International Lover

Intermission   < < <

Non-Prince Songs

All Prince Songs

Unreleased Songs

> > >   Into The Light

International Lover

from the album 1999 from the album 1999 Deluxe Song details Performer: Prince First Released: 27 October 1982 - 1999 album Album(s): 1999 Writer(s): Prince Producer(s): Prince Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 11 November 1982: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA 7 February 1989: Rainbow Hall (レインボーホール), Nagoya, Japan Performed regularly on tour: 1999 Tour Purple Rain Tour Performed occasionally in shows: 1988, 1989

International Lover is the eleventh and final track on Prince's fifth album 1999, and in 1983 it was included as a b-side on some versions of the single Little Red Corvette, the album's second single. A brief solo piano rehearsal of the track was released on the 2018 posthumous album Piano & A Microphone 1983, Basic tracking took place on 14 January 1982 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California three days after and Gigolos Get Lonely Too, two days after Bold Generation, the same day as The Walk, and the day before Colleen), during sessions for The Time's second album What Time Is It?. It was intended to be sung by Morris Day, but Prince reclaimed the song to use on 1999 instead. It is unknown if Morris Day ever recorded his lead vocals for the song. Prince recorded an initial version on this day with Morris Day on drums. This version was released as Take 1 (Live In Studio) as the eighth track on the Vault Tracks part 1 disc of a Deluxe edition of the 1999 album. The version was worked on further on the same day and possibly at a later date, so that almost none of the elements of this 'take 1' version can be heard in the track as it was released on 1999 in 1982. The Take 1 version was released as a single to streaming platforms on 11 October 2019. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 14 January 1982 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Basic tracking (Take 1) 14 January 1982 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Basic tracking (Take 2) August 1983 (estimate) Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA Rehearsal recording Recording Personnel Prince - all vocals and instruments Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info International Lover 6:35 1999 Little Red Corvette single 1999 Deluxe Studio International Lover (Take 1) (Live In Studio) 7:19 1999 Deluxe Studio International Lover 3:48 Piano & A Microphone 1983 'Rehearsal' a.k.a. International Lover (Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version); contains instrumental interpolation of Do Me, Baby Internatonal Lover 8:41 1999 Deluxe Live 1 December 1982 (a.m.): Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info International Lover 1:00 Prince And The Revolution: Live VHS/laserdisc Purple Rain Deluxe – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD) Live 30 March 1985: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY Internatonal Lover 9:50 1999 Deluxe DVD Live 29 December 1982: The Summit, Houston, TX

Additional Information See also Trivia 1999 album Piano & A Microphone 1983 1999 Deluxe The released mix of International Lover (Take 1) (Live In Studio) was done by Nick Bolas specifically for the 1999 Deluxe release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

Intermission   < < <

All Songs

Unreleased Songs

> > >   Into The Light