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from the album Diamonds And Pearls from the album Diamonds And Pearls (Super) Deluxe Edition Song details Performer: Prince and the New Power Generation First Released: 1 October 1991 - Diamonds And Pearls album Album(s): Diamonds And Pearls Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Writer(s): Prince and Tony M. (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation) Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 27 January 1992 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (likely); 3 April 1992, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan (confirmed) 12 July 1992: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France Performed regularly on tour: Diamonds And Pearls Tour Performed occasionally in shows: 1992

Live 4 Love (full title in the booklet Live 4 Love (Last Words From The Cockpit)) is the 13th and final track on Prince’s 13th album Diamonds And Pearls, the first album to be credited to Prince and the New Power Generation. In 1993, the track was included as the b-side of The Morning Papers, the fifth and final single from Prince’s 14th album . In 2001, a 1992 live version was released as a video and audio download as part of NPG Music Club Edition # 10. A December 1990 ‘Early version’ of Live 4 Love containing lyrics from The Flow was released on streaming platforms on 28 September 2023 as a preview for the Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition, where it was featured as the ninth tracks on “Disc 3: Vault Tracks part 1”. Original tracking of this song was at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota, most likely on 20 November 1990 after midnight, continuing the session tracking Diamonds And Pearls. The original recording was over 7 and a half minutes long, and did not yet feature Tony M.’s, rap. Instead Prince rapped the lyrics to pre-existing The Flow (recorded as a stand alone track on 11 September 1990). It even includes the bassline, from the released 1992 version of The Flow, here, that wasn’t yet on the 1990 version of that song. An edit of this version, made its way to the 27 November 1990 configuration of Diamonds And Pearls as the tenth track. The song was worked on further in early December and this full 7:30 ‘Early Version’ with Prince’s The Flow rap was featured on the early December 1990 configuration of the Diamonds And Pearls album. After further work and replacing the The Flow rap with something Tony M. came up with specifically for the song, it became the final track on a January 1991 configuration. It continued its life as the last track on the subsequent 1 March 1991 and 8 May 1991 configurations, and remained there for the released version of the album. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 20 November 1990 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking November 1990 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Editing 5 December 1990 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Additional recording Late January 1991 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) Additional recording, editing Recording Personnel Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (listed in liner notes as ‘Insatiable’) Michael B. - drums Sonny T. - bass guitar (credited for "bass and backing vox") Tommy Barbarella - keyboards Tony M. - rap (credited for "lead raps and backing vox") Live 4 Love (Early version) Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Michael B. - drums Sonny T. - bass guitar Tommy Barbarella - keyboards Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Live 4 Love 6:58 Diamonds And Pearls album The Morning Papers single Studio Live 4 Love 6:58 Diamonds And Pearls (Super) Deluxe Edition Studio Remastered 2023 X-cerpts From The Songs: Thunder, Daddy Pop, Strollin’, Jughead, Money Don’t Matter 2 Night, Push, Live 4 Love 5:04 Diamonds And Pearls single Edits Edits of each song; Live 4 Love edit is 0:37 Live 4 Love (Live) 6:52 NPG Music Club Edition # 10 mp3 download Live Late April (exact date unknown), Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia Live 4 Love (Early Version) 7:33 Preview for Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition (streaming) Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Studio Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Live 4 Love (Live) 6:38 Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection VHS/DVD Diamonds And Pearls (Super) Deluxe Edition blu-ray Live 24 June 1992: Earls Court, London, England Live 4 Love (Live) 6:52 NPG Music Club Edition # 10 .mov download Live Late April 1992: Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Live 4 Love Studio Shorter edit of the so called ‘Early Version’ Live 4 Love Studio Fewer sound effects than released version, with falsetto vocal and slightly different lyrics in places

Additional Information See also Trivia Diamonds And Pearls album Diamonds And Pearls (Super) Deluxe Edition Live 4 Love video Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection VHS/DVD NPG Music Club Edition # 10 The track’s robotic countdown introduction comes from a sound library set by Sound Ideas and was first used in the unreleased 1988 track We Got The Power. The crowd chanting “Live for love” audible in the song is most likely from the show in 5 August 1990, IJsstadion Thialf, Heerenveen, the Netherlands. When the “Early Version” of Live 4 Love was uploaded to Spotify and youtube on 28 September 2023, to promote the upcoming Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition, the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCxwdU0xsvU video on youtube] erroneously played the album version, instead of the advertised ‘Early Version’. This was not corrected until a few hours later. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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