Love Sign

"Love Sign" is a song by American musician Prince, from the 1-800-NEW-FUNK compilation album released by his independent record label NPG Records in 1994.

"Love Sign" was the most successful song released from the album, and it is a duet with Nona Gaye, although Prince (known as "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince" at the time because of his name change to an unpronounceable symbol) is uncredited as a singer due to his contractual dispute with Warner Bros. Records. A promotional single was sent out to radio stations independently through Prince's record label NPG Records, and was not commercially released. The song has an anti-violence message and was most successful on the R&B charts (becoming a top 40 hit).

Music video

The music video was shot by rapper Ice Cube in 1994 on a Monday. Gaye and Prince are both featured prominently in the video. It received major airplay on BET and was very successful on its Top 20 countdown. The video shows Gaye at an anti-violence convention and Prince as a secret love tryst. At the end of the video Gaye is lying in Prince's bed and Prince walks away shaking his head jokingly. Most of the video was shot at Paisley Park.

Love Sign (horse)

Love Sign (foaled April 19, 1977 in Virginia) was an American Thoroughbred racemare who won three Grade I races while competing against exceptionally strong female competition such as Hall of Fame inductees Genuine Risk and Bold 'n Determined.

Breeding

Love Sign was bred by Jane Wilbur Clark and raced by her husband, Stephen Clark, Jr. She was trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Sidney Watters, Jr.

Racing career

At age two, Love Sign met with little success but at age three in 1980 won five Graded stakes races including Grade I wins in the Alabama Stakes at Saratoga Race Course and the first of two straight editions of the Beldame Stakes at Belmont Park. As a four-year-old Love Sign was still a top contender, winning two Graded stakes plus her second Grade 1 Beldame. At age five in 1982, Love Sign won two more Graded stakes races before being retired to serve as a broodmare.

Broodmare

Although bred to the likes of Slew o' Gold and twice to U.S. Triple Crown Champion Seattle Slew, Love Sign's foals met with no success in racing.

Love Sign (album)

Love Sign is the second studio album by rock band Free Energy. It was released in January 2013 on the group's own Free Energy label. The album was produced by John Agnello.

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