Condition Of The Heart

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Condition Of The Heart

from the album Around The World In A Day Song details Performer: Prince and the Revolution First Released: 22 April 1985 - Around The World In A Day Album(s): Around The World In A Day One Nite Alone... Live! Around The World In A Day 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Writer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution) Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 9 December 1984: Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL, USA 4 March 2016: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA, USA Performed regularly on tour: Lovesexy Tour One Nite Alone... Tour (instrumental clip only during piano medley) Piano & A Microphone Tour Performed occasionally in shows: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2016 (solo piano)

Condition Of The Heart is the third track on Prince’s seventh album Around The World In A Day, the second album to be credited to Prince and the Revolution. In 2002, a live solo piano version (titled Condition Of The ♥ (Interlude)) was included as the ninth track on the second disc of Prince’s first live album One Nite Alone... Live! (along with Adore and Do Me, Baby from the same show). Basic tracking took place on 9 October 1984 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California. Prince flew to the West Coast to record while The Revolution continued rehearsals for the Purple Rain Tour in Minneapolis. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 9 October 1984 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Tracking 10 October 1984 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Overdubbing/mixing Recording Personnel Studio version Prince - all vocals and instruments One Nite Alone... Live! version Prince - piano Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Condition Of The Heart 6:46 Around The World In A Day Studio Condition Of The ♥ (Interlude) 0:39 One Nite Alone... Live! Live 14 April 2002, Verizon Wireless Theater, Houston, TX, USA Condition Of The Heart - 2025 Remaster 6:46 Around The World In A Day 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Studio Remastered in 2025 Condition Of The Heart - 2025 Remaster 6:46 Around The World In A Day 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition digital release Studio Remastered in 2025. Dolby Atmos mix. Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Condition Of The Heart 1:06 Lovesexy Live 1 VHS Live 9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen (Halle 1), Dortmund, West Germany Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Length Released Version Additional info Intermission T.B.C. Lovesexy Live 1 VHS Studio Studio version played during show; 9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany; uncredited on artwork Intermission Studio Recorded 12-15 June 1988; full version of above without audience noise

Additional Information See also Trivia Around The World In A Day album The lyrics refer to Clara Bow, an American film actress who rose to fame during the 1920s, and whose image also features on the front cover of the album artwork for Around The World In A Day. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)

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