Difference between revisions of "Cross The Line"

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|performer                = [[Ingrid Chavez]]
 
|performer                = [[Ingrid Chavez]]
|writer(s)                = [[Ingrid Chavez]] (lyrics) and [[Prince]] (music)
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|writer(s)                = [[Ingrid Chavez]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|introduction              = '''Cross The Line''' is an unreleased song by [[Ingrid Chavez]], recorded with an improvised musical backing by [[Prince]] in mid-December 1987, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (shortly after cancelling the release of [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']], on the same day as [[Reason Enough]] and during the same set of sessions as [[Heaven Must Be Near]], [[Crystal City Cry]], [[Wintersong]], [[Whispering Dandelions]], [[Slappy Dappy]], [[Candle Dance]], [[Elephant Box]], [[Touch Of Love]], [[Blue Boy]], [[Jadestone]], [[Sad Puppet Dance]] and [[Standing In The Rain]]). [[Prince]]’s music comprised reversed synth and organ sounds following [[Ingrid Chavez]]’s spoken part. Her vocals were later lifted and incorporated into [[Intermission]], which (as a studio track played over the PA) opened the second half of [[Lovesexy Tour]] shows. '''Cross The Line''' remains unreleased, however.
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|introduction              = '''Cross The Line''' is a song by [[Ingrid Chavez]], recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_10|10 December 1987]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (shortly after [[Prince]] cancelled the release of [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']], on the same day as [[Reason Enough]] and during the same set of sessions as [[Heaven Must Be Near]], [[Crystal City Cry]], [[Wintersong]], [[Whispering Dandelions]], [[Slappy Dappy]], [[Candle Dance]], [[Elephant Box]], [[Touch Of Love]], [[Blue Boy]], [[Jadestone]], [[Sad Puppet Dance]] and [[Standing In The Rain]]). Her vocals were later lifted and incorporated into [[Intermission]], which (as a studio track played over the PA) opened the second half of [[Lovesexy Tour]] shows. '''Cross The Line''' remains unreleased, however.
  
 
[[Prince]] wrote the song [[The Line]] in response to '''Cross The Line'''.
 
[[Prince]] wrote the song [[The Line]] in response to '''Cross The Line'''.
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|first live appearance    = [[08 July 1988|8 July 1988, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France]] <small>(vocal parts sampled in the studio version of [[Intermission]] played over PA during show) </small> <br>
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* [[13 February 1989|13 February 1989: Osaka-jō Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan]]  <small>(vocal parts sampled in the studio version of [[Intermission]] played over PA during show) </small>
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* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2022 edition)]''
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Latest revision as of 18:37, 19 November 2022

Crimson And Clover   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Cry, Cry, Cry
Cross The Line

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Song details
Performer: Ingrid Chavez
Writer(s): Ingrid Chavez
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Cross The Line is a song by Ingrid Chavez, recorded on 10 December 1987, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (shortly after Prince cancelled the release of “The Black Album”, on the same day as Reason Enough and during the same set of sessions as Heaven Must Be Near, Crystal City Cry, Wintersong, Whispering Dandelions, Slappy Dappy, Candle Dance, Elephant Box, Touch Of Love, Blue Boy, Jadestone, Sad Puppet Dance and Standing In The Rain). Her vocals were later lifted and incorporated into Intermission, which (as a studio track played over the PA) opened the second half of Lovesexy Tour shows. Cross The Line remains unreleased, however.

Prince wrote the song The Line in response to Cross The Line.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
10 December 1987 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Cross The Line Studio Recorded mid-December 1987


Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Line Unreleased Final version (January 1988) Written in direct response to Cross The Line and borrows a line from it : "N the distance, a light shines"
Intermission ?:?? 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


References
Crimson And Clover   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Cry, Cry, Cry