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from the Bright Lights, Big City movie soundtrack included on the album Crystal Ball Song details Performer: Prince First Released: 8 March 1988 - Bright Lights, Big City movie soundtrack Album(s): Bright Lights, Big City Crystal Ball Writer(s): Prince Producer(s): Prince Live Appearances First and last live appearance: This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince, except for some of its lyrics quoted in a jam during It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night on 03 October 1988 (a.m.): Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, USA. Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: none

Good Love was the first track on the Bright Lights, Big City soundtrack album, released to coincide with the Bright Lights, Big City movie. This marked the first time that Prince had contributed a previously-unreleased song to a movie soundtrack. In 1998, a different edit of the song (editing out some parts, but including a longer ending), was included as the ninth track on the second disc of Prince’s 20th album Crystal Ball (his fourth using the name ). The album is not clearly divided between Prince tracks and tracks, but the liner notes’ discussion of this track refer to "Prince" making this track, which is consistent with the original release. Basic tracks for the studio version were recorded on 30 October 1986 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (two days after Rebirth Of The Flesh and Rockhard In A Funky Place, three days before If I Was Your Girlfriend). The track was included as the sixth track on the 5 November 1986 configuration of the Camille album (credited to the pseudonym Camille), which was later aborted. A few weeks later, it was included as the second track on the third disc as the album developed into the triple-album Crystal Ball on the 30 November 1986 configuration. On both albums, the track followed directly after Shockadelica. Both tracks were removed when the album was eventually pared down and became Sign O’ The Times. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 30 October - 1 November 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA Tracking, overdubs, vocal, mix (30th); vocal overdubs, mix (31st); (likely) instrumental mix (1st) Recording Personnel Prince - all vocals and instruments Jill Jones - backing vox (uncredited) Susannah Melvoin - backing vox (uncredited) Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Good Love 5:11 Bright Lights, Big City soundtrack Studio Good Love 4:55 Crystal Ball Alternate version Edited differently, with extra ending Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Good Love (Instrumental) Studio Instrumental mix

Additional Information See also Trivia Bright Lights, Big City soundtrack Crystal Ball album Camille unreleased album Camille Crystal Ball 1986 album Prince’s handwritten label of the Camille album shows the title written as Goodlove. Over the time, this song has been included in unreleased projects or released albums released under 3 different aliases: Camille for the Camille album and the 1986 version of Crystal Ball, Prince on the Bright Lights, Big City soundtrack, and on Crystal Ball (although still attributed to Prince on the latter). References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)

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