Difference between revisions of "Single: I Wanna Be Your Lover"
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|single name = I Wanna Be Your Lover | |single name = I Wanna Be Your Lover | ||
|single image = [[File:Iwannabeyourlover_single.jpg|200px|I Wanna Be Your Lover (single cover for Spain)]] | |single image = [[File:Iwannabeyourlover_single.jpg|200px|I Wanna Be Your Lover (single cover for Spain)]] | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_24|24 August | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_24|24 August 1979]] |
|album = [[Album: Prince|Prince]] | |album = [[Album: Prince|Prince]] | ||
|label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | |label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | ||
− | |tracks = [[I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (Edit) <small>(2:57) </small><br>[[I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (Mono) <small>(2:57) </small> | + | |tracks = [[I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (Edit) <small>(2:57) </small><br> |
+ | [[I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (Mono) <small>(2:57) </small> | ||
<!------ ALBUM CHRONOLOGY --------> | <!------ ALBUM CHRONOLOGY --------> | ||
|previous year = 1978 | |previous year = 1978 | ||
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|previous image = Image:Justaslongasweretogether_single.jpg | |previous image = Image:Justaslongasweretogether_single.jpg | ||
|next image = Image:Whyyouwannatreatmesobad_single.jpg | |next image = Image:Whyyouwannatreatmesobad_single.jpg | ||
− | |previous single = Single: Just As Long As | + | |previous single = Single: Just As Long As We’re Together |
|next single = Single: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? | |next single = Single: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? | ||
− | |previous single link = [[Single: Just As Long As | + | |previous single link = [[Single: Just As Long As We’re Together|Just As Long As We’re Together]] |
|next single link = [[Single: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?|Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]] | |next single link = [[Single: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?|Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]] | ||
<!-------ALBUM TEXT -------> | <!-------ALBUM TEXT -------> | ||
− | |introduction = <b>I Wanna Be Your Lover</b> was the first single from [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = <b>I Wanna Be Your Lover</b> was the first single from [[Prince]]’s second album [[Album: Prince|Prince]], and was released in August 1979, two months prior to the album’s release. |
− | The b-side, [[My Love Is Forever]], was taken from [[Prince]] | + | The b-side, [[My Love Is Forever]], was taken from [[Prince]]’s first album, [[Album: For You|For You]]. |
− | In some territories, the single included [[Just As Long As | + | In some territories, the single included [[Just As Long As We’re Together]] (also taken from [[Album: For You|For You]]), [[Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]] or [[I Feel For You]] (taken from [[Album: Prince|Prince]]), instead of [[My Love Is Forever]]. |
− | The single was [[Prince]] | + | The single was [[Prince]]’s biggest hit to date, reaching number 1 on the US [[Billboard_R&B_Chart|Billboard Hot Soul Singles]] chart, number 3 in the [[Billboard_Hot_Dance_Disco_Chart|Billboard Disco 100]] chart and number 11 in the [[Billboard_Hot_100_Chart|Billboard Hot 100]]. |
It was certified Gold by RIAA on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_18|18 March 1980]], indicating a million copies shipped. | It was certified Gold by RIAA on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_18|18 March 1980]], indicating a million copies shipped. | ||
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AU: MX 191517-8<br> | AU: MX 191517-8<br> | ||
FR: 17537<br> | FR: 17537<br> | ||
+ | NL: WB 17537<br> | ||
ES: 45-1929<br> | ES: 45-1929<br> | ||
AR: 200101<br> | AR: 200101<br> | ||
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<br> | <br> | ||
A. <b>[[I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (Edit)</b> (2:57)<br> | A. <b>[[I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (Edit)</b> (2:57)<br> | ||
− | B. <b>[[Just As Long As | + | B. <b>[[Just As Long As We’re Together]] (Edit)</b> (3:25)<br> |
{{SingleRef|1= | {{SingleRef|1= | ||
UK: K 17537<br> | UK: K 17537<br> | ||
− | + | IT: W 17537<br> | |
