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|introduction              = '''For Love''' , originally listed as '''4 Love (Tie U With A Chain)''', and '''4 Love''' is the sixth track on [[Jill Jones]]’s first and only [[Paisley Park Records]] album [[Album: Jill Jones|Jill Jones]], and, roughly four months after the album’s release, [[Single: For Love|For Love]] was released as the album’s third and final single. Although [[Jill Jones]] was credited as a co-writer, the song was written solely by [[Prince]].
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|introduction              = '''For Love''', originally listed as '''4 Love (Tie U With A Chain)''', and '''4 Love''' is the sixth track on [[Jill Jones]]’s first and only [[Paisley Park Records]] album [[Album: Jill Jones|Jill Jones]], and, roughly nine months after the album’s release, [[Single: For Love|For Love]] was released as the album’s third and final single. Although [[Jill Jones]] was credited as a co-writer, the song was written solely by [[Prince]].
  
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 30|30 May 1985]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (the day after [[Little Rock|Drawers]] (later released as [[Little Rock]]), [[Killin’ At The Soda Shop]], [[Married Man]] and [[Zebra With The Blonde Hair]], three days before [[Living Doll]]). The song was recorded with [[The Family]] members [[Jellybean Johnson]], [[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]] and [[Eric Leeds]] who where in town for the shooting of [[Video: The Screams Of Passion|The Screams Of Passion]] video.
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 30|30 May 1985]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California.  
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The song was recorded with [[The Family]] members [[Jellybean Johnson]], [[Paul Peterson|St. Paul Peterson]] and [[Eric Leeds]] who where in town for the shooting of [[Video: The Screams Of Passion|The Screams Of Passion]] video.
  
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A jam version of the song was also part of the "Everybody’s Jam" played at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 5|5 January 1986]]. but this was left unreleased.
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A jam version of the song was also part of the ''‘Everybody’s Jam’'' played at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 5|5]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 6|6 January 1986]] but this was left unreleased.
  
 
Further mixing, overdubbing and editing on the initial version was done in June 1985 and then in late February, early March 1986.
 
Further mixing, overdubbing and editing on the initial version was done in June 1985 and then in late February, early March 1986.
  
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Around the time of the [[Single: For Love|For Love]] single release, [[Prince]] and [[Jill Jones]] recorded what could be considered a companion track, [[4 Lust]], for her planned [[Album: Jill Jones (1990)|second album]], but the album was never finished and the track remains unreleased.
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A companion track titled [[4 Lust]] was recorded around the same time and planned for her [[Album: Jill Jones (1990)|second album]], but the album was never finished and the track remains unreleased.
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_30|30 May 1985]]
 
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_31|31 May 1985]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_31|31 May 1985]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 2|2 June 1985]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 2|2 June 1985]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = overdub, mix
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 5|5 January 1986]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 5|5]] into [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 6|6 January 1986]]  
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Basic tracking of "Everybody’s Jam" version (as '''Groove On ‘4 Love’ In B<sup>♭</sup>''' & '''Groove On ‘4 Love’ In Gm<sup>♭</sup>'''
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|additional info          = Tracking of ''‘Everybody’s Jam’'' version (as '''Groove On ‘4 Love’ In B<sup>♭</sup>''' & '''Groove On ‘4 Love’ In Gm<sup>♭</sup>''')
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 27|27]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 28|28 February 1986]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 27|27]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 28|28 February 1986]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Overdubs and mixing
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|additional info          = Overdub, mix (27th); mix (28th) (’85 version)
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 1 |1 March 1986]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 1 |1 March 1986]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Overdubs and mixing
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*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone
 
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone
  
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''' "Everybody’s Jam" version'''
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''' "Everybody’s Jam" version'''
 
