nonsense answers to Vanessa's requests. A few lines in which Vanessa inquires about the Three Chains of Turin was edited out of the final version. 3 Chains o' Gold, a direct-to-video film produced and directed by Prince, was released in 1994. The film is based on the storyline and songs of the Love Symbol Album and contains some of the original segues which were planned to be on the album. Marketing Warner Bros. Records pushed for "7" to be released as the album's first single. However, Prince pushed for "My Name Is Prince" to serve as lead single, as he felt that its hip-hop sound would appeal better to listeners that had enjoyed his previous album Diamonds and Pearls. "Sexy MF" would ultimately serve as the album's lead single. Critical reception The Love Symbol Album was voted the 14th best record of 1992 in the Pazz & Jop, an annual poll of American critics nationwide, published by The Village Voice. Robert Christgau, the poll's creator, later wrote of the album: "Designed to prove his utter inexhaustibility in the wake of Diamonds and Pearls, by some stroke of commerce his best-selling album since Purple Rain, this absurdly designated 'rock soap opera' (is he serious? is he ever? is he ever not?) proves mainly that he's got the funk." Track listing All tracks written by Prince, except where noted; all tracks arranged and produced by Prince and The New Power Generation. Notes: Every use of the pronoun "I" throughout the song titles and liner notes is actually represented by a stylized "👁" symbol. This symbol is commonly transliterated as "Eye" among Prince fans. Special editions Several editions of this album were released. Early pressings of the album featured an embossed gold love symbol on the jewel case, sometimes matte, sometimes glossy. Later editions feature it printed on the booklet or not present at all. A Special Limited Edition Gold Box CD was released with a purple love symbol engraved in the golden box. One boxed set came with a bonus "Sexy MF" CD single, another with a specially-created CD single of "My Name Is Prince" mixes. Early configuration Below is the early version of the album with all the original segues. Also, "The Sacrifice of Victor" is slightly longer on the early configuration. "Intro" "My Name Is Prince" "Sexy MF" "Segue" "Love 2 the 9's" "The Morning Papers" "The Max" "Segue" "Blue