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{{Album|
 
{{Album|
|album name            = Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe''
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|album name            = Sign O’ The Times ''(Super) Deluxe''
|album image            = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|200px|Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'' album artwork]]
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|album image            = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|200px|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe'' album artwork]]
 
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_25|25 September 2020]]
 
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_25|25 September 2020]]
 
|length                = 08:01:23 (approx)
 
|length                = 08:01:23 (approx)
 
|label                  = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Records]
 
|label                  = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Records]
|studios                = [[France Avenue Home Studio]], Edina, MN. USA; [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA; [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]], Edina, MN, USA; [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [[Dierks Studio Mobile Trucks]] (outside [[Le Zénith]], Paris, France); [[Stadion De Galgenwaard]], Utrecht, The Netherlands; [[Venue: Paisley Park Studios|Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studios                = [[Hollywood Sound Recorders]], Los Angeles, CA, USA; [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA; [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]], Edina, MN, USA; [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [[Dierks Studio Mobile Trucks]] (outside [[Le Zénith]], Paris, France); [[Stadion De Galgenwaard]], Utrecht, The Netherlands; [[Venue: Paisley Park Studios|Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|previous year         = 2019
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|previous year             = 2020
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|previous album         = Album: 1999 Deluxe
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|previous album             = Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live
|previous album link   = [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']]
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|previous album link       = [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]]
 
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|introduction          = '''Sign O' The Times ''Deluxe'' ''' is an elaborated remastered re-issue of [[Prince]]'s ninth full-length studio album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] and the ninth posthumous album release overall. J
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|introduction          = '''Sign O’ The Times ''(Super) Deluxe'' ''' is an elaborated remastered re-issue of [[Prince]]’s ninth full-length studio album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] and the ninth posthumous album release overall.
  
In the 3CD version, the remastered original album is augmented with 1 CD with 13 b-sides, extended versions and edits from the [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] era.  
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In the 3CD ''DeLuxe'' version, the remastered original album is augmented with 1 CD with 13 b-sides, extended versions and edits from the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] era.  
  
The more elaborate edition has fourth, fifth and sixth disc with 45 previously unreleased songs or versions from the [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] era, a 2CD with the [[20 June 1987|20 June 1987 show in Utrecht, The Netherlands]] from the [[Sign O' The Times Tour]] as well as a 2 hour 15 minutes DVD release of the concert on [[31 December 1987|31 December 1987, Paisley Park Studios, New Years Eve show]].
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The more elaborate ''Super Deluxe'' version has fourth, fifth and sixth disc with 45 previously unreleased songs or versions from the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] era, a 2CD with the [[20 June 1987|20 June 1987 show in Utrecht, The Netherlands]] from the [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]] as well as a 2 hour 15 minutes DVD release of the concert on [[31 December 1987|31 December 1987, Paisley Park Studios, New Years Eve show]].
  
  
 
<b>Sessions and compiling</b>
 
<b>Sessions and compiling</b>
  
See [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] for details on recording of the sixteen original tracks.
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See [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] for details on recording of the sixteen original tracks.
  
[[The Prince Estate|Prince's estate]] started to work on '''Sign O' The Times Deluxe''' in 2019, following the release of [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]]. The original album was remastered by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Grundman Bernie Grundman], who also did the mastering of the initial release in 1987. Grundman also worked on the third disc, ''Promo mixes and B-Sides Remastered'' which contains all the edited versions, remixes and B-sides that were officially released on singles to promote the album in 1987. All other songs on the released have [the 2020 remaster] label as well, but are in fact first mastered by Grundman and released for the first time in 2020.
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[[The Prince Estate|Prince’s estate]] started to work on '''Sign O’ The Times Deluxe''' in 2019, following the release of [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]]. The original album was remastered by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Grundman Bernie Grundman], who also did the mastering of the initial release in 1987. Grundman also worked on the third disc, ''Promo mixes and B-Sides Remastered'' which contains all the edited versions, remixes and B-sides that were officially released on singles to promote the album in 1987. All other songs on the released have [the 2020 remaster] label as well, but are in fact first mastered by Grundman and released for the first time in 2020.
  
The fourth, fifth and sixth volumes of the CD-version, ''Vault Tracks I'', ''Vault Tracks II'' and ''Vault Tracks III'' contain 29 previously unreleased songs (some in different versions) and eleven previously unreleased versions (alternate or initial takes) of songs recorded between May 1979 (the original version of [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]) and July 1987 (songs intended for a project with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt]) that didn't come to fruition. It should be noted that while from the right era, some of these songs were never considered for the [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album.  
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The fourth, fifth and sixth volumes of the CD-version, ''Vault Tracks I'', ''Vault Tracks II'' and ''Vault Tracks III'' contain 29 previously unreleased songs (some in different versions) and eleven previously unreleased versions (alternate or initial takes) of songs recorded between May 1979 (the original version of [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]) and July 1987 (songs intended for a project with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt]) that didn’t come to fruition. It should be noted that while from the right era, some of these songs were never considered for the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album.
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[[The Prince Estate]] originally intended to also include the [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] film on DVD in the ''Super Deluxe'' set, but the legal complications over the rights (which have passed between several companies since they were sold to Cineplex Odeon Films in 1987) prevented them from doing so.
 
