The Love We Make

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The Love We Make

from the album Emancipation Song details Performer: First Released: 19 November 1996 - Emancipation album Album(s): Emancipation Writer(s): Prince (as ) Producer(s): Prince (as ) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 31 January 2004 (a.m.): House Of Blues at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV, USA 28 February 2016 (show 2): Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA, USA Performed regularly on tour: Live Out Loud Tour Hit And Run Part II Performed occasionally in shows: 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 (solo piano)

The Love We Make is the eleventh track on the third disc of Prince’s 19th album Emancipation, the third album credited to . Prince has said that he used the song to "speak to the spirit of a friend lost to drugs"; it is believed that this refers to Jonathan Melvoin, Wendy and Susannah Melvoin’s brother, keyboard player for The Smashing Pumpkins, who had played on both Around The World In A Day and Parade, and who played keyboard in the live line-up of The Family. Melvoin died of a heroin overdose in New York City on 12 July 1996. While specific recording dates are unknown, it is likely that the track was recorded between mid-July (following Jonathan Melvoin’s death) and early August 1996 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day as The Divine). Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info mid-July - early August 1996 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking Recording Personnel Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Kathleen Dyson - guitar Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info The Love We Make 4:38 Emancipation Studio

Additional Information See also Trivia Emancipation album Another song written about Jonathan Melvoin’s death, Sarah McLachlan’s Angel, has been played live often by Prince from 2008-11 (although with Shelby J. on lead vocals). References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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