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Love Sign is the third track on the album 1-800 New Funk (a compilation of mostly-unreleased music largely written and produced by Prince/ , recorded by other Paisley Park Records artists), and is credited to Nona Gaye and Prince (as ). Six weeks earlier, Love Sign was available as a promotional single in the USA and Germany, but Warner Bros. prevented a retail release of the single. In 1998, the Shock G.’s Silky Remix, one of the remixes planned for the single was included as the fifth track on the first disc of Prince’s 20th album Crystal Ball (his fourth using the name ).
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking is believed to have taken place in early 1994 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Remixes were made in Spring 1994.
The song contains repeated vocal samples of "Time is passing, passing is time" from Ninety-9’s track Stained Glass (containing input by Prince) - it is unknown if this sample was added immediately or at a later date.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Studio
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Additional info
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| Early 1994
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Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Tracking
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| Spring 1994
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Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Remixes
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Recording Personnel
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Video Versions
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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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| Love Sign
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5:37
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Promotional release only
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Promo video
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See Love Sign video for more details
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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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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| Love Sign
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4:15
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Live lip-synch TV broadcast
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Studio, (small differences in mix compared to released version)
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9 April 1994, Soul Train, Paramount Studios, Stage 30, Hollywood, CA, USA
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| Love Sign
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?:??
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Live performance TV broadcast
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Live
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12 July 1994 (mat.), The Today Show, NBC TV Studios, GE Building (Studio 1A), New York, NY, USA
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Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
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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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| 95 Tour Wallpaper (video)
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Unreleased
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Glam Slam clubs in-house video
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Long-form video-mix with vocal samples from Love Sign among others.
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Unreleased Versions
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Version
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Additional Info
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| Love Sign (Mack Attack Message Mix)
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Remix
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Remix intended for single release with additional rappers
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| Love Sign (Shock’s Silky Smooth Int’s)
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Remix
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Instrumental of Remix by Shock G.
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| Love Sign (Ted’s Funky Chariot Mix)
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Remix
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Remix by Teddy Riley with additional rap; intended for single release; excerpted on NPG Ahdio Show 1
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| Love Sign (Ted’s Double Trouble Mix)
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Remix
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Instrumental of Love Sign (Ted’s Funky Chariot Mix) by Teddy Riley
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| Love Sign (Ted’s Get 'Em Up Mix)
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Remix
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Remix by Teddy Riley intended for single release
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| Love Sign (Ted’s Love Sign Radio Mix)
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Remix
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Remix by Teddy Riley intended for single release
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