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|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
| − | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Love’s No Fun]] |
|next song = [[The Lubricated Lady]] | |next song = [[The Lubricated Lady]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Lovesexy''' is the sixth song on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Lovesexy''' is the sixth song on [[Prince]]’s tenth album [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]]. In 1989, a live version was included on the [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS, taken from the [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988]] live TV broadcast. |
| − | + | Basic tracking took place on | |
| − | + | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_29|29 January 1988]], three days after an acetate of what was to become [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] (including the song [[Luv Sexy]]) was produced, and two days before recording [[I Wish U Heaven]]. | |
| + | On this day [[Prince]] built a new song, using some elements from [[Luv Sexy]], (recorded in December 1987), including the horn/synth hookline, the '"rain is wet sugar is sweet" vocal section and the vari-speed "tonight we make love with only words" dialogue. He then took lyrics originally written as ''The Most Vital'' and created '''Lovesexy''', recording all instruments by himself except for the parts lifted from [[Luv Sexy]]. | ||
| + | The song was included as the sixth track on a February configuration of [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]], where it remained for the final release. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/ | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 29|29 January 1988]] |
| − | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
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{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/ | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 18|18 April 1988]] |
| − | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = ‘Rough mix for guitar reference’ |
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
'''Released version''' | '''Released version''' | ||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
| − | *Unidentified woman | + | *Unidentified woman – vocals (sampled from [[Luv Sexy]]) |
| − | + | *[[Eric Leeds]] – saxophone (sampled from [[Luv Sexy]]) | |
| − | + | *[[Atlanta Bliss]] – trumpet (sampled from [[Luv Sexy]]) | |
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| − | *[[ | + | * [[Eddie Miller]] - Engineer on rough mix session |
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|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|1= '''Lovesexy''' | |1= '''Lovesexy''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
| − | |3= | + | |3= different mix edit with extra break and some more effects |
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Lovesexy''' (Extended Remix) | ||
| + | |2= Studio | ||
| + | |3= Extended Remix | ||
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|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS | |3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
| − | |5= Studio version played during show; [[ | + | |5= Studio version played during show; [[09 September 1988|9 September 1988: Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany]]; uncredited on artwork |
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| − | |first live appearance = [[08 July 1988|8 July 1988 | + | |first live appearance = [[08 July 1988|8 July 1988: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France]]<br> |
| − | |performed regularly on =[[Lovesexy Tour]] | + | * [[13 February 1989|13 February 1989: Osaka-jō Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan]] |
| − | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]] | + | |performed regularly on = [[Lovesexy Tour]] |
| − | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1989|1989]] | |
| − | * [[Prince]] described the term "lovesexy" on tour as "the feeling u get when u fall in love - not with a girl or boy, but with the heavens above | + | |trivia = * [[Prince]] described the term "lovesexy" on tour as "the feeling u get when u fall in love - not with a girl or boy, but with the heavens above, a lyric not present in the song itself, but taken from the song [[Luv Sexy]], which '''Lovesexy''' cannibalized from. |
| − | * The ''"Bizarre!"'' sample used in this song is originally from ''Our Bizarre Relationship'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa Frank Zappa] | + | * The ''"Bizarre!"'' sample used in this song is originally from ''Our Bizarre Relationship'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa Frank Zappa]’s band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mothers_of_Invention The Mothers of Invention] (from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Meat Uncle Meat]'', 1969). It was one of the preset samples in the Fairlight CMI sample-synthesizer and [[Prince]] took it from there. It was utilized in quite a few songs recorded between 1985 and 1987: [[All My Dreams]], [[Bob George]], [[Christopher Tracy’s Parade]], [[Lovesexy]], and [[Madhouse]] songs [[Nine]] and [[Six|6 (The End Of The World Mix)]] all contain this sample. |
|see also = [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] album | |see also = [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] album | ||
| + | *[[Luv Sexy]] | ||
*[[Lovesexy Tour]] | *[[Lovesexy Tour]] | ||
|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:1988]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1988]][[Category:Recorded 1988]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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