Prince – I Wanna Be Your Lover

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Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Disco
Year:	1979

Tracklist

		I Wanna Be Your Lover	2:57
		My Love Is Forever	4:08

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Prince
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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo	Warner Bros. Records – PRO-A-832	US	1979	US — 1979	Recently Edited
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Stereo	Warner Bros. Records – K 26126	UK	1979	UK — 1979	Recently Edited
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", Single, 45 RPM, Winchester Pressing	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 49050	US	1979	US — 1979	Recently Edited
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single	Warner Bros. Records – W 17537	Italy	1979	Italy — 1979	Recently Edited
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 49050	New Zealand	1979	New Zealand — 1979	Recently Edited
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Warner Bros. Records – WB 17537	Netherlands	1979	Netherlands — 1979	Recently Edited
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", Single	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 49050	Canada	1979	Canada — 1979	Recently Edited
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", Promo, Mono, Stereo, Los Angeles pressing	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 49050	US	1979	US — 1979	Recently Edited
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Promo	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 49050	Canada	1979	Canada — 1979	Recently Edited
	I Wanna Be Your Lover / My Love Is Forever 7", 45 RPM, Single, Los Angeles Pressing	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 49050	US	1979	US — 1979	Recently Edited
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", Single, 45 RPM	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 334	South Africa	1979	South Africa — 1979	Recently Edited
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 49050	New Zealand	1979	New Zealand — 1979	Recently Edited
	Quiero Ser Tu Amante 7", 45 RPM, Single	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 49050	Ecuador	1979	Ecuador — 1979	New Submission
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single, Specialty Pressing	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 49050	US	1979	US — 1979	New Submission
	Quiero Ser Tu Novio = I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single	Warner Bros. Records – 200101	Argentina	1979	Argentina — 1979	Needs Changes
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 49050	Barbados	1979	Barbados — 1979	Recently Edited
	Quiero Ser Tu Novio = I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo	Warner Bros. Records – 200101	Argentina	1979	Argentina — 1979	New Submission
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 334	Rhodesia	1979	Rhodesia — 1979	New Submission
	I Wanna Be Your Lover = Yo Quiero Ser Tu Amante 7", 45 RPM, Single	Warner Bros. Records – WBS-49050	Panama	1979	Panama — 1979	New Submission
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", Single, 45 RPM, Jacksonville	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 49050	US	1979	US — 1979	New Submission
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single, Monochrome Labels	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 49050	Jamaica	1979	Jamaica — 1979	New Submission
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 334	Zambia	1979	Zambia — 1979	New Submission
	I Wanna Be Your Lover = Yo Quiero Ser Tu Amante 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo	Warner Bros. Records – WBS-49050	Panama	1979	Panama — 1979
	Quiero Ser Tu Amante = I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 49050	Ecuador	1979	Ecuador — 1979	New Submission
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 49050	New Zealand	1979	New Zealand — 1979	New Submission
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Warner Bros. Records – K 17537	UK	1980	UK — 1980	Recently Edited
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Warner Bros. Records – WB 17 560		1980	— 1980	Recently Edited
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo	Warner Bros. Records – WB 26126	Netherlands	1980	Netherlands — 1980	Recently Edited
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single	Warner Bros. Records – 17 571		1980	— 1980	Recently Edited
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single	Warner Bros. Records – 45-1929	Spain	1980	Spain — 1980	Recently Edited
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single	Warner Bros. Records – WB 17 560		1980	— 1980	New Submission
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Warner Bros. Records – WB 17 560	Scandinavia	1980	Scandinavia — 1980	New Submission
	ウォナ・ビー・ユア・ラヴァー = I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single	Warner Bros. Records – P-531W	Japan	1980	Japan — 1980	Recently Edited
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo	Warner Bros. Records – WB 17537	Italy	1980	Italy — 1980
	I Wanna Be Your Lover = Eu Quero Ser Seu Amor 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single	Warner Bros. Records – 16.148	Brazil	1980	Brazil — 1980	Recently Edited
	I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 49050	Australia	1980	Australia — 1980	Recently Edited
	Quiero Ser Tu Amante = I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Promo	Warner Bros. Records – WBS-49050	Chile	1980	Chile — 1980	New Submission
	Quiero Ser Tu Amante = I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single	Warner Bros. Records – G-2271	Mexico	1980	Mexico — 1980	New Submission
	Quiero Ser Tu Amante = I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single	Warner Bros. Records – F-WBR 0049050.4	Peru	1980	Peru — 1980	New Submission
	ウォナ・ビー・ユア・ラヴァー = I Wanna Be Your Lover 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo	Warner Bros. Records – P-531W	Japan	1980	Japan — 1980	New Submission

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Reviews

Yemsky Oct 5, 2024
referencing I Wanna Be Your Lover (7", Single, 45 RPM, Winchester Pressing) WBS 49050

Prince apparently wrote “I wanna be your lover” in reference to Patrice Rushen who he had a crush on at the time.
Allan-Collectables Jul 30, 2024
referencing I Wanna Be Your Lover (12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Stereo) K 17537(T)

Wonderful song that I heard in the nightclubs in Melbourne in 1979, still as brilliant now as was then. I agree with mrubock86 Timeless track.
mrubock86 Jun 3, 2024
referencing I Wanna Be Your Lover (12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Stereo) K 17537(T)

This track is one warm super funky amazing hug. Timeless.
MPLS1987 Mar 2, 2024
referencing I Wanna Be Your Lover (7", 45 RPM, Single) WBS 334

This release has the same 4.15 version of "I Wanna Be Your Lover" that's on the South African 7" pressing.
christophertelfer000 Oct 30, 2022
referencing I Wanna Be Your Lover (12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo) K 17537(T)

Mine Says and Ive owned since about 1979. So 2007 is stupid.
thewreckastow Dec 24, 2018
referencing I Wanna Be Your Lover (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo) WB 17 560

This should be listed as being Scandinavian; Made in for the Scandinavian market
dontbuymorerecords Mar 12, 2017
referencing I Wanna Be Your Lover (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo) WB 26.126

Can anyone inform me on why this version is selling for such ridiculous prices?
2bigcookies Nov 24, 2016
referencing I Wanna Be Your Lover (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo) K 17537

I would like to hear from others who own this release out there if their copy has the full album version (6:24) of "Just As Long As We're Together," or the single edit (3:25) listed here. Mine is 6:24. I'm trying to determine whether the release is mislabeled or whether the copy I have, which, like bsatchfield's copy, is somehow a mis-pressing.
zulite May 31, 2016
referencing I Wanna Be Your Lover (12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Stereo) K 17537(T)

to kashleet: nope!! It's the same version as the LP!
bsatchfield Dec 24, 2014
Edited 10 years ago

referencing I Wanna Be Your Lover (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo) K 17537

My copy of this release, which has the exact same labels, catalog numbers and runout etchings as the release listed here, includes the full 12" version of "Just As Long As We're Together" on the B-side as opposed to the Edit which this listing states. No run times are listed on the label.