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Love Sign is the third 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 is credited to Nona Gaye and Prince (as ). Six weeks earlier, Love Sign was available as a promotional single in the USA and Germany, but Warner Bros. prevented a retail release of the single. In 1998, the Shock G.'s Silky Remix, one of the remixes planned for the single was included as the fifth track on the first disc of Prince's 20th album Crystal Ball (his fourth using the name ).
While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking is believed to have taken place in early 1994 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA. Remixes were made in Spring 1994.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Studio
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Additional info
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| Early 1994
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Initial tracking
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| Spring 1994
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Remixes
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Recording Personnel
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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| Love Sign
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4:31
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1-800 New Funk
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Studio
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Credited to "Nona Gaye & "
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| Love Sign (Radio Edit)
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3:23
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Love Sign promo
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Edit
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| Love Sign (Remix by Shock G.)
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3:52
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Crystal Ball
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Remix
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Contains looped sample of D.M.S.R.; remix by Shock G., drum programming and turntable by DJ-Fuze
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| Love Sign (The Storyboard Video Mix)
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5:36
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Love Sign promo
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Remix
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| Love Sign (Ted’s Funky Chariot Remix)
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2:58
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NPG Ahdio Show 1 mp3 (not available separately)
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Remix edit
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Excerpt of unreleased remix
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Video Versions
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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| Love Sign
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5:37
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Promotional release only
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Promo video
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See Love Sign video for more details
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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| Love Sign
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4:15
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Live lip-synch TV broadcast
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Studio, (small differences in mix compared to released version)
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9 April 1994, Soul Train, Paramount Studios, Stage 30, Hollywood, CA, USA
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| Love Sign
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?:??
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Live performance TV broadcast
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Live
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12 July 1994 (mat.), The Today Show, NBC TV Studios, GE Building (Studio 1A), New York, NY, USA
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Unreleased Versions
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Version
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Additional Info
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| Love Sign (Mack Attack Message Mix)
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Remix
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Remix intended for single release
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| Love Sign (Shock's Silky Smooth Int's)
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Remix
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Instrumental of Remix by Shock G.
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| Love Sign (Ted's Double Trouble Mix)
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Remix
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Remix by Teddy Riley intended for single release
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| Love Sign (Ted's Funky Chariot Mix)
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Remix
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Remix by Teddy Riley intended for single release; excerpted on NPG Ahdio Show 1
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| Love Sign (Ted's Get 'Em Up Mix)
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Remix
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Remix by Teddy Riley intended for single release
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| Love Sign (Ted's Love Sign Radio Mix)
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Remix
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Remix by Teddy Riley intended for single release
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