Difference between revisions of "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World"
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On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 17|17 May 1994]], multiple remixes of the track were released on the [[Single: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Beautiful Experience]] EP. | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 17|17 May 1994]], multiple remixes of the track were released on the [[Single: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Beautiful Experience]] EP. | ||
− | Later in 1994, <b>The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Saxophone Version)</b> was released by [[Brian Gallagher]] on his stand-alone single [[Single: Brian Gallagher: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]] (containing [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] | + | Later in 1994, <b>The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Saxophone Version)</b> was released by [[Brian Gallagher]] on his stand-alone single [[Single: Brian Gallagher: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]] (containing [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]’s original version as the b-side). |
− | Around the same time, a gender-reversed recording titled [[Single: The Most Beautiful Boy In The World|The Most Beautiful Boy In The World]] sung by [[Mayte]] was released as a single which also contained a Spanish version, titled <b>¿Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo?</b>. '''The Most Beautiful Boy In The World''' was included as the twelfth and final song on [[Mayte]] | + | Around the same time, a gender-reversed recording titled [[Single: The Most Beautiful Boy In The World|The Most Beautiful Boy In The World]] sung by [[Mayte]] was released as a single which also contained a Spanish version, titled <b>¿Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo?</b>. '''The Most Beautiful Boy In The World''' was included as the twelfth and final song on [[Mayte]]’s first and only album [[Album: Child Of The Sun|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]] | + | In 1995, a slightly different recording of the track was included as the seventh track (fifth song) on [[Prince]]’s 17th album [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], his first using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. 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 [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | + | In March of the same year, an instrumental version (titled '''Beautiful Girl''') was released as a b-side on the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]’s single [[Single: Get Wild|Get Wild]] (the first single from [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]]), credited to "[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] and [[Eric Leeds]]" (the only time they have shared an artist credit on a track). |
− | [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] | + | [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]’s original version and the remix '''Beautiful''' were also included on [[TV Film: The Beautiful Experience|The Beautiful Experience]] TV movie. |
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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The original version of the track was included as the sixth track (third song) on a March 1994 configuration of [[Album: The Gold Experience|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 original version of the track was included as the sixth track (third song) on a March 1994 configuration of [[Album: The Gold Experience|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 [[Album: The Dawn|The Dawn]] album, and as a single release, [[Single: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Mustang Mix '96)|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Mustang Mix '96)]], both of which remain unreleased. The | + | The '''Mustang Mix''' of the song was also re-recorded in 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], and was planned for inclusion on [[Album: The Dawn|The Dawn]] album, and as a single release, [[Single: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Mustang Mix '96)|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]] | + | [[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 [[Album: Child Of The Sun|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, [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Bergonzi Bruno Bergonzi] and [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Vicino Michele Vicino ]filed a lawsuit against [[Prince]] for plagiarism. Bergonzi and Vicino claimed that '''The Most Beautiful Girl In The World''' borrowed heavily from a song they wrote called '' | + | In 1995, two Italian songwriters, [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Bergonzi Bruno Bergonzi] and [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Vicino Michele Vicino ]filed a lawsuit against [[Prince]] for plagiarism. Bergonzi and Vicino claimed that '''The Most Beautiful Girl In The World''' borrowed heavily from a song they wrote called ''Takin’ Me To Paradise'' and released by Raynard J. in 1983. The Rome Court ruled against Bergonzi and Vicino in 2003 but they won on appeal in 2007. This judgement was confirmed 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 [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] in other countries. After [[Prince]]’s passing, his [[The Prince Estate|Estate]] made all his albums available on streaming plateforms and re-released many of them physically (through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_Recordings Sony’s Legacy Recordings]), except [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] because of this legal action. |
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[[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]] (Japan only) | [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]] (Japan only) | ||
|4= Instrumental | |4= Instrumental | ||
− | |5= a.k.a. '''The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Sax Mix)''', '''Sax Mix''' or ''' | + | |5= a.k.a. '''The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Sax Mix)''', '''Sax Mix''' or '''Brian’s Mix'''; [[Brian Gallagher]] version, using identical musical background with saxophone by [[Brian Gallagher]] |
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|3= [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]] | |3= [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]] | ||
|4= Alternate version | |4= Alternate version | ||
− | |5= [[Mayte]] | + | |5= [[Mayte]]’s version; gender-reversed lyrics, but using identical musical background |
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|3= [[Single: The Most Beautiful Boy In The World|The Most Beautiful Boy In The World]] single | |3= [[Single: The Most Beautiful Boy In The World|The Most Beautiful Boy In The World]] single | ||
|4= Spanish version | |4= Spanish version | ||
− | |5= Spanish version of [[Mayte]] | + | |5= Spanish version of [[Mayte]]’s version above |
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*[[Single: Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L'Univers|Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L'Univers]] unreleased single | *[[Single: Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L'Univers|Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L'Univers]] unreleased single | ||
|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.billboard.com/articles/news/7445762/princes-italian-plagiarism-case ''' | + | *[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7445762/princes-italian-plagiarism-case '''Prince’s Italian Plagiarism Case Drags On''' by ''Mark Worden'' (Billboard: 20 July, 2016)] |
|categories = [[Category:1994]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1993]] | |categories = [[Category:1994]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1993]] | ||
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