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| − | |song name = | + | |song name = He’s So Dull |
|album image = [[File:Vanity6_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Vanity 6]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]] </small> | |album image = [[File:Vanity6_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Vanity 6]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]] </small> | ||
| − | |single image = [[File:Hessodull_single.jpg|100px| | + | |single image = [[File:Hessodull_single.jpg|100px|He’s So Dull|link=Single: He’s So Dull]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: He’s So Dull|He’s So Dull]]</small> |
|performer = [[Vanity 6]] | |performer = [[Vanity 6]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 11|11 August 1982]] - [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 11|11 August 1982]] - [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]] album | ||
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|writer(s) = [[Dez Dickerson]] (credited to [[Dez Dickerson]] and [[Vanity]]) | |writer(s) = [[Dez Dickerson]] (credited to [[Dez Dickerson]] and [[Vanity]]) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Dez Dickerson]] | |producer(s) = [[Dez Dickerson]] | ||
| − | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Happy Birthday To You]] |
|next song = [[Hippy Blood]] | |next song = [[Hippy Blood]] | ||
| − | |introduction = ''' | + | |introduction = '''He’s So Dull''' is the fourth track on [[Vanity 6]]’s first and only album [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]]. The song was released as the album’s [[Single: He’s So Dull|first single]] and, in some territories the track was also included on the 12" version of [[Single: Nasty Girl|Nasty Girl]], the album’s second single. '''He’s So Dull''' was written and produced by [[Dez Dickerson]], and features [[Prince]] as a musician only (unlike the rest of the album, which was written and produced by [[Prince]]). |
| − | While specific recording dates are unknown, basic tracking took place in late March 1982 at [[Prince]] | + | While specific recording dates are unknown, basic tracking took place in late March 1982 at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Bite The Beat]], [[If A Girl Answers (Don’t Hang Up)]] and [[Nasty Girl]]). |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Late March 1982 | |date = Late March 1982 | ||
| − | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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|line = | |line = | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
| − | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''He’s So Dull''' |
|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<br> | [[Single: Nasty Girl|Nasty Girl]] single<br> | ||
| − | [[Single: | + | [[Single: He’s So Dull|He’s So Dull]] single |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
| − | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''He’s So Dull''' |
|2= 2:31 | |2= 2:31 | ||
| − | |3= [[Single: | + | |3= [[Single: He’s So Dull|He’s So Dull]] 7" promo |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= mono | |5= mono | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
| − | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''He’s So Dull (Long Version)''' |
|2= 4:05 | |2= 4:05 | ||
| − | |3= [[Single: | + | |3= [[Single: He’s So Dull|He’s So Dull]] single<br> |
[[Single: Nasty Girl|Nasty Girl]] single | [[Single: Nasty Girl|Nasty Girl]] single | ||
|4= Extended version | |4= Extended version | ||
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|line = | |line = | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
| − | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''He’s So Dull''' |
|2= 2:34 | |2= 2:34 | ||
|3= Promotional release only | |3= Promotional release only | ||
|4= Promo video | |4= Promo video | ||
| − | |5= See [[Video: | + | |5= See [[Video: He’s So Dull|He’s So Dull]] video for more details |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
| − | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''He’s So Dull''' |
|2= 2:12 | |2= 2:12 | ||
|3= Promotional release only | |3= Promotional release only | ||
|4= Promo video | |4= Promo video | ||
| − | |5= See [[Video: | + | |5= See [[Video: He’s So Dull|He’s So Dull]] video for more details |
}} | }} | ||
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = | + | |first live appearance = [[21 October 1982|21 October 1982: Detroit, Michigan, USA]] <small> (guesting w/ [[Vanity 6]], only known performance) </small> |
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|see also = [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]] album | |see also = [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]] album | ||
| − | * [[Single: | + | * [[Single: He’s So Dull|He’s So Dull]] single |
| − | * [[Video: | + | * [[Video: He’s So Dull|He’s So Dull]] video |
* [[Vanity 6]] | * [[Vanity 6]] | ||
|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category:1982]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1982]][[Category:Recorded 1982]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
}} | }} | ||
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