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from the album The Gold Experience cassette image of Dolphin promo (no artwork) Song details Performer: First Released: 6 March 1995 - The Undertaker VHS (video version) 26 September 1995 - The Gold Experience album (audio version) Album(s): The Gold Experience Writer(s): Prince (as ) Producer(s): Prince (as ) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 29 May 1994 (a.m.): Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota (aborted; intro only); 13 December 1994 (mat.): The Late Show with David Letterman, The Ed Sullivan Theater, New York, NY, USA (first full performance) 12 May 2013 (show 1): The Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO, USA Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 1994, 1995, 1998 (instrumental interpolation during I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man), 2002, 2006, 2013

Dolphin is the eighth track (sixth song) on Prince’s 17th album The Gold Experience, the first album to be credited to , and, around the time of the album’s release, Dolphin was available as a promo single, available only on cassette in the UK. In 1993, however, Dolphin was included in the Glam Slam Ulysses stage-show, during the segment titled "Lotus Land". Almost a year prior to the album’s release, on 30 September 1994, a promo video for Dolphin was premiered as the first video to be broadcast on VH-1 Europe. In early 1995, a rehearsal version of the track by Prince was included as the seventh and final track on Prince’s VHS release The Undertaker. Basic tracking took place on 2 January 1993 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same one-day session that produced Come, Dark, Dream, Endorphinmachine and Laurianne), with only vocals, drums, guitar and bass guitar. The track was included as the eighth track on a March 1993 configuration of Come. Further guitar, keyboards and sound effects were added to the track between Autumn 1993 and Summer 1994, before it was included as the eleventh track (seventh song) on The Gold Experience in September or October 1994. The rehearsal version included as the seventh and final track on the The Undertaker album (which was ultimately abandoned, but released on home video as The Undertaker) was recorded on 14 June 1993 at Paisley Park Studios (along with versions of The Ride, Poorgoo, Honky Tonk Women, Bambi, Zannalee and The Undertaker, the day before recording Calhoun Square). Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 2 January 1993 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Basic tracking 14 June 1993 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Studio rehearsal Autumn 1993 - Summer 1994 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Additional recording and overdubs on 2 January 1993 version Recording Personnel The Gold Experience version Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Michael B. - drums Sonny T. - bass guitar Tommy Barbarella - keyboards Mr. Hayes - keyboards Lenny Kravitz - background vocals (uncredited) The Undertaker version Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Michael B. - drums Sonny T. - bass guitar Unreleased original version Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Michael B. - drums Sonny T. - bass guitar Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Dolphin 4:59 The Gold Experience Gold promo Studio Dolphin (Edit) T.B.C. Dolphin promo Edit Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Dolphin 4:59 NPG Music Club Edition # 11 .mov download Promo video See Dolphin for details Dolphin T.B.C. The Undertaker VHS Rehearsal Alternate cut with overdubs; 14 June 1993, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info Dolphin 4:12 Delayed performance TV broadcast Live 13 December 1994 (mat.), The Late Show with David Letterman, The Ed Sullivan Theater, New York, NY, USA Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Dolphin Studio Original version used in Glam Slam Ulysses stage-show (before overdubs) Dolphin Rehearsal Unreleased version; 14 June 1993, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Dolphin Rehearsal The Undertaker version; 14 June 1993, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; same recording as video recording above

Additional Information See also Trivia The Gold Experience album Dolphin promo Dolphin video References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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