Difference between revisions of "Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?"
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{{song| | {{song| | ||
− | |song name = | + | |song name = Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? |
|album image = [[File:Tajasevellealbum.jpg|100px|link=Album: Taja Sevelle]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]]</small><br> [[File:Originals.jpg|100px|border|Originals album artwork]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Originals|Originals]]</small><br> | |album image = [[File:Tajasevellealbum.jpg|100px|link=Album: Taja Sevelle]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]]</small><br> [[File:Originals.jpg|100px|border|Originals album artwork]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Originals|Originals]]</small><br> | ||
− | |single image = [[File:Wouldntyoulovetoloveme single.jpg|100px|link=Single: | + | |single image = [[File:Wouldntyoulovetoloveme single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?|Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?]]</small> |
|performer = [[Taja Sevelle]]; [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Taja Sevelle]]; [[Prince]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 19|19 September 1987]] - [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]] album<br> [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 7|7 June 2019]] - [[Album: Originals|Originals]] album ([[Prince]] version) | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 19|19 September 1987]] - [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]] album<br> [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 7|7 June 2019]] - [[Album: Originals|Originals]] album ([[Prince]] version) | ||
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|previous song = [[Work That Fat]] | |previous song = [[Work That Fat]] | ||
|next song = [[Wow-2|Wow]] | |next song = [[Wow-2|Wow]] | ||
− | |introduction = ''' | + | |introduction = '''Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?''' is the second track on [[Taja Sevelle]]’s first album [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]], and, in early 1988, the song was released as the album’s second single. |
− | It was written and produced by [[Prince]] (with production credited to the | + | It was written and produced by [[Prince]] (with production credited to the album’s main producer, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chico_Bennett Chico Bennett]), with uncredited saxophone by [[Eric Leeds]]. |
− | While specific recording dates are not known, the track was initially recorded in 1976 as a home recording on a basic cassette recorder (during the same set of recordings as [[For You]], [[Nightingale]], [[I Spend My Time Loving You]], [[Rock Me, Lover]] and [[ | + | While specific recording dates are not known, the track was initially recorded in 1976 as a home recording on a basic cassette recorder (during the same set of recordings as [[For You]], [[Nightingale]], [[I Spend My Time Loving You]], [[Rock Me, Lover]] and [[Don’t You Wanna Ride?]]), featuring some lyrics that were changed or removed for later recordings. |
− | The track was re-recorded twice in Summer 1978-at [[Prince]] | + | The track was re-recorded twice in Summer 1978-at [[Prince]]’s [[France Avenue Home Studio]] in Edina, Minnesota; once with [[Prince]] on vocals and once with Sue Ann Carwell on vocals (during the same set of sessions as [[Make It Through The Storm]], [[Since We’ve Been Together]] and [[I’m Saving It Up]]). |
It was re-recorded again in June 1981 at [[Hollywood Sound Recorders]] in Los Angeles, California, which is the version that ended up on as the fourteenth track on the posthumous album [[Album: Originals|Originals]] in 2019. Presumably another version was started from scratch on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_1|1 April 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. | It was re-recorded again in June 1981 at [[Hollywood Sound Recorders]] in Los Angeles, California, which is the version that ended up on as the fourteenth track on the posthumous album [[Album: Originals|Originals]] in 2019. Presumably another version was started from scratch on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_1|1 April 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. | ||
− | This version was worked on further in 1986 (either at [[Sunset Sound]] or at [[Prince]] | + | This version was worked on further in 1986 (either at [[Sunset Sound]] or at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota), and was submitted to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] for use on his album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_(album) Bad] (producer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones Quincy Jones] had called [[Prince]] to ask him to duet on the song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_(Michael_Jackson_song) Bad], and when [[Prince]] declined, he submitted this song instead). |
It is unlikely [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] recorded a version of the song, however. | It is unlikely [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] recorded a version of the song, however. | ||
− | [[Prince]] then submitted the song to [[Taja Sevelle]], who simply replaced [[Prince]] | + | [[Prince]] then submitted the song to [[Taja Sevelle]], who simply replaced [[Prince]]’s own vocals, and the track was edited slightly for its release. |
Remixes for the single release took place in late 1987 at a variety of studios. | Remixes for the single release took place in late 1987 at a variety of studios. | ||
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|date = 1986 | |date = 1986 | ||
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA<br>or<br>[[Prince]] | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA<br>or<br>[[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (unverified) |
|additional info = Additional recording | |additional info = Additional recording | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?''' |
|2= 4:01 | |2= 4:01 | ||
|3= [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]]<br> | |3= [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]]<br> | ||
