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When You Were Mine (Prince song)

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Wikipedia article




"'When You Were Mine'" is a song written and released by Prince on his 1980 album, 'Dirty Mind'. Though not released as a single, the song received a promotional 12" release (which included "Gotta Broken Heart Again" and "Uptown"). "When You Were Mine" was later the B-side for Prince's "Controversy" single in 1981.

Prince performed the song many times in concert, and a live version was included on his 2002 live album, 'One Nite Alone... Live!' The original studio version was also included on 'The Hits/The B-Sides' in 1993. Prince said he was inspired to write the rock song while listening to John Lennon. The track includes a Farfisa-inspired organ sound played on an Oberheim OB-X.

Cyndi Lauper version



Cyndi Lauper's mid-tempo ballad cover version of "When You Were Mine" is also synthesizer-based for her 1983 debut album, 'She's So Unusual'. She performed the single at the 1985 American Music Awards. It was released exclusively as a promotional single in the United States and received a commercial release in Canada and Japan.

Track listing



'Canada 7" single'

# "When You Were Mine" (Single Version) 4:00

# "Yeah Yeah" 3:17

'Japan 7" single'

# "When You Were Mine"

# "I'll Kiss You"

Charts



References



Category:1980 songs

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Category:Song recordings produced by Rick Chertoff

Category:Epic Records singles

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