   
 
   
 
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The songs of the ''Vault Tracks'' discs are sequenced chronologically with accompanying notes by [[The Prince Estate|Estate]] archivist Duane Tudahl.
The songs of the ''Vault Tracks'' discs are sequenced chronologically with accompanying notes by Duane Tudahl.
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<b>Promotion</b>
 
<b>Promotion</b>
  
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[[The Prince Estate]] and [http://www.thecurrent.org/ The Current] radio-station produced an eight-part podcast series, presented by Minneapolis Music journalist Andrea Swensson titled “Prince: The Story of Sign O’ The Times”. In this audio-documentary [[Susan Rogers]], [[Lisa Coleman]] [[Wendy Melvoin]], [[Susannah Melvoin]], [[Matt Fink]],  [[Brown Mark]], [[Eric Leeds]], [[Atlanta Bliss]], WB exec Lenny Waronker and [[The Prince Estate|Estate]] archivist Duane Tudahl, among others share stories about the making-of the album.
 
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<b>Charts</b>
 
<b>Charts</b>
  
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<b>Certifications</b>
 
<b>Certifications</b>
  
Certification for this Deluxe edition will be noted as if it were a new release and not linked to the certification of [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]].
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Certification for this Deluxe edition will be noted as if it were a new release and not linked to the certification of the original edition of [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]].
 
|tracklisting          =  
 
|tracklisting          =  
 
'''Disc 1: Original Album (2019 Paisley Park Remaster)'''
 
'''Disc 1: Original Album (2019 Paisley Park Remaster)'''
# <b>[[Sign O' The Times]]</b> (5:02)
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# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (5:02)
 
# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> (5:05)
 
# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> (5:05)
 
# <b>[[Housequake]]</b> (4:34)
 
# <b>[[Housequake]]</b> (4:34)
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# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> (3:38)
 
# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> (3:38)
 
<br>
 
<br>
'''Disc 2: Sign O' The Times (2019 Paisley Park Remaster)'''
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'''Disc 2: Sign O’ The Times (2019 Paisley Park Remaster)'''
 
# <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> (3:58)
 
# <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> (3:58)
 
# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (4:54)
 
# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (4:54)
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# <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (6:31)
 
# <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (6:31)
 
# <b>[[The Cross]]</b> (4:46)
 
# <b>[[The Cross]]</b> (4:46)
# <b>[[It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]</b> (8:59) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
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# <b>[[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]</b> (8:59) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Adore]]</b> (6:29)
 
# <b>[[Adore]]</b> (6:29)
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
'''Disc 3: Promo mixes & B-sides'''
 
'''Disc 3: Promo mixes & B-sides'''
# <b>[[Sign O' The Times]]</b> (Edit) (3:42)
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# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (Edit) (3:42)
 
# <b>[[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]]</b> (3:21) <small><sup>4</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]]</b> (3:21) <small><sup>4</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]]</b> (Highly Explosive) (10:31) <small><sup>4</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]]</b> (Highly Explosive) (10:31) <small><sup>4</sup>&nbsp; </small>
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# <b>[[Crystal Ball]]</b> (7″ Mix) (3:29)
 
# <b>[[Crystal Ball]]</b> (7″ Mix) (3:29)
 
# <b>[[Big Tall Wall]]</b> (Version 1) (5:58)
 
# <b>[[Big Tall Wall]]</b> (Version 1) (5:58)
# <b>[[Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A]]</b> (2:33)
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# <b>[[A Place In Heaven|Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A]]</b> (2:33)
 
# <b>[[In A Large Room With No Light]]</b> (3:27)
 
# <b>[[In A Large Room With No Light]]</b> (3:27)
 
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<br>
 
'''Disc 5: Vault Tracks part 2'''
 
'''Disc 5: Vault Tracks part 2'''
 
# <b>[[Train]]</b> (4:22)
 
# <b>[[Train]]</b> (4:22)
# <b>[[It Ain't Over 'Til The Fat Lady Sings]]</b> (2:21)
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# <b>[[It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings]]</b> (2:21)
 
# <b>[[Eggplant]]</b> (Original Prince Vocal) (5:18)
 
# <b>[[Eggplant]]</b> (Original Prince Vocal) (5:18)
# <b>[[Everybody Want What They Don't Got]]</b> (2:08)
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# <b>[[Everybody Want What They Don’t Got]]</b> (2:08)
 
# <b>[[Blanche]]</b> (5:36)
 
# <b>[[Blanche]]</b> (5:36)
 
# <b>[[Soul Psychodelicide]]</b> (12:36)
 
# <b>[[Soul Psychodelicide]]</b> (12:36)
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# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> (Early Vocal Run-Through) (6:25)
 
# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> (Early Vocal Run-Through) (6:25)
 
# <b>[[Crucial]]</b> (Alternate Lyrics Version) (6:14)
 
# <b>[[Crucial]]</b> (Alternate Lyrics Version) (6:14)
# <b>[[Coco Boys|The Cocoa Boys]]</b> (6:06)
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# <b>[[The Cocoa Boys]]</b> (6:06)
 
