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| Basic tracking for the original version took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 20|20 September 1993]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day as [[Slave 2 The Funk]]). Remixes and overdubs took place in early 1994 (during the same set of sessions as [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Hate U]][[Eye Hate U| Hate U]], [[Days Of Wild]], and a new version of [[Shhh]]), although specific dates are unknown. | | Basic tracking for the original version took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 20|20 September 1993]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day as [[Slave 2 The Funk]]). Remixes and overdubs took place in early 1994 (during the same set of sessions as [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Hate U]][[Eye Hate U| Hate U]], [[Days Of Wild]], and a new version of [[Shhh]]), although specific dates are unknown. |
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− | It was announced at one point that [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) intended the song to be recorded in multiple languages by local artists, but it is unknown how many of these recordings took place; one recording that was made was '''Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L’Univers''' by French model and actress [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oph%C3%A9lie_Winter Ophélie Winter] (intended for a single, [[Single: Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L’Univers|Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L’Univers]]), but this remains unreleased. | + | It was announced at one point that [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) intended the song to be recorded in multiple languages by local artists, but it is unknown how many of these recordings took place; one recording that was made was '''Le Plus Bel Homme De L’Univers''' by French model and actress [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oph%C3%A9lie_Winter Ophélie Winter] (intended for a single, [[Single: Le Plus Bel Homme De L’Univers|Le Plus Bel Homme De L’Univers]]), but this remains unreleased. |
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| Kahoru Kohiruimaki (who previously recorded [[Bliss]] and [[Mind Bells]]) recorded a Japanese-language version of the track as part of this project, but using new music with no input by [[Prince]]; as such, it is considered a cover version of the song and is not listed below (Her version was released in remixed form on her 1995 compilation album [https://www.discogs.com/%E5%B0%8F%E6%AF%94%E9%A1%9E%E5%B7%BB%E3%81%8B%E3%81%BB%E3%82%8B-White-Kohhy-Best-8995/release/5195167 White Kohhy Best '89-'95] and via her [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cah9E8wJ79M 公式 Kohhy OFFICIAL CHANNEL] in 2016). | | Kahoru Kohiruimaki (who previously recorded [[Bliss]] and [[Mind Bells]]) recorded a Japanese-language version of the track as part of this project, but using new music with no input by [[Prince]]; as such, it is considered a cover version of the song and is not listed below (Her version was released in remixed form on her 1995 compilation album [https://www.discogs.com/%E5%B0%8F%E6%AF%94%E9%A1%9E%E5%B7%BB%E3%81%8B%E3%81%BB%E3%82%8B-White-Kohhy-Best-8995/release/5195167 White Kohhy Best '89-'95] and via her [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cah9E8wJ79M 公式 Kohhy OFFICIAL CHANNEL] in 2016). |
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| |date = Mid-November 1993 (likely) | | |date = Mid-November 1993 (likely) |
| |studio = [https://www.guillaumetell.com/ Studio Guillaume Tell],<br>Suresnes, France | | |studio = [https://www.guillaumetell.com/ Studio Guillaume Tell],<br>Suresnes, France |
− | |additional info = Vocal overdubs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oph%C3%A9lie_Winter Ophélie Winter], creating '''Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L’Univers''' | + | |additional info = Vocal overdubs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oph%C3%A9lie_Winter Ophélie Winter], creating '''Le Plus Bel Homme De L’Univers''' |
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| {{Songline| | | {{Songline| |
| |1= '''The Most Beautiful Girl In The World''' | | |1= '''The Most Beautiful Girl In The World''' |
− | |2= T.B.C. | + | |2= 4:57 |
| |3= Promotional release only | | |3= Promotional release only |
| |4= Promo video | | |4= Promo video |
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| {{Songline| | | {{Songline| |
| |1= '''Beautiful''' | | |1= '''Beautiful''' |
− | |2= T.B.C. | + | |2= 5:53 |
| |3= Promotional release only | | |3= Promotional release only |
| |4= Promo video | | |4= Promo video |
− | |5= See [[Video: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|Beautiful]] video for more details | + | |5= See [[Video:_The_Most_Beautiful_Girl_In_The_World_(Beautiful)|Beautiful]] video for more details |
| + | }} |
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| + | |1= '''The Most Beautiful Boy In The World''' |
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| + | |3= Unreleased promotional video |
| + | |4= Promo video |
| + | |5= See [[Video: The Most Beautiful Boy In The World|The Most Beautiful Boy In The World]] video for more details |
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| |1= '''The Most Beautiful Girl In The World''' | | |1= '''The Most Beautiful Girl In The World''' |
− | |2= Initial version | + | |2= Studio |
− | |3= Initial version (vocals, guitar and keys) before additional production | + | |3= Initial version (vocals, guitar and keys by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) before additional production by [[Ricky Peterson]] |
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| {{Unreleasedline| | | {{Unreleasedline| |
− | |1= '''Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L’Univers''' | + | |1= '''Le Plus Bel Homme De L’Univers''' |
| |2= Alternate version | | |2= Alternate version |
