The song was his biggest hit at the time, and his first to reach the top 10 in the US, peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It was also his first single to perform better on the pop chart than the R&B chart.

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Of course it is also the gorgeous automobile we have right now at Beverly Hills Car Club, a 1964 Chevrolet Corvette L84 327/375 Fuelie Convertible that is finished in its factory color Riverside Red (923) combined with a red interior. Powered by a numbers matching 327ci V8 engine (375HP) with a Rochester mechanical fuel injection and a four-speed manual transmission.

Equipped with concealed headlights, left-side mirror, chrome split bumpers, white soft top, Michelin white-line tires, solid wheels with Chevrolet Corvette design hub caps, factory color walnut-grained three-spoke steering wheel, lap belts, chrome inside door release knobs, Delco AM/FM radio, and an analog clock in the center of the dashboard. In addition to the equipment, this car comes with the owner’s manual booklet and manufacturer’s literature. A truly gorgeous fuel-injected Corvette that is mechanically sound.

In the song Prince narrates his experience of a one-night stand with a beautiful but promiscuous woman: she is the ‘Little Red Corvette’ of the song’s title. Although Prince has a great experience with her, he urges her to ‘slow down’, to ‘find a love that’s gonna last.’ Otherwise, he worries, she will destroy herself. And, amidst other automobile metaphors, he compares their lovemaking to a ride in a limousine. And, in one way or another, he is trying to help her: A body like yours oughta be in jail/Cause it’s on the verge of bein’ obscene/Move over, baby, gimme the keys/I’m gonna try to tame your little red love machine.

A 12″ dance remix of the song was released to accompany the single, and it continues where the album version fades out. The US single was originally released with the album track ‘All the Critics Love U in New York’ as the B-side.

Following Prince’s death in April 2016, the song re-charted on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at number 29. It rose to number 20 one week later.

Once upon a time Prince’s former keyboards player Lisa Coleman spilt the beans: ‘Prince was always borrowing my car because it was awesome. It was a ’64 Mercury Montclair, pink and white, and it was just the perfect cruise-mobile on a beautiful day in Minneapolis.

He actually put a couple of dents in it, because it was so big. He’d come up to me and mumble, “Hey Lisa, sorry about your car.”

‘Well… I guess. He was “sleeping” with someone we knew called Denise Matthews [aka Vanity] and she was “sleeping” in the back of the car, too. I even found some of her hair wrapped around the handle that winds the window down.’

‘So I imagine they were making out, or doing whatever, in the back seat and they probably had a wonderful moment of afterglow, which is when he got the seed of the idea…’

‘But it’s not a red Corvette, it’s a pink Mercury!’

-Alex Manos, Owner