Video: Diamonds And Pearls

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Diamonds And Pearls

Music Video details First aired: 4 December 1991 Producer(s): Information needed Director: Rebecca Blake Related home video/DVD: Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection First (Commercially) Released: 6 October 1992 Awards Date Institution, Country Award This music video has not received any awards in the USA

Diamonds And Pearls is a Prince and the New Power Generation video released for broadcast and to promote the single. Like Cream, which was also directed by Rebecca Blake, the video begins with Prince plagued by reporters, this time running from them. For the performance of the song, Prince is alternatively set behind a piano (singing with Rosie Gaines), dancing and playing guitar with the band. Diamond and Pearl also appear in the video. After the bridge, he enters a projection room and is surrounded by children. Seven ballet dancers were recruited for the video. Prince flew Mayte in to participate in the video, but Rebecca Blake voted against the idea. After Kiss and Cream, Diamonds And Pearls was the last video directed by Rebecca Blake. The video was included on the Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection and The Hits Collection. Shooting Information Shooting Sessions Date Location Additional info 25 & 26 May 1991 City Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA Cast Prince Levi Seacer, Jr. Michael B. Tommy Barbarella Sonny T. Rosie Gaines Tony M. (with Damon Dickson & Kirk Johnson collectively as "The Game Boyz") Kirky J. (with Tony Mosley & Damon Dickson collectively as "The Game Boyz") Damon Dickson (with Tony Mosley & Kirk Johnson collectively as "The Game Boyz") Lori Elle (Werner) - Diamond Robia LaMorte - Pearl Sean Cheesman - dance (unconfirmed) Jamila Akiko Aba Chilombo - child ± 20 extras (children and journalists) Crew Rebecca Blake - director Sean Cheesman - choreography Mike Southon - director of photography Deke Donelian - cinematography More information needed Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Diamonds And Pearls 4:53 The Hits Collection (1993) Prince streaming video platforms (2017) Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017) Diamonds And Pearls 5:16 Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection (1992) long version longer introduction with additional scenes

Additional Information See Also Quotation & triva Diamonds And Pearls Diamonds And Pearls (single) Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection Footage of Diamonds And Pearls was later included in the Nothing Compares 2 U, Pink Cashmere and Purple Medley videos. Jamila Akiko Aba Chilombo, one of the children in this video (9-year old at that time), later became known as Mila J.. Coincidently, her 2012 song Blinded was sampled by Prince and Joshua Welton for U Know released in 2014. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track by Benoit Clerc (Mitchell Beazley : 2022) ISBN 1784728241

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1991 Cream

Music Videos (Prince)

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1991 Insatiable

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