Difference between revisions of "Love Is A Losing Game"
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|song name = Love Is A Losing Game | |song name = Love Is A Losing Game | ||
| − | |single image | + | |single image = [[File: Ouicanluv album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Oui Can Luv]]<br><small>from the streamed album [[Album: Oui Can Luv|Oui Can Luv]]</small> |
| − | |performer = [[Andy Allo]] | + | |performer = [[Andy Allo]] featuring [[Prince]] |
| − | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 24|24 July | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 24|24 July 2011]] - [[Andy Allo]] [[Andy_Allo_Facebook_Streams|Facebook page]] audio stream<br> |
| − | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 25|25 July | + | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 25|25 July 2011]] - [http://www.thisisrealmusic.com/articles/60711/Andy_Allo_and_Prince-Love_Is_A_Losing_Game.php ThisIsRealMusic.com] mp3 download |
| − | |album(s) = | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Oui Can Luv|Oui Can Luv]] |
|writer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Winehouse Amy Winehouse] | |writer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Winehouse Amy Winehouse] | ||
|previous song = [[Love 4 1another]] | |previous song = [[Love 4 1another]] | ||
| − | |next song = [[Love | + | |next song = [[Love Never Has 2 Say Goodbye]] |
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed, no official credits given) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed, no official credits given) | ||
|introduction = | |introduction = | ||
| − | '''Love Is A Losing Game''' is a cover version of the song by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Winehouse Amy Winehouse], which first appeared on her 2006 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_Black Back To Black], and was released as a single in 2007. | + | '''Love Is A Losing Game''' is a cover version of the song written and originally performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Winehouse Amy Winehouse], which first appeared on her 2006 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_Black Back To Black], and was released as a single in 2007. |
| − | A version by [[Andy Allo]] | + | A version by [[Andy Allo]] and [[Prince]], seemingly recorded acoustically in one take (similar to their streamed version of [[Guitar]]), was streamed on [[Andy Allo]]’s [[Andy_Allo_Facebook_Streams|Facebook page]] within 24 hours of the announcement of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Winehouse Winehouse]’s death, indicating that it was likely recorded the same day. |
It was then offered as a free download the following day on [http://www.thisisrealmusic.com/articles/60711/Andy_Allo_and_Prince-Love_Is_A_Losing_Game.php ThisIsRealMusic.com]. | It was then offered as a free download the following day on [http://www.thisisrealmusic.com/articles/60711/Andy_Allo_and_Prince-Love_Is_A_Losing_Game.php ThisIsRealMusic.com]. | ||
| − | + | A different acoustic take was made available in 2015 as the third track on the acoustic album [[Album: Oui Can Luv|Oui Can Luv]] by [[Andy Allo]] featuring [[Prince]] on acoustic guitar. | |
| − | In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Winehouse Amy Winehouse] | + | [[Prince]] performed the song occasionally in 2007, with [[Shelby J.]] singing lead vocals. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Winehouse Amy Winehouse]’s only performance with [[Prince]], she sang lead vocals on this song, during an aftershow on [[22_September 2007-am|22 September 2007 (a.m.): 3121 at The IndigO<sub>2</sub>, London, England]]. |
| − | + | Specific recording dates for the studio recordings are not known, but the track is believed to have been recorded in mid-2011 to mid-2012 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during sessions for [[Andy Allo]]’s second album [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]]. No other studio version by [[Prince]] is believed to exist. | |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date | + | |date = Mid-2011 to mid-2012 (assumed) |
| − | |studio | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
| − | |additional info | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
| + | '''2011 version''' | ||
* [[Andy Allo]] - lead vocals | * [[Andy Allo]] - lead vocals | ||
| − | * [[Prince]] - background vocals and guitar | + | * [[Prince]] - background vocals and acoustic guitar |
| + | <br> | ||
| + | '''Oui Can Luv version''' | ||
| + | *[[Andy Allo]] - vocals | ||
| + | *[[Prince]] - acoustic guitar | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|3= [http://www.thisisrealmusic.com/articles/60711/Andy_Allo_and_Prince-Love_Is_A_Losing_Game.php ThisIsRealMusic.com] mp3 download | |3= [http://www.thisisrealmusic.com/articles/60711/Andy_Allo_and_Prince-Love_Is_A_Losing_Game.php ThisIsRealMusic.com] mp3 download | ||
|4= Rehearsal | |4= Rehearsal | ||
| − | |5= Previously streamed on [[Andy Allo]] | + | |5= Previously streamed on [[Andy Allo]]’s [[Andy_Allo_Facebook_Streams|Facebook page]] |
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''Love Is A Losing Game (Instrumental)''' | |1= '''Love Is A Losing Game (Instrumental)''' | ||
|2= 4:22 | |2= 4:22 | ||
| − | |3= Streaming video on [[Andy Allo]] | + | |3= Streaming video on [[Andy Allo]]’s [[Andy_Allo_Facebook_Streams|Facebook page]] |
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
| − | |5= [[03 August | + | |5= [[03 August 2011|3 August 2011, Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway]]; audio only with static image |
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Love Is A Losing Game''' | ||
| + | |2= 3:06 | ||
| + | |3= [[Album: Oui Can Luv|Oui Can Luv]] [[Tidal]] stream | ||
| + | |4= Studio | ||
| + | |5= | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = [[29_April | + | |first live appearance = [[29_April 2007-am-1|29 April 2007 (a.m.) Former 3121 Jazz Cuisine @ Rio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA]] |
| + | * [[03 August 2011|3 August 2011: Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway]] <small> (instrumental) </small> | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]] | ||
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|see also = [[Andy Allo]] | |see also = [[Andy Allo]] | ||
* [[Andy Allo Facebook Streams]] | * [[Andy Allo Facebook Streams]] | ||
| + | *[[Album: Oui Can Luv|Oui Can Luv]] album | ||
| + | *[[Tidal]] | ||
|references = | |references = | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category:2011]][[Category:Cover Songs]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:2015]][[Category:Recorded 2011]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Cover Songs]][[Category:Cover Songs (Studio)]][[Category:Cover Songs (Live)]][[Category:Streamed Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:31, 8 August 2022
| Love 4 1another < < < | Non-Prince Songs | All Prince Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Love Never Has 2 Say Goodbye |
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| Love 4 1another < < < | All Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Love Never Has 2 Say Goodbye |
