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|introduction = '''Darlene Marie''' is an unreleased track initially recorded in early November 1978 at | |introduction = '''Darlene Marie''' is an unreleased track initially recorded in early November 1978 at Prince’s [[France Avenue Home Studio]] in Edina, Minnesota and again in late May 1979, at [http://hollywoodsoundstudios.com/ Hollywood Sound Recorders] in Los Angeles, California (around the time [[Prince]] was recording overdubs for the [[Album: Prince|Prince]] album). The track was written for Darlene, a girl [[Prince]] met in San Francisco, California in September 1978 and was seeing at the time. Her middle name was Maria, but was written as Marie on her baptismal record. [[Prince]] liked Marie better than Maria, or found it better suited the lyrics. He first wrote the song as a birthday present for her around her birthday (1 November) and recorded a version of it in early November 1978 in his [[France Avenue Home Studio]] in Edina, Minnesota. Apparently the song was renamed '''Darling Marie''' when re-recorded in May 1979 and tentatively placed as the last track of an early configuration for the [[Album: Prince|Prince]] album. It has a relatively simple arrangement and features [[Prince]] accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, while the lyrics include the line ''"Darlene Marie... why don’t you marry me?"'' This likely refers to the fact that Darlene was engaged to be married when they met. [[Prince]] wanted her to marry him instead. | ||
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|date = Early Nov. 1978 | |date = Early Nov. 1978 | ||
|studio = [[France Avenue Home Studio]],<br>Edina, MN, USA | |studio = [[France Avenue Home Studio]],<br>Edina, MN, USA | ||
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|date = Late May 1979 | |date = Late May 1979 | ||
|studio = [http://hollywoodsoundstudios.com/ Hollywood Sound Recorders],<br>Los Angeles, CA, USA | |studio = [http://hollywoodsoundstudios.com/ Hollywood Sound Recorders],<br>Los Angeles, CA, USA | ||
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