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|album name = <div style="margin-top:-.5em;margin-bottom:-.2em;float:left;clear:left;">[[File:Symbolpurple.png|42px]]</div> | |album name = <div style="margin-top:-.5em;margin-bottom:-.2em;float:left;clear:left;">[[File:Symbolpurple.png|42px]]</div> | ||
|album image = [[File:symbolalbum.jpg]] | |album image = [[File:symbolalbum.jpg]] | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_5|5 October 1992]] ( | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_5|5 October 1992]] (Europe)<br> |
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_13|13 October 1992]] (USA) | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_13|13 October 1992]] (USA) | ||
|length = 74:58 | |length = 74:58 | ||
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|previous album link = [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] | |previous album link = [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] | ||
|next album link = [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] | |next album link = [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] | ||
− | |introduction = [[File:SymbolSmaller.png]] is the 14th full-length studio album by [[Prince]]. It’s also the second album | + | |introduction = [[File:SymbolSmaller.png]] is the 14th full-length studio album by [[Prince]]. It’s also the second and last album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]. It was released worldwide in October 1992 (twelve months after his previous album [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]]), and would be his last to be co-credited to a band until [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]], by [[Prince and the New Power Generation]], in 2002. |
The album’s unpronounceable name, [[File:SymbolSmaller.png]], often leads to the album being referred to as ''Symbol'' or ''Love Symbol'' (''Love Symbol'' was used as the identifying name on the top seal of the jewel case CD release and on the [[Single: Peach|Peach]] single, which included [[My Name Is Prince]] as a b-side). [[File:SymbolSmaller.png]] would later become [[Prince]]’s name, in 1993, and he would go on to release six albums under that name (from 1995-1999). | The album’s unpronounceable name, [[File:SymbolSmaller.png]], often leads to the album being referred to as ''Symbol'' or ''Love Symbol'' (''Love Symbol'' was used as the identifying name on the top seal of the jewel case CD release and on the [[Single: Peach|Peach]] single, which included [[My Name Is Prince]] as a b-side). [[File:SymbolSmaller.png]] would later become [[Prince]]’s name, in 1993, and he would go on to release six albums under that name (from 1995-1999). | ||
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<b>Sessions and compiling</b> | <b>Sessions and compiling</b> | ||
− | Like the previous album, [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]], [[File:SymbolSmaller.png]] for the most part did not contain any updated tracks from the vault; only [[The Flow]] was a re-recording, of the original track recorded in September 1990. The rest of the album’s 16 songs were written and recorded between September 1991, and March 1992 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | Like the previous album, [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]], [[File:SymbolSmaller.png]] for the most part did not contain any updated tracks from the vault; only [[The Flow]] was a re-recording, of the original track recorded in September 1990. The rest of the album’s 16 songs were written and recorded between September 1991, and March 1992 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Wanna Melt With U]][[Eye Wanna Melt With U| Wanna Melt With U]] was the final track recorded for the album in Spring 1992. The only exception is [[Blue Light]] which was recorded earlier, in May 1991. |
The released album contains two [[Symbol segues|segues]], featuring actress [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirstie_Alley Kirstie Alley] as reporter "Vanessa Bartholomew" which attempt to create a story for the album. Two early configurations of the album are known (see [[#Quotations and trivia|below]] for details), which contained additional segues to more fully explain the story of the album; these were removed from the final sequence to include [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Wanna Melt With U]][[Eye Wanna Melt With U| Wanna Melt With U]] instead. | The released album contains two [[Symbol segues|segues]], featuring actress [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirstie_Alley Kirstie Alley] as reporter "Vanessa Bartholomew" which attempt to create a story for the album. Two early configurations of the album are known (see [[#Quotations and trivia|below]] for details), which contained additional segues to more fully explain the story of the album; these were removed from the final sequence to include [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Wanna Melt With U]][[Eye Wanna Melt With U| Wanna Melt With U]] instead. | ||
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<sup>2</sup> Written by [[Prince]], [[Tony M.]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]<br> | <sup>2</sup> Written by [[Prince]], [[Tony M.]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]<br> | ||
<sup>3</sup> Written by [[Prince]] and [[Tony M.]]<br> | <sup>3</sup> Written by [[Prince]] and [[Tony M.]]<br> | ||
− | <sup>4</sup> Contains a sample of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramp_(song) Tramp], written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Fulson Lowell Fulson] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_McCracklin Jimmy | + | <sup>4</sup> Contains a sample of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramp_(song) Tramp], written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Fulson Lowell Fulson] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_McCracklin Jimmy McCracklin], as performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Fulson Lowell Fulson]<br> |
<sup>5</sup> Contains samples of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Know_You_Got_Soul_(Eric_B._%26_Rakim_song) I Know You Got Soul], written and performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_B._%26_Rakim Eric B. & Rakim], ''Jazz It Up (Jazz Mix)'', written and performed by C.F.M. Band and ''Niggaz 4 Life'', written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_D.O.C. The D.O.C.], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Dre Dr. Dre] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Ren MC Ren], as performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N.W.A N.W.A.]<br> | <sup>5</sup> Contains samples of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Know_You_Got_Soul_(Eric_B._%26_Rakim_song) I Know You Got Soul], written and performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_B._%26_Rakim Eric B. & Rakim], ''Jazz It Up (Jazz Mix)'', written and performed by C.F.M. Band and ''Niggaz 4 Life'', written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_D.O.C. The D.O.C.], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Dre Dr. Dre] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Ren MC Ren], as performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N.W.A N.W.A.]<br> | ||
<sup>6</sup> Contains a sample of ''God Made Me Funky'', written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennie_Maupin Bennie Maupin], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Summers_(musician) Bill Summers], [http://anonymz.com/?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeWayne_McKnight Blackbyrd McKnight], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Clark_(jazz_musician) Mike Clark], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Jackson_(bassist) Paul Jackson], as performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Headhunters The Headhunters] | <sup>6</sup> Contains a sample of ''God Made Me Funky'', written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennie_Maupin Bennie Maupin], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Summers_(musician) Bill Summers], [http://anonymz.com/?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeWayne_McKnight Blackbyrd McKnight], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Clark_(jazz_musician) Mike Clark], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Jackson_(bassist) Paul Jackson], as performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Headhunters The Headhunters] | ||
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|see also = | |see also = | ||
{{SeeAlso| | {{SeeAlso| | ||
− | |item1 = [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold<br>(Home video) | + | |item1 = [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]]<br>(Home video) |
|image1 = [[File:3Chainsofgold_vhs.jpg|60px|border|link=Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold]] | |image1 = [[File:3Chainsofgold_vhs.jpg|60px|border|link=Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold]] | ||
− | |item2 = [[Act I|Act I | + | |item2 = [[Act I|Act I Tour]] |
|image2 = [[File:1993_Act_1_VIP_pass.jpeg|60px|link= Act I]] | |image2 = [[File:1993_Act_1_VIP_pass.jpeg|60px|link= Act I]] | ||
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