Difference between revisions of "International Lover"
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A brief solo piano rehearsal of the track was released on the 2018 posthumous album [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]], | A brief solo piano rehearsal of the track was released on the 2018 posthumous album [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]], | ||
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+ | It was intended for [[The Time]]'s second album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]]. A version with [[Morris Day]] on vocals was recorded but [[Prince]] didn't like the result and reclaimed the song to use on [[Album: 1999|1999]] instead. | ||
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 14|14 January 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California three days after and [[Gigolos Get Lonely Too]], two days after [[Bold Generation]], the same day as [[The Walk]], and the day before [[Colleen]]), during sessions for [[The Time]]'s second album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]]. | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 14|14 January 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California three days after and [[Gigolos Get Lonely Too]], two days after [[Bold Generation]], the same day as [[The Walk]], and the day before [[Colleen]]), during sessions for [[The Time]]'s second album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]]. | ||
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− | [[Prince]] recorded an initial version on this day with [[Morris Day]] on drums. This version was released as '''Take 1 (Live In Studio)''' as the eighth track on the ''Vault Tracks part 1'' disc of a ''Deluxe'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album. The version was worked on further on the same day and possibly at a later date, so that almost none of the elements of this 'take 1' version can be heard in the track as it was released on [[Album: 1999|1999]] in 1982. | + | [[Prince]] recorded an initial version on this day with [[Morris Day]] on drums. This version was released as '''Take 1 (Live In Studio)''' as the eighth track on the ''Vault Tracks part 1'' disc of a ''Deluxe'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album. The version was worked on further on the same day and possibly at a later date, so that almost none of the elements of this 'take 1' version can be heard in the track as it was released on [[Album: 1999|1999]] in 1982. [[Morris Day]]'s version was recorded most likely shortly after at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. |
The '''Take 1''' version was released as a single to streaming platforms on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 11|11 October 2019]]. | The '''Take 1''' version was released as a single to streaming platforms on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 11|11 October 2019]]. | ||
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|studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = Basic tracking (Take 2) | |additional info = Basic tracking (Take 2) | ||
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+ | |date = January 1982 (estimate) | ||
+ | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = With [[Morris Day]] on lead vocals | ||
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and piano | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and piano | ||
*[[Morris Day]] - drums | *[[Morris Day]] - drums | ||
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+ | '''The Time version''' | ||
+ | *[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted | ||
+ | *[[Morris Day]] - drums and lead vocals | ||
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|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
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+ | |1= '''International Lover''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= Lead vocals by [[Morris Day]] for [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]]. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
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|first live appearance = [[11 November 1982|11 November 1982: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA]] <br> | |first live appearance = [[11 November 1982|11 November 1982: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA]] <br> |
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