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|introduction = '''The Flow''' is the 13th track (12th song) on [[Prince]]’s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], the second to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]. | |introduction = '''The Flow''' is the 13th track (12th song) on [[Prince]]’s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], the second to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]. | ||
− | [[Tony M.]] began adding a rap which ended up being used in the track to [[The Future]] during later dates on the [[Nude Tour]] (beginning [[05_August 1990|5 August 1990, IJsstadion Thialf, Heerenveen, the Netherlands]]), but basic tracking only took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 11|11 September 1990]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same session as [[Fancy Dancer]], [[Horny Pony]], [[Jughead]] and a reworked version of [[Something Funky (This House Comes)]]) within hours of returning to the USA from the [[Nude Tour]] in Japan. The track was included as the 13th and final track on the December 1990, configuration of the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] album, but was removed for later configurations. This original version features prominent vocals by [[Rosie Gaines]]. She was credited with [[Prince]] and [[Tony M.]] as one of the author of the song at the [https://www.ascap.com/ ASCAP]. The track was re-recorded without [[Rosie Gaines]] in early 1992 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] (during the same set of sessions that produced [[The Continental]], [[Damn U | + | [[Tony M.]] began adding a rap which ended up being used in the track to [[The Future]] during later dates on the [[Nude Tour]] (beginning [[05_August 1990|5 August 1990, IJsstadion Thialf, Heerenveen, the Netherlands]]), but basic tracking only took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 11|11 September 1990]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same session as [[Fancy Dancer]], [[Horny Pony]], [[Jughead]] and a reworked version of [[Something Funky (This House Comes)]]) within hours of returning to the USA from the [[Nude Tour]] in Japan. The track was included as the 13th and final track on the December 1990, configuration of the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] album, but was removed for later configurations. This original version features prominent vocals by [[Rosie Gaines]]. She was credited with [[Prince]] and [[Tony M.]] as one of the author of the song at the [https://www.ascap.com/ ASCAP]. The track was re-recorded without [[Rosie Gaines]] in early 1992 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] (during the same set of sessions that produced [[The Continental]], [[Damn U]], [[Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.]], [[With This Tear]], [[Qualified]] and a revamped version of [[Sex]]). It was included as the 17th track (eleventh song) on a March 1992, configuration of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album and the 17th track (twelfth song) on a late Summer 1992, configuration, before the album’s [[Symbol_segues|segues]] were removed for release. |
The 1990 version contained a chant of "[[Michael B.]] in the house", which was later reused on [[Daddy Pop]]; this isn’t considered to be a sample or reference to this track, however. It also utilizes the same groove lifted from [[Rock Steady]] that was later used for [[Daddy Pop]]. It was tried out extensively during soundcheck on [[11 July 1990]] at Wembley Arena in London, England. | The 1990 version contained a chant of "[[Michael B.]] in the house", which was later reused on [[Daddy Pop]]; this isn’t considered to be a sample or reference to this track, however. It also utilizes the same groove lifted from [[Rock Steady]] that was later used for [[Daddy Pop]]. It was tried out extensively during soundcheck on [[11 July 1990]] at Wembley Arena in London, England. | ||
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|performed regularly on = [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] | ||
*[[Act I]] | *[[Act I]] | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1990|1990]] <small>(usually rap only during [[The Future]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1992|1992]], [[All Concerts#1993|1993]] |
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|see also = [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album | |see also = [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album | ||
|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' | ||
− | *<b>Copyright(s)</b>: [https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/workID/360296628 ASCAP Work ID: 360296628 / ISWC: | + | *<b>Copyright(s)</b>: [https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/workID/360296628 ASCAP Work ID: 360296628 / ISWC: T9162613265] |
|categories = [[Category:1992]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)]][[Category:Recorded 1990]] | |categories = [[Category:1992]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)]][[Category:Recorded 1990]] | ||
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