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|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] | ||
− | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (music and lyrics) and [ | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (music and lyrics) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Davis Carole Davis] (lyrics) |
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |previous song = [[Slow | + | |previous song = ''[["slow jam"|"Slow jam"]]'' (no known title) |
|next song = [[Small Bright Light]] | |next song = [[Small Bright Light]] | ||
|introduction = '''Slow Love''' is the seventh track on the first disc of [[Prince]]'s ninth album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. In 1987, a live version was included as the fifth track of the concert movie [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. | |introduction = '''Slow Love''' is the seventh track on the first disc of [[Prince]]'s ninth album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. In 1987, a live version was included as the fifth track of the concert movie [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. | ||
− | The song was written by [ | + | The song was written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Davis Carole Davis] years earlier. She and Prince reworked it in 1986, when they were having a brief relationship. Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 4|4 June 1986]] at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (the day after a configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album was made, the same day as saxophone overdubs on [[Yah, U Know]]). The track was initially included as the ninth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album. When the album developed into the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]], the song was included as the seventh track on the first disc on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] configuration, which was eventually pared down and became [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. |
− | Co-writer Carole Davis released her own version of the song on her 1989 debut album ''Heart Of Gold'', but this version had no input by [[Prince]] and should be considered a cover version. | + | Co-writer Carole Davis released her own version of the song (produced by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_Rodgers Nile Rodgers]) that appeared as a bonus track on the cd version only of her 1989 debut album ''Heart Of Gold''<!--, but this version had no input by [[Prince]] and should be considered a cover version-->. |
− | In late 1993, the song was tried out during early sessions for [[Mayte]]'s first album at [[Paisley Park Studios]] | + | In late 1993, the song was tried out during early sessions for [[Mayte]]'s first album at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and was included as the eighth track on an early version of the album, which was titled [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Latino Barbie Doll]] at the time. The track was removed when the album evolved into [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]], however. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 4|4 June 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 4|4 June 1986]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Basic tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = | + | |date = July 1986 |
− | |studio = | + | |studio = [http://17hertz.com/ One On One Recording],<br>North Hollywood, California |
|additional info = Orchestra recording by [[Clare Fischer]] | |additional info = Orchestra recording by [[Clare Fischer]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = 1988/1989 | ||
+ | |studio = unknown studio | ||
+ | |additional info = Carole Davis recording | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Late 1993 | |date = Late 1993 | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
|additional info = Vocal overdubs by [[Mayte]] | |additional info = Vocal overdubs by [[Mayte]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
− | '''Released version''' | + | '''Released Prince version''' |
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | *[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | ||
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*[[Lisa Coleman]] - backing vocals | *[[Lisa Coleman]] - backing vocals | ||
*[[Clare Fischer]] - orchestration | *[[Clare Fischer]] - orchestration | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | '''Carole Davis version''' | ||
+ | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Davis Carole Davis] - vocals | ||
+ | * other personnel TBC | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
'''Unreleased Mayte version''' | '''Unreleased Mayte version''' | ||
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|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Slow Love''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:03 | ||
+ | |3= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Davis Carole Davis]: Heart of Gold (Cd version only) | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Carole Davis own version | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Slow Love''' | |1= '''Slow Love''' | ||
− | |2= | + | |2= 6:36 |
|3= [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] VHS/DVD | |3= [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] VHS/DVD | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Slow Love''' | |1= '''Slow Love''' | ||
− | |2= | + | |2= 1:05 |
− | |3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live | + | |3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] VHS |
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988, Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany]] | |5= [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988, Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany]] | ||
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|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[21 March 1987|21 March 1987, First Avenue, Minneapolis, | + | |first live appearance = [[21 March 1987|21 March 1987, First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <br> |
+ | * [[13 February 1989|13 February 1989: Osaka-jō Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan]] | ||
|performed regularly on =[[Sign O' The Times Tour]] | |performed regularly on =[[Sign O' The Times Tour]] | ||
*[[Lovesexy Tour]] | *[[Lovesexy Tour]] |
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