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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (music and lyrics) and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Davis Carole Davis] (lyrics)
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (music and lyrics) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Davis Carole Davis] (lyrics)
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
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|introduction              = '''Slow Love''' is the seventh track on the first disc of [[Prince]]'s ninth album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. In 1987, a live version was included as the fifth track of the concert movie [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]].
|introduction              = '''Slow Love''' is the seventh track on the first disc of [[Prince]]'s ninth album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. In 1987, a live version was included as the fifth track of the concert movie [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]].


The song was written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Davis Carole Davis] years earlier. She and Prince reworked it in 1986, when they were having a brief relationship. Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 4|4 June 1986]] at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (the day after a configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album was made, the same day as saxophone overdubs on [[Yah, U Know]]). The track was initially included as the ninth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album. When the album developed into the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]], the song was included as the seventh track on the first disc on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] configuration, which was eventually pared down and became [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]].
The song was written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Davis Carole Davis] years earlier. She and Prince reworked it in 1986, when they were having a brief relationship. Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 4|4 June 1986]] at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (the day after a configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album was made, the same day as saxophone overdubs on [[Yah, U Know]]). The track was initially included as the ninth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album. When the album developed into the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]], the song was included as the seventh track on the first disc on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] configuration, which was eventually pared down and became [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]].


Co-writer Carole Davis released her own version of the song on her 1989 debut album ''Heart Of Gold'', but this version had no input by [[Prince]] and should be considered a cover version.
Co-writer Carole Davis released her own version of the song on her 1989 debut album ''Heart Of Gold'', but this version had no input by [[Prince]] and should be considered a cover version.

Revision as of 07:38, 13 June 2016

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Slow Love

from the album Sign O' The Times
Song details
Performer: Prince; Mayte
First Released: 30 March 1987 - Sign O' The Times album
Album(s): Sign O' The Times
Writer(s): Prince (music and lyrics) and Carole Davis (lyrics)
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Slow Love is the seventh track on the first disc of Prince's ninth album Sign O' The Times. In 1987, a live version was included as the fifth track of the concert movie Sign O' The Times.

The song was written by Carole Davis years earlier. She and Prince reworked it in 1986, when they were having a brief relationship. Initial tracking took place on 4 June 1986 at Prince's Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA (the day after a configuration of the Dream Factory album was made, the same day as saxophone overdubs on Yah, U Know). The track was initially included as the ninth track on the 18 July 1986 configuration of the Dream Factory album. When the album developed into the triple-album Crystal Ball, the song was included as the seventh track on the first disc on the 30 November 1986 configuration, which was eventually pared down and became Sign O' The Times.

Co-writer Carole Davis released her own version of the song on her 1989 debut album Heart Of Gold, but this version had no input by Prince and should be considered a cover version.

In late 1993, the song was tried out during early sessions for Mayte's first album at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA, and was included as the eighth track on an early version of the album, which was titled Latino Barbie Doll at the time. The track was removed when the album evolved into Child Of The Sun, however.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
4 June 1986 Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA Initial tracking
June-July 1986 Monterey Sound Studios, Glendale, CA, USA Orchestra recording by Clare Fischer
Late 1993 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Vocal overdubs by Mayte
Recording Personnel

Released version


Unreleased Mayte version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Slow Love 4:18 Sign O' The Times Studio
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Slow Love T.B.C. Sign O' The Times VHS/DVD Live See Sign O' The Times for details
Slow Love T.B.C. Lovesexy Live 1 VHS Live 9 September 1988, Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Slow Love Studio Mayte's 1993 recording
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • This is the only Prince-related track to co-credit Carole Davis as a writer.
References
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