− | [[Single: | + | [[Single: Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?|Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?]] single |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
}} | }} | ||
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− | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? (Jellybean 12" Vocal Remix)''' |
|2= 7:00 | |2= 7:00 | ||
− | |3= [[Single: | + | |3= [[Single: Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?|Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?]] single |
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
|5= Remix by Jellybean Benitez; drum programming by Jimmy Bralower; keyboards by Ed Terry; engineering by Doc Dougherty | |5= Remix by Jellybean Benitez; drum programming by Jimmy Bralower; keyboards by Ed Terry; engineering by Doc Dougherty | ||
}} | }} | ||
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− | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? (Jellybean Vocal Remix Edit)''' |
|2= 4:03 | |2= 4:03 | ||
− | |3= [[Single: | + | |3= [[Single: Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?|Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?]] single |
|4= Remix edit | |4= Remix edit | ||
|5= Remix by Jellybean Benitez; drum programming by Jimmy Bralower; keyboards by Ed Terry; engineering by Doc Dougherty | |5= Remix by Jellybean Benitez; drum programming by Jimmy Bralower; keyboards by Ed Terry; engineering by Doc Dougherty | ||
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− | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? (Jellybean Dub)''' |
|2= 5:30 | |2= 5:30 | ||
− | |3= [[Single: | + | |3= [[Single: Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?|Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?]] single |
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
|5= Remix by Jellybean Benitez; drum programming by Jimmy Bralower; keyboards by Ed Terry; engineering by Doc Dougherty | |5= Remix by Jellybean Benitez; drum programming by Jimmy Bralower; keyboards by Ed Terry; engineering by Doc Dougherty | ||
}} | }} | ||
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− | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? (Joe Blaney 12" Vocal Remix)''' |
|2= 6:52 | |2= 6:52 | ||
− | |3= [[Single: | + | |3= [[Single: Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?|Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?]] single |
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
|5= Remix by Joe Blaney | |5= Remix by Joe Blaney | ||
}} | }} | ||
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− | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? (Paisley Park Mix)''' |
|2= 6:12 | |2= 6:12 | ||
− | |3= [[Single: | + | |3= [[Single: Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?|Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?]] single |
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
|5= Remix by [[Prince]] | |5= Remix by [[Prince]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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− | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?''' |
|2= 5:57 | |2= 5:57 | ||
|3= [[Album:_Originals|Originals]] | |3= [[Album:_Originals|Originals]] | ||
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− | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?''' |
|2= 4:06 | |2= 4:06 | ||
|3= Promotional release only | |3= Promotional release only | ||
|4= Promo video | |4= Promo video | ||
− | |5= See [[Video: | + | |5= See [[Video: Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?|Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?]] video for more details |
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− | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?''' |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= [[Prince]] | + | |3= [[Prince]]’s 1976 home recording |
}} | }} | ||
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− | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?''' |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= [[Prince]] and Sue Ann | + | |3= [[Prince]] and Sue Ann Carwell’s 1978-home recording |
}} | }} | ||
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− | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?''' |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= [[Prince]] | + | |3= [[Prince]]’s original studio recording, recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_1|1 April 1982]] |
}} --> | }} --> | ||
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− | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?''' |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= [[Prince]] | + | |3= [[Prince]]’s 1986 updated recording, submitted to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] and [[Taja Sevelle]] |
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|trivia = This is the only track [[Prince]] is known to have submitted to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] for his consideration. | |trivia = This is the only track [[Prince]] is known to have submitted to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] for his consideration. | ||
* Of note, the second verse of the 1976 version was completely reworked on later versions. | * Of note, the second verse of the 1976 version was completely reworked on later versions. | ||
− | * In the notebook, where [[Prince]] wrote his (undated) synopsis for what would become the movie [[film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] ''' | + | * In the notebook, where [[Prince]] wrote his (undated) synopsis for what would become the movie [[film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] '''Wouldn’t U Love To Love Me''' is listed as one of the songs to be included in the film. |
|see also = [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]] album | |see also = [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]] album | ||
− | *[[Single: | + | *[[Single: Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?|Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?]] single |
− | *[[Video: | + | *[[Video: Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?|Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?]] video |
*[[Taja Sevelle]] | *[[Taja Sevelle]] | ||
|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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