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| |previous song = [[Like A Mack]] | | |previous song = [[Like A Mack]] |
| |next song = [[Lion Of Judah]] | | |next song = [[Lion Of Judah]] |
− | |introduction = '''The Line''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 22|22 December 1987]] (six days after [[Dance On]], during a stretch of sessions focused on the [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] album). It was written in response to a poem by [[Ingrid Chavez]] which [[Prince]] had recorded with her earlier in the month, entitled [[Cross The Line]]. [[The Line]] was included on an early version of the album, compiled on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 21|21 January 1988]], but was omitted from an acetate made on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 27|27 Janauary 1987]]. | + | |introduction = '''The Line''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 22|22 December 1987]] (six days after [[Dance On]], during a stretch of sessions focused on the [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] album). It was written in response to a poem by [[Ingrid Chavez]] which [[Prince]] had recorded with her earlier in the month, entitled [[Cross The Line]]. [[The Line]] was included on an early version of the album, compiled on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 21|21 January 1988]], but was omitted from an acetate made on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 27|27 January 1987]]. |
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| The song includes a chanted portion used in live shows since early 1987, "People, people. I've got a brand new dance", which mentions [[Housequake]]. The track ends with [[Boni Boyer]] singing lyrics from [[Take My Hand, Precious Lord]]. A scream by [[Boni Boyer]] from this track was later used in the opening seconds of [[Acknowledge Me]] (credited incorrectly to "Bonni Boyer"), with the liner notes stating that [[The Line]] was "2 b released at a later date". The song remains unreleased, however. | | The song includes a chanted portion used in live shows since early 1987, "People, people. I've got a brand new dance", which mentions [[Housequake]]. The track ends with [[Boni Boyer]] singing lyrics from [[Take My Hand, Precious Lord]]. A scream by [[Boni Boyer]] from this track was later used in the opening seconds of [[Acknowledge Me]] (credited incorrectly to "Bonni Boyer"), with the liner notes stating that [[The Line]] was "2 b released at a later date". The song remains unreleased, however. |