Absolutely loving this at the moment...it's been in my head for days! Shame P didn't release this himself although Andre Cymone's version is almost identical albeit less than 11 minutes long!

where can i buy andre's version?????

cinnamongrl said:

The album, at least, shouldn't be hard to find on vinyl, dunno about the 45 though. As far as I know, there is no CD issue of A.C. available at the moment.
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*this isnt what he wanted us to be .. *

Great tune. Prince's backing vox are still on Andre's cut.

I think Wendy & Lisa are still on there too!

Just found this for those that are interested:

http://www.netsoundsmusic...e%20Cymone

I think it displays some of his best rhythm guitar playing ever. There's a break at 5:43 where the guitar does all the great things - popping strings, chicken scratches, syncopation. I love it.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

is it true that the bottom album pictured above had to be pressed in the lesser known 13" format as to accomodate Andres shoulder pads?

is it true that the bottom album pictured above had to be pressed in the lesser known 13" format as to accomodate Andres shoulder pads?[/quote]


Awesome if it's true!

3121 said:

I wish I could find Red Light the B side. That was the JOINT serious. But Dance Electric is in my top 10 fav Prince cuts.

Great track,at the time I listened 2 Andre's album
4 the funk Prince didn't do anymore.

I always thought Lipstick Lover also sounded like a Prince song..
but credits didn't mention Prince.

Also great...
12" Lipstick Lover
12" Satisfaction
"Red Light" b-side to "The Dance Electric"

Andre and Jesse were doing some great stuff at the time!

One of my all time fave songs written by P and I dig and I do dig P's version. BUT, I dig Dre's a little mo' better.

DecaturStone said:

Meh..I didnt like that one and was glad it wasnt on the album


The Dance Electric still sounds like no other song ever made. That what was great about P in his prime ..making unique beats, followed by unique guitar and an inspiration all on its own. Not that he is not good anymore, but like P already said, his only competition is himself.

I remember back in 1983 in Black Beat magazine, there was an article about P's new album that actually listed some tracks that were going to be on his follow-up to the 1999 album. "The Dance Electric" was mentioned. I've mentioned this several times on this site. I know SoulAlive also remembers seeing this article. This album could very well be the "in between" album P spoke about in his 85 Rolling Stone interview. He said he had an album that was recorded between the 1999 album and the Purple Rain album.

Amazing song. Love it!

Great song.Love it,especially Prince's version!
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beauhall said:

I agree.

DecaturStone said:

Red Light was originally cut in mid 1982. P wanted it for his 1999 album but Andre told him "Nah, that's cool." Since learning that, that's why I believe Dre picked that song to be the b-side to Dance Electric. A song written by P.

sexxydancer said:

That's the best version!

purplecam said:

blackguitaristz said:

My uncle was a DJ and I used to try to listen to all the B sides. This is one of my favorites of all time the A and B are excellent

blackguitaristz said:

Really? It was too dry of a song to me....

I only heard this for the first time recently, but I'm completely in love with it

Andre turned it out.

paisleypark4 said:

What was? Red Light?

I remember Prince mentioning the follow-up album to "1999" in the 1985 "Rolling Stone" interview. I can't remember everything he said about it, but to make a long story short, he brought the album up when he was trying defend himself because people were pissed with "Around The World In A Day". He was saying how easy it would have been to have released the follow-up album to "1999" and everyone would have loved it. I thought to myself...."Well bitch, what's the damn problem? Why isn't that album released right now instead of this artsy/fartsy shit that is pissing everyone off?" That was when I first realized that Prince didn't quite have it all upstairs.

blackguitaristz said:

Yeah..ill take any of the other tracks on the lp

vainandy said:

Actually he was talking about how it would have been to follow up Purple Rain. If he had opened it up with the same guitar solo at the end of Lets Go Crazy but in a different key. But in that same article, he did mention the album after 1999 and before Purple rain was in finished and in the can. But I know what you're saying, Vain.