13 October, 1992]] - [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 13|13 October 1992]] - [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album
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|introduction              = '''Love 2 The 9's''' is the third track on [[Prince]]'s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], the second to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]], and, four and a half months after the album's release it was included as the third and final track on the UK CD single of [[Single: The Morning Papers|The Morning Papers]], the album's fifth and final single.
|introduction              = '''Love 2 The 9's''' is the third track on [[Prince]]'s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], the second to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]], and, four and a half months after the album's release it was included as the third and final track on the UK CD single of [[Single: The Morning Papers|The Morning Papers]], the album's fifth and final single.


While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in early December, 1991, at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Sexy M.F.]], [[The Morning Papers]], [[The Sacrifice Of Victor]], [[Arrogance]], and [[And God Created Woman]]). It was included as the second track on early configurations of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, until [[Prince]] later added the track [[My Name Is Prince]], recorded a few months previously. It was included as the fifth track (third song) on the March, 1992 and Summer, 1992 configurations of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, before many of the album's [[Symbol_segues|segues]] were removed for release. An edit of the track was also planned as the a-side of a [[Single: Love 2 The 9's|Love 2 The 9's]] single in Spring, 1993, but the single was left unreleased. The track features a spoken dialogue portion featuring [[Mayte]], marking her first appearance on a [[Prince]]-related track, both in terms of recording and release. The track's lyrics mention listening to a band playing "new power soul", a phrase first used in 1988 which would later become the name of two separate tracks ([[New Power Soul]] and [[Newpower Soul]]) and an album, [[Album: Newpower Soul|Newpower Soul]], all credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]], although these had not been recorded at the time of the lyrical mention here.
While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in early December 1991, at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Sexy M.F.]], [[The Morning Papers]], [[The Sacrifice Of Victor]], [[Arrogance]], and [[And God Created Woman]]). It was included as the second track on early configurations of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, until [[Prince]] later added the track [[My Name Is Prince]], recorded a few months previously. It was included as the fifth track (third song) on the March 1992 and Summer, 1992 configurations of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, before many of the album's [[Symbol_segues|segues]] were removed for release. An edit of the track was also planned as the a-side of a [[Single: Love 2 The 9's|Love 2 The 9's]] single in Spring, 1993, but the single was left unreleased. The track features a spoken dialogue portion featuring [[Mayte]], marking her first appearance on a [[Prince]]-related track, both in terms of recording and release. The track's lyrics mention listening to a band playing "new power soul", a phrase first used in 1988 which would later become the name of two separate tracks ([[New Power Soul]] and [[Newpower Soul]]) and an album, [[Album: Newpower Soul|Newpower Soul]], all credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]], although these had not been recorded at the time of the lyrical mention here.
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|date                      = Early December, 1991
|date                      = Early December 1991
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|3= Delayed performance TV broadcast
|3= Delayed performance TV broadcast
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[TV Film: The Ryde Dyvine|December, 1992, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]; see [[TV Film: The Ryde Dyvine|The Ryde Dyvine]] for details
|5= [[TV Film: The Ryde Dyvine|December 1992, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]; see [[TV Film: The Ryde Dyvine|The Ryde Dyvine]] for details
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|first live appearance    = [[18_February,_1993|18 February, 1993, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] <small>(in medley with [[Sexy M.F.]])</small>
|first live appearance    = [[18_February 1993|18 February 1993, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] <small>(in medley with [[Sexy M.F.]])</small>
|performed regularly on    =[[Act I]] <small>(in medley with [[Sexy M.F.]])</small>
|performed regularly on    =[[Act I]] <small>(in medley with [[Sexy M.F.]])</small>
*[[Act II]] <small>(in medley with [[Sexy M.F.]])</small>
*[[Act II]] <small>(in medley with [[Sexy M.F.]])</small>

Revision as of 20:02, 27 February 2016

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Love 2 The 9's

from the album
Song details
Performer: Prince and the New Power Generation
First Released: 13 October 1992 - album
Album(s):
Writer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Love 2 The 9's is the third track on Prince's 14th album , the second to be credited to Prince and the New Power Generation, and, four and a half months after the album's release it was included as the third and final track on the UK CD single of The Morning Papers, the album's fifth and final single.

While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in early December 1991, at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (during the same set of sessions that produced Sexy M.F., The Morning Papers, The Sacrifice Of Victor, Arrogance, and And God Created Woman). It was included as the second track on early configurations of the album, until Prince later added the track My Name Is Prince, recorded a few months previously. It was included as the fifth track (third song) on the March 1992 and Summer, 1992 configurations of the album, before many of the album's segues were removed for release. An edit of the track was also planned as the a-side of a Love 2 The 9's single in Spring, 1993, but the single was left unreleased. The track features a spoken dialogue portion featuring Mayte, marking her first appearance on a Prince-related track, both in terms of recording and release. The track's lyrics mention listening to a band playing "new power soul", a phrase first used in 1988 which would later become the name of two separate tracks (New Power Soul and Newpower Soul) and an album, Newpower Soul, all credited to the New Power Generation, although these had not been recorded at the time of the lyrical mention here.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Early December 1991 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Initial tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Love 2 The 9's 5:45

The Morning Papers single

Studio
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Love 2 The 9's ?:?? 3 Chains O' Gold VHS/laserdisc Promo video See Love 2 The 9's for details
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Sexy M.F. / Love 2 The 9's ?:?? Delayed performance TV broadcast Live December 1992, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; see The Ryde Dyvine for details
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
2 Whom It May Concern 4:02 My Name Is Prince single

7 single
Damn U single

Studio medley See 2 Whom It May Concern for more details
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Love 2 The 9's Edit Edit intended for Love 2 The 9's single
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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