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|album = [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] | |album = [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] | ||
|label = [[Paisley Park Records]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | |label = [[Paisley Park Records]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | ||
− | |tracks = [[Pink Cashmere]] (Guitar Version) (3:58)<br>[[Pink Cashmere]] (Vocal Version) (3:56) | + | |tracks = [[Pink Cashmere]] (Guitar Version) (3:58)<br> |
+ | [[Pink Cashmere]] (Vocal Version) (3:56) | ||
<!------ SINGLE CHRONOLOGY --------> | <!------ SINGLE CHRONOLOGY --------> | ||
|previous year = 1993 | |previous year = 1993 | ||
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|next single link = [[Single: Peach|Peach]] | |next single link = [[Single: Peach|Peach]] | ||
<!-------ALBUM TEXT -------> | <!-------ALBUM TEXT -------> | ||
− | |introduction = <b>Pink Cashmere</b> was the first single from [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = <b>Pink Cashmere</b> was the first single from [[Prince]]’s first compilation albums [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] and [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]], taken specifically from [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] (also included as the first disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). |
− | It was released two weeks before the album in the USA, Germany and Japan only. The b-side, [[Soft And Wet]], was also taken from [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] (although originally taken from [[Prince]] | + | It was released two weeks before the album in the USA, Germany and Japan only. The b-side, [[Soft And Wet]], was also taken from [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] (although originally taken from [[Prince]]’s first album [[Album: For You|For You]] and released as his first single, which likely prompted its inclusion as the b-side). |
Some versions also included the single versions of minor hits which were not included on [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] or [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]], so the two-disc single could be considered a companion to those albums (these tracks also showed up on the single [[Single: Controversy-93|Controversy]], which was released in territories '''Pink Cashmere''' was not; the cover art also closely matched the [[Single: Controversy-93|Controversy]] single). | Some versions also included the single versions of minor hits which were not included on [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] or [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]], so the two-disc single could be considered a companion to those albums (these tracks also showed up on the single [[Single: Controversy-93|Controversy]], which was released in territories '''Pink Cashmere''' was not; the cover art also closely matched the [[Single: Controversy-93|Controversy]] single). | ||
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The single reached number 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 14 on the Billboard Hot R&B Chart. | The single reached number 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 14 on the Billboard Hot R&B Chart. | ||
− | The single is the first release credited only to [[Prince]] since | + | The single is the first release credited only to [[Prince]] since 1990’s [[Single: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] single; all releases in the intervening time were credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]. |
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+ | While likely only coincidental, it is noteworthy that '''Pink Cashmere''' by [[Prince]] was released on the same day the first ’solo' release by the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]], [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] went on sale at [[Act II]] tourdates, highlighting the idea that [[Prince]] and the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] were now separate entities (which was, in reality, far from true). | ||
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<!-------FORMAT 1 LIST -------> | <!-------FORMAT 1 LIST -------> | ||
|format1 =7" | |format1 =7" | ||
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|format3 =CD | |format3 =CD | ||
|7 inches = | |7 inches = | ||
− | <small>(US: 2-18371, JAP: WPDP-6339)</small> | + | *<small>(US: 2-18371, JAP: WPDP-6339)</small><br> |
1. <b>[[Pink Cashmere]]</b> (6:12)<br> | 1. <b>[[Pink Cashmere]]</b> (6:12)<br> | ||
2. <b>[[Soft And Wet]]</b> (3:01)<br> | 2. <b>[[Soft And Wet]]</b> (3:01)<br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | *<small>(DEU: 9362-41291-2)</small> | + | *<small>(DEU: 9362-41291-2)</small><br> |
A1. <b>[[Pink Cashmere]] (Vocal Version)</b> (3:56)<br> | A1. <b>[[Pink Cashmere]] (Vocal Version)</b> (3:56)<br> | ||
A2. <b>[[Pink Cashmere]] (Guitar Version)</b> (3:58)<br> | A2. <b>[[Pink Cashmere]] (Guitar Version)</b> (3:58)<br> | ||
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|format4 =12" Promo | |format4 =12" Promo | ||
|12 inches = | |12 inches = | ||
− | <small>(US: PRO-A-5993)</small> | + | *<small>(US: PRO-A-5993)</small><br> |
A. <b>[[Pink Cashmere]] (Vocal Version)</b> (3:56)<br> | A. <b>[[Pink Cashmere]] (Vocal Version)</b> (3:56)<br> | ||
B1. <b>[[Pink Cashmere]] (Guitar Version)</b> (3:58)<br> | B1. <b>[[Pink Cashmere]] (Guitar Version)</b> (3:58)<br> | ||
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|see also = | |see also = | ||
{{SeeAlso| | {{SeeAlso| | ||
− | |item1 = [[Video: Pink Cashmere|Pink Cashmere]]<br>( | + | |item1 = [[Video: Pink Cashmere|Pink Cashmere]]<br>(Music video) |
|image1 = [[File:Pinkcashmere-vid-tb.png|x80px|link=Video: Pink Cashmere]] | |image1 = [[File:Pinkcashmere-vid-tb.png|x80px|link=Video: Pink Cashmere]] | ||
− | |item2 = [[ | + | |item2 = [[Single: Pope|Pope]]<br>(Promotional single) |
− | |image2 = [[ | + | |image2 = [[Image:Pope single.jpg|x80px|border|link=Single: Pope]] |
}} | }} | ||
<!-------RELEASES ---------> | <!-------RELEASES ---------> | ||
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<!-------ALBUM PROMOTION --> | <!-------ALBUM PROMOTION --> | ||
− | |album promotion = Press ad for this single.<br>[[File:Pinkcashmere_promoadvert.jpg|x200px]] | + | |album promotion = Press ad for this single.<br> |
+ | [[File:Pinkcashmere_promoadvert.jpg|x200px]] | ||
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|alternative = | |alternative = | ||
<!-------REFERENCES -------> | <!-------REFERENCES -------> | ||
− | |references = [[Book:_The_Vault| | + | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' |
<!-------CATEGORIES -------> | <!-------CATEGORIES -------> | ||
|categories = [[Category: 1993]][[Category:Singles (Prince)]][[Category:Paisley Park Records releases]] | |categories = [[Category: 1993]][[Category:Singles (Prince)]][[Category:Paisley Park Records releases]] | ||
}} | }} |
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