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|song name                = Crimson And Clover
 
|song name                = Crimson And Clover
|single image           = [[File:Lotusflow3r_album.jpg|100px|border|link=Album: Lotusflow3r]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] </small>  
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|single image             = [[File:Lotusflow3r_album.jpg|100px|border|link=Album: Lotusflow3r]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] </small>  
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_29|29 March 2009]] - [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] album (CD only)
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_29|29 March 2009]] - [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] album (CD only)
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|writer(s)                = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_James Tommy James], Peter Lucia Jr. and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Taylor Chip Taylor] (no credits given)
 
|writer(s)                = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_James Tommy James], Peter Lucia Jr. and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Taylor Chip Taylor] (no credits given)
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
|previous song            = [[Cookie Jar]]
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|next song                = [[Cry, Cry, Cry]]
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|next song                = [[Cross The Line]]
|introduction              = '''Crimson And Clover''' is the third track on the CD version of [[Prince]]'s 33rd studio album [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] (the song was replaced on the download version by [[The Morning After]]).  
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|introduction              = '''Crimson And Clover''' is the third track on the CD version of [[Prince]]’s 33rd studio album [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] (the song was replaced on the download version by [[The Morning After]]).  
  
 
The track is a cover version of the track by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_James_and_the_Shondells Tommy James and the Shondells] (written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_James Tommy James] and Peter Lucia Jr., from the 1968 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_%26_Clover_(album) Crimson & Clover]), and also includes (uncredited) portions of [[Wild Thing]] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Ones_(band) The Wild Ones] (written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Taylor Chip Taylor], from the 1965 album ''The Arthur Sound'', but made more famous in 1966 by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troggs The Troggs]), incorporated into the chorus.
 
The track is a cover version of the track by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_James_and_the_Shondells Tommy James and the Shondells] (written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_James Tommy James] and Peter Lucia Jr., from the 1968 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_%26_Clover_(album) Crimson & Clover]), and also includes (uncredited) portions of [[Wild Thing]] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Ones_(band) The Wild Ones] (written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Taylor Chip Taylor], from the 1965 album ''The Arthur Sound'', but made more famous in 1966 by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troggs The Troggs]), incorporated into the chorus.
  
Recording dates and studio are unknown, but [[Prince]] began playing the song live in October 2008, so it is likely that the recording took place at around that time, at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, [[Location:77 Beverly Park|77 Beverly Park]], Hollywood, CA, USA or [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA.  
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'''Crimson And Clover''' was recorded in August 2008 at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (where [[Prince]] also worked on [[First Cut Is The Deepest]], [[Compassion]], [[Turn Me Loose]], [[Future Soul Song]], [[Dreamer]], [[Boom]] and covered [[All Shook Up]]). [[Prince]] began playing the song live in October 2008.
  
 
Credits were only given for the digital version of the [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] album, which did not include [[Crimson And Clover]] (for reasons unknown), so no official credits are given for this track.  
 
Credits were only given for the digital version of the [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] album, which did not include [[Crimson And Clover]] (for reasons unknown), so no official credits are given for this track.  
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|date                      = Late 2008 (assumed)
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|date                      = August 2008
|studio                    = Unknown studio ([[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, [[Location:77 Beverly Park|77 Beverly Park]], Hollywood, CA, USA or [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA)
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], <br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|3= Delayed performance TV broadcast
 
|3= Delayed performance TV broadcast
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[22_April 2009|22 April 2009, The Ellen Degeneres Show,  Warner Bros. Studios - Stage 1, Burbank, CA, USA]]
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|5= [[22_April 2009|22 April 2009, The Ellen DeGeneres Show,  Warner Bros. Studios - Stage 1, Burbank, CA, USA]]
 
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|1= '''Crimson And Clover'''
 
|1= '''Crimson And Clover'''
 
|2= 2:55
 
|2= 2:55
|3= [http://www.youtube.com/user/3rdEyeGirl/videos 3rdEyeGirl's YouTube account]
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|3= [http://www.youtube.com/user/3rdEyeGirl/videos 3rdEyeGirl’s YouTube account]
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
 
|5= [[17_August 2013|17 August 2013, Coliseu dos Recreios - Sala Principal, Lisbon, Portugal]]
 
|5= [[17_August 2013|17 August 2013, Coliseu dos Recreios - Sala Principal, Lisbon, Portugal]]
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|sampled in                =  
 
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|first live appearance    = [[11_October 2008-am|11 October 2008 (am), Hotel Gansevoort (Rooftop Loft Lounge), New York, NY, USA]]
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|first live appearance    = [[11_October 2008-am|11 October 2008 (a.m.): Hotel Gansevoort (Rooftop Loft Lounge), New York, NY, USA]]<br>
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* [[03 May 2015-am|3 May 2015 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed occasionally in =  [[All_Concerts#2008|2008]], [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>(usually incorporating [[Waiting In Vain]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]], , [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]]
 
|performed occasionally in =  [[All_Concerts#2008|2008]], [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>(usually incorporating [[Waiting In Vain]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]], , [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]]
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|see also                  = [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] album
 
* [[Video: Crimson And Clover|Crimson And Clover]] video
 
* [[Video: Crimson And Clover|Crimson And Clover]] video
|references                =  
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|references                = [https://anchor.fm/peachandblackpodcast/episodes/Princes-LotusFlower-Anniversary-Reflection-with-Richard-Furch-eu0igs '''Prince's LotusFlower Anniversary Reflection with Richard Furch''' by ''Peach And Black Podcast'' (23 March 2019)]
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Latest revision as of 18:38, 19 November 2022

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Crimson And Clover

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from the album Lotusflow3r
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 29 March 2009 - Lotusflow3r album (CD only)
Album(s): Lotusflow3r
Writer(s): Tommy James, Peter Lucia Jr. and Chip Taylor (no credits given)
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Crimson And Clover is the third track on the CD version of Prince’s 33rd studio album Lotusflow3r (the song was replaced on the download version by The Morning After).

The track is a cover version of the track by Tommy James and the Shondells (written by Tommy James and Peter Lucia Jr., from the 1968 album Crimson & Clover), and also includes (uncredited) portions of Wild Thing by The Wild Ones (written by Chip Taylor, from the 1965 album The Arthur Sound, but made more famous in 1966 by The Troggs), incorporated into the chorus.

Crimson And Clover was recorded in August 2008 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (where Prince also worked on First Cut Is The Deepest, Compassion, Turn Me Loose, Future Soul Song, Dreamer, Boom and covered All Shook Up). Prince began playing the song live in October 2008.

Credits were only given for the digital version of the Lotusflow3r album, which did not include Crimson And Clover (for reasons unknown), so no official credits are given for this track.

The track was premiered on Los Angeles radio station Indie 103 on 18 December 2008, along with 4ever, Colonized Mind and Wall Of Berlin.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
August 2008 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
  • Other recording credits are unknown.

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Crimson And Clover 3:52 Lotusflow3r Studio
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Crimson And Clover 3:52 Lotusflow3r.com video stream Promo video See Crimson And Clover video for more details
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Crimson And Clover T.B.C. Delayed performance TV broadcast Live 22 April 2009, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Warner Bros. Studios - Stage 1, Burbank, CA, USA
Crimson And Clover 2:55 3rdEyeGirl’s YouTube account Live 17 August 2013, Coliseu dos Recreios - Sala Principal, Lisbon, Portugal


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Corporate World   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Cross The Line