}} | }} | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
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|content = | |content = | ||
A. <b>[[I Wanna Be Your Lover]]</b> (5:47)<br> | A. <b>[[I Wanna Be Your Lover]]</b> (5:47)<br> | ||
− | B. <b>[[Just As Long As | + | B. <b>[[Just As Long As We’re Together]]</b> (6:24)<br> |
{{SingleRef|1= | {{SingleRef|1= | ||
UK: K 17537T<br> | UK: K 17537T<br> | ||
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|format3 =7" Promo | |format3 =7" Promo | ||
|7 inches = | |7 inches = | ||
− | <small>(US: WBS 49050)</small><br> | + | *<small>(US: WBS 49050)</small><br> |
A. <b>[[I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (Edit) (Stereo)</b> (2:57)<br> | A. <b>[[I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (Edit) (Stereo)</b> (2:57)<br> | ||
B. <b>[[I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (Edit) (Mono)</b> (2:57)<br> | B. <b>[[I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (Edit) (Mono)</b> (2:57)<br> | ||
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|format4 =12" Promo | |format4 =12" Promo | ||
|12 inches = | |12 inches = | ||
− | <small>(US: PRO-A-832)</small><br> | + | *<small>(US: PRO-A-832)</small><br> |
A. <b>[[I Wanna Be Your Lover]]</b> (5:47)<br> | A. <b>[[I Wanna Be Your Lover]]</b> (5:47)<br> | ||
B. <b>[[I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (Edit)</b> (2:57)<br> | B. <b>[[I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (Edit)</b> (2:57)<br> | ||
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*<small>(UK: K 17537)</small><br> | *<small>(UK: K 17537)</small><br> | ||
A. <b>[[I Wanna Be Your Lover]]</b> (5:47)<br> | A. <b>[[I Wanna Be Your Lover]]</b> (5:47)<br> | ||
− | B. <b>[[Just As Long As | + | B. <b>[[Just As Long As We’re Together]]</b> (6:24)<br> |
− | |other = <small>(iTunes 2007 Rhino Digital issue)'' </small> | + | |other = *<small>(iTunes 2007 Rhino Digital issue)'' </small><br> |
A. <b>[[I Wanna Be Your Lover]]</b> (5:47)<br> | A. <b>[[I Wanna Be Your Lover]]</b> (5:47)<br> | ||
− | B. <b>[[Just As Long As | + | B. <b>[[Just As Long As We’re Together]]</b> (6:24)<br> |
<!-------CHARTS -----------> | <!-------CHARTS -----------> | ||
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|see also = | |see also = | ||
{{SeeAlso| | {{SeeAlso| | ||
− | |item1 = [[Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]]<br>( | + | |item1 = [[Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]]<br>(Music video) |
|image1 = [[File:Iwannabeyourlover-tb-vid.png|x80px|link=Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover]] | |image1 = [[File:Iwannabeyourlover-tb-vid.png|x80px|link=Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover]] | ||
− | |item2 = [[Sheet Music: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]]<br>( | + | |item2 = [[Sheet Music: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]]<br>(Sheet music) |
|image2 = [[File:SheetMusic-IWannaBeYourLover.png|x80px|border|link=Sheet Music: I Wanna Be Your Lover]] | |image2 = [[File:SheetMusic-IWannaBeYourLover.png|x80px|border|link=Sheet Music: I Wanna Be Your Lover]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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− | |album promotion = On 27 October | + | |album promotion = On 27 October 1979, Billboard published a cover ad (see Vol. 91, N° 43) for the forthcoming [[Album: Prince|Prince]] album on their issue N° 43, Vol. 91 (ISSN 0006-2510). It featured the name '''Prince''' in big yellow capitals, underlined by black text in italic:<br>''"The new album featuring [[I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (WBS 49050). Produced and arranged by [[Prince]]. Career Direction: Cavallo Rufallo Management. Personal Manager: Perry Jones. On [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] Records & Tapes (BSK )"'' |
− | * US Press advert in Rolling Stone (7 Feb. 1980):<br>[[File:1979_I_Wanna_Be_Your_Lover_Press_Advert-PV.png|x200px]] | + | * US Press advert in Rolling Stone (7 Feb. 1980):<br> |
+ | [[File:1979_I_Wanna_Be_Your_Lover_Press_Advert-PV.png|x200px]] | ||
* Prince performed [[Single: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]] at both TV Shows listed below: | * Prince performed [[Single: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]] at both TV Shows listed below: | ||
− | :<b>American Bandstand</b>:<br>[[16 December | + | :<b>American Bandstand</b>:<br> |
− | :<b>The Midnight Special</b>:<br>[[08 January | + | [[16 December 1979|16 Dec. 1979]] Hollywood, CA (USA): ABC Television Center Studios (Stage 55) |
