| |introduction = '''Deliverance''' is an unreleased track recorded in 2006, at <!--an unconfirmed studio (-->[[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota<!--; [[3121 at The Rio]], Las Vegas, NV, USA; or [[Circle House]], Miami, FL, USA)-->. | | |introduction = '''Deliverance''' is an unreleased track recorded in 2006, at <!--an unconfirmed studio (-->[[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota<!--; [[3121 at The Rio]], Las Vegas, NV, USA; or [[Circle House]], Miami, FL, USA)-->. |
| In late 2006 or early 2007, it was included as subsequently the 13th track and the 11th track on an early configurations of the [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflower]] album (later slightly renamed [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] for release). A considerable amount of the tracks on those configurations were released instead on [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]]. '''Deliverance''' was also tentatively placed on an early configuration of [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] in May 2007. | | In late 2006 or early 2007, it was included as subsequently the 13th track and the 11th track on early configurations of the [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflower]] album (later slightly renamed [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] for release). A considerable amount of the tracks on those configurations were released instead on [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]]. '''Deliverance''' was also tentatively placed on an early configuration of [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] in May 2007. |
| In 2017, timed with the first anniversary of [[Prince]]’s death, engineer [[Ian Boxill]] wanted to make an EP available titled ''Deliverance'', including [[Deliverance]], [[I Am]], [[Touch Me]], [[Sunrise Sunset]], [[No One Else]], and [[I Am|I Am (Extended)]]. This would have featured the original songs, overdubbed and remixed by [[Ian Boxill|Boxill]]. [[Prince]]’s estate filed and won a [http://blog.thecurrent.org/2017/04/prince-estate-and-paisley-park-sue-engineer-over-planned-prince-music-release/ lawsuit] to halt this release and for the original masters to be returned to the estate. Therefore the EP ''Deliverance'' is considered an unofficial bootleg release, with the versions of the songs on it unofficial remixes. As such, the songs are considered unreleased, despite their short availability on mainstream music sites. | | In 2017, timed with the first anniversary of [[Prince]]’s death, engineer [[Ian Boxill]] wanted to make an EP available titled ''Deliverance'', including [[Deliverance]], [[I Am]], [[Touch Me]], [[Sunrise Sunset]], [[No One Else]], and [[I Am|I Am (Extended)]]. This would have featured the original songs, overdubbed and remixed by [[Ian Boxill|Boxill]]. [[Prince]]’s estate filed and won a [http://blog.thecurrent.org/2017/04/prince-estate-and-paisley-park-sue-engineer-over-planned-prince-music-release/ lawsuit] to halt this release and for the original masters to be returned to the estate. Therefore the EP ''Deliverance'' is considered an unofficial bootleg release, with the versions of the songs on it unofficial remixes. As such, the songs are considered unreleased, despite their short availability on mainstream music sites. |
