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|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]] | + | |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]] | + | 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. |
− | In 2019, [[Prince]] | + | 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]]. | ||
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|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 = | + | |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 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 6|6 February 1984]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Mix | ||
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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: | + | [[Album:_Strange_Tales_From_The_Rain|Strange Tales From The Rain]] promotional album <br> |
|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Sex Shooter''' | |1= '''Sex Shooter''' | ||
− | |2= 4: | + | |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 | + | |3= Original [[Vanity 6]] version, [[Prince]] background vocals |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Sex Shooter''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= [[Vanity 6]] version with different backing music from before | ||
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|1= '''Sex Shooter''' | |1= '''Sex Shooter''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= [[Vanity 6]] version with | + | |3= Original [[Vanity 6]] version with [[Prince]] vocals replaced. |
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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: | + | |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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