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|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>
 
|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]]
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|performer                = [[Apollonia 6]]; [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 31|31 August 1984]] - [[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]] single
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 31|31 August 1984]] - [[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]] single<br> [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 7|7 June 2019]] - [[Album: Originals|Originals]] album ([[Prince]] version)
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]]
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]]<br> [[Album: Originals|Originals]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Apollonia 6]])
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Apollonia 6]])
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[The Starr Company|The Starr* Company]] and [[Apollonia 6]])
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[The Starr Company|The Starr* Company]] and [[Apollonia 6]] on [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]])
 
|previous song            = [[The Sex Of It]]
 
|previous song            = [[The Sex Of It]]
 
|next song                = [[Sexual Suicide]]
 
|next song                = [[Sexual Suicide]]
|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.
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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.
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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.
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At a later session [[Brenda Bennett]] and possibly [[Susan Moonsie]] replaced [[Prince]]'s backing vocals. 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.
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In 2019, [[Prince]]’s own version was released as the first track on the posthumous album [[Album:_Originals|Originals]].
  
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            =
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 30|30 April 1983]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 30|30 April 1983]]
 
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking
 
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|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = [[Apollonia]] lead vocal overdubs, second attempt
 
|additional info          = [[Apollonia]] lead vocal overdubs, second attempt
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}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 6|6 February 1984]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Mix
 
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{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
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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)
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<br>
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'''Prince version''' (on [[Album: Originals|Originals]])
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*[[Prince]] - all instruments and vocals
 
<hr>
 
<hr>
*[[Susan Rogers]] - engineer
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*[[Don Batts]] - engineer
 
<br>
 
<br>
'''Unreleased version'''
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'''Vanity 6 version'''
 
*[[Vanity]] - lead vocals
 
*[[Vanity]] - lead vocals
 
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted
 
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted
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|2= 3:00
 
|2= 3:00
 
|3= [[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]] single<br>
 
|3= [[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]] single<br>
[[Album: Strange Tales From The Rain|Strange Tales From The Rain]] promo
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[[Album:_Strange_Tales_From_The_Rain|Strange Tales From The Rain]] promotional album <br>
 
|4= Edit
 
|4= Edit
 
|5=  
 
|5=  
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|2= 3:06
 
|2= 3:06
 
|3= [[Album:_Originals|Originals]]  
 
|3= [[Album:_Originals|Originals]]  
|4= Original [[Prince]] version  
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|4= [[Prince]] vocal version  
 
|5= released in 2019
 
|5= released in 2019
 
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{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
 
|1= '''Sex Shooter'''  
 
|1= '''Sex Shooter'''  
|2= 4:33
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|2= 4:36
 
|3= [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] 20th Anniversary DVD
 
|3= [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] 20th Anniversary DVD
 
|4= Promo video
 
|4= Promo video
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|1= '''Sex Shooter'''
 
|1= '''Sex Shooter'''
 
|2= Studio
 
|2= Studio
|3= Original [[Vanity 6]] version
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|3= Original [[Vanity 6]] version, [[Prince]] background vocals
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}}
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{{Unreleasedline|
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|1= '''Sex Shooter'''
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|2= Studio
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|3= [[Vanity 6]] version with different backing music from before
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}}
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{{Unreleasedline|
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|1= '''Sex Shooter'''
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|2= Studio
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|3= Original [[Vanity 6]] version with [[Prince]] vocals replaced.
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|broadcasts, streaming    =
 
