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− | |first live appearance = [[26 December 1984|26 December 1984, Saint Paul Civic Center Arena,St. Paul, MN]] <small>(as an instrumental interpolation in [[Baby I'm A Star]])</small><br> | + | |first live appearance = [[26 December 1984|26 December 1984: Saint Paul Civic Center Arena,St. Paul, MN]] <small>(as an instrumental interpolation in [[Baby I'm A Star]])</small>; [[01_February 1986|1 February 1986: Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. Paul, MN, USA]] <small>(guesting with [[Mazarati]])</small>; [[03_April 1986|3 April 1986: Metro, Boston, MA, USA]] <small>(first full performance at a [[Prince]] show)</small><br> |
− | * [[01_February 1986|1 February 1986, Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. Paul, MN, USA]] <small>(guesting with [[Mazarati]])</small> / [[03_April 1986|3 April 1986, Metro, Boston, MA, USA]] <small>(first full performance at a [[Prince]] show)</small><br>
| + | * [[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]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]] ''(beat only, during sample set)'', [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] | | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]] ''(beat only, during sample set)'', [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] |
The Dance Electric is the first track on André Cymone's third studio album A.C., and, four weeks before the album's release, The Dance Electric was released as the album's first single. This track is the only studio collaboration between Prince and André Cymone during 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.
Initial tracking for Prince's initial version took place on 17 August 1984 (two days before The Screams Of Passion) at the Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA (listed on the album as "Paisley Park Recording, Somewhere in Minnesota").
Prince reportedly gave the song to André Cymone after Cymone's mother asked Prince for a song (Cymone himself was too proud to do so). André Cymone recorded lead vocal overdubs between late 1984 and Summer 1985 at one of four studios (which one is not known): Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA, USA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA; Celestial Sound, New York, NY, USA; or Metro Studio, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Prince also referred to "the dance electric" in the song God, recorded three days later.
In 2001, a 1986 live version by Prince and the Revolution was included on NPG Ahdio Show # 7, but the track was not available separately.
In 2012, a mostly-instrumental rehearsal version by Prince and the New Power Generation, likely recorded in mid-April 2012, was streamed on drfunkenberry.com to promote the forthcoming Welcome 2 Australia Tour; the site stated that "To begin every week of rehearsal, to get the rust off, Prince and the band jam one song for 30-45 minutes."
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Recording Sessions
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Studio
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17 August 1984
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Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA
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Initial tracking
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Late 1984 - Summer 1985
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Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA, USA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA; Celestial Sound, New York, NY, USA; or Metro Studio, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Lead vocal overdubs by André Cymone
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Recording Personnel
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André Cymone version
Unreleased version
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The Dance Electric
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4:08
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Promotional release only
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Promo video
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See The Dance Electric for details
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