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{{song| | {{song| | ||
|song name = Sex Shooter | |song name = Sex Shooter | ||
− | |album image = [[File:Apollonia6 album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Apollonia 6]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]]</small> | + | |album image = [[File:Apollonia6 album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Apollonia 6]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]]</small><br> [[File:Originals.jpg|100px|border|Originals album artwork]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Originals|Originals]]</small><br> |
|single image = [[File:Sexshooter single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Sex Shooter]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Sexshooter single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Sex Shooter]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Apollonia 6]] | |performer = [[Apollonia 6]] | ||
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|introduction = '''Sex Shooter''' is the second track on [[Apollonia 6]]'s first and only album [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]], and, four weeks before the album's release, [[Single: Sex Shooter|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 [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], as [[Apollonia 6]]'s performance in the movie. | |introduction = '''Sex Shooter''' is the second track on [[Apollonia 6]]'s first and only album [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]], and, four weeks before the album's release, [[Single: Sex Shooter|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 [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], as [[Apollonia 6]]'s performance in the movie. | ||
− | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 30|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 [[Film: Purple Rain|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. | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 30|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 [[Album: Vanity 6 (1984)|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 [[Film: Purple Rain|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 info = | |recording info = | ||
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*[[Susan Moonsie]] - background vocals (credited, but unsure of actual participation) | *[[Susan Moonsie]] - background vocals (credited, but unsure of actual participation) | ||
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted (uncredited) | *[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted (uncredited) | ||
− | < | + | '''Original version''' |
− | ''' | + | *[[Prince]] - all instruments and vocals |
+ | <hr> | ||
+ | *[[Susan Rogers]] - engineer | ||
+ | '''Vanity 6 version''' | ||
*[[Vanity]] - lead vocals | *[[Vanity]] - lead vocals | ||
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted | ||
+ | <hr> | ||
+ | *[[Don Batts]] - engineer | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|4= Extended version | |4= Extended version | ||
|5= a.k.a. '''Sex Shooter (Dance Remix)''' | |5= a.k.a. '''Sex Shooter (Dance Remix)''' | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Sex Shooter ''' | ||
+ | |2= 3:06 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album:_Originals|Originals]] | ||
+ | |4= [[Prince]] vocal version | ||
+ | |5= released in 2019 | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|trivia = The title is a wordplay on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_shooter "Six Shooter"], another name for a revolver (gun) that holds six cartridges. | |trivia = The title is a wordplay on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_shooter "Six Shooter"], another name for a revolver (gun) that holds six cartridges. | ||
|see also = [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]] album | |see also = [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]] album | ||
+ | *[[Album: Vanity 6 (1984)|Vanity 6]] second unreleased album | ||
*[[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]] single | *[[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]] single | ||
*[[Video: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]] video | *[[Video: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]] video | ||
*[[Apollonia 6]] | *[[Apollonia 6]] | ||
|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)]]'' | ||
− | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/ | + | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' |
|categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1983]] | |categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1983]] | ||
}} | }} |
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