I just read the interview where Andre said the original musical idea for Controversy came from him as well as Do Me Baby. I often wonder how different Prince music would be with Dre in the fold. I think a lot of the funk left after Dre wasn't around anymore

June 4. 1981
Dirty Mind Tour
Theatre Le Palace in Paris

1.Do It Night
2.Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?
3.Gotta Broken Heart Again
4.Jack U Off ( pre Controversy preview )
5.When You Were Mine
6.Gotta Stop
7.Sexy Dancer
8.Sister
9.I Wanna Be Your Lover
10.Head
11.Still Waiting
12.Partyup
13.Dirty Mind
14.Uptown

OldFriends4Sale said:

June 4. 1981
Dirty Mind Tour
Theatre Le Palace in Paris

1.Do It Night
2.Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?
3.Gotta Broken Heart Again
4.Jack U Off ( pre Controversy preview )
5.When You Were Mine
6.Gotta Stop
7.Sexy Dancer
8.Sister
9.I Wanna Be Your Lover
10.Head
11.Still Waiting
12.Partyup
13.Dirty Mind
14.Uptown

That was my 14th birthday Unfortunately I was in Nebraska...not Paris.

OldFriends4Sale said:

Just As Long As We're Together

Released November 21, 1978
Recorded October-December 1977

The song consists of two verses and multiple repeats of the chorus before a coda at the end. The coda is actually an instrumental track originally called "Jelly Jam" that was added to "Just as Long as We're Together", and modified over time to blend into the main track. Andre Cymone co-leads on this song.

B-side:In Love

U can live your own life and I'll live mine
I will never try 2 keep U down
Even if I only see U some of the time
I'm just happy when U come around
Even if the sun don't shine
I'm warm enough when U're in these arms of mine
CHORUS:
Just as long as we're 2gether
Everything's alright (Everything's alright)
Everything's alright (Everything's alright)

There is nothin' that will overcome the love we share
Nothin' that will break us apart
Girl, I got 2 always have U in my hair
Gotta always have U in my heart
Ooh baby, your place or mine
I'll get the music baby, U bring the wine

Just as long as we're 2gether
Oh girl, there ain't nothin' better (Just as long as we're 2gether)

CHORUS

Just as long as there is U
I'll be around doing what U want me 2
Just as long as there is me
I'll be around singin' your melody, sugar
Just as long as we're 2gether (Everything's alright)
Oh baby, everything's alright
Just as long as we're 2gether (Everything's alright)
Oh girl, everything's alright
Just as long as we're 2gether (Everything's alright)
Oh girl, everything's alright
Don't U know there ain't nothin' better (Everything's alright)
I really want U baby in my life, U know
© 1978 Ecnirp Music Inc. - BMI

I have seen that clipping before. Note the error....

What a beautiful picture (above). Never seen it before.

Instrumental jams, The Record Plant, Sausalito, 4 November – 10 December 1977
- Guitar & keyboards: Prince, bass: André Cymone,drums: Steve Fontano

Bump This (4/11)
E-Pluribous Funk (4/11)
Shine Your Light/Red Zone (4/11)
Instrumental (5/12)
Life Is So Neat (10/12)
Waiting For You (10/12)

The Rebels, Mountain Ears Sound Studios, Boulder, Colorado, 10 – 21 July 1979

You #1 (2:53) – lead vocal: Gayle Chapman
Too Long (4:09) (Dez Dickerson) – lead vocal: Dez Dickerson
Hard To Get #1 (3:24) – lead vocal: André Cymone, backing vocal: Prince
Thrill You Or Kill You #2 (6:06) (André Cymone) – lead vocal: André Cymone
Disco Away (4:29) (Dez Dickerson) – lead vocal: Dez Dickerson
Instrumental 1 (1:05) (Dez Dickerson) – acoustic guitar & guitar sounding like synth
Instrumental 2 (1:00) (André Cymone) - bass & drums
If I Love You Tonight #1 (4:42) – lead vocal: Gayle Chapman
Turn Me On (1:58) – lead vocal: Gayle Chapman
Head #1

July 1985
A.C.Andre Cymone



Another Purple Rain era track released during this time period

You gave Andre Cymone the song, "Dance Electric," for his new album, and we know that you two had some kind of falling out a few years back. When and how did you patch things up?

Prince:I saw him in a discotheque one night and grabbed him by his shirt and said, [at this point, Prince reenacts the scene down to the last facial gesture], "Come on, I got this hit. You know I got this hit, don't you? "Dance Electric"? Yeah, it's great. You need it, you need it. no... Hey, come here, don't you play, hey, no, no, no you're not crazy, I'm crazy. I'm the one that's crazy, K? What chu gonna do? You gonna come by? For real? You ain't mad or nothing? So what? Yeah tomorrow. Noon. Cool."

1.The Dance Electric *
Backing Vocals - Lisa Coleman , Wendy Melvoin Producer, Written-By - Prince
2.Lipstick Lover
3.Pretty Wild Girl
4.Book Of Love
5.Satisfaction
6.Sweet Sensuality
7.Vacation
8.Neon Pussycat

Good morning children
Take a look out your window
Our world is falling
It's almost time 2 go

(Dance)

Dance the Dance Electric
The rhythm is love and love is blind
Love your enemies
There isn't much time, there isn't much time

I have to say, he reminds me a lot of Terence Trent D'arby in that cover photo, maybe TTD borrowed his style.

DecaturStone said:I just read the interview where Andre said the original musical idea for Controversy came from him as well as Do Me Baby. I often wonder how different Prince music would be with Dre in the fold. I think a lot of the funk left after Dre wasn't around anymore

OF4S: He had a lot of people with very good writing and composition skills back then.I don't think the funk left though

I got to say, this information is very useful! LOL

Can this thread become a sticky?

I'd hate to see it go!