# <b>[[When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes]]</b> (6:17)
 
# <b>[[When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes]]</b> (6:17)
 
# <b>[[Witness 4 The Prosecution]] </b> (Version 2) (5:03)
 
# <b>[[Witness 4 The Prosecution]] </b> (Version 2) (5:03)
# <b>[[It Be's Like That Sometimes]]</b> (3:19)
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# <b>[[It Be’s Like That Sometimes]]</b> (3:19)
 
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<br>
 
'''Disc 6: Vault Tracks part 3'''
 
'''Disc 6: Vault Tracks part 3'''
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# <b>[[Rebirth Of The Flesh]]</b> (Original Outro) (5:28)
 
# <b>[[Rebirth Of The Flesh]]</b> (Original Outro) (5:28)
 
# <b>[[Cosmic Day]]</b> (5:39)
 
# <b>[[Cosmic Day]]</b> (5:39)
# <b>[[Walkin' In Glory]]</b> (5:14)
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# <b>[[Walkin’ In Glory]]</b> (5:14)
 
# <b>[[Wally]]</b> (4:45)
 
# <b>[[Wally]]</b> (4:45)
 
# <b>[[I Need A Man]]</b> (5:33)
 
# <b>[[I Need A Man]]</b> (5:33)
 
# <b>[[Promise 2 Be True]]</b> (3:37)
 
# <b>[[Promise 2 Be True]]</b> (3:37)
 
# <b>[[Jealous Girl]]</b> (Version 2) (4:52)
 
# <b>[[Jealous Girl]]</b> (Version 2) (4:52)
# <b>[[There's Something I Like About Being Your Fool]]</b> (3:48)
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# <b>[[There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool]]</b> (3:48)
 
# <b>[[Big Tall Wall]]</b> (Version 2) (5:46)
 
# <b>[[Big Tall Wall]]</b> (Version 2) (5:46)
 
# <b>[[A Place In Heaven]]</b> (Lisa Vocals) (2:45)
 
# <b>[[A Place In Heaven]]</b> (Lisa Vocals) (2:45)
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# <b>[[Strange Relationship]]</b> (7:07)
 
# <b>[[Strange Relationship]]</b> (7:07)
 
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<br>
'''Disc 6: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987 part 1
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'''Disc 7: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987 part 1
# <b> Intro / [[Sign O' The Times]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:36)
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# <b> Intro / [[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:36)
 
# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (4:36)
 
# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (4:36)
 
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (1:36)
 
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (1:36)
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# <b>[[Girls & Boys]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (4:16)
 
# <b>[[Girls & Boys]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (4:16)
 
# <b>[[Slow Love]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:05) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Slow Love]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:05) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>
# <b>[[Take The 'A' Train|Take The "A" Train]] <small><sup>8</sup>&nbsp; </small> / [[Rockhard In A Funky Place|Pacemaker]] <small><sup>9</sup>&nbsp; </small> / [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (10:16)
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# <b>[[Take The ‘A’ Train|Take The "A" Train]] <small><sup>8</sup>&nbsp; </small> / [[Rockhard In A Funky Place|Pacemaker]] <small><sup>9</sup>&nbsp; </small> / [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (10:16)
 
# <b>[[Hot Thing]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (6:15)
 
# <b>[[Hot Thing]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (6:15)
 
# <b>[[Four]] (Includes [[Sheila E.]] Drum Solo)</b> (Live In Utrecht) (6:11)
 
# <b>[[Four]] (Includes [[Sheila E.]] Drum Solo)</b> (Live In Utrecht) (6:11)
 
<br>
 
<br>
'''Disc 7: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987 part 2
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'''Disc 8: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987 part 2
 
# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:17)
 
# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:17)
# <b>[[Let's Go Crazy]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (6:10)
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# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (6:10)
 
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (2:46)
 
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (2:46)
 
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:40)
 
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:40)
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# <b>[[Kiss]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (3:33)
 
# <b>[[Kiss]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (3:33)
 
# <b>[[The Cross]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (7:44)
 
# <b>[[The Cross]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (7:44)
# <b>[[It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (13:55) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
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# <b>[[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (13:55) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
'''DVD: Live at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN 12/31/1987'''
 
'''DVD: Live at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN 12/31/1987'''
# <b>[[Sign O' The Times]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Adore]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Adore]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>''What's Your Name Jam''</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>''What’s Your Name Jam''</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[Let's Pretend We're Married]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Let’s Pretend We’re Married]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Delirious]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Delirious]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Jack U Off]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Jack U Off]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Hot Thing]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Hot Thing]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[Let's Go Crazy]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[Chain Of Fools]] <small><sup>10</sup>&nbsp; </small> / [[It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] </b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
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# <b>[[Chain Of Fools]] <small><sup>10</sup>&nbsp; </small> / [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] </b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
|musicians              = [[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted.
 
|musicians              = [[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted.
 
