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|introduction = '''Diamonds And Pearls''' is the third track on [[Prince]]’s 13th album [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]. Seven weeks after the album’s release, [[Single: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] was released as the album’s fourth worldwide single. In 1993, the track was included as the 17th track on [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] (also included as the first disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). In 2001, the track was included as the 16th track on [[Album: The Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]]. A brief live version of the track (titled '''Diamonds & Pearls''') was included on the 2002 release [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] (along with [[Xenophobia]], [[Extraordinary]], [[Avalanche]], [[Family Name]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[The Everlasting Now]], [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=I Wanna Be Your Lover]][[I Wanna Be Your Lover| Wanna B Ur Lover]], [[The Beautiful Ones]], [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] and [[How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore]] from the same show). In 2006, the studio version of the track was included as the twelfth track on the first disc of [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]. | |introduction = '''Diamonds And Pearls''' is the third track on [[Prince]]’s 13th album [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]. Seven weeks after the album’s release, [[Single: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] was released as the album’s fourth worldwide single. In 1993, the track was included as the 17th track on [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] (also included as the first disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). In 2001, the track was included as the 16th track on [[Album: The Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]]. A brief live version of the track (titled '''Diamonds & Pearls''') was included on the 2002 release [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] (along with [[Xenophobia]], [[Extraordinary]], [[Avalanche]], [[Family Name]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[The Everlasting Now]], [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=I Wanna Be Your Lover]][[I Wanna Be Your Lover| Wanna B Ur Lover]], [[The Beautiful Ones]], [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] and [[How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore]] from the same show). In 2006, the studio version of the track was included as the twelfth track on the first disc of [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]. | ||
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 19|19 November 1990]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The song is the earliest "[[Prince]]" studio recording to feature | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 19|19 November 1990]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The song is the earliest "[[Prince]]" studio recording to feature several musicians who would record with [[Prince]] for many years: the track features [[Michael B.]] (drums), as well as [[Tommy Barbarella]] (keyboards) and [[Sonny T.]] (bass guitar), both of whom [[Prince]] had recruited to play for [[Flash]], a backing band for [[Margie Cox]]. [[Rosie Gaines]] co-lead vocals were recorded at a later date. [[Sheila E.]] also added to the song, adding synth drum fills. | ||
The track was included as the sixth track on the December 1990, configuration of [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]], but was moved to become the third track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_1|1 March 1991]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 8|8 May 1991]] configurations, where it remained for release. | The track was included as the sixth track on the December 1990, configuration of [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]], but was moved to become the third track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_1|1 March 1991]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 8|8 May 1991]] configurations, where it remained for release. | ||
The initial long version was released in October 2023, as the twelfth track of ''Vault Tracks part 1'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]. | The initial long version was released in October 2023, as the twelfth track of ''Vault Tracks part 1'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]. | ||
[[Prince]] used the words "diamonds" and "pearls" in songs on previous occasions, including the early track [[Blue Diamonds & Sunday Pearls]], [[International Lover]], and [[The Glamorous Life]]. These tracks are all otherwise unrelated to [[Diamonds And Pearls]], however. | |||
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