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|album(s) = [[Album: 1999|1999]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: 1999|1999]]<br> | ||
[[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]]<br> | [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]]<br> | ||
[[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe'']]<br> | [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br> | ||
[[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] | [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
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|previous song = [[Intermission]] | |previous song = [[Intermission]] | ||
|next song = [[Into The Light]] | |next song = [[Into The Light]] | ||
|introduction = '''International Lover''' is the eleventh and final track on [[Prince]] | |introduction = '''International Lover''' is the eleventh and final track on [[Prince]]’s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]], and in 1983 it was included as a b-side on some versions of the single [[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]], the album’s second single. | ||
A brief solo piano rehearsal of the track was released on the 2018 posthumous album [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]]. | A brief solo piano rehearsal of the track was released on the 2018 posthumous album [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]]. | ||
It was intended for [[The Time]] | It was intended for [[The Time]]’s second album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]]. A version with [[Morris Day]] on vocals was recorded but [[Prince]] didn’t like the result and reclaimed the song to use on [[Album: 1999|1999]] instead. | ||
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 14|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]] | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 14|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 [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]]. | ||
[[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 ''Super Deluxe'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|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 [[Album: 1999|1999]] in 1982. [[Morris Day]] | [[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 ''Super Deluxe Edition'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|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 [[Album: 1999|1999]] in 1982. [[Morris Day]]’s version was recorded most likely shortly after at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. | ||
The '''Take 1''' version was released as a single to streaming platforms on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 11|11 October 2019]]. | The '''Take 1''' version was released as a single to streaming platforms on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 11|11 October 2019]]. | ||
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'''1999 version''' | '''1999 version''' | ||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | ||
'''1999 ''Super Deluxe'' version''' (as '''Take 1 (Live In Studio)''') | '''1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'' version''' (as '''Take 1 (Live In Studio)''') | ||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and piano | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and piano | ||
*[[Morris Day]] - drums | *[[Morris Day]] - drums | ||
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|1= '''International Lover''' | |1= '''International Lover''' | ||
|2= 6:35 | |2= 6:35 | ||
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe'']] | |3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= Remastered in 2019 | |5= Remastered in 2019 | ||
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|1= '''International Lover (Take 1) (Live In Studio)''' | |1= '''International Lover (Take 1) (Live In Studio)''' | ||
|2= 7:19 | |2= 7:19 | ||
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe'']] | |3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
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|1= '''Internatonal Lover''' | |1= '''Internatonal Lover''' | ||
|2= 8:41 | |2= 8:41 | ||
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Super Deluxe'']] | |3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[01 December 1982-1|1 December 1982 (a.m.): Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA]] | |5= [[01 December 1982-1|1 December 1982 (a.m.): Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA]] | ||
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|2= 1:00 | |2= 1:00 | ||
|3= [[Home_Video:_Double_Live| Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br> | |3= [[Home_Video:_Double_Live| Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br> | ||
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Super Deluxe'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]] | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Super Deluxe Edition'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]] | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY]] | |5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY]] | ||
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|1= '''Internatonal Lover''' | |1= '''Internatonal Lover''' | ||
|2= 9:50 | |2= 9:50 | ||
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Super Deluxe'' DVD]] | |3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'' DVD]] | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[29 December 1982|29 December 1982: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA]] | |5= [[29 December 1982|29 December 1982: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA]] | ||
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* [[Purple Rain Tour]] | * [[Purple Rain Tour]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1989|1989]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1989|1989]] | ||
|trivia = The released mix of '''International Lover (Take 1) (Live In Studio)''' was done by Nick Bolas specifically for the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super 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. | |trivia = The released mix of '''International Lover (Take 1) (Live In Studio)''' was done by Nick Bolas specifically for the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] 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. | ||
|see also = [[Album: 1999|1999]] album | |see also = [[Album: 1999|1999]] album | ||
*[[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]] | *[[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]] | ||
* [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe'']] | * [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | ||
|categories = [[Category:1982]][[Category:2019]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1982]] | |categories = [[Category:1982]][[Category:2019]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1982]] | ||
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