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|single image          = [[Image:symbolalbum.jpg|100px|border|link=Album: Symbol]]<br><small> from the album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]]</small>
|single image          = [[Image:symbolalbum.jpg|100px|border|link=Album: Symbol]]<br><small> from the album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]]</small>
|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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|writer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]])
|writer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]])
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|introduction          = '''3 Chains O' Gold''' is the 16th track (15th song) on [[Prince]]'s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]].
|introduction          = '''3 Chains O' Gold''' is the 16th track (15th song) on [[Prince]]'s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]].


While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in January, 1992, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] (during the same set of sessions that produced [[The Continental]], [[Damn U]], [[The Flow]], [[Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.]], [[With This Tear]], [[Qualified]] and a revamped version of [[Sex]]). The track was included as the 22nd track (14th song) on a March, 1992, configuration of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, and the 22nd track (15th song) on a late-Summer, 1992, configurations, until many of the album's [[Symbol segues|segues]] were removed for release.
While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in January 1992, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] (during the same set of sessions that produced [[The Continental]], [[Damn U]], [[The Flow]], [[Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.]], [[With This Tear]], [[Qualified]] and a revamped version of [[Sex]]). The track was included as the 22nd track (14th song) on a March 1992, configuration of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, and the 22nd track (15th song) on a late-Summer, 1992, configurations, until many of the album's [[Symbol segues|segues]] were removed for release.
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|date                    = January, 1992
|date                    = January 1992
|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|3 October, 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]; see [[TV Film: The Ryde Dyvine|The Ryde Dyvine]] for details
|5= [[TV Film: The Ryde Dyvine|3 October 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]; see [[TV Film: The Ryde Dyvine|The Ryde Dyvine]] for details
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|sampled in                =  
|sampled in                =  
|first live appearance    = [[08_March,_1993|8 March, 1993, Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, FL, USA]] <small>(in medley with [[And God Created Woman]])</small>
|first live appearance    = [[08_March 1993|8 March 1993, Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, FL, USA]] <small>(in medley with [[And God Created Woman]])</small>
|performed regularly on    = [[Act I]] <small>(in medley with [[And God Created Woman]])</small>
|performed regularly on    = [[Act I]] <small>(in medley with [[And God Created Woman]])</small>
*[[A Celebration]]
*[[A Celebration]]

Revision as of 18:52, 27 February 2016

3 x 2 = 6   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   3 Nigs Watchin' A Kung Fu Movie
3 Chains O' Gold

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:
  • This song is not known to have been performed other than on the Act I and A Celebration tours.

3 Chains O' Gold is the 16th track (15th song) on Prince's 14th album , the second album to be credited to Prince and the New Power Generation.

While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in January 1992, at Paisley Park Studios (during the same set of sessions that produced The Continental, Damn U, The Flow, Born 2 B.R.E.E.D., With This Tear, Qualified and a revamped version of Sex). The track was included as the 22nd track (14th song) on a March 1992, configuration of the album, and the 22nd track (15th song) on a late-Summer, 1992, configurations, until many of the album's segues were removed for release.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
January 1992 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Initial tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
3 Chains O' Gold 6:02 Studio
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
3 Chains O' Gold ?:?? 3 Chains O' Gold VHS/laserdisc Promo video See 3 Chains O' Gold video for details
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Wanna Melt With U / 3 Chains O' Gold ?:?? Delayed performance TV broadcast Live 3 October 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA; see The Ryde Dyvine for details


 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • The name 3 Chains O' Gold was also used for the video compilation that accompanied the album (released on VHS and laserdisc in 1994).
  • The name was adapted slightly for the 1993 comic book Three Chains Of Gold, which tells a similar story to the video collection and to the album.
References
3 x 2 = 6   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   3 Nigs Watchin' A Kung Fu Movie
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