*[[Lisa Coleman]] –  
 
*[[Lisa Coleman]] –  
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<sup>6</sup>&nbsp; Music written by [[Prince]], [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]]<br>
 
<sup>6</sup>&nbsp; Music written by [[Prince]], [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]]<br>
 
<sup>7</sup>&nbsp; Written by [[Wendy Melvoin]]<br>
 
<sup>7</sup>&nbsp; Written by [[Wendy Melvoin]]<br>
<sup>8</sup>&nbsp; Written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Strayhorn Billy Strayhorn]<br>
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<sup>8</sup>&nbsp; Written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Strayhorn Billy Strayhorn] <small> NB: Take The "A" Train is listed as part of “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man”, but it’s not actually in this rendition. It is an interpolation in  “It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night”, where it is not listed. </small><br>
<sup>9</sup>&nbsp; Written by [[Eric Leeds]]<br>
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<sup>9</sup>&nbsp; Written by [[Eric Leeds]] <small> NB: Pacemaker is listed as part of the intro of “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man”, but it’s in the coda of this rendition. It is also an interpolation in “It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night”, where it is not listed. </small><br>
 
<sup>10</sup>&nbsp; Written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Covay Don Convay]<br>
 
<sup>10</sup>&nbsp; Written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Covay Don Convay]<br>
 
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'''LP 1: Original Album (2020 Paisley Park Remaster)'''
 
'''LP 1: Original Album (2020 Paisley Park Remaster)'''
 
*Side 1 :
 
*Side 1 :
# <b>[[Sign O' The Times]]</b> (5:02)
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# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (5:02)
 
# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> (5:05)
 
# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> (5:05)
 
# <b>[[Housequake]]</b> (4:34)
 
# <b>[[Housequake]]</b> (4:34)
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# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> (3:38)
 
# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> (3:38)
 
<br>
 
<br>
'''LP 2: Sign O' The Times (2020 Paisley Park Remaster)'''
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'''LP 2: Sign O’ The Times (2020 Paisley Park Remaster)'''
 
*Side 1 :
 
*Side 1 :
 
# <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> (3:58)
 
# <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> (3:58)
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*Side 2 :
 
*Side 2 :
 
# <b>[[The Cross]]</b> (4:46)
 
# <b>[[The Cross]]</b> (4:46)
# <b>[[It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]</b> (8:59) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
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# <b>[[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]</b> (8:59) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Adore]]</b> (6:29)
 
# <b>[[Adore]]</b> (6:29)
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
'''LP 3: Promo mixes & B-sides'''
 
'''LP 3: Promo mixes & B-sides'''
 
*Side 1 :
 
*Side 1 :
# <b>[[Sign O' The Times]]</b> (Edit) (3:42)
+
# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (Edit) (3:42)
 
# <b>[[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]]</b> (3:21) <small><sup>4</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]]</b> (3:21) <small><sup>4</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]]</b> (Highly Explosive) (10:31) <small><sup>4</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]]</b> (Highly Explosive) (10:31) <small><sup>4</sup>&nbsp; </small>
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# <b>[[Crystal Ball]]</b> (7″ Mix) (3:29)
 
# <b>[[Crystal Ball]]</b> (7″ Mix) (3:29)
 
# <b>[[Big Tall Wall]]</b> (Version 1) (5:58)
 
# <b>[[Big Tall Wall]]</b> (Version 1) (5:58)
# <b>[[Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A]]</b> (2:33)
+
# <b>[[A Place In Heaven|Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A]]</b> (2:33)
 
# <b>[[In A Large Room With No Light]]</b> (3:27)
 
# <b>[[In A Large Room With No Light]]</b> (3:27)
 
<br>
 
<br>
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*Side 1 :
 
*Side 1 :
 
# <b>[[Train]]</b> (4:22)
 
# <b>[[Train]]</b> (4:22)
# <b>[[It Ain't Over 'Til The Fat Lady Sings]]</b> (2:21)
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# <b>[[It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings]]</b> (2:21)
 
# <b>[[Eggplant]]</b> (Prince Vocals) (5:18)
 
# <b>[[Eggplant]]</b> (Prince Vocals) (5:18)
# <b>[[Everybody Want What They Don't Got]]</b> (2:08)
+
# <b>[[Everybody Want What They Don’t Got]]</b> (2:08)
 
# <b>[[Blanche]]</b> (5:36)
 
# <b>[[Blanche]]</b> (5:36)
 
*Side 2 :
 
*Side 2 :
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# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> (Early Vocals Version) (6:25)
 
# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> (Early Vocals Version) (6:25)
 
# <b>[[Crucial]]</b> (Alternate Lyrics Version) (6:14)
 
# <b>[[Crucial]]</b> (Alternate Lyrics Version) (6:14)
# <b>[[Coco Boys|The Cocoa Boys]]</b> (6:06)
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# <b>[[The Cocoa Boys]]</b> (6:06)
 
*Side 2 :
 
*Side 2 :
 
# <b>[[When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes]]</b> (6:17)
 
# <b>[[When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes]]</b> (6:17)
 
# <b>[[Witness 4 The Prosecution]] </b> (Version 2) (5:03)
 
# <b>[[Witness 4 The Prosecution]] </b> (Version 2) (5:03)
# <b>[[It Be's Like That Sometimes]]</b> (3:19)
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# <b>[[It Be’s Like That Sometimes]]</b> (3:19)
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
'''LP 9: Vault Tracks '''
 
