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|introduction              = '''Dinner With Delores ''' is the third track on [[Prince]]’s 18th album [[Album: Chaos And Disorder|Chaos And Disorder]] (his second to be released using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), and, one month prior to the album’s release, [[Single: Dinner With Delores|Dinner With Delores]] was released as the album’s first and only single in the UK, Germany and Japan (in the USA the track was only available on a promo single).
|introduction              = '''Dinner With Delores ''' is the third track on [[Prince]]’s 18th album [[Album: Chaos And Disorder|Chaos And Disorder]] (his second to be released using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), and, one month prior to the album’s release, [[Single: Dinner With Delores|Dinner With Delores]] was released as the album’s first and only single in the UK, Germany and Japan (in the USA the track was only available on a promo single).


Basic tracking was previously believed to have taken place in early April 1996, at [[South Beach Studios]], Miami Beach, Florida, in what is believed to be the final session (that also yieled the re-recordings of [[Chaos And Disorder]] and [[Right The Wrong]]) with [[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]] as regular bandmembers for a number of years, however the song was also slated to appear on a [[Album: Playtime By Versace|Playtime By Versace]] project in mid-1995, suggesting it was recorded a year earlier.
Basic tracking was previously believed to have taken place in early April 1996, at [[South Beach Studios]], Miami Beach, Florida, in what is believed to be the final session (that also yielded the re-recordings of [[Chaos And Disorder]] and [[Right The Wrong]]) with [[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]] as regular band members for a number of years. However the song was also slated to appear on a [[Album: Playtime By Versace|Playtime By Versace]] project in mid-1995, meaning it was recorded a year earlier. The version slated for [[Album: Playtime By Versace|Playtime By Versace]] doesn't have the short guitar-solo at the end, but is otherwise identical to the version released on [[Album: Chaos And Disorder|Chaos And Disorder]].  It is u


It is not known if the name "Delores" refers to anyone in particular, or if it is simply a character for the song.
It is not known if the name "Delores" refers to anyone in particular, or if it is simply a character for the song.
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                     = Mid-1995
|date                   = Mid-1995
|studio                  = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                  = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info        = Tracking
|additional info        = Tracking
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                     = Early April 1996
|date                   = 1995 or early April 1996
|studio                   = [[South Beach Studios]],<br>Miami Beach, FL, USA
|studio                 = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA or [[South Beach Studios]],<br>Miami Beach, FL, USA
|additional info           = Tracking
|additional info         = guitar solo overdub
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
1995 version
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
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1996 version
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted  
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted  
*[[Michael B.]] - drums
*[[Michael B.]] - drums
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|1= '''Dinner With Delores'''
|2= Studio
|2= Studio
|3= Recorded Mid-late 1995
|3= Version without the guitar solo
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Revision as of 09:09, 9 February 2023

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Dinner With Delores

from the album Chaos And Disorder
single art for Dinner With Delores
Song details
Performer:
First Released: 12 June 1996 - Dinner With Delores single
Album(s): Chaos And Disorder

Anthology: 1995-2010

Writer(s): Prince (as )
Producer(s): Prince (as )
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Dinner With Delores is the third track on Prince’s 18th album Chaos And Disorder (his second to be released using the name ), and, one month prior to the album’s release, Dinner With Delores was released as the album’s first and only single in the UK, Germany and Japan (in the USA the track was only available on a promo single).

Basic tracking was previously believed to have taken place in early April 1996, at South Beach Studios, Miami Beach, Florida, in what is believed to be the final session (that also yielded the re-recordings of Chaos And Disorder and Right The Wrong) with Michael B. and Sonny T. as regular band members for a number of years. However the song was also slated to appear on a Playtime By Versace project in mid-1995, meaning it was recorded a year earlier. The version slated for Playtime By Versace doesn't have the short guitar-solo at the end, but is otherwise identical to the version released on Chaos And Disorder. It is u

It is not known if the name "Delores" refers to anyone in particular, or if it is simply a character for the song.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Mid-1995 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
1995 or early April 1996 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA or South Beach Studios,
Miami Beach, FL, USA 		guitar solo overdub
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Dinner With Delores 2:46 Chaos And Disorder

Dinner With Delores single
Anthology: 1995-2010

Studio
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Dinner With Delores ?:?? Delayed performance TV broadcast Live 2 July 1996 (mat.), The Late Show With David Letterman, The Ed Sullivan Theater, New York, NY, USA
Dinner With Delores ?:?? Live performance TV broadcast Live 9 July 1996 (mat.), The Today Show, Plaza outside NBC TV Studios, GE Building, New York, NY, USA
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Dinner With Delores Studio Version without the guitar solo
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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