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Sex Shooter

from the album Apollonia 6 from the album Originals single art for Sex Shooter Song details Performer: Apollonia 6 First Released: 31 August 1984 - Sex Shooter single Album(s): Apollonia 6 Writer(s): Prince (credited to Apollonia 6) Producer(s): Prince (credited to The Starr* Company and Apollonia 6) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 8 July 1988, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France (instrumental interpolation in Erotic City) 27 November 1988: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA (instrumental interpolation in Erotic City) Performed regularly on tour: Lovesexy Tour (horn interpolation during Erotic City) Performed occasionally in shows: 1988 (horn interpolation during Erotic City)

Sex Shooter is the second track on Apollonia 6's first and only album Apollonia 6, and, four weeks before the album's release, Sex Shooter was releases as the album's first single. As such, the song is the first to be credited to Apollonia 6. Sex Shooter was written by Prince, but credited to Apollonia 6. The track is also featured in the movie Purple Rain, as Apollonia 6's performance in the movie. Basic tracking took place on 30 April 1983 at Prince's Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, the same day as Promise To Be True, and the track was originally planned for a second album by Vanity 6. It is unclear however if Vanity cut vocals for the song on this day or at a later occasion. When Vanity decided not to participate in the Purple Rain movie and left the group and, Prince restructured the group as Apollonia 6, after casting Apollonia for the project in September or October 1983. New lead vocals were recorded by her and Prince worked on the track further in October and November. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 30 April 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA Basic tracking Summer 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA Vocal overdubs by Brenda Bennett, Jill Jones and possibly Susan Moonsie Mid-October 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA Apollonia lead vocal overdubs, first attempt 6 November 1983 (estimate) Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA Apollonia lead vocal overdubs, second attempt 22 March 1984 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Edit for 7" Recording Personnel Apollonia 6 version Apollonia - lead vocals Brenda Bennett - background vocals Susan Moonsie - background vocals (credited, but unsure of actual participation) Prince - all instruments, except where noted (uncredited) Susan Rogers - engineer Unreleased version Vanity - lead vocals Prince - all instruments, except where noted Don Batts - engineer Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Sex Shooter 3:39 Apollonia 6 Sex Shooter promo Studio Sex Shooter (Edit) 3:00 Sex Shooter single Strange Tales From The Rain promo Edit Sex Shooter (Long Version) 6:45 Sex Shooter single Blue Limousine single Extended version a.k.a. Sex Shooter (Dance Remix) Sex Shooter 3:06 Originals Original Prince version released in 2019 Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Sex Shooter 4:33 Purple Rain 20th Anniversary DVD Promo video See Sex Shooter video for more details Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Sex Shooter Studio Original Vanity 6 version

Additional Information See also Trivia Apollonia 6 album Vanity 6 second unreleased album Sex Shooter single Sex Shooter video Apollonia 6 The title is a wordplay on "Six Shooter", another name for a revolver (gun) that holds six cartridges. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)

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