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 No

from the album Lovesexy
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 10 May 1988 - Lovesexy album
Album(s): Lovesexy
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

No (a.k.a. Eye No or I No) is the first song on Prince’s tenth album Lovesexy. In 1989, a live version was included on the Lovesexy Live 1 VHS, taken from the 9 September 1988 live TV broadcast.

The song’s music is largely taken from The Ball (see The Ball for full details of that track). The music was largely re-recorded with his new band, however (and the lyrics are entirely different). Basic tracking of No took place on 11 December 1987 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN (on the same day as Positivity). The 'party' segue from The Ball to Joy In Repetition as included on the aborted 1986 Crystal Ball album was kept between No and Alphabet St. (and again in 1990 between We Can Funk and Joy In Repetition). The track marks the first released appearance of Ingrid Chavez on a Prince recording.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
11 December 1987 Paisley Park Studios - Studio C,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Recording of No using music previously recorded as The Ball
17 December 1987 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Overdubbing
18 January 1988 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Mixing
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
No 5:47 Lovesexy Studio
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
No 5:13 Lovesexy Live 1 VHS Live 9 September 1988, Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Intermission 1:46 Lovesexy Live 1 VHS Studio Studio version played during show; 9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany; uncredited on artwork
Intermission Studio Recorded 12-15 June 1988; full version of above without audience noise
Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix) 5:55 Batdance single Remix
Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix Edit) 5:55 Batdance single Remix Edit a.k.a. Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix Radio Edit)
Thieves In The House Mix 6:50 Thieves In The Temple single Remix Remix by Junior Vasquez; engineered and programmed by Mark Plati; contains samples of Batdance and No
Temple House Dub 5:06 Thieves In The Temple single Remix Remix by Junior Vasquez; engineered and programmed by Mark Plati; contains samples of Batdance and No
Heaven Must Be Near 7:07 Ingrid Chavez Studio
Heaven Must Be Near (Heavenly Club Mix) 7:11 Heaven Must Be Near promo Remix Additional production and remix by Dancin’ Danny D
Heaven Must Be Near (Heavenly Dub) 4:55 Heaven Must Be Near promo Remix Additional production and remix by Dancin’ Danny D
Heaven Must Be Near (Heavenly Mix) 7:09 Heaven Must Be Near promo Remix Additional production and remix by Larry Robinson
Heaven Must Be Near (House Mix) 6:10 Heaven Must Be Near promo Remix Additional production and remix by Larry Robinson
Heaven Must Be Near (Edit) Studio Intended for Heaven Must Be Near single release
Heaven Must Be Near (Part 2) Studio Intended for Heaven Must Be Near single release
Heaven Must Be Near (Extended Mix) Remix Additional production and remix by Larry Robinson. Intended for Heaven Must Be Near single release
Heaven Must Be Near (Unedited Mix) Remix Intended for Heaven Must Be Near single release
Heaven Must Be Near (X-Bass Mix) Remix Intended for Heaven Must Be Near single release
Heaven Must Be Near (Sax Mix) Remix Intended for Heaven Must Be Near single release
Heaven Must Be Near (Drum Mix) Remix Intended for Heaven Must Be Near single release
Heaven Must Be Near (Piano Mix) Remix Intended for Heaven Must Be Near single release
Heaven Must Be Near (Instrumental version) Remix Intended for Heaven Must Be Near single release
Play Studio Unreleased track recorded September/October 1990
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • The opening sequence of No is in fact a sample of a sound effects album titled Out Of This World - Atmospheric Sounds And Effects a 1976 compilation from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. On there it is titled Passing Clouds, credited to Roger Limb. Prince also used effects and sounds from the same album on work with Ingrid Chavez, including Heaven Must Be Near, Crystal City Cry and Sad Puppet Dance, and possibly also on Slappy Dappy and Jadestone.
  • During the song’s opening, one can faintly hear "Near the bridge of graffiti there lives a band whose soul belongs to god." Although the songs Bridge Of Graffiti and Graffiti Bridge have already been recorded in July 1987, this is the first mention of Graffiti Bridge on a Prince album (that bridge was also mentioned, although with back-masked vocals, on Shortberry Strawcake released by Sheila E. on her 1984 album The Glamorous Life).
  • At the beginning of the song, Prince says 'Welcome to the New Power Generation'. This is Prince’s first reference to 'new power' in an officially-released recording. The Lovesexy album, for which it is the opening track, also features the title song Lovesexy in which Prince sings 'New power, new power, give it to me'; and the accompanying album artwork includes a reference to 'New Power Soul'. Prince increasingly employed the term over subsequent years, most notably in song titles (including New Power Generation, New Power Soul and Newpower Soul, the latter also being the name of an album), for the name of his band, The New Power Generation (or abbreviated to The NPG) and also for his record label, NPG Records and his online music club, NPGMC.
References
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