| |3= Version using 1993 backing tracks with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oph%C3%A9lie_Winter Ophélie Winter]’s vocal overdubs | | |3= Version using 1993 backing tracks with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oph%C3%A9lie_Winter Ophélie Winter]’s vocal overdubs |
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| |see also = [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] album | | |see also = [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] album |
| *[[Single: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]] single | | *[[Single: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]] single |
| + | *[[Single: Brian Gallagher: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]] single ([[Brian Gallagher]]) |
| + | *[[Single: The Most Beautiful Boy In The World|The Most Beautiful Boy In The World]] single |
| + | *[[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]] album |
| *[[Video: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]] video | | *[[Video: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]] video |
| *[[TV Film: The Beautiful Experience|The Beautiful Experience]] TV movie | | *[[TV Film: The Beautiful Experience|The Beautiful Experience]] TV movie |
− | *[[Single: Brian Gallagher: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]] single ([[Brian Gallagher]]) | + | *[[Single: Le Plus Bel Homme De L’Univers|Le Plus Bel Homme De L’Univers]] unreleased single |
| + | *[[Mayte]] |
| *[[Brian Gallagher]] | | *[[Brian Gallagher]] |
| *[[Eric Leeds]] | | *[[Eric Leeds]] |
− | *[[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]] album
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− | *[[Single: The Most Beautiful Boy In The World|The Most Beautiful Boy In The World]] single
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− | *[[Mayte]]
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− | *[[Single: Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L’Univers|Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L’Univers]] unreleased single
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| |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)]] '' |
| *[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Songs-Story-Behind-Every/dp/1784728241 '''Prince: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track''' by ''Benoit Clerc'' (Mitchell Beazley : 2022) ISBN 1784728241] | | *[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Songs-Story-Behind-Every/dp/1784728241 '''Prince: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track''' by ''Benoit Clerc'' (Mitchell Beazley : 2022) ISBN 1784728241] |
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World was released initially on a stand-alone single, The Most Beautiful Girl In The World, as the first track to carry the artist credit (although seventeen months after the album), and the first Prince/ to be released independently of Warner Bros. (see The Most Beautiful Girl In The World for more details).
A tape containing a 10-minutes medley of remixes of the track and seven other new songs (Interactive, Days Of Wild, Now, Poem, Acknowledge Me, 319, and Pheromone) as well as the show given at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota on 13 February 1994, am was purchased by some European radio networks. This tape was broadcast in early March 1994 (by Los 40 Principales in Spain, Radio Veronica and Tros in The Netherlands and DSR3 in the Switzerland).
On 17 May 1994, multiple remixes of the track were released on the The Beautiful Experience EP.
Later in 1994, The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Saxophone Version) was released by Brian Gallagher on his stand-alone single The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (containing ’s original version as the b-side).
Around the same time, a gender-reversed recording titled The Most Beautiful Boy In The World sung by Mayte was released as a single which also contained a Spanish version, titled ¿Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo?. The Most Beautiful Boy In The World was included as the twelfth and final song on Mayte’s first and only album Child Of The Sun, released in 1995.
In 1995, a slightly different recording of the track was included as the seventh track (fifth song) on Prince’s 17th album The Gold Experience, his first using the name . By this time, other versions using the same basic tracks had already been released, however.
In March of the same year, an instrumental version (titled Beautiful Girl) was released as a b-side on the New Power Generation’s single Get Wild (the first single from Exodus), credited to " and Eric Leeds" (the only time they have shared an artist credit on a track).
’s original version and the remix Beautiful were also included on The Beautiful Experience TV movie.
Basic tracking for the original version took place on 20 September 1993 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day as Slave 2 The Funk). Remixes and overdubs took place in early 1994 (during the same set of sessions as Hate U, Days Of Wild, and a new version of Shhh), although specific dates are unknown.
It was announced at one point that Prince (as ) intended the song to be recorded in multiple languages by local artists, but it is unknown how many of these recordings took place; one recording that was made was Le Plus Bel Homme De L’Univers by French model and actress Ophélie Winter (intended for a single, Le Plus Bel Homme De L’Univers), but this remains unreleased.
Kahoru Kohiruimaki (who previously recorded Bliss and Mind Bells) recorded a Japanese-language version of the track as part of this project, but using new music with no input by Prince; as such, it is considered a cover version of the song and is not listed below (Her version was released in remixed form on her 1995 compilation album White Kohhy Best '89-'95 and via her 公式 Kohhy OFFICIAL CHANNEL in 2016).
The Beautiful remix uses similar production to New World, which it replaced as the b-side for The Most Beautiful Girl In The World single (Warner Bros. only authorized Prince to release one song independently, causing New World to be removed).
