Slow Love
~ Song
Annotation
Slow Love was longtime thought to be co-written by Carole Davis, whom Prince met in 1984, but in fact it is essentially a sole-composition by Davis, who wrote the lyrics and music and did the vocal arrangement. Prince only helped to rewrite and re-arrange the bridge.
Annotation last modified on 2024-05-30 16:13 UTC.
Relationships
| lyricist and composer: | Carole Davis (singer/song-writer, recording artist & actress) |
|---|---|
| writer: | Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recordings | ||||
| 1984 – 1986 | Slow Love | Prince | 4:22 | |
| 1987-02-21 | Slow Love (rehearsal, 1987-02-21: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA) | Prince | 5:48 | |
| 1987-03-21 | Slow Love (live, 1987‐03‐21: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA) | live | Prince | 5:07 |
| 1987-03-21 | Slow Love (live, 1987‐03‐21: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA) | live | Prince | 5:14 |
| 1987-03-21 | Slow Love (live, 1987-03-21: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA) | live | Prince | 4:59 |
| 1987-03-21 | Slow Love (live, 1987‐03‐21: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA) | live | Prince | 4:58 |
| 1987-04-02 | Slow Love (rehearsal, 1987‐04‐02: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA) | Prince | 5:20 | |
| 1987-04-02 | Slow Love (rehearsal, 1987-04-02: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA) | Prince | 5:03 | |
| 1987-04 | Slow Love (rehearsal, 1987‐04: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, UK) | Prince | 5:02 | |
| 1987-05-29 | Slow Love (live, 1987‐05‐29: Wiener Stadthalle, Halle D, Wien, Austria) | live | Prince | 5:00 |
| 1987-05-29 | Slow Love (live, 1987‐05‐29: Wiener Stadthalle, Halle D, Wien, Austria) | live | Prince | 4:54 |
| 1987-06-17 | Slow Love (live, 1987‐06‐17: Palais Omnisports de Paris‐Bercy, Paris, France) | live | Prince | 4:58 |
| 1987-06-17 | Slow Love (live, 1987-06-17: Palais Omnisports, Paris, France) | live | Prince | 5:12 |
| 1987-06-20 | Slow Love (live, 1987‐06‐20: Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands) | live | Prince | 5:06 |
| 1987-06-26 – 1987-06-27 | Sign “☮︎” the Times (concert film) | live | Prince | 1:21:17 |
| 1987-06-26 – 1987-06-27 | Slow Love (live, 1987-06-26–1987-06-27, Ahoy Arena, Rotterdam, Netherlands) | live | Prince | 4:58 |
| 1987-06-26 – 1987-06-27 | Slow Love (live, 1987‐06‐26–1987‐06‐27: Ahoy Arena, Rotterdam, Netherlands) | live | Prince | 4:47 |
| 1987-06 | Slow Love (live, 1987‐06: Paris, France) | Prince | 4:58 | |
| 1987-09-05 | Slow Love (live, 1987-09-05: Rupert’s Nightclub, Golden Valley, MN, USA) | live | Prince | 5:06 |
| 1987-09-05 | Slow Love (live, 1987‐09‐05: Rupert’s Nightclub, Golden Valley, MN, USA) | live | Prince | 4:58 |
| 1987-11-18 | Slow Love (rehearsal, 1987‐11‐18: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA) | Prince | 0:56 | |
| 1987-12-31 | Slow Love (live, 1987-12-31: Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA) | live and partial | Prince | 0:59 |
| 1987 | Slow Love (live, 1987: Minneapolis, MN, USA) | live | Prince | 5:11 |
| 1987 | Slow Love (live, 1987) | live | Prince | 4:59 |
| 1988-04-05 | Slow Love (rehearsal, 1988‐04‐05: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA) | Prince | 1:20 | |
| 1988-06 | Slow Love (rehearsal, 1988-06: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA) | partial | Prince | 1:11 |
| 1988-06 | Slow Love (rehearsal, 1988-06: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA) | partial | Prince | 1:11 |
| 1988-07-19 | Slow Love (live, 1988‐07‐19: PalaTrussardi, Milano, Italy) | live | Prince | 1:11 |
| 1988-09-09 | Erotic City / Housequake / Slow Love / Adore / I Wanna Be Your Lover / Head / When You Were Mine / Blues in C / Little Red Corvette / Controversy / Dirty Mind / Superfunkycalifragisexy / Bob George / Anna Stesia / Eye No (live, 1988‐09‐09: Westfalenhalle 1, Dortmund, Germany) | live | Prince | 1:02:30 |
| 1988-09-09 | Slow Love (live, 1988‐09‐09: Westfalenhalle 1, Dortmund, Germany) | live | Prince | 1:11 |
| 1988-09-09 | Slow Love (live, 1988‐09‐09: Westfalenhalle 1, Dortmund, Germany) | live | Prince | 1:11 |
| 1989-02-01 | Slow Love (live, 1989‐02‐01: Sendai Gymnasium, Sendai, Japan) | live | Prince | 1:12 |
| 1989-02-07 | Slow Love (live, 1989‐02‐07: Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Japan) | live and partial | Prince | 1:13 |
| 1989-02-12 | Slow Love (live, soundcheck, 1989‐02‐12: Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, Japan) | live | Prince | 1:17 |
| 1989-02-12 | Slow Love (live, 1989‐02‐12: Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, Japan) | live | Prince | 1:14 |
| 1989 | Slow Love | Carole Davi$ | 4:03 | |
| Slow Love | cover | Olav Larsen & The Alabama Rodeo Stars | 5:27 | |
| Slow Love | cover | Mark Anthony | ?:?? | |
| Slow Love | cover | Tim Seely | 6:00 | |
| Slow Love (live, ????-??-??) | live | Prince | 5:07 | |