|broadcasts, streaming    =
 
|sampled in                =
 
|sampled in                =
|first live appearance    = [[08_July 1988|8 July 1988, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France]] <small>(instrumental interpolation in [[Erotic City]])</small> <br>
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{{SongSampled|
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|sampled in                =
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{{Songchart|
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|line =
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''She’s Always In My Hair'''
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|2= 3:27
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|3= [[Single: Raspberry Beret|Raspberry Beret]] single<br>
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[[Single: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]] single<br>
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[[Single: Girls & Boys|Girls & Boys]] single<br>
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[[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]
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|4= Studio
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|5= See Trivia
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''She’s Always In My Hair (New Mix)'''
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|2= 6:31
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|3= [[Single: Raspberry Beret|Raspberry Beret]] single<br>
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[[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]
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|4= Extended Version
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|5= Original full-length recording; a.k.a. '''She’s Always In My Hair (12" Version)'''
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}}
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}}
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}}
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|first live appearance    = [[31 December 1987|31 December 1987, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(instrumental interpolation in [[Erotic City]])</small> <br>
 
* [[27 November 1988|27 November 1988: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA]] <small>(instrumental interpolation in [[Erotic City]])</small>
 
* [[27 November 1988|27 November 1988: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA]] <small>(instrumental interpolation in [[Erotic City]])</small>
 
|performed regularly on    = [[Lovesexy Tour]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[Erotic City]])</small>
 
|performed regularly on    = [[Lovesexy Tour]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[Erotic City]])</small>
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[Erotic City]])</small>
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[Erotic City]])</small>; [[All Concerts#1988|1988]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[Erotic City]])</small>
 
|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.
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*[[Prince]] took the four-note riff heard at 0:09 from [[Sex Shooter]] and slowed it down to create a sequence that comes between “she’s always there” and “telling me how much she cares” at the 0:43 mark of [[She’s Always In My Hair]]; that song was listed as '''Sex Shooter''' on the studio work order.
 
|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
 
*[[Album: Vanity 6 (1984)|Vanity 6]] second unreleased album
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|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/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]''
 
* ''[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]]
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|categories                = [[Category:1984]][[Category:2019]][[Category:Recorded 1983]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 09:14, 25 February 2024

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Sex Shooter

Apollonia6 album.jpg
from the album Apollonia 6
Originals album artwork
from the album Originals
Sexshooter single.jpg
single art for Sex Shooter
Song details
Performer: Apollonia 6; Prince
First Released: 31 August 1984 - Sex Shooter single
7 June 2019 - Originals album (Prince version)
Album(s): Apollonia 6
Originals
Writer(s): Prince (credited to Apollonia 6)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to The Starr* Company and Apollonia 6 on Apollonia 6)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

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.

At a later session Brenda Bennett and possibly Susan Moonsie replaced Prince's backing vocals. 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.

In 2019, Prince’s own version was released as the first track on the posthumous album Originals.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
30 April 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
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
6 February 1984 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Mix
22 March 1984 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Edit for 7"
Recording Personnel

Apollonia 6 version


Prince version (on Originals)

  • Prince - all instruments and vocals


Vanity 6 version

  • Vanity - lead vocals
  • Prince - all instruments, except where noted


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 promotional album

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 Prince vocal version released in 2019
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Sex Shooter 4:36 Purple Rain 20th Anniversary DVD Promo video See Sex Shooter video for more details
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
She’s Always In My Hair 3:27 Raspberry Beret single

Paisley Park single
Girls & Boys single
The Hits / The B-Sides

Studio See Trivia
She’s Always In My Hair (New Mix) 6:31 Raspberry Beret single

Ultimate

Extended Version Original full-length recording; a.k.a. She’s Always In My Hair (12" Version)
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Sex Shooter Studio Original Vanity 6 version, Prince background vocals
Sex Shooter Studio Vanity 6 version with different backing music from before
Sex Shooter Studio Original Vanity 6 version with Prince vocals replaced.
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • The title is a wordplay on "Six Shooter", another name for a revolver (gun) that holds six cartridges.
  • Prince took the four-note riff heard at 0:09 from Sex Shooter and slowed it down to create a sequence that comes between “she’s always there” and “telling me how much she cares” at the 0:43 mark of She’s Always In My Hair; that song was listed as Sex Shooter on the studio work order.

References
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