The original version of the track was included as the sixth track (third song) on a March 1994 configuration of The Gold Experience, and kept as the sixth track (third song) on a May 1994 configuration. It was included as the seventh song on a Summer 1994 configuration, and the sixth song on an August 1994 configuration.
The Mustang Mix of the song was also re-recorded in 1996 at Paisley Park Studios, and was planned for inclusion on The Dawn album, and as a single release, The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Mustang Mix '96), both of which remain unreleased. The song’s chorus is heavily sampled on the track 2morrow.
Mayte’s version, The Most Beautiful Boy In The World, was included as the eleventh track (labeled a "bonus track") on an early version of her first album, which was titled Latino Barbie Doll at the time, with the Spanish version, ¿Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo?, included as the twelfth and final track (also labeled a "bonus track"), before the album underwent some changes prior to release.
In 1995, two Italian songwriters, Bruno Bergonzi and Michele Vicino filed a lawsuit against Prince for plagiarism. Bergonzi and Vicino claimed that The Most Beautiful Girl In The World borrowed heavily from one of their song called Takin’ Me To Paradise released by Raynard J. in 1983. Bergonzi and Vicino won their case in 2007. This judgement was confirmed by the Supreme Court of Cassation in Italy in 2015, acknowledging Bergonzi and Vicino as co-authors of The Most Beautiful Girl In The World. Although this decision is only limited to the Italian territory (where the song is banned for distribution), it impacted the status of The Gold Experience in other countries. After Prince’s passing, his Estate re-released many of his albums physically (through Warner Bros. or Sony’s Legacy Recordings), except The Gold Experience because of this legal action. All of his albums were also made available on streaming plateforms including The Gold Experience, but without The Most Beautiful Girl In The World. It was not until February 2022, after the dispute was settled, that the song was finally put online.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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20 September 1993
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Tracking
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Mid-November 1993 (likely)
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Studio Guillaume Tell, Suresnes, France
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Vocal overdubs by Ophélie Winter, creating Le Plus Bel Homme De L’Univers
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Late 1993 (assumed)
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Vocal overdubs by Mayte, creating The Most Beautiful Boy In The World
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Early 1994
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Several remixes, overdubs and additional recording
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1996
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Remix, creating The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Mustang Mix '96)
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Recording Personnel
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versions
and Eric Leeds version
Brian Gallagher version
Mayte version
Ophélie Winter version
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Released Versions
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Video Versions
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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
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4:57
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Promotional release only
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Promo video
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See The Most Beautiful Girl In The World video for more details
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Beautiful
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5:53
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Promotional release only
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Promo video
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See Beautiful video for more details
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The Most Beautiful Boy In The World
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Unreleased promotional video
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Promo video
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See The Most Beautiful Boy In The World video for more details
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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Title
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Length
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Released
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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
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10:26
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Debuted on Spanish radio Los 40 Principales on 3 March 1994
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Studio
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10-minute medley of remixes later included on The Beautiful Experience EP
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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Mustang Mix)
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T.B.C.
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Delayed studio TV performance
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Live in studio
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Top Of The Pops UK TV broadcast, recorded in-studio at Gregory McClatchy Films, Los Angeles, California
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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
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T.B.C.
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The Beautiful Experience TV movie
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Studio
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Same as original video version above; see The Beautiful Experience for details
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Beautiful
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T.B.C.
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The Beautiful Experience TV movie
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Studio
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Same as Beautiful video version above; see The Beautiful Experience for details
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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
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Live lip-synch TV broadcast
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Studio, (small differences in mix compared to released version)
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9 April 1994, Soul Train, Paramount Studios, Stage 30, Hollywood, CA, USA
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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
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4:26
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Live lip-synch TV broadcast
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Studio, (small differences in mix compared to released version)
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4 May 1994, 6th World Music Awards, Sporting Monte-Carlo - Salle des Étoiles, (Monte-Carlo) Monaco
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Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
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Unreleased Versions
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Additional Info
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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
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Studio
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Initial version (vocals, guitar and keys by ) before additional production by Ricky Peterson
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The Most Beautiful Boy In The World
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Alternate version
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Alternate mix of Mayte’s version
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Le Plus Bel Homme De L’Univers
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Alternate version
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Version using 1993 backing tracks with Ophélie Winter’s vocal overdubs
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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
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Remix
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Early 1994 medley of remixes later included on The Beautiful Experience EP; contains sample from Shoop later re-recorded for Staxowax version
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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
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Remix
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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Saxophone Version) including vocals, a clip of which was played on the 1-800 New Funk phone service recorded message in 1994
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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Mustang Mix '96)
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Remix/re-recording
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1996 remix intended for The Dawn album and The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Mustang Mix '96) single; some additional lyrics
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