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Condition Of The Heart

	Song details
from the album Around The World In A Day
	Performer:	Prince and the Revolution
	First Released:	22 April 1985 - Around The World In A Day
	Album(s):	Around The World In A Day One Nite Alone... Live!
	Writer(s):	Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
	Producer(s):	Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
	Live Appearances
	First and last live appearance:
	9 December 1984: Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL, USA 4 March 2016: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA, USA
	Performed regularly on tour:
	Lovesexy Tour One Nite Alone... Tour (instrumental clip only during piano medley) Piano & A Microphone Tour
	Performed occasionally in shows:
	1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2016 (solo piano)

Condition Of The Heart is the third track on Prince's seventh album Around The World In A Day, the second album to be credited to Prince and the Revolution. In 2002, a live solo piano version (titled Condition Of The ♥ (Interlude)) was included as the ninth track on the second disc of Prince's first live album One Nite Alone... Live! (along with Adore and Do Me, Baby from the same show).

Initial tracking took place on 9 October 1984 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA (the day after Yes).

Recording Information

Recording Sessions
Date	Studio	Additional info
9 October 1984	Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA	Initial tracking
Recording Personnel
Studio version Prince - all vocals and instruments One Nite Alone... Live! version Prince - piano

Versions

Released Versions

Title	Length	Released	Version	Additional info
Condition Of The Heart	6:46	Around The World In A Day	Studio
Condition Of The ♥ (Interlude)	0:39	One Nite Alone... Live!	Live	14 April 2002, Verizon Wireless Theater, Houston, TX, USA

Video Versions

Title	Length	Released	Version	Additional info
Condition Of The Heart	1:06	Lovesexy Live 1 VHS	Live	9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen (Halle 1), Dortmund, West Germany

Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...

Title	Length	Released	Version	Additional info
Intermission	T.B.C.	Lovesexy Live 1 VHS	Studio	Studio version played during show; 9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany; uncredited on artwork
Intermission			Studio	Recorded 12-15 June 1988; full version of above without audience noise

Additional Information

	See also	Trivia

	Around The World In A Day album	The lyrics refer to Clara Bow, an American film actress who rose to fame during the 1920s, and whose image also features on the front cover of the album artwork for Around The World In A Day.

	References
	The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984, Duane Tudahl (2017)

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 * [[Prince: Piano & A Microphone 2016|Piano & A Microphone Tour]]
 |performed occasionally in =  [[All Concerts#1984|1984]], [[All Concerts#1985|1985]], [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1997|1997]], [[All Concerts#1998|1998]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]]  <small>''(solo piano)'' </small>
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+|trivia                    = The lyrics refer to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Bow Clara Bow], an American film actress who rose to fame during the 1920s, and whose image also features on the front cover of the album artwork for [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]].
 |see also                  = [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] album
 |references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''