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| − | |introduction = '''Sex In The Summer''' is the first track on the second disc of [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Sex In The Summer''' is the first track on the second disc of [[Prince]]’s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. |
| − | Basic tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in two parts in Summer 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota; while the first part is a solo performance by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), the second part of the track features [[Rhonda Smith]] and [[Kat Dyson]], who joined [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] | + | Basic tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in two parts in Summer 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota; while the first part is a solo performance by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), the second part of the track features [[Rhonda Smith]] and [[Kat Dyson]], who joined [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]’s band in June 1996. The backing track features a loop of the ultrasound heartbeat of [[Prince]] and [[Mayte]]’s unborn child (later named "Amiir"), and the [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album notes state that the original title of the track (presumably with different lyrics) was '''Conception'''. |
| − | Drum fills used throughout the song, including the | + | Drum fills used throughout the song, including the song’s opening, are sampled from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funkadelic Funkadelic’s] remake of ''Good Old Music'' (from their self-titled album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funkadelic_(album) Funkadelic], 1970), written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] and originally recorded by his previous band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Parliaments The Parliaments] as ''Good Ole Music''. The drum fills were played by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiki_Fulwood Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood]. |
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|date = Summer 1996 | |date = Summer 1996 | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
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|see also = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album | |see also = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] 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:1996]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1996]][[Category:Recorded 1996]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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