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{{song-2|
 
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|song name                = Slow Love
 
|song name                = Slow Love
|single image              = [[File:sott.jpg|100px|link=Album: Sign O' The Times]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]  
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|single image              = [[File:sott.jpg|100px|link=Album: Sign O’ The Times]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]  
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]; [[Mayte]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]; [[Mayte]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album
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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
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]<br>
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[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe| Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (music and lyrics) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Davis Carole Davis] (lyrics)
 
|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 Groove In G Major]]
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|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]].
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|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 [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. Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 4|4 June 1986]] at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (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]].
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The song was co-written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Davis Carole Davis] whom [[Prince]] presumably met in 1984. This initial version is believed to have been recorded in June 1984 at his [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, but further confirmation is needed.
  
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.
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The song was then shelved and taken out again two years later, when [[Prince]] worked further on the recording on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 4|4 June 1986]] at the [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (the day after a configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album was made, on the same day as [[Eric Leeds]] saxophone overdubs on [[Yah, U Know]]). The track was then initially included as the ninth track on the third and final configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]]. When that 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 its [[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]].
  
In late 1993, the song was tried out during early sessions for [[Mayte]]'s first album at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, 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.
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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            =
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = June 1984 (assumed)
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|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
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|additional info          = Basic tracking
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}}
 
{{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
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|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = re-working
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = June-July 1986
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|date                      = July 1986
|studio                    = Monterey Sound Studios, Glendale, CA, USA
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|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]]
 
}}
 
}}
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|date                      = 1988/1989
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|studio                    = unknown studio
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|additional info          = Carole Davis recording
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}} -->
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
|date                      = Late 1993
 
|date                      = Late 1993
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|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'''
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'''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
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'''Carole Davis version'''
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Davis Carole Davis] - vocals
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* other personnel TBC
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'''Unreleased Mayte version'''
 
'''Unreleased Mayte version'''
 
*[[Mayte]] - vocals
 
*[[Mayte]] - vocals
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|1= '''Slow Love'''
 
|1= '''Slow Love'''
 
|2= 4:18
 
|2= 4:18
|3= [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
 
|5=  
 
|5=  
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Slow Love'''
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|2= 4:18
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe| Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|4= Studio
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|5= Remastered in 2020
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Slow Love'''
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|2= 4:03
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|3= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Davis Carole Davis]: Heart of Gold (Cd version only)
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|4= Studio
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|5= Carole Davis own version
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Slow Love'''
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|2= 5:05
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|4= Live
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|5= [[20 June 1987|20 June 1987: Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, the Netherlands]]
 
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{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
 
|1= '''Slow Love'''  
 
|1= '''Slow Love'''  
|2= T.B.C.
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|2= 6:36
|3= [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] VHS/DVD
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|3= [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] VHS/DVD
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= See [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] for details
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|5= See [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] for details
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
 
|1= '''Slow Love'''
 
|1= '''Slow Love'''
|2= T.B.C.
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|2= 1:05
|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS
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|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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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Slow Love'''
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|2=  T.B.C.
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] DVD
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|4= Live
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|5= [[31 December 1987|31 December 1987: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]
 
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|1= '''Slow Love'''
 
|1= '''Slow Love'''
 
|2= Studio
 
|2= Studio
|3= [[Mayte]]'s 1993 recording
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|3= [[Mayte]]’s 1993 recording
 
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|sampled in                =  
 
|sampled in                =  
|first live appearance    = [[21 March 1987|21 March 1987, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] <br>
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|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]]
 
* [[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]]
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|performed regularly on    =[[Sign O’ The Times Tour]]
 
*[[Lovesexy Tour]]
 
*[[Lovesexy Tour]]
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]]
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]]
|trivia                    = This is the only [[Prince]]-related track to co-credit Carole Davis as a writer.
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|trivia                    = This is the only [[Prince]]-related track to co-credit Carole Davis as a writer. She 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''. This version had no input by [[Prince]] and should be considered a cover version.
|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album
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|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album
 
*[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album
 
*[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album
 
*[[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] unreleased album
 
*[[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] unreleased album

Revision as of 14:41, 4 June 2021

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Slow Love

Sott.jpg
from the album Sign O’ The Times
Song details
Performer: Prince; Mayte
First Released: 30 March 1987 - Sign O’ The Times album
Album(s): Sign O’ The Times

Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition

Writer(s): Prince (music and lyrics) and Carole Davis (lyrics)
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Slow Love is the seventh track on the first disc of Prince’s ninth album Sign O’ The Times. In 1987, a live version was included as the fifth track of the concert movie Sign O’ The Times.

The song was co-written by Carole Davis whom Prince presumably met in 1984. This initial version is believed to have been recorded in June 1984 at his Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, but further confirmation is needed.

The song was then shelved and taken out again two years later, when Prince worked further on the recording on 4 June 1986 at the Galpin Blvd Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota (the day after a configuration of the Dream Factory album was made, on the same day as Eric Leeds saxophone overdubs on Yah, U Know). The track was then initially included as the ninth track on the third and final configuration of the Dream Factory album on 18 July 1986. When that album developed into the triple-album Crystal Ball, the song was included as the seventh track on the first disc on its 30 November 1986 configuration, which was eventually pared down and became Sign O’ The Times.

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 Latino Barbie Doll at the time. The track was removed when the album evolved into Child Of The Sun, however.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
June 1984 (assumed) Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
Basic tracking
4 June 1986 Galpin Blvd Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
re-working
July 1986 One On One Recording,
North Hollywood, California
Orchestra recording by Clare Fischer
Late 1993 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Vocal overdubs by Mayte
Recording Personnel

Released Prince version

Unreleased Mayte version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Slow Love 4:18 Sign O’ The Times Studio
Slow Love 4:18 Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition Studio Remastered in 2020
Slow Love 4:03 Carole Davis: Heart of Gold (Cd version only) Studio Carole Davis own version
Slow Love 5:05 Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition Live 20 June 1987: Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Slow Love 6:36 Sign O’ The Times VHS/DVD Live See Sign O’ The Times for details
Slow Love 1:05 Lovesexy Live 2 VHS Live 9 September 1988, Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany
Slow Love T.B.C. Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition DVD Live 31 December 1987: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Slow Love Studio Mayte’s 1993 recording
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • This is the only Prince-related track to co-credit Carole Davis as a writer. She released her own version of the song (produced by Nile Rodgers) that appeared as a bonus track on the cd version only of her 1989 debut album Heart Of Gold. This version had no input by Prince and should be considered a cover version.

References
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