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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 | 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]]. | [[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]]. | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 29|29 January 1988]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 29|29 January 1988]] | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 18|18 April 1988]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 18|18 April 1988]] | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>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 = | ||
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*[[Eric Leeds]] – saxophone (sampled from [[Luv Sexy]]) | *[[Eric Leeds]] – saxophone (sampled from [[Luv Sexy]]) | ||
*[[Atlanta Bliss]] – trumpet (sampled from [[Luv Sexy]]) | *[[Atlanta Bliss]] – trumpet (sampled from [[Luv Sexy]]) | ||
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− | * [[Eddie Miller]] - Engineer on | + | * [[Eddie Miller]] - Engineer on rough mix session |
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
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+ | |1= '''Lovesexy''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= different mix edit with extra break and some more effects | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Lovesexy''' (Extended Remix) | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= Extended Remix | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1989|1989]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1989|1989]] | ||
|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. | |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]] | *[[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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