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|song name = Love And Sex | |song name = Love And Sex | ||
| − | |single image = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] | + | |single image = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] |
| − | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 2020]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] album | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 2020]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album |
| − | |album(s) = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] |
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
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|previous song = [[Love And Sex]] | |previous song = [[Love And Sex]] | ||
|next song = [[Love In The Morning]] | |next song = [[Love In The Morning]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Love And Sex''' is a track recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 3|3 January 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. The mid-tempo song is driven by searing guitar and a whimsical | + | |introduction = '''Love And Sex''' is a track recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 3|3 January 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. The mid-tempo song is driven by searing guitar and a whimsical staccato synth, with multi-tracked vocals, with [[Prince]] passionately delivering a plea to an unnamed object of affection, but written from a female perspective (''“Look at you, out of control with a crazy girl”).'' |
| − | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 25|25 March 1986]], three months after the initial tracking it was | + | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 25|25 March 1986]], three months after the initial tracking it was re-recorded for possible inclusion on [[Sheila E.]]’s third album [[Album: Sheila E.|Sheila E.]]. For this re-recording the song was faster paced and with a funkier groove. [[Sheila E.]] added vocals and congas on it. [[Eric Leeds]] and [[Atlanta Bliss]] also adding horns at this time. |
| − | The title '''Love And Sex''' was previously used for an otherwise-unrelated 1984 recording; see [[Love And Sex]] for details of that track. During [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]] offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and while '''Love And Sex''' was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned. It is unclear if | + | The title '''Love And Sex''' was previously used for an otherwise-unrelated 1984 recording; see [[Love And Sex]] for details of that track. During [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]] offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and while '''Love And Sex''' was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned. It is unclear if this concerned the 1984 or 1986 song. |
| − | In September 2020, [[Prince]]’s | + | In September 2020, [[Prince]]’s January ’86 version was released as the twelfth track of ''Vault Tracks part 1'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]. The faster paced version with [[Sheila E.]] singing lead remains unreleased. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 3|3 January 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 3|3 January 1986]] | ||
| − | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
| − | {{RecordingLine| | + | {{RecordingLine| |
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 25|25 March 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 25|25 March 1986]] | ||
| − | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
| − | |additional info = [[Sheila E.]] vocal | + | |additional info = Tracking (Re-recording), overdubs mix |
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 26|26 March 1986]] | ||
| + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = Overdubs, including [[Sheila E.]] vocal, mix (session sans [[Prince]]) | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]] | ||
| + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 2,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = Edits, crossfades ([[Sheila E.]], sans [[Prince]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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| − | '''Sheila E. version''' | + | '''Unreleased Sheila E. version''' |
*[[Sheila E.]] – lead vocals, congas | *[[Sheila E.]] – lead vocals, congas | ||
*[[Prince]] - all instruments except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all instruments except where noted | ||
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|1= '''Love And Sex''' | |1= '''Love And Sex''' | ||
|2= 4:11 | |2= 4:11 | ||
| − | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] | + | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
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|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
|trivia = [[Prince]] had previously used the title '''Love And Sex''' for an otherwise-unrelated 1984 recording; see [[Love And Sex]] for details of that track. | |trivia = [[Prince]] had previously used the title '''Love And Sex''' for an otherwise-unrelated 1984 recording; see [[Love And Sex]] for details of that track. | ||
| − | |see also = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] album | + | |see also = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''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:2020]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]] | + | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' |
| + | |categories = [[Category:2020]][[Category:Recorded 1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Posthumously-released Songs]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:06, 25 June 2022
| Love And Sex < < < | Non-Prince Songs | All Prince Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Love In The Morning |
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| Love And Sex < < < | All Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Love In The Morning |
