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− | |song name = 3 Chains | + | |song name = 3 Chains O’ Gold |
|single image = [[Image:symbolalbum.jpg|100px|border|link=Album: Symbol]]<br><small> from the album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]]</small> | |single image = [[Image:symbolalbum.jpg|100px|border|link=Album: Symbol]]<br><small> from the album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] | |performer = [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] | ||
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|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]) | ||
|previous song = [[3 x 2 = 6]] | |previous song = [[3 x 2 = 6]] | ||
− | |next song = [[3 Nigs | + | |next song = [[3 Nigs Watchin’ A Kung Fu Movie]] |
− | |introduction = '''3 Chains | + | |introduction = '''3 Chains O’ Gold''' is the 16th track (15th song) on [[Prince]]’s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]. |
− | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in | + | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in December 1991, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during a 10-hour session that also yielded [[Love 2 The 9’s]] and [[Johnny]]). |
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+ | The track was included as the 22nd track (14th song) on a March 1992 configuration of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, and the 22nd track (15th song) on a late-Summer 1992 configuration, until many of the album’s [[Symbol segues|segues]] were removed for release. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = | + | |date = December 1991 (assumed) |
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
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|date = February 1992 | |date = February 1992 | ||
|studio = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Way_Recording Ocean Way Recording],<br> Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Way_Recording Ocean Way Recording],<br> Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
− | |additional info = Orchestral overdubs by [[Clare Fischer]] | + | |additional info = Orchestral overdubs by [[Clare Fischer]]’s orchestra |
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''3 Chains | + | |1= '''3 Chains O’ Gold''' |
|2= 6:02 | |2= 6:02 | ||
|3= [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] | |3= [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''3 Chains | + | |1= '''3 Chains O’ Gold''' |
|2= 2:37 | |2= 2:37 | ||
− | |3= [[Home Video: 3 Chains | + | |3= [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]] VHS/laserdisc |
|4= Promo video | |4= Promo video | ||
− | |5= Orchestral parts mixed with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirstie_Alley Kirstie Alley] | + | |5= Orchestral parts mixed with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirstie_Alley Kirstie Alley]’s voice lifted from the [[Symbol segues|Symbol album segues]] and a new storyline by [[Mayte]] |
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''[[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Wanna Melt With U]][[Eye Wanna Melt With U| Wanna Melt With U]] / 3 Chains | + | |1= '''[[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Wanna Melt With U]][[Eye Wanna Melt With U| Wanna Melt With U]] / 3 Chains O’ Gold''' |
|2= ?:?? | |2= ?:?? | ||
|3= Delayed performance TV broadcast | |3= Delayed performance TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[ | + | |5= [[17 December 1992|17 December 1992, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]; see [[TV Film: The Ryde Dyvine| The Ryde Dyvine]] for details |
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+ | |sampled in = | ||
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|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[ | + | {{Songchart| |
+ | |line = | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[Symbol segues#Unreleased Segue # 2|Unreleased Segue (# 2)]]''' | ||
+ | |2= | ||
+ | |3= | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Vocal sample on an unreleased segue for the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album; See [[Symbol segues]] for more details <small>(listed as Unreleased Segue # 2)</small> | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |first live appearance = [[17 December 1992|17 December 1992: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(in medley with [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Wanna Melt With U]][[Eye Wanna Melt With U| Wanna Melt With U]])</small><br> | ||
* [[28 June 2001|28 June 2001: Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, WI, USA]] | * [[28 June 2001|28 June 2001: Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, WI, USA]] | ||
|performed regularly on = [[Act I]] <small>(in medley with [[And God Created Woman]])</small> | |performed regularly on = [[Act I]] <small>(in medley with [[And God Created Woman]])</small> | ||
*[[A Celebration]] | *[[A Celebration]] | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1992|1992]] <small>(in medley with [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Wanna Melt With U]][[Eye Wanna Melt With U| Wanna Melt With U]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1993|1993]] <small>(in medley with [[And God Created Woman]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2001|2001]] <small>(in medley with [[And God Created Woman]])</small> |
− | |trivia = The name [[Home Video: 3 Chains | + | |trivia = The name [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]] was also used for the video compilation that accompanied the album (released on VHS and laserdisc in 1994). |
* The name was adapted slightly for the 1993 comic book Three Chains Of Gold, which tells a similar story to the video collection and to the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album. | * The name was adapted slightly for the 1993 comic book Three Chains Of Gold, which tells a similar story to the video collection and to the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album. | ||
|see also = [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album | |see also = [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album | ||
− | * [[Home Video: 3 Chains | + | * [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]] VHS/laserdisc |
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|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1992]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1992]][[Category:Recorded 1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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3 x 2 = 6 < < < | All Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > 3 Nigs Watchin’ A Kung Fu Movie |