*[[Prince]] - guitar
 
*[[Prince]] - guitar
 
*[[Sheila E.]] - drums
 
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|first live appearance    = [[29 May 1987-am|29 May 1987 (a.m.): U4, Vienna, Austria]] <small> (only known performance) </small>
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|first live appearance    = [[29 May 1987-am|29 May 1987 (a.m.): U4, Vienna, Austria]] <small>(horns and synth interpolation during [[Housequake]] - only known performance) </small>
 
|performed regularly on    = This song has not been performed live regularly, although the late 2010-2011 arrangements of [[Cream]] as played on the [[Prince Live 2010]] and [[Welcome 2 America Tour]]s has an added guitar lead line very reminiscent of the [[For Love]] hook-line.
 
|performed regularly on    = This song has not been performed live regularly, although the late 2010-2011 arrangements of [[Cream]] as played on the [[Prince Live 2010]] and [[Welcome 2 America Tour]]s has an added guitar lead line very reminiscent of the [[For Love]] hook-line.
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|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1987|1987]] <small> (lyrics quoted in [[Housequake]]) </small>
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|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1987|1987]] <small> (horns and synth interpolation during [[Housequake]]) </small>
 
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|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
 
* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]''
 
* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]''
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|categories                = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Recorded 1985]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 17:09, 20 November 2022

The Flow   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   For You
For Love
Forlove single.jpg
single art for For Love 		Jilljones album.jpg
from the album Jill Jones
Song details
Performer: Jill Jones
First Released: 26 May 1987 - Jill Jones album
Album(s): Jill Jones
Writer(s): Prince (credited to Jill Jones and Prince)
Producer(s): David Z. and Jill Jones
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • This song has not been performed live regularly, although the late 2010-2011 arrangements of Cream as played on the Prince Live 2010 and Welcome 2 America Tours has an added guitar lead line very reminiscent of the For Love hook-line.
Performed occasionally in shows:


For Love, originally listed as 4 Love (Tie U With A Chain), and 4 Love is the sixth track on Jill Jones’s first and only Paisley Park Records album Jill Jones, and, roughly nine months after the album’s release, For Love was released as the album’s third and final single. Although Jill Jones was credited as a co-writer, the song was written solely by Prince.

Basic tracking took place on 30 May 1985 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California. The song was recorded with The Family members Jellybean Johnson, St. Paul Peterson and Eric Leeds who where in town for the shooting of The Screams Of Passion video.

A jam version of the song was also part of the ‘Everybody’s Jam’ played at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California on 5 and 6 January 1986 but this was left unreleased.

Further mixing, overdubbing and editing on the initial version was done in June 1985 and then in late February, early March 1986.

A companion track titled 4 Lust was recorded around the same time and planned for her second album, but the album was never finished and the track remains unreleased.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
30 May 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Tracking, overdub, mix
31 May 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Overdubs, mix, edit
2 June 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Possible overdubs, mix
5 into 6 January 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Tracking of ‘Everybody’s Jam’ version (as Groove On ‘4 Love’ In B♭ & Groove On ‘4 Love’ In Gm♭)
27 & 28 February 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Overdub, mix (27th); mix (28th) (’85 version)
1 March 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Overdub, mix (’85 version)
Recording Personnel

Studio version

"Everybody’s Jam" version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
For Love 4:27 Jill Jones Studio
For Love (4-Play Remix) 7:24 For Love single Remix Additional production, remix and edit by John Luongo, remix engineering by Gary Hellman, additional guitar by Paul Pesco, additional keyboards by Phil Ashley
For Love (Remix Edit) 4:02 For Love single Remix edit Additional production, remix and edit by John Luongo, remix engineering by Gary Hellman, additional guitar by Paul Pesco, additional keyboards by Phil Ashley
For Love (Bonus Beats) 4:51 For Love single Remix Additional production, remix and edit by John Luongo, remix engineering by Gary Hellman, additional guitar by Paul Pesco, additional keyboards by Phil Ashley


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Groove On ‘4 Love’ In B♭ & Groove On ‘4 Love’ In Gm♭ "Everybody’s Jam" version Recorded 5 January 1986
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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