'''LP 9: Vault Tracks '''
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# <b>[[Rebirth Of The Flesh]]</b> (Original Outro) (5:28)
 
# <b>[[Rebirth Of The Flesh]]</b> (Original Outro) (5:28)
 
# <b>[[Cosmic Day]]</b> (5:39)
 
# <b>[[Cosmic Day]]</b> (5:39)
# <b>[[Walkin' In Glory]]</b> (5:14)
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# <b>[[Walkin’ In Glory]]</b> (5:14)
 
*Side 2 :
 
*Side 2 :
 
# <b>[[Wally]]</b> (4:45)
 
# <b>[[Wally]]</b> (4:45)
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'''LP 10: Vault Tracks '''
 
'''LP 10: Vault Tracks '''
 
*Side 1 :
 
*Side 1 :
# <b>[[There's Something I Like About Being Your Fool]]</b> (3:48)
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# <b>[[There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool]]</b> (3:48)
 
# <b>[[Big Tall Wall]]</b> (Version 2) (5:46)
 
# <b>[[Big Tall Wall]]</b> (Version 2) (5:46)
 
# <b>[[A Place In Heaven]]</b> (Lisa Vocals) (2:45)
 
# <b>[[A Place In Heaven]]</b> (Lisa Vocals) (2:45)
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'''LP 11: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987  
 
'''LP 11: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987  
 
*Side 1 :
 
*Side 1 :
# <b>Intro/[[Sign O' The Times]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:36)
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# <b>Intro/[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:36)
 
# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (4:36)
 
# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (4:36)
 
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (1:36)
 
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (1:36)
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# <b>[[Girls & Boys|Girls And Boys]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (4:16)
 
# <b>[[Girls & Boys|Girls And Boys]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (4:16)
 
# <b>[[Slow Love]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:05) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Slow Love]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:05) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>
# <b>[[Take The 'A' Train|Take The "A" Train]] <small><sup>8</sup>&nbsp; </small>  / [[Rockhard In A Funky Place|Pacemaker]] <small><sup>9</sup>&nbsp; </small> / [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (10:16)
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# <b>[[Take The ‘A’ Train|Take The "A" Train]] <small><sup>8</sup>&nbsp; </small>  / [[Rockhard In A Funky Place|Pacemaker]] <small><sup>9</sup>&nbsp; </small> / [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (10:16)
 
<br>
 
<br>
'''LP 10: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987  
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'''LP 12: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987  
 
*Side 1 :
 
*Side 1 :
 
# <b>[[Hot Thing]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (6:15)
 
# <b>[[Hot Thing]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (6:15)
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# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:17)
 
# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:17)
 
*Side 2 :
 
*Side 2 :
# <b>[[Let's Go Crazy]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (6:10)
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# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (6:10)
 
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (2:46)
 
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (2:46)
 
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:40)
 
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:40)
 
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:54)
 
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (5:54)
'''LP 11: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987  
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'''LP 13: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987  
 
*Side 1 :
 
*Side 1 :
 
# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (13:12)
 
# <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (13:12)
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# <b>[[The Cross]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (7:44)
 
# <b>[[The Cross]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (7:44)
 
*Side 2 :
 
*Side 2 :
# <b>[[It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (13:55) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
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# <b>[[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]</b> (Live In Utrecht) (13:55) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
'''DVD: Live at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN 12/31/1987'''
 
'''DVD: Live at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN 12/31/1987'''
# <b>[[Sign O' The Times]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Adore]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Adore]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>''What's Your Name Jam''</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>''What’s Your Name Jam''</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[Let's Pretend We're Married]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Let’s Pretend We’re Married]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Delirious]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Delirious]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Jack U Off]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Jack U Off]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
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# <b>[[Hot Thing]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Hot Thing]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[Let's Go Crazy]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
+
# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
 
# <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
# <b>[[Chain Of Fools]] <small><sup>10</sup>&nbsp; </small> / [[It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] </b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
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# <b>[[Chain Of Fools]] <small><sup>10</sup>&nbsp; </small> / [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] </b> (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
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Sign O’ The Times (Super) Deluxe

Sign O’ The Times Deluxe album artwork

Album details


Released: 25 September 2020
Length: 08:01:23 (approx)
Label(s): Warner Records
Studio(s): Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA; Washington Avenue Warehouse, Edina, MN, USA; Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Dierks Studio Mobile Trucks (outside Le Zénith, Paris, France); Stadion De Galgenwaard, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards


Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: The Billboard 200 xxx x x
USA: Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums xxx x x
USA: Billboard Top R&B Albums xxx x x
USA: Billboard Top Album Sales xxx x x
Certifications
This album has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released


None at the time of release, although Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 1) was streamed on Prince’s Youtube channel and other streaming platforms on 25 June 2020, the day the set’s release was officially announced, followed by I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (1979 Version) in July, and Cosmic Day, Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 2) and Forever In My Life (Early Vocal Run-Through) in August.

See also


Sign O’ The Times
(album)
Sign O’ The Times Tour
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Sign O’ The Times (Super) Deluxe is an elaborated remastered re-issue of Prince’s ninth full-length studio album Sign O’ The Times and the ninth posthumous album release overall.

