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{{song| | {{song| | ||
|song name = Irresistible Bitch | |song name = Irresistible Bitch | ||
− | |album image = [[File:Letspretendweremarried single.jpg|100px|link=Single: | + | |album image = [[File:Letspretendweremarried single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Let’s Pretend We’re Married]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Let’s Pretend We’re Married|Let’s Pretend We’re Married]] </small><br> |
+ | [[File:1999_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1999 Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] </small> | ||
|single image = [[Image:thehitsthebsides.jpg|117px|link=Album: The Hits / The B-Sides ]] <br> <small> included on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]</small> | |single image = [[Image:thehitsthebsides.jpg|117px|link=Album: The Hits / The B-Sides ]] <br> <small> included on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 16|16 November 1983]] - [[Single: | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 16|16 November 1983]] - [[Single: Let’s Pretend We’re Married|Let’s Pretend We’re Married]] single |
|album(s) = [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[Into The Light]] | |previous song = [[Into The Light]] | ||
|next song = [[It]] | |next song = [[It]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Irresistible Bitch''' was released as the b-side of the single [[Single: | + | |introduction = '''Irresistible Bitch''' was released as the b-side of the single [[Single: Let’s Pretend We’re Married|Let’s Pretend We’re Married]], the fourth and final single from [[Prince]]’s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]]. |
In 1993, it was included as the eleventh track on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The B-Sides]] compilation (included as the third and final disc on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). | In 1993, it was included as the eleventh track on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The B-Sides]] compilation (included as the third and final disc on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). | ||
− | + | In 2019, the original 1981 recording (mixed together with [[Feel U Up]]) was released as the second track on the ''Vault Tracks part 1'' disc of a ''Super Deluxe Edition'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album. | |
− | The released version is a | + | While specific recording dates for the first incarnation of the song are not known, it was initially recorded in November 1981 (estimate) at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. This version was recorded separate from the earliest incarnation of [[Feel U Up]], recorded around the same time, but [[Prince]] soon after mixed them together.<br> |
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+ | The better known released version is a re-recording done at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 15|15 September 1983]] (five days before [[The Beautiful Ones]]). | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = | + | |date = November 1981 (estimate) |
|studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking original version |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 7|7 September 1982]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Tracking of re-recording | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 15|15 September 1983]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 15|15 September 1983]] | ||
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Overdubs, mixing on 1982 version |
}} | }} | ||
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{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_16|16 September 1983]] | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_16|16 September 1983]] |
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = Overdubs, mixing | |additional info = Overdubs, mixing | ||
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*[[Lisa Coleman]] - background vocals | *[[Lisa Coleman]] - background vocals | ||
*[[Wendy Melvoin]] - background vocals | *[[Wendy Melvoin]] - background vocals | ||
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+ | '''1981 Version''' | ||
+ | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|1= '''Irresistible Bitch''' | |1= '''Irresistible Bitch''' | ||
|2= 4:11 | |2= 4:11 | ||
− | |3= [[Single: | + | |3= [[Single: Let’s Pretend We’re Married|Let’s Pretend We’re Married]] - single |
− | [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]] | + | [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Irresistible Bitch''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:11 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''(Super) Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Remastered in 2019 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Irresistible Bitch''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:39 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br> | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= 1981 version | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Irresistible Bitch''' | ||
+ | |2= 1:56 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Irresistible Bitch''' | ||
+ | |2= 1:55 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] (2022 re-release) | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]. Remastered | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|2= 2:00 | |2= 2:00 | ||
|3= [[Home_Video:_Double_Live| Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br> | |3= [[Home_Video:_Double_Live| Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br> | ||
− | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]] | + | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Super Deluxe Edition'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]] <br> |
+ | [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] (2022 re-release) | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[30 March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY]]<br> | |5= [[30 March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY]]<br> | ||
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|1= '''Irresistible Bitch''' | |1= '''Irresistible Bitch''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= Early mix with different ending |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|performed regularly on = [[Purple Rain Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Purple Rain Tour]] | ||
* [[Act II]] | * [[Act II]] | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1984|1984]], [[All Concerts#1985|1985]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]] <small>(chants only, during [[Head]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1990|1990]] <small>(lyric interpolation during [[Baby | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1984|1984]], [[All Concerts#1985|1985]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]] <small>(chants only, during [[Head]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1990|1990]] <small>(lyric interpolation during [[Baby I’m A Star]]</small>, [[All Concerts#2002|2002]] <small>(interpolation during [[All The Critics Love U In New York]]</small>, [[All Concerts#2007|2007]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2009|2009]] |
− | |trivia = | + | |trivia = The released mix of the November 1981 version was done by Niko Bolas specifically for the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] release. It was made to replicate an original mix from 1981, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track. |
− | |see also = [[Single: | + | * main synth in the song is the Oberheim OB-X |
+ | |see also = [[Single: Let’s Pretend We’re Married|Let’s Pretend We’re Married]] single | ||
+ | *[[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album | ||
|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:1983]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1983]][[Category:2019]][[Category:Recorded 1981]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
}} | }} |
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