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|song name                = My Sex
 
|song name                = My Sex
 
|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]
 
|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]
|performer                = [[Jill Jones]]
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|performer                = [[Prince]] / [[Jill Jones]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|previous song            = [[My Pony]]
 
|previous song            = [[My Pony]]
 
|next song                = [[My Summertime Thang]]
 
|next song                = [[My Summertime Thang]]
|introduction              = '''My Sex''' is an unreleased song recorded in early August, 1985, at the [[Crosstown Circle Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA (during the same set of sessions as [[Splash]], [[Empty Room]], [[Sexual Suicide]] and [[Go]]).  
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|introduction              = '''My Sex''' is an unreleased song initially likely recorded somewhere in 1983, likely at the [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota).  
  
The song was intended for [[Jill Jones]]' album [[Album: Jill Jones|Jill Jones]], and at one point was considered to be the title track, as [[Jill Jones]] thought it encompassed the album's theme, but the song was ultimately not included as it was not considered to be strong enough.
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The song was worked on by [[Wendy Melvoin| Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]] in June 1985. And in Augusat 1985, [[Jill Jones]] rrecored a lerad vocal on it in New York, for possible inclusion on her [[Album: Jill Jones|Jill Jones]] album. At one point was considered to be the title track, as [[Jill Jones]] thought it encompassed the album’s theme, but the song was ultimately not included as it was not considered to be strong enough.
 
|recording info            =
 
|recording info            =
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = August, 1985
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|date                      = 1983 (assumed)
|studio                    = [[Crosstown Circle Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking
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}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 1985]]
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|studio                    = [[The Complex Studios]], <br>Los Angeles, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Overdubs, possible mix ([[Wendy Melvoin| Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]], sans [[Prince]])
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}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 6| 6 August 1985]]
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|studio                    =  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Lady_Studios Electric Lady Studios] -  Studio A,<br>New York, NY, USA
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|additional info          = ([[Jill Jones]] vocal overdubs)
 
}}
 
}}
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
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*[[Prince]] - all instruments except for some 1985 overdubs by [[Wendy Melvoin| Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]]
 
*[[Jill Jones]] - vocals
 
*[[Jill Jones]] - vocals
*[[Prince]] - all instruments (assumed)
 
 
|unreleased versions      =  
 
|unreleased versions      =  
 
{{Unreleased|
 
{{Unreleased|
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|1= '''My Sex'''
 
|1= '''My Sex'''
 
|2= Studio
 
|2= Studio
|3= Recorded August, 1985
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|3= Recorded August 1985
 
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|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
 
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
 
|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:1985]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1985]]
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* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]''
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|categories                = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Recorded 1985]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]]
 
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Latest revision as of 19:45, 25 June 2022

My Pony   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   My Summertime Thang
My Sex

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Song details
Performer: Prince / Jill Jones
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

My Sex is an unreleased song initially likely recorded somewhere in 1983, likely at the Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota).

The song was worked on by Wendy & Lisa in June 1985. And in Augusat 1985, Jill Jones rrecored a lerad vocal on it in New York, for possible inclusion on her Jill Jones album. At one point was considered to be the title track, as Jill Jones thought it encompassed the album’s theme, but the song was ultimately not included as it was not considered to be strong enough.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
1983 (assumed) Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
Tracking
25 June 1985 The Complex Studios,
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Overdubs, possible mix ( Wendy & Lisa, sans Prince)
6 August 1985 Electric Lady Studios - Studio A,
New York, NY, USA
(Jill Jones vocal overdubs)
Recording Personnel

Versions
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
My Sex Studio Recorded August 1985


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
My Pony   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   My Summertime Thang