Difference between revisions of "Drive Me Wild"
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|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Susan Moonsie]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Susan Moonsie]]) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[The Starr Company|The Starr* Company]] and [[Vanity 6]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[The Starr Company|The Starr* Company]] and [[Vanity 6]]) | ||
| − | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Dreamin’ About U]] |
|next song = [[Duet with Dad]] | |next song = [[Duet with Dad]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Drive Me Wild''' is the third track on [[Vanity 6]] | + | |introduction = '''Drive Me Wild''' is the third track on [[Vanity 6]]’s first and only album [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]], and, six weeks after the album’s release, it was included as the b-side of [[Single: Nasty Girl|Nasty Girl]], the album’s first single. In Spring 1983, [[Single: Drive Me Wild|Drive Me Wild]] was released as the album’s fourth and final single. |
| − | While specific recording dates are unknown, basic tracking took place in Summer 1981 at [[Prince]] | + | While specific recording dates are unknown, basic tracking took place in Summer 1981 at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, likely around the same time as [[I Need A Man]], [[Jealous Girl]], [[Pizza]], [[Make-Up]] and [[Wet Dream]]. |
| − | The tracks were intended for an album by [[Album: The Hookers (1982)| | + | The tracks were intended for an album by [[Album: The Hookers (1982)|The Hookers]], which was abandoned in Fall 1981, and which later evolved into [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]]. Vocal overdubs by [[Vanity]] and [[Brenda Bennett]] were added in Spring 1982, when the band had evolved into [[Vanity 6]]. |
[[Prince]] worked on the extended version for a 12" release during the week of [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_7|7-14 January 1983]] (during the same sessions as the extended version of [[Little Red Corvette]]), five months after the album had been released, at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. | [[Prince]] worked on the extended version for a 12" release during the week of [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_7|7-14 January 1983]] (during the same sessions as the extended version of [[Little Red Corvette]]), five months after the album had been released, at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. | ||
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|date = Summer 1981 | |date = Summer 1981 | ||
|studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
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|1= '''Drive Me Wild''' | |1= '''Drive Me Wild''' | ||
| − | |2= 2:31 | + | |2= .2:31 |
|3= [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]]<br> | |3= [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]]<br> | ||
[[Single: Nasty Girl|Nasty Girl]] single | [[Single: Nasty Girl|Nasty Girl]] single | ||
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|1= '''Drive Me Wild''' | |1= '''Drive Me Wild''' | ||
| − | |2= 2:20 | + | |2= .2:20 |
|3= [[Single: Drive Me Wild|Drive Me Wild]] single | |3= [[Single: Drive Me Wild|Drive Me Wild]] single | ||
|4= Remix edit | |4= Remix edit | ||
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|1= '''Drive Me Wild''' | |1= '''Drive Me Wild''' | ||
| − | |2= 2:20 | + | |2= .2:20 |
|3= [[Single: Drive Me Wild|Drive Me Wild]] 7" Promo | |3= [[Single: Drive Me Wild|Drive Me Wild]] 7" Promo | ||
|4= Remix edit | |4= Remix edit | ||
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| − | |1= [[ | + | |1= '''[[Let’s Go Crazy]] (Special Dance Mix)''' |
|2= 7:35 | |2= 7:35 | ||
| − | |3= [[Single: | + | |3= [[Single: Let’s Go Crazy|Let’s Go Crazy]] Maxi-single<br> |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
| − | |5= A guitar riff from the extended version of '''Drive Me Wild''' is also used on the ''Special Dance Mix'' of ''' | + | |5= A guitar riff from the extended version of '''Drive Me Wild''' is also used on the ''Special Dance Mix'' of '''Let’s Go Crazy''' |
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* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category:1982]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1982]][[Category:Recorded 1981]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:13, 24 June 2022
| Dreamin’ About U < < < | Non-Prince Songs | All Prince Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Duet with Dad |
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| Dreamin’ About U < < < | All Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Duet with Dad |