+ | :<b>The Midnight Special</b>:<br> | ||
+ | [[08 January 1980 | 8 Jan. 1980]] Burbank, CA (USA): NBC Studio 2 | ||
|alternative = | |alternative = | ||
|trivia = Billboard Hot 100 chart progression:<br><small>Entry position '''85''' (24 Nov. 79), '''76''' (1 Dec. 79), '''40''' (8 Dec. 79), '''27''' (15 Dec. 79), '''23''' (22 Dec. 79), '''23''' (29 Dec. 79), '''17''' (5 Jan. 80), '''16''' (12 Jan. 80), '''13''' (19 Jan. 80), '''11''' (29 Jan. 80), '''11''' (2 Feb. 80), '''20''' (9 Feb. 80), '''31''' (16 Feb. 80), '''36''' (23 Feb. 80), '''87''' (1 Mar. 80), exit position '''95''' (8 Mar. 80). </small><br>Weeks in Top 10: 0, weeks in Top 40: 12.<br> | |trivia = Billboard Hot 100 chart progression:<br><small>Entry position '''85''' (24 Nov. 79), '''76''' (1 Dec. 79), '''40''' (8 Dec. 79), '''27''' (15 Dec. 79), '''23''' (22 Dec. 79), '''23''' (29 Dec. 79), '''17''' (5 Jan. 80), '''16''' (12 Jan. 80), '''13''' (19 Jan. 80), '''11''' (29 Jan. 80), '''11''' (2 Feb. 80), '''20''' (9 Feb. 80), '''31''' (16 Feb. 80), '''36''' (23 Feb. 80), '''87''' (1 Mar. 80), exit position '''95''' (8 Mar. 80). </small><br>Weeks in Top 10: 0, weeks in Top 40: 12.<br> | ||
* Billboard Soul Singles chart progression:<br><small>Entry position '''80''' (22 Sep. 79), '''64''' (29 Sep. 79), '''54''' (6 Oct. 79), '''39''' (13 Oct. 79), '''27''' (20 Oct. 79), '''16''' (27 Oct. 79), '''7''' (3 Nov. 79), '''5''' (10 Nov. 79), '''3''' (17 Nov. 79), '''2''' (24 Nov. 79), '''1''' (1 Dec. 79), '''1''' (8 Dec. 79), '''2''' (15 Dec. 79), '''4''' (22 Dec. 79), '''?''' (29 Dec. 79), '''?''' (5 Jan. 80), '''4''' (12 Jan. 80), '''4''' (19 Jan. 80), '''?''' (26 Jan. 80), '''?''' (2 Feb. 80), '''13''' (9 Feb. 80), '''14''' (16 Feb. 80), exit position '''74''' (23 Feb. 80). </small><br>Weeks in Top 10: 12?, weeks in Top 40: 19. ''More information needed''. | * Billboard Soul Singles chart progression:<br><small>Entry position '''80''' (22 Sep. 79), '''64''' (29 Sep. 79), '''54''' (6 Oct. 79), '''39''' (13 Oct. 79), '''27''' (20 Oct. 79), '''16''' (27 Oct. 79), '''7''' (3 Nov. 79), '''5''' (10 Nov. 79), '''3''' (17 Nov. 79), '''2''' (24 Nov. 79), '''1''' (1 Dec. 79), '''1''' (8 Dec. 79), '''2''' (15 Dec. 79), '''4''' (22 Dec. 79), '''?''' (29 Dec. 79), '''?''' (5 Jan. 80), '''4''' (12 Jan. 80), '''4''' (19 Jan. 80), '''?''' (26 Jan. 80), '''?''' (2 Feb. 80), '''13''' (9 Feb. 80), '''14''' (16 Feb. 80), exit position '''74''' (23 Feb. 80). </small><br>Weeks in Top 10: 12?, weeks in Top 40: 19. ''More information needed''. | ||
* Billboard Disco 100 chart progression:<br><small>Entry position '''61''' (10 Nov. 79), '''50''' (17 Nov. 79), '''46''' (24 Nov. 79), '''40''' (1 Dec. 79), '''23''' (8 Dec. 79), '''16''' (15 Dec. 79), '''12''' (22 Dec. 79), '''??''' (29 Dec. 79), '''??''' (5 Jan. 80), '''4''' (12 Jan. 80), '''3''' (19 Jan. 80), '''??''' (26 Jan. 80), '''??''' (2 Feb. 80), '''4''' (9 Feb. 80), '''7''' (16 Feb. 80), '''11''' (23 Feb. 80), '''13''' (1 Mar. 80), '''37''' (8 Mar. 80), '''62''' (15 Mar. 80), '''59''' (22 Mar. 80), '''57''' (29 Mar. 80), exit position '''??''' (5 Apr. 80). </small><br>Weeks in Top 10: ?, weeks in Top 40: 15. ''More information needed''. | * Billboard Disco 100 chart progression:<br><small>Entry position '''61''' (10 Nov. 79), '''50''' (17 Nov. 79), '''46''' (24 Nov. 79), '''40''' (1 Dec. 79), '''23''' (8 Dec. 79), '''16''' (15 Dec. 79), '''12''' (22 Dec. 79), '''??''' (29 Dec. 79), '''??''' (5 Jan. 80), '''4''' (12 Jan. 80), '''3''' (19 Jan. 80), '''??''' (26 Jan. 80), '''??''' (2 Feb. 80), '''4''' (9 Feb. 80), '''7''' (16 Feb. 80), '''11''' (23 Feb. 80), '''13''' (1 Mar. 80), '''37''' (8 Mar. 80), '''62''' (15 Mar. 80), '''59''' (22 Mar. 80), '''57''' (29 Mar. 80), exit position '''??''' (5 Apr. 80). </small><br>Weeks in Top 10: ?, weeks in Top 40: 15. ''More information needed''. | ||
− | |references = [[Book:_The_Vault| | + | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' |
* <b>Promotion</b>: [http://books.google.fr/books?id=xyQEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=&hl=fr&rview=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Billboard 27 oct. 1979 - Vol. 91,N° 43] | * <b>Promotion</b>: [http://books.google.fr/books?id=xyQEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=&hl=fr&rview=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Billboard 27 oct. 1979 - Vol. 91,N° 43] | ||
* <b>Charts</b>: | * <b>Charts</b>: |
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