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from the album Graffiti Bridge Song details Performer: The Time First Released: 20 August 1990 - Graffiti Bridge album Album(s): Graffiti Bridge Writer(s): Prince, Levi Seacer, Jr. and Morris Day Producer(s): Prince and Levi Seacer, Jr. Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 24 August 1990: Wembley Arena, London, England (lyrical interpolation during The Question Of U) 8 March 2014: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California (lyrical interpolation during Let’s Work) Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 1990 (lyrical interpolation during The Question Of U), 2012 (lyrical interpolation during Hot Thing), 2014 (lyrical interpolation during Let’s Work)

Love Machine is the ninth track on Prince’s twelfth album Graffiti Bridge (the second track on the album to be credited to The Time). The track is also featured in the movie Graffiti Bridge. While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in August 1989 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota for The Time’s Corporate World album (during the same sessions that produced Murph Drag, Nine Lives, Donald Trump (Black Version), Release It, Shake!, Corporate World and The Latest Fashion). The released version of Love Machine is sung by Morris Day and Elisa Fiorillo while the initial version was sung by Prince and Jill Jones. This version contained the line "When I need trombone my dog is handy, when I need sax, I call Candy" also used for the Video Mix version of Partyman (slightly changed to "When I need trombone my dog is handy, but when I want sax, I call Candy"). Candy Dulfer added saxophone overdubs in August 1989, also at Paisley Park Studios (during the same set of sessions where she added saxophone overdubs to My Summertime Thang, Release It, Murph Drag, The Latest Fashion, Donald Trump (Black Version), Data Bank and My Baby Knows). The song was included as the fourth track on the Corporate World album in early September 1989, as planned for release in November 1989. The album was abandoned when Warner Bros. wanted to involve the other original members of The Time, but many of the tracks were saved for Pandemonium and Graffiti Bridge. Love Machine was included as the eighth track on a late 1989 configuration of Graffiti Bridge. An edited version was included as the ninth track on the 1990 configuration, where it remained for the final release. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info Early to mid August 1989 (estimate) Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking (Prince and Jill Jones on vocals) August 1989 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Saxophone overdubs by Candy Dulfer August 1989 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Vocal overdubs by Elisa Fiorillo August 1989 (estimate) Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Vocal overdubs by Morris Day Recording Personnel Released Version Morris Day - lead vocals Elisa Fiorillo - vocals Prince - all other vocals and instruments, except where noted Candy Dulfer - saxophone Jerome Benton - background vocals Unreleased Version Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Jill Jones - vocals Candy Dulfer - saxophone Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Love Machine 3:34 Graffiti Bridge Studio Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Length Released Version Additional info Glam Slam '91 5:12 'radio broadcast only' Studio Glam Slam '91 Unreleased Studio Slightly longer and less remixed version than broadcast Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Love Machine Studio Original 1989 version with Prince and Jill Jones vocals; some more explicit lyrics than released Love Machine Studio Version with {Elisa Fiorillo]] intended for Corporate World, edited down for final release on Graffiti Bridge

Additional Information See also Trivia Graffiti Bridge album Graffiti Bridge movie Corporate World unreleased album The Time References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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