Standing At The Altar

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Standing At The Altar

from the album 1-800 New Funk single art for Standing At The Altar Song details Performer: Margie Cox First Released: 12 July 1994 (advanced release for a signing session) 12 August 1994 (worldwide release) Album(s): 1-800 New Funk Writer(s): Prince Producer(s): Mr. Hayes, Greg Sain Live Appearances First and last live appearance: This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: none

Standing At The Altar, by Margie Cox, is the seventh track on the album 1-800 New Funk (a compilation of mostly-unreleased music largely written and produced by Prince/ , recorded by other Paisley Park Records artists), and, later in 1994, Standing At The Altar was available as the album’s only commercial single, available in Europe only. Around the time of the album’s release, however, it was issuded as a 7" promo with Love Sign on the flip side. The song was written by Prince (credited as such, even though it was released while he used the name ), and produced by Mr. Hayes and Greg Sain. While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in July 1991, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The lyrics are inspired by the love relationship between Julia Roberts and Kiefer Sutherland when she unexpectedly broke-up with him three days before their planned wedding date in June 1991. The track was intended for a planned solo project by Margie Cox (after the Flash album, for which she sung lead vocals, was abandoned), but this album remained unreleased. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info July 1991 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking Recording Personnel Margie Cox - lead vocals, background vocals Levi Seacer, Jr. - guitar Jackie Robinson - bass guitar Mr. Hayes - keyboards Eric Leeds - saxophone Rosie Gaines - background vocals Greg Sain - background vocals Prince - background vocals (uncredited) New Power Generation - all other instruments (unidentified musicians, although most likely this was simply Prince) Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Standing At The Altar 3:54 1-800 New Funk Standing At The Altar single Studio a.k.a. Standing At The Altar (The 1-800 New Funk Version) Standing At The Altar (Extended Version) 5:58 Standing At The Altar single 1-800 New Funk (Japan only) Extended version Extended version by Simon Harris Standing At The Altar 1:34 The Bellmark Times - '94 Sampler Excerpt clip only Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Standing At The Altar 3:57 Promotional release only Promo video See Standing At The Altar video for more details Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Standing At The Altar early version Shorter than released version and with different intro

Additional Information See also Trivia 1-800 New Funk album Standing At The Altar single Standing At The Altar video Margie Cox unreleased solo album Margie Cox References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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