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Venus De Milo

	Song details
from the album Parade
	Performer:	Prince and the Revolution
	First Released:	31 March 1986 - Parade album
	Album(s):	Parade
	Writer(s):	Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
	Producer(s):	Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
	Live Appearances
	First and last live appearance:
	19 July 1988: PalaTrussardi, Milan, Italy 4 March 2016: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA, USA
	Performed regularly on tour:
	Prince 20TEN Tour (instrumental, played without Prince)
	Performed occasionally in shows:
	1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2016 (solo piano)

Venus De Milo is the seventh track on Prince's eighth album Parade, the third to be credited to Prince and the Revolution. The track is also played in Prince's second feature film, Under The Cherry Moon.

Although Venus De Milo had existed for a few years as an untitled piano instrumental, basic tracking in the studio only took place in mid-July 1985 at the Washington Avenue Warehouse, Eden Prairie, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as Neon Telephone, Do U Lie? and Alexa De Paris). Clare Fischer arranged and recorded orchestration for the song at some point in January 1986 at Monterey Sound Studios, Glendale, California. , USA.

Recording Information

Recording Sessions
Date	Studio	Additional info
Mid-July 1985	Washington Avenue Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA	Basic tracking
January 1986	Monterey Sound Studios, Glendale, CA, USA	Orchestra recording by Clare Fischer
Recording Personnel
Prince - all instruments, except where noted Sheila E. - drums Orchestral Players: Violins - Isabelle Daskoff, Francine Walsh, Mari Botnik, Pam Gates, Janice Gower, Karen Jones, Betty Moor, Irma Neumann, Assa Drori, Bill Hymanson, Oscar Chasow, Ron Clark, Henry Ferber, Erne Granat, Ed Green, Bill Hybel, Reggie Hill, Pat Johnson, Don Palmer, Sheldon Sanov, Joe Schonbrun, Terry Schonbrun and Harold Wolf Violas - Pam Goldsmith, Margot Maclaine, Carol Mukagawa, Myer Bello, Alan Deverich, Norman Forrest, Alan Harshman, Jorge Moraga and David Stock Cellos - Jim Arkatoff, Ray Kelley, Ray Kramer and Fred Seykora Basses - Chuck Dominico and Arni Egilsson. Woodwinds - Gene Cipriano, Don Ashworth, John Clarke, Dave Edwards, Gary Foster, Jim Kanter, John Lowe, Dick Mitchell, Jack Nimitz, Joe Soldo and Bob Tricarico Trumpets - Ray Brown, Rich Cooper, Bob Findley, Larry Ford, Bob O'Donnell and Al Vizutti Trombones - Garnett Brown, Charles Loper, Morris Repass and Bill Watrous French Horns - Marni Johnson, David Duke, Joe Myer, Brian O'Connor, Calvin Smith and Jim Thatcher Tuba - Tommy Johnson Tympani and percussion - Brent Fischer

Versions

Released Versions

Title	Length	Released	Version	Additional info
Venus De Milo	1:54	Parade	Studio
Venus De Milo	1:21	Under The Cherry Moon	Studio	Different ending from album release.

Video Versions

Title	Length	Released	Version	Additional info
Venus De Milo	1:41	Lovesexy Live 1 VHS	Live	9 September 1988, Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany

Broadcasts/streaming (only)

Title	Length	Released	Version	Additional info
Venus De Milo	?:??	Delayed concert TV broadcast	Live	31 August 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan

Unreleased Versions

Title	Version	Additional Info
Venus De Milo	Studio	Track before orchestral overdubs

Additional Information

	See also	Trivia

	Parade album Under The Cherry Moon movie	This is the earliest release of an instrumental track under Prince's own name.

	References
	The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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 |introduction              = '''Venus De Milo''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]'s eighth album [[Album: Parade|Parade]], the third to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. The track is also played in [[Prince]]'s second feature film, [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]].
-Although [[Venus De Milo]] had existed for a few years as an untitled piano instrumental, basic tracking in the studio only took place in mid-July 1985 at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[Neon Telephone]], [[Do U Lie?]] and [[Alexa De Paris]]). [[Clare Fischer]] arranged and recorded orchestration for the song at some point in January 1986 at [https://www.yellowpages.com/los-angeles-ca/mip/monterey-sound-studios-512137723 Monterey Sound Studios], Glendale, CA
+Although [[Venus De Milo]] had existed for a few years as an untitled piano instrumental, basic tracking in the studio only took place in mid-July 1985 at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[Neon Telephone]], [[Do U Lie?]] and [[Alexa De Paris]]). [[Clare Fischer]] arranged and recorded orchestration for the song at some point in January 1986 at [https://www.yellowpages.com/los-angeles-ca/mip/monterey-sound-studios-512137723 Monterey Sound Studios], Glendale, California.
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