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|song name                = The Mood For Love ''(a.k.a. It's Our Music)''
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|song name                = The Mood For Love ''(a.k.a. It’s Our Music)''
 
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|performer                = [[Ninety-9]]
 
|performer                = [[Ninety-9]]
|writer(s)                = [[Ninety-9]] and [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|writer(s)                = [[Ninety-9]] and [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) (assumed)
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) (assumed)
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) (assumed)
|previous song            = [[Moneyappolis]]
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|previous song            = [[Moneyapolis]]
 
|next song                = [[Moon Drop]]
 
|next song                = [[Moon Drop]]
|introduction              = '''The Mood For Love''' (a.k.a. '''It's Our Music''') is an unreleased track by poet/rapper [[Ninety-9]], recorded in 1993, at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (during the same set of sessions as [[40 Ounces]], [[Burns 1]], [[Stained Glass]] and [[Three Shots]]). The track is thought to be co-written and produced by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). It is thought that the tracks were intended for an album by [[Ninety-9]], but this remained unfinished and unreleased. [[Prince]] sampled the tracks heavily in 1993-5 recordings, however. A looped sample of "Hold on to your wits" from the track was used in studio and live versions of [[Days Of Wild]]. The track itself, however, remains unreleased.
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|introduction              = '''The Mood For Love''' (a.k.a. '''It’s Our Music''') is an unreleased track by poet/rapper [[Ninety-9]] (real name : Dietra Moses) [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) worked on in late-Spring – early Summer 1993, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[40 Ounces]], [[Simlac]], [[Stained Glass]] and [[Three Shots]]). The track is thought to be co-written and produced by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). There might be other versions of the song with her own backing music as the five tracks known to have been worked or re-worked by [[Prince]] were registered on September 1st 1993 as musical compositions by [[Ninety-9|Dietra Moses]] alone at the Library Of Congress.
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It is unclear whether this short-lived collaboration was intended to lead to an album or to a particular [[Album: Ninety-9 (1993)|project]]. [[Prince]] sampled the tracks heavily in 1993-5 recordings, however. A looped sample of "Hold on to your wigs" from '''The Mood For Love''' was used in studio and live versions of [[Days Of Wild]]. The songs quotes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station] ‘s [[It’s Alright]].
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The song remains unreleased.
 
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{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = 1993
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|date                      = Early 1993 (assumed)
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                    = Unknown studio, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking (no [[Prince]] input)
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|date                      = Late spring – Early summer 1993
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|additional info          = Re-working by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])
 
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*[[Ninety-9]] - vocals
 
*[[Ninety-9]] - vocals
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all background vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
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|2= 9:18
 
|2= 9:18
 
|3= [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]
 
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|2= 3:34
 
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|3= [[NPG Ahdio Show 1|NPG Ahdio Show # 1]] mp3 (not available as a separate track)
 
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|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
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|see also                  = [[Album: Ninety-9 (1993)|Ninety-9 unreleased project]]
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*[[Unreleased Songs]]
 
|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)]] ''
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Latest revision as of 19:37, 25 June 2022

Moneyapolis   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Moon Drop
The Mood For Love (a.k.a. It’s Our Music)

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Song details
Performer: Ninety-9
Writer(s): Ninety-9 and Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png) (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png) (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

The Mood For Love (a.k.a. It’s Our Music) is an unreleased track by poet/rapper Ninety-9 (real name : Dietra Moses) Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png) worked on in late-Spring – early Summer 1993, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as 40 Ounces, Simlac, Stained Glass and Three Shots). The track is thought to be co-written and produced by Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png). There might be other versions of the song with her own backing music as the five tracks known to have been worked or re-worked by Prince were registered on September 1st 1993 as musical compositions by Dietra Moses alone at the Library Of Congress.

It is unclear whether this short-lived collaboration was intended to lead to an album or to a particular project. Prince sampled the tracks heavily in 1993-5 recordings, however. A looped sample of "Hold on to your wigs" from The Mood For Love was used in studio and live versions of Days Of Wild. The songs quotes Graham Central Station ‘s It’s Alright. The song remains unreleased.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Early 1993 (assumed) Unknown studio, USA Tracking (no Prince input)
Late spring – Early summer 1993 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Re-working by Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png)
Recording Personnel
  • Ninety-9 - vocals
  • Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png) - backing vocals and all instruments (assumed)

Versions
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
The Mood For Love Studio Recorded 1993


Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Days Of Wild 9:18 Crystal Ball Live with overdubs 9 December 1995, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Days Of Wild 3:34 NPG Ahdio Show # 1 mp3 (not available as a separate track) Live 23 October 1999 am, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Days Of Wild Studio Unreleased original 'extended' studio version
Days Of Wild Edit Unreleased edited version intended for The Gold Experience
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Moneyapolis   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Moon Drop