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from the album Graffiti Bridge Song details Performer: Prince First Released: 20 August 1990 - Graffiti Bridge album Album(s): Graffiti Bridge Writer(s): Prince Producer(s): Prince Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 3 June 1991: The China Club, Hollywood, CA, USA 14 April 2016 (Show 1): Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 1991, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016

Elephants & Flowers is the fifth track on Prince’s twelfth album Graffiti Bridge. The song is also featured in the movie Graffiti Bridge. Basic tracking took place on 6 October 1988 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during two days off from the Lovesexy Tour, between shows in Toronto, ON, Canada and Hampton, VA, USA, on the same day as Still Would Stand All Time). This version contained different verses to the released version, but contains the same chorus. It was initially included on a configuration of the Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic album, dated 27 October 1988, but was removed for the late 1988 - early 1989 configuration. It was included as the fourth track on a late 1989 configuration of Graffiti Bridge. It is likely that further work was done on the track in late 1989 or early 1990, when the track in its released form switched places with The Question Of U to become the fifth track on a 1990 configuration of the album, where it remained for release. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 6 October 1988 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking Late 1989 or early 1990 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Additional recording Recording Personnel Prince - all vocals and instruments Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Elephants & Flowers 3:54 Graffiti Bridge Studio Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Elephants & Flowers 3:25 Graffiti Bridge film Studio Edited version. Released on VHS and DVD. Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Length Released Version Additional info Soul Psychodelicide Studio Unreleased 1989 track Number 1 Initial version Recorded late 1989 - early 1990, before vocal overdubs, using drum track from Elephants & Flowers Number 1 Studio Final version after vocal overdubs by Robin Power, using drum track from Elephants & Flowers Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Elephants & Flowers Studio Original 1988 version, featuring mostly different verses Elephants & Flowers Edit Edit of original 1988 version above

Additional Information See also Trivia Graffiti Bridge album Graffiti Bridge movie This song uses the LinnDrum, the successor of the Linn LM-1 usually utilized by Prince. When was asked in an interview conducted through and published on his official website, Love4OneAnother.com on 17 November, 1997: "What is "Elephants & Flowers" about? Is there a Buddhist influence here?", he replied "The gratitude we give 2 God 4 everything God gives 2 us". References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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