| |introduction = '''Affirmation I & II''' is the ninth track on [[Prince]]'s 37th album [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]]. The track acts mainly as a segue into [[Way Back Home]], while the album's 13th and final track is titled [[Affirmation III]]. | | |introduction = '''Affirmation I & II''' is the ninth track on [[Prince]]'s 37th album [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]]. The track acts mainly as a segue into [[Way Back Home]], while the album's 13th and final track is titled [[Affirmation III]]. |
| While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking is believed to have taken place in Spring or Summer 2014 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota. British folk/soul singer/songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lianne_La_Havas Lianne La Havas], who appears as the narrator on the track, gave an interview in [http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/19/lianne-la-havas-pushing-for-prince-collaboration-ive-given-him-enough-hints-4310043/ late February 2014], in which she stated she had not yet recorded with [[Prince]] but would love to, indicating that the track had not yet been recorded. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lianne_La_Havas La Havas] appeared live with [[Prince]] in [[08_March 2014|March]] and [[04_July 2014|July 2014]], and it is possible they worked together on the track then (along with [[Clouds]], [[Way Back Home]] and [[Affirmation III]]), but this is purely speculative. | | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking is believed to have taken place in Spring or Summer 2014 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. British folk/soul singer/songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lianne_La_Havas Lianne La Havas], who appears as the narrator on the track, gave an interview in [http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/19/lianne-la-havas-pushing-for-prince-collaboration-ive-given-him-enough-hints-4310043/ late February 2014], in which she stated she had not yet recorded with [[Prince]] but would love to, indicating that the track had not yet been recorded. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lianne_La_Havas La Havas] appeared live with [[Prince]] in [[08_March 2014|March]] and [[04_July 2014|July 2014]], and it is possible they worked together on the track then (along with [[Clouds]], [[Way Back Home]] and [[Affirmation III]]), but this is purely speculative. |
| While the track is titled '''Affirmation I & II''', the track's narrator only states "Affirmation I" during the track, without a second affirmation. | | While the track is titled '''Affirmation I & II''', the track's narrator only states "Affirmation I" during the track, without a second affirmation. |
