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|single image = [[File:Ifiwasyourgirlfriend single.jpg|100px|link=Single: If I Was Your Girlfriend]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: If I Was Your Girlfriend|If I Was Your Girlfriend]] </small> | |single image = [[File:Ifiwasyourgirlfriend single.jpg|100px|link=Single: If I Was Your Girlfriend]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: If I Was Your Girlfriend|If I Was Your Girlfriend]] </small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album |
|album(s) = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]<br> | ||
[[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]]<br> | [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]]<br> | ||
− | [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]] | + | [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> |
+ | [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life]] | |previous song = [[If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life]] | ||
− | |next song = [[If It' | + | |next song = [[(If It Ain't) Gutbucket]] |
− | |introduction = '''If I Was Your Girlfriend''' is the second track on the second disc of [[Prince]]'s ninth album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]], and, five weeks after the album's release, [[Single: If I Was Your Girlfriend|If I Was Your Girlfriend]] was released as the album's second single, released worldwide | + | |introduction = '''If I Was Your Girlfriend''' is the second track on the second disc of [[Prince]]'s ninth album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]], and, five weeks after the album's release, [[Single: If I Was Your Girlfriend|If I Was Your Girlfriend]] was released as the album's second single, released worldwide. |
− | + | In 1993, the single edit was included as the tenth track on [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]] (also included as the second disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). | |
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+ | A live version was also included in the concert movie [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. | ||
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+ | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_2|2 November 1986]], at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (three days after [[Good Love]], three days before compiling the only known configuration of the [[Album: Camille|Camille]] album). | ||
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+ | The track was included as the seventh track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 5|5 November 1986]] configuration of the [[Album: Camille|Camille]] album (credited to the pseudonym [[Alias: Camille|Camille]]), which was later aborted. | ||
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+ | <!-- The song begins with a 15 seconds intro that contains samples of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangerine_Dream Tangedrine Dream]'s "Yellowstone Park (Rocky Mountains)", [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyder-D Spyder-D]'s "Big Apple Rappin'(National Rappin' Anthem)" and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Mendelssohn Felix Mendelssohn]'s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_March Wedding March] (the latter taken from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jac_Holzman Jac Holzman]'1964 sound effects album titled ''Authentic Sound Effects Volume 10''). --> | ||
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+ | Without the 15 seconds intro segue it was included as the second track on the second disc as the album developed into the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] configuration, which was eventually pared down and became [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_2|2 November | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_2|2 November 1986]] |
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Basic tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Mid-January 1987 (assumed) | |date = Mid-January 1987 (assumed) | ||
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA (assumed) | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA (assumed) |
|additional info = intro segue | |additional info = intro segue | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|3= [[Single: If I Was Your Girlfriend|If I Was Your Girlfriend]] single<br> | |3= [[Single: If I Was Your Girlfriend|If I Was Your Girlfriend]] single<br> | ||
[[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]]<br> | [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]]<br> | ||
− | [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]] | + | [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> |
+ | [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] | ||
|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''If I Was Your Girlfriend''' | |1= '''If I Was Your Girlfriend''' | ||
− | |2= | + | |2= 5:04 |
|3= [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] VHS/DVD | |3= [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] VHS/DVD | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
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|3= [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_8|NPG Music Club Edition # 8]] premium members .mov download | |3= [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_8|NPG Music Club Edition # 8]] premium members .mov download | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[28_June | + | |5= [[28_June 2001|28 June 2001, Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, WI, USA]] |
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|3= Live performance TV broadcast | |3= Live performance TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[12 November | + | |5= [[12 November 1996|12 November 1996, Emancipation Freedom Concert, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= Live concert performance | |3= Live concert performance | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[20_November | + | |5= [[20_November 1996|20 November 1996, Oprah Winfrey Show, Harpo Studios, Chicago, IL, USA]] |
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− | |first live appearance = [[08 May | + | |first live appearance = [[08 May 1987|8 May 1987: Isstadion, Johanneshov, Stockholm, Sweden]]<br> |
+ | * [[14_April_2016-2|14 April 2016 (show 2): Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA]] | ||
|performed regularly on =[[Sign O' The Times Tour]] | |performed regularly on =[[Sign O' The Times Tour]] | ||
*[[Japan '96]] | *[[Japan '96]] | ||
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* [[Welcome 2 America Euro 2011 Tour]] | * [[Welcome 2 America Euro 2011 Tour]] | ||
* [[Welcome 2 Canada Tour]] | * [[Welcome 2 Canada Tour]] | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#1995|1995]], [[All Concerts#1996|1996]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All Concerts#2012|2012]], , [[All Concerts#2014|2014]] <small>(clip only during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] <small>(clip only during sampler set)</small> | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#1995|1995]], [[All Concerts#1996|1996]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All Concerts#2012|2012]], , [[All Concerts#2014|2014]] <small>(clip only during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] <small>(clip only during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano, in a medley with [[Waiting In Vain]])'' </small> |
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|see also = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album | |see also = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album |
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