In the 3CD DeLuxe version, the remastered original album is augmented with 1 CD with 13 b-sides, extended versions and edits from the Sign O’ The Times era.

The more elaborate Super Deluxe version has fourth, fifth and sixth disc with 45 previously unreleased songs or versions from the Sign O’ The Times era, a 2CD with the 20 June 1987 show in Utrecht, The Netherlands from the Sign O’ The Times Tour as well as a 2 hour 15 minutes DVD release of the concert on 31 December 1987, Paisley Park Studios, New Years Eve show.


Sessions and compiling

See Sign O’ The Times for details on recording of the sixteen original tracks.

Prince’s estate started to work on Sign O’ The Times Deluxe in 2019, following the release of 1999. The original album was remastered by Bernie Grundman, who also did the mastering of the initial release in 1987. Grundman also worked on the third disc, Promo mixes and B-Sides Remastered which contains all the edited versions, remixes and B-sides that were officially released on singles to promote the album in 1987. All other songs on the released have [the 2020 remaster] label as well, but are in fact first mastered by Grundman and released for the first time in 2020.

The fourth, fifth and sixth volumes of the CD-version, Vault Tracks I, Vault Tracks II and Vault Tracks III contain 29 previously unreleased songs (some in different versions) and eleven previously unreleased versions (alternate or initial takes) of songs recorded between May 1979 (the original version of I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man) and July 1987 (songs intended for a project with Bonnie Raitt) that didn’t come to fruition. It should be noted that while from the right era, some of these songs were never considered for the Sign O’ The Times album.

The Prince Estate originally intended to also include the Sign O’ The Times film on DVD in the Super Deluxe set, but the legal complications over the rights (which have passed between several companies since they were sold to Cineplex Odeon Films in 1987) prevented them from doing so.


Promotion

The Prince Estate and The Current radio-station produced an eight-part podcast series, presented by Minneapolis Music journalist Andrea Swensson titled “Prince: The Story of Sign O’ The Times”. In this audio-documentary Susan Rogers, Lisa Coleman Wendy Melvoin, Susannah Melvoin, Matt Fink, Brown Mark, Eric Leeds, Atlanta Bliss, WB exec Lenny Waronker and Estate archivist Duane Tudahl, among others share stories about the making-of the album.


Certifications

Certification for this Deluxe edition will be noted as if it were a new release and not linked to the certification of the original edition of Sign O’ The Times.



Track listing
CD Vinyl

Disc 1: Original Album (2019 Paisley Park Remaster)

  1. Sign O’ The Times (5:02)
  2. Play In The Sunshine (5:05)
  3. Housequake (4:34)
  4. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (4:04)
  5. It (5:10)
  6. Starfish And Coffee (2:51) 1 
  7. Slow Love (4:18) 2 
  8. Hot Thing (5:39)
  9. Forever In My Life (3:38)


Disc 2: Sign O’ The Times (2019 Paisley Park Remaster)

  1. U Got The Look (3:58)
  2. If I Was Your Girlfriend (4:54)
  3. Strange Relationship (4:04)
  4. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (6:31)
  5. The Cross (4:46)
  6. It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (8:59) 3 
  7. Adore (6:29)


Disc 3: Promo mixes & B-sides

  1. Sign O’ The Times (Edit) (3:42)
  2. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (3:21) 4 
  3. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive) (10:31) 4 
  4. If I Was Your Girlfriend (3:46)
  5. Shockadelica (3:30)
  6. Shockadelica (Extended Version) (6:12)
  7. U Got The Look (Long Look) (6:45)
  8. Housequake (Edit) (3:24)
  9. Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake) (7:15)
  10. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Fade) (3:39)
  11. Hot Thing (Edit) (3:40)
  12. Hot Thing (Extended Remix) (8:32)
  13. Hot Thing (Dub Version) (6:53)


Disc 4: Vault Tracks part 1

  1. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (1979 Version) (3:12)
  2. Teacher, Teacher (1986 Version) (3:07)
  3. All My Dreams (7:23)
  4. Can I Play With U? (featuring Miles Davis) (6:29)
  5. Wonderful Day (Original Version) (3:47)
  6. Strange Relationship (Original Version) (6:41)
  7. Visions (2:18) 5 
  8. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (With Horns) (4:56)
  9. Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 1) (3:59)
  10. Power Fantastic (Live In Studio) (7:18) 6 
  11. And That Says What? (1:50)
  12. Love And Sex (1986 Version) (4:11)
  13. A Place In Heaven (Prince Vocals) (2:57)
  14. Colors (1:01) 7 
  15. Crystal Ball (7″ Mix) (3:29)
  16. Big Tall Wall (Version 1) (5:58)
  17. Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A (2:33)
  18. In A Large Room With No Light (3:27)


Disc 5: Vault Tracks part 2

  1. Train (4:22)
  2. It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings (2:21)
  3. Eggplant (Original Prince Vocal) (5:18)
  4. Everybody Want What They Don’t Got (2:08)
  5. Blanche (5:36)
  6. Soul Psychodelicide (12:36)
  7. The Ball (4:22)
  8. Adonis And Bathsheba (5:27)
  9. Forever In My Life (Early Vocal Run-Through) (6:25)
  10. Crucial (Alternate Lyrics Version) (6:14)
  11. The Cocoa Boys (6:06)
  12. When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes (6:17)
  13. Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 2) (5:03)
  14. It Be’s Like That Sometimes (3:19)


