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Mellow

	Song details
from the album The Rainbow Children
	Performer:	Prince
	First Released:	16 October 2001 - The Rainbow Children album
	Album(s):	The Rainbow Children One Nite Alone... Live!
	Writer(s):	Prince
	Producer(s):	Prince
	Live Appearances
	First and last live appearance:
	5 January 2002, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA 21 November 2002: Hokkaido Kosei Nenkin Kaikan (北海道厚生年金会館), Sapporo, Japan
	Performed regularly on tour:
	One Nite Alone... Tour
	Performed occasionally in shows:
	2002

Mellow is the seventh track on Prince’s 24th album The Rainbow Children, his first album after reverting to the name Prince, and, on 14 January 2002, the track was offered as a free download from AOL.com to AOL members. In 2002, a live version was included as the fifth track on the first disc of Prince’s first live album One Nite Alone... Live! (along with Muse 2 The Pharaoh, The Other Side Of The Pillow and Strange Relationship from the same show).

Specific recording dates are unknown, but it is likely that basic tracking took place in late 2000 or early 2001 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Horn overdubs were recorded on 8 February 2001, also at Paisley Park Studios (on the same day as horn overdubs on Everywhere and The Everlasting Now). Lyrics in the track refer to the 17 November 2000 (a.m.) aftershow concert at Metro, Chicago, IL, USA, which featured Macy Gray and Common as guests on stage. The song’s lyrics also refer to "The Egg", a building on the Paisley Park Studios grounds with an unknown purpose (see Paisley Park Studios for more details).

Recording Information

Recording Sessions
Date	Studio	Additional info
Late 2000 - early 2001	Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA	Tracking
8 February 2001	Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA	Horn overdubs
Recording Personnel
Studio version Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (credited as "All other instruments - digital or otherwise, lead and co-lead vox, percussion and sound FX per4med by Prince ...and U.") John Blackwell - drums (credited as "John Blackwell, the Magnificent") Najee - flute (credited for "soprano sax appeal & flute") Michael B. Nelson - trombone (credited collectively as The Hornheadz) Kathy Jensen - baritone saxophone (credited collectively as The Hornheadz) Dave Jensen - trumpet (credited collectively as The Hornheadz) Brian Gallagher - tenor saxophone (credited collectively as The Hornheadz) Steve Strand - trumpet (credited collectively as The Hornheadz) One Nite Alone... Live! version Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted John Blackwell - drums Rhonda Smith - bass guitar Renato Neto - keyboards Najee - flute

Versions

Released Versions

Title	Length	Released	Version	Additional info
Mellow	4:23	The Rainbow Children AOL.com mp3 download	Studio
Mellow	4:36	One Nite Alone... Live EP promo	Live	11 March 2002, Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, USA; same recording as below, but also includes spoken intro for The Other Side Of The Pillow
Mellow	4:30	One Nite Alone... Live!	Live	11 March 2002, Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, USA; slightly alternate edit than above

Additional Information

	See also	Trivia

	The Rainbow Children album

	References
	The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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