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.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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30 April 1983
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Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Basic tracking
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Summer 1983
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Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Vocal overdubs by Brenda Bennett, Jill Jones and possibly Susan Moonsie
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Mid-October 1983
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Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Apollonia lead vocal overdubs, first attempt
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6 November 1983 (estimate)
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Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Apollonia lead vocal overdubs, second attempt
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22 March 1984
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Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Edit for 7"
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Recording Personnel
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Apollonia 6 version
Unreleased version
- Vanity - lead vocals
- Prince - all instruments, except where noted
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Video Versions
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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Sex Shooter
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4:33
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Purple Rain 20th Anniversary DVD
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Promo video
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See Sex Shooter video for more details
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Unreleased Versions
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Title
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Version
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Additional Info
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Sex Shooter
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Studio
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Original Vanity 6 version
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