Disc 6: Vault Tracks part 3

  1. Emotional Pump (4:59)
  2. Rebirth Of The Flesh (Original Outro) (5:28)
  3. Cosmic Day (5:39)
  4. Walkin’ In Glory (5:14)
  5. Wally (4:45)
  6. I Need A Man (5:33)
  7. Promise 2 Be True (3:37)
  8. Jealous Girl (Version 2) (4:52)
  9. There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool (3:48)
  10. Big Tall Wall (Version 2) (5:46)
  11. A Place In Heaven (Lisa Vocals) (2:45)
  12. Wonderful Day (12" Mix) (7:34)
  13. Strange Relationship (7:07)


Disc 7: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987 part 1

  1. Intro / Sign O’ The Times (Live In Utrecht) (5:36)
  2. Play In The Sunshine (Live In Utrecht) (4:36)
  3. Little Red Corvette (Live In Utrecht) (1:36)
  4. Housequake (Live In Utrecht) (4:52)
  5. Girls & Boys (Live In Utrecht) (4:16)
  6. Slow Love (Live In Utrecht) (5:05) 2 
  7. Take The "A" Train 8  / Pacemaker 9  / I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Live In Utrecht) (10:16)
  8. Hot Thing (Live In Utrecht) (6:15)
  9. Four (Includes Sheila E. Drum Solo) (Live In Utrecht) (6:11)


Disc 8: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987 part 2

  1. If I Was Your Girlfriend (Live In Utrecht) (5:17)
  2. Let’s Go Crazy (Live In Utrecht) (6:10)
  3. When Doves Cry (Live In Utrecht) (2:46)
  4. Purple Rain (Live In Utrecht) (5:40)
  5. 1999 (Live In Utrecht) (5:54)
  6. Forever In My Life (Live In Utrecht) (13:12)
  7. Kiss (Live In Utrecht) (3:33)
  8. The Cross (Live In Utrecht) (7:44)
  9. It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (Live In Utrecht) (13:55) 3 


DVD: Live at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN 12/31/1987

  1. Sign O’ The Times (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  2. Play In The Sunshine (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  3. Little Red Corvette (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  4. Erotic City (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  5. Housequake (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  6. Slow Love (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) 2 
  7. Do Me, Baby (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  8. Adore (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  9. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  10. What’s Your Name Jam (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  11. Let’s Pretend We’re Married (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  12. Delirious (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  13. Jack U Off (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  14. Drum Solo (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  15. Twelve (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  16. Hot Thing (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  17. If I Was Your Girlfriend (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  18. Let’s Go Crazy (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  19. When Doves Cry (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  20. Purple Rain (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  21. 1999 (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  22. U Got The Look (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  23. Chain Of Fools 10  / It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) 3 

The Super Deluxe edition contains 13 LPs and the DVD.

LP 1: Original Album (2020 Paisley Park Remaster)

  • Side 1 :
  1. Sign O’ The Times (5:02)
  2. Play In The Sunshine (5:05)
  3. Housequake (4:34)
  4. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (4:04)
  • Side 2 :
  1. It (5:10)
  2. Starfish And Coffee (2:51) 1 
  3. Slow Love (4:18) 2 
  4. Hot Thing (5:39)
  5. Forever In My Life (3:38)


LP 2: Sign O’ The Times (2020 Paisley Park Remaster)

  • Side 1 :
  1. U Got The Look (3:58)
  2. If I Was Your Girlfriend (4:54)
  3. Strange Relationship (4:04)
  4. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (6:31)
  • Side 2 :
  1. The Cross (4:46)
  2. It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (8:59) 3 
  3. Adore (6:29)


LP 3: Promo mixes & B-sides

  • Side 1 :
  1. Sign O’ The Times (Edit) (3:42)
  2. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (3:21) 4 
  3. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive) (10:31) 4 
  • Side 2 :
  1. If I Was Your Girlfriend (3:46)
  2. Shockadelica (3:30)
  3. Shockadelica (Extended Version) (6:12)
  4. U Got The Look (Long Look) (6:45)


LP 4: Promo mixes & B-sides

  • Side 1 :
  1. Housequake (Edit) (3:24)
  2. Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake) (7:15)
  3. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Fade) (3:39)
  4. Hot Thing (Edit) (3:40)
  • Side 2 :
  1. Hot Thing (Extended Remix) (8:32)
  2. Hot Thing (Dub Version) (6:53)


LP 5: Vault Tracks

  • Side 1 :
  1. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (3:12)
  2. Teacher, Teacher (1986 Version) (3:07)
  3. All My Dreams (7:23)
  4. Can I Play With U? (featuring Miles Davis) (6:29)
  • Side 2 :
  1. Wonderful Day (Original Version) (3:47)
  2. Strange Relationship (Original Version) (6:41)
  3. Visions (2:18) 5 


