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− | |date = April - 13 June 1979 | + | |date = April - May 1979 |
| |studio = [[Alpha Studios]], Burbank, CA, USA | | |studio = [[Alpha Studios]], Burbank, CA, USA |
| |additional info = Initial tracking | | |additional info = Initial tracking |
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− | |date = April - 13 June 1979 | + | |date = May - 13 June 1979 |
| |studio = [[Hollywood Sound Recorders]], Los Angeles, CA, USA | | |studio = [[Hollywood Sound Recorders]], Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| |additional info = Overdubs, mixing | | |additional info = Overdubs, mixing |
Sexy Dancer is the third track on Prince's second album Prince, and, seven months after the album's release, Sexy Dancer was released as the album's third single, although it was released only in the UK and Japan, where it was the album's second single (after I Wanna Be Your Lover).
While specific recording dates are not known, the album sessions took place from late April to late May 1979 at Alpha Studios, Burbank, CA, USA. Overdubs and mixing took place at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Although it wasn't released as a single in the USA, Sexy Dancer (with I Wanna Be Your Lover) reached position 3 in the Billboard Disco Top 100 Chart, indicating the track was a DJ favorite in US clubs.
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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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April - May 1979
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Alpha Studios, Burbank, CA, USA
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Initial tracking
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May - 13 June 1979
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Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Overdubs, mixing
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Recording Personnel
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- Prince - all vocals and instruments
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Released Versions
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
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Partyman (The Purple Party Mix)
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6:02
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Partyman single
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Remix
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Remix by Femi Jiya and Prince; Includes sampled clips of Sexy Dancer, I Wanna Be Your Lover, Head, Partyup, Let's Work, 1999, Raspberry Beret, Erotic City, Kiss, U Got The Look, Housequake and Alphabet St.
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Partyman (The Purple Party Mix)
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5:58
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The Scandalous Sex Suite EP
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Remix edit
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As above, missing The Joker's opening dialogue by Jack Nicholson
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Purple Medley
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11:03
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Purple Medley single
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Studio medley
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See Purple Medley for more details
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Stare
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3:44
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Spotify stream
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Studio
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Includes sample of Kiss and interpolation of Sexy Dancer
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Additional Information
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See also
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Trivia
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- Sexy Dancer appeared in the Billboard Disco Top 100 chart along with I Wanna Be Your Lover 5 weeks after I Wanna Be Your Lover first entered the same chart. The Disco Top 100 chart is based on DJ/Clubs playlists sent to Billboard and reflects the impact of a track in clubs. The playlist contains either singles or albums tracks. From these playlists, different tracks from a same artist and a same album are listed as only one entry in the charts.
- Billboard Disco Top 100 chart progression for Sexy Dancer:
Entry position 16 (15 Dec. 79), 12 (22 Dec. 79), ?? (29 Dec. 79), ?? (5 Jan. 80), 4 (12 Jan. 80), 3 (19 Jan. 80), 3 (26 Jan. 80), ?? (2 Feb. 80), 4 (9 Feb. 80), 7 (16 Feb. 80), 11 (23 Feb. 80), 13 (1 Mar. 80), 37 (8 Mar. 80), 62 (15 Mar. 80), 59 (22 Mar. 80), 57 (29 Mar. 80), exit position ?? (5 Apr. 80). Weeks in Top 10: ?, weeks in Top 40: 13.
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