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|song name = The Dance Electric | |song name = The Dance Electric | ||
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|album(s) = [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] <br> [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] | |album(s) = [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] <br> [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] and [[André Cymone]] | + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] and [[André Cymone]] ([[André Cymone]] version); [[Prince]] ([[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]) |
|previous song = [[Dance 4 Me]] | |previous song = [[Dance 4 Me]] | ||
|next song = [[Dance Of Desperation]] | |next song = [[Dance Of Desperation]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''The Dance Electric''' is the first track on [[André Cymone]]’s third studio album [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]], and, four weeks before the album’s release, [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] was released as the album’s first single. This track is the only studio collaboration between [[Prince]] and [[André Cymone]] during [[André Cymone|Cymone]]’s solo career following his departure from [[Prince]]’s band. In 2011, an expanded edition of the album was released on CD, including the | + | |introduction = '''The Dance Electric''' is the first track on [[André Cymone]]’s third studio album [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]], and, four weeks before the album’s release, [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] was released as the album’s first single. This track is the only studio collaboration between [[Prince]] and [[André Cymone]] during [[André Cymone|Cymone]]’s solo career following his departure from [[Prince]]’s band. In 2011, an expanded edition of the album was released on CD, including the ''Edited Version'' a.k.a. ''Single Version'' of the song. In 2013, a long and mostly instrumental version was included on a re-release of the album. |
Basic tracking for [[Prince]]’s initial version took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_17|17 August 1984]] (a days before [[The Screams Of Passion]]) at the [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, Minnesota (listed on the album as "Paisley Park Recording, Somewhere in Minnesota"). [[Lisa Coleman]], [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Jill Jones]] recorded overdubs the following day, also at the [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]]. | Basic tracking for [[Prince]]’s initial version took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_17|17 August 1984]] (a days before [[The Screams Of Passion]]) at the [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, Minnesota (listed on the album as "Paisley Park Recording, Somewhere in Minnesota"). [[Lisa Coleman]], [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Jill Jones]] recorded overdubs the following day, also at the [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]]. | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_18|18 August 1984]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_18|18 August 1984]] | ||
|studio = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA | |studio = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = Overdubs by | + | |additional info = Overdubs by [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]], [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Jill Jones|Jill]] |
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+ | |1= '''The Dance Electric''' | ||
+ | |2= 5:44 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] 2011 re-issue<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] 2013 re-issue | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Remastered version | ||
+ | }} | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''The Dance Electric (Long Version)''' | |1= '''The Dance Electric (Long Version)''' | ||
|2= 5:31 | |2= 5:31 | ||
|3= [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] single<br> | |3= [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] single<br> | ||
+ | |4= Edit | ||
+ | |5= Shorter than the album version despite its title | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''The Dance Electric (Long Version)''' | ||
+ | |2= 5:36 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] 2011 re-issue<br> | ||
[[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] 2013 re-issue | [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] 2013 re-issue | ||
|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
− | |5= | + | |5= Shorter than the album version despite its title. Remastered version. |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''The Dance Electric (Edited Version)''' | |1= '''The Dance Electric (Edited Version)''' | ||
|2= 3:59 | |2= 3:59 | ||
− | |3= [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] single | + | |3= [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] single |
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|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
|5= a.k.a. '''The Dance Electric (Single Version)''' | |5= a.k.a. '''The Dance Electric (Single Version)''' | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''The Dance Electric (Single Version)''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:09 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] 2011 re-issue<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] 2013 re-issue | ||
+ | |4= Edit | ||
+ | |5= a.k.a. '''The Dance Electric (Edited Version)'''. Remastered version. | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''The Dance Electric (Extended Version)''' | |1= '''The Dance Electric (Extended Version)''' | ||
− | |2= 10: | + | |2= 10:21 |
|3= [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] 2013 re-issue | |3= [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] 2013 re-issue | ||
|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
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|1= '''The Dance Electric''' | |1= '''The Dance Electric''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= Original full-length 1984 recording by [[Prince]] w/ [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]], [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & | + | |3= Original full-length 1984 recording by [[Prince]] w/ [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]], [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & and [[Jill Jones|Jill]] overdubs |
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|1= '''The Dance Electric''' | |1= '''The Dance Electric''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | + | |3= Full-length recording after vocal overdubs by [[André Cymone]] with different intro and mix }} | |
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− | |3= Full-length recording after vocal overdubs by [[André Cymone]] with different intro and mix | + | |
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{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''The Dance Electric''' (''[[André Cymone]]'') | ||
+ | |2= 11:49 | ||
+ | |3= [https://soundcloud.com/drfunkenberry/the-dance-electric-12-extended drfunkenberry Soundcloud] stream (deleted) | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Full-length recording after vocal overdubs by [[André Cymone]], included on unreleased acetate of [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] single | ||
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+ | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''The Dance Electric''' (''[[Prince and the New Power Generation|Prince & The NPG]]'') | |1= '''The Dance Electric''' (''[[Prince and the New Power Generation|Prince & The NPG]]'') | ||
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* [[14 June 2015-2|14 June 2015 (show 2): Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C., USA]] | * [[14 June 2015-2|14 June 2015 (show 2): Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C., USA]] | ||
|performed regularly on = [[Welcome 2 Australia Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Welcome 2 Australia Tour]] | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1986|1986]], | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]] ''(beat only, during sample set)'', [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] |
|trivia = Promotional image by [http://www.jordanstraussphotography.com/ Jordan Strauss] posted with 2012 rehearsal stream:<br> | |trivia = Promotional image by [http://www.jordanstraussphotography.com/ Jordan Strauss] posted with 2012 rehearsal stream:<br> | ||
:[[File:2012-04-16_TheDanceElectricRehearsalCoverFull.jpg|150px]] | :[[File:2012-04-16_TheDanceElectricRehearsalCoverFull.jpg|150px]] |
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