LP 6: Vault Tracks

  • Side 1 :
  1. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (With Horns) (4:56)
  2. Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 1) (3:59)
  3. Power Fantastic (Live In Studio Take 1) (7:18) 6 
  4. And That Says What? (1:50)
  5. Love And Sex (1986 Version) (4:11)
  • Side 2 :
  1. A Place In Heaven (Prince Vocals) (2:57)
  2. Colors (1:01) 7 
  3. Crystal Ball (7″ Mix) (3:29)
  4. Big Tall Wall (Version 1) (5:58)
  5. Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A (2:33)
  6. In A Large Room With No Light (3:27)


LP 7: Vault Tracks

  • Side 1 :
  1. Train (4:22)
  2. It Ain’t Over ’Til The Fat Lady Sings (2:21)
  3. Eggplant (Prince Vocals) (5:18)
  4. Everybody Want What They Don’t Got (2:08)
  5. Blanche (5:36)
  • Side 2 :
  1. Soul Psychodelicide (12:36)
  2. The Ball (4:22)
  3. Adonis & Bathsheba (5:27)


LP 8: Vault Tracks

  • Side 1 :
  1. Forever In My Life (Early Vocals Version) (6:25)
  2. Crucial (Alternate Lyrics Version) (6:14)
  3. The Cocoa Boys (6:06)
  • Side 2 :
  1. When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes (6:17)
  2. Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 2) (5:03)
  3. It Be’s Like That Sometimes (3:19)


LP 9: Vault Tracks

  • Side 1 :
  1. Emotional Pump (4:59)
  2. Rebirth Of The Flesh (Original Outro) (5:28)
  3. Cosmic Day (5:39)
  4. Walkin’ In Glory (5:14)
  • Side 2 :
  1. Wally (4:45)
  2. I Need A Man (5:33)
  3. Promise 2 Be True (3:37)
  4. Jealous Girl (Version 2) (4:52)


LP 10: Vault Tracks

  • Side 1 :
  1. There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool (3:48)
  2. Big Tall Wall (Version 2) (5:46)
  3. A Place In Heaven (Lisa Vocals) (2:45)
  4. Wonderful Day (12" Mix) (7:34)
  • Side 2 :
  1. Strange Relationship (7:07)


LP 11: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987

  • Side 1 :
  1. Intro/Sign O’ The Times (Live In Utrecht) (5:36)
  2. Play In The Sunshine (Live In Utrecht) (4:36)
  3. Little Red Corvette (Live In Utrecht) (1:36)
  4. Housequake (Live In Utrecht) (4:52)
  • Side 2 :
  1. Girls And Boys (Live In Utrecht) (4:16)
  2. Slow Love (Live In Utrecht) (5:05) 2 
  3. Take The "A" Train 8  / Pacemaker 9  / I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Live In Utrecht) (10:16)


LP 12: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987

  • Side 1 :
  1. Hot Thing (Live In Utrecht) (6:15)
  2. Four (Live In Utrecht) (6:11)
  3. If I Was Your Girlfriend (Live In Utrecht) (5:17)
  • Side 2 :
  1. Let’s Go Crazy (Live In Utrecht) (6:10)
  2. When Doves Cry (Live In Utrecht) (2:46)
  3. Purple Rain (Live In Utrecht) (5:40)
  4. 1999 (Live In Utrecht) (5:54)

LP 13: Live in Utrecht- June 20, 1987

  • Side 1 :
  1. Forever In My Life (Live In Utrecht) (13:12)
  2. Kiss (Live In Utrecht) (3:33)
  3. The Cross (Live In Utrecht) (7:44)
  • Side 2 :
  1. It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (Live In Utrecht) (13:55) 3 


DVD: Live at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN 12/31/1987

  1. Sign O’ The Times (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  2. Play In The Sunshine (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  3. Little Red Corvette (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  4. Erotic City (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  5. Housequake (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  6. Slow Love (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) 2 
  7. Do Me, Baby (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  8. Adore (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  9. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  10. What’s Your Name Jam (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  11. Let’s Pretend We’re Married (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  12. Delirious (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  13. Jack U Off (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  14. Drum Solo (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  15. Twelve (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  16. Hot Thing (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  17. If I Was Your Girlfriend (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  18. Let’s Go Crazy (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  19. When Doves Cry (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  20. Purple Rain (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  21. 1999 (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  22. U Got The Look (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987)
  23. Chain Of Fools 10  / It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) 3 

All songs written by Prince except where noted.

1  Lyrics written by Prince and Susannah Melvoin
2  Lyrics written by Prince and Carole Davis
3  Music written by Prince, Dr. Fink and Eric Leeds
4  Lyrics written by Prince and Sheena Easton
5  Written by Lisa Coleman
6  Music written by Prince, Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman
7  Written by Wendy Melvoin
8  Written by Billy Strayhorn NB: Take The "A" Train is listed as part of “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man”, but it’s not actually in this rendition. It is an interpolation in “It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night”, where it is not listed.
9  Written by Eric Leeds NB: Pacemaker is listed as part of the intro of “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man”, but it’s in the coda of this rendition. It is also an interpolation in “It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night”, where it is not listed.
10  Written by Don Convay



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Live at Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, the Netherlands, 6/20/1987 and Live at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN 12/31/1987 (DVD)


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