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|album(s) = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]<br> | ||
[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
− | |writer(s) = | + | |writer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Davis Carole Davis] (lyrics & music), mostly incorrectly co-credited to [[Prince]] |
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = ''[[“slow jam”|“Slow jam”]]'' (no known title) | |previous song = ''[[“slow jam”|“Slow jam”]]'' (no known title) | ||
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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]]. | |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 co-written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Davis Carole Davis] whom [[Prince]] | + | The song was longtime thought to be co-written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Davis Carole Davis], whom [[Prince]] met in 1984, but in fact it is essentially a sole-composition by Davis, who wrote the lyrics and music and did the vocal arrangement. [[Prince]] only helped to rewrite and re-arrange the bridge. |
− | 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 3|3 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]]. | + | This initial version was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 1|1 July 1984]] at his [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. |
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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 3|3 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]]). | ||
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+ | 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]]. | ||
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+ | When [[Prince]] was planning to release the song, in 1987, He attempted to buy the rights to it. <blockquote>Davis: ''“He had his lawyers call me, and they offered me $25,000 to own the song outright, and I refused, and they got back to me about a month later to give me 50 percent of publishing and writers, which I accepted for the opportunity to appear on a Prince record.” ''</blockquote> | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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*[[Lovesexy Tour]] | *[[Lovesexy Tour]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] | ||
− | |trivia = | + | |trivia = While Carole Davis largely wrote all the music and lyrics and 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'', [[Prince]]'s version is not considered a cover as his was released first and he is officially credited as co-author of the song. |
|see also = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album | |see also = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album |
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