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Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart is the seventh track on Chaka Khan’s tenth solo studio album Come 2 My House. The song was written by Prince (as  ), and produced by Chaka Khan and Prince (as ).
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place between April-May 1995, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota.
In June 1995, Prince also offered the song (along with Over The Rainbow) to Stacy Francis (formerly a member of the American girl-band Ex Girlfriend), and she recorded lead vocal overdubs, also at Paisley Park Studios. Her planned solo album never saw the light of the day. Prince (as )’s version was then included as the seventh track on a July 1995 configuration of Emancipation, and as the eighth track on another 1995 configuration, before being removed when the album underwent many changes before its release. It was copyrighted at the Library of Congress on 25 August 1995 (along with Die, Right Back Here In My Arms and Poom Poom).
Somewhere in 1995, Right Back Here In My Arms was planned for a single release, with Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart (stylized as Journey 2 The Center Of Your ♥)
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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| Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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| April-May 1995
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Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Tracking ( version)
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| June 1995
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Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Lead vocal overdubs by Stacy Francis
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| June 1995 (assumed)
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Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Lead vocal overdubs by Chanté Moore
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| November 1997 - January 1998
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Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Lead vocal overdubs by Chaka Khan
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Recording Personnel
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Chaka Khan version
Unreleased  version
- Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
Unreleased Stacy Francis version
- Stacy Francis - vocals
- Prince (as ) - all instruments and background vocals, except where noted
Unreleased Chanté Moore version
- Chanté Moore - vocals
- Prince (as ) - all instruments and background vocals, except where noted
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Versions
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Released Versions
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| Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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| Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart
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4:15
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Come 2 My House
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Studio
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| Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart
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1:15
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NPG Sampler '98
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Excerpt of an alternate mix
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Unreleased Versions
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| Title
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Version
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Additional Info
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| Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart
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Studio
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’s original recording, planned for Emancipation
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| Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart
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Studio
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Stacy Francis lead vocal recording
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| Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart
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Studio
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Chanté Moore lead vocal recording
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