Prince O(+> (June 12, 1996) “Dinner With Delores” – Promo Single US
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- Jun 12, 1996
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The lead and only single from Prince’s 18th studio album Chaos and Disorder (credited to O(+>). Released as a promotional single in the United States on June 12 1996 on Warner Bros. Records. This was a promo-only release in the US (no commercial retail single), while commercial versions appeared in the UK, Germany, and Japan.
RELEASE DETAILS
Artist: O(+>
Label: Warner Bros. Records
US Release Date: June 12 1996 Country: United States (Promo Only) Format: CD Promo, Cassette Promo (No commercial vinyl, CD, or digital retail release in the US)
US TRACK LISTINGS
CD Promo Single (PRO-CD-8287)
Dinner With Delores (2:46)
Cassette Promo Single (PRO-C-8287)
A. Dinner With Delores (2:46)
B. Dinner With Delores (2:46)
NOTES ON OTHER FORMATS
(Non-US Commercial)
For reference
(though not US releases):
UK Cassette Single (WO360C)
Dinner With Delores (2:46)
Had U (1:27)
Right The Wrong (4:40)
CHART PERFORMANCE (US)
Did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 or any major US charts.
PERSONNEL
Credits available on individual tracks and the Chaos and Disorder album.
THE STORY
“Dinner With Delores” was released a month before the Chaos and Disorder album. A few days prior to the single’s release, on 7 June 1996, Warner Bros. streamed the song in RealAudio format on a dedicated website — one of the first official online premieres of an O(+> track. The song is a mid-tempo, funky track typical of this era.
CONTEXT & NOTES
In the US, “Dinner With Delores” was strictly a promotional release aimed at radio and press (CD and cassette promos). No commercial retail single was issued in America. The track did not achieve significant chart success in the US but reached No. 36 on the UK Gallup Singles Chart. This period was during O(+>’s symbol-name era and marked the final stages of the Warner Bros. contract.
RELATED MATERIAL
O(+> – Chaos and Disorder (1996 Album)
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SOURCES Prince Vault, Wikipedia, sleevographia2, Discogs and 45cat
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