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|previous song = [[Sex Me Sex Me Not]] | |previous song = [[Sex Me Sex Me Not]] | ||
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| − | |introduction = '''The Sex Of It''' is the third track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_Creole_and_the_Coconuts Kid Creole and the Coconuts] | + | |introduction = '''The Sex Of It''' is the third track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_Creole_and_the_Coconuts Kid Creole and the Coconuts]’ eighth album [[Album: Private Waters In The Great Divide|Private Waters In The Great Divide]] (their third album on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Records Columbia Records]), and, a few weeks before the album’s release, [[Single: The Sex Of It|The Sex Of It]] was released as the album’s first single. In 2003, it was included as the sixth and final track on the third and final disc on the compilation album ''The Ultimate Collection''. |
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_29|29 July 1987]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, a few weeks after the studios opened for recordings (the day before [[Eleven]], [[Fifteen]], [[Ten]], [[Ten And ½]], and three other instrumentals later named [[Night Owl]], [[Overnight, Every Night]] and [[Andorra]]). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Darnell August Darnell] (a.k.a. Kid Creole) recorded his own vocals over the basic tracks in late 1989 or early 1990 (studio information is needed for his recording). | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_29|29 July 1987]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, a few weeks after the studios opened for recordings (the day before [[Eleven]], [[Fifteen]], [[Ten]], [[Ten And ½]], and three other instrumentals later named [[Night Owl]], [[Overnight, Every Night]] and [[Andorra]]). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Darnell August Darnell] (a.k.a. Kid Creole) recorded his own vocals over the basic tracks in late 1989 or early 1990 (studio information is needed for his recording). | ||
| − | The album was completed and scheduled for release when [[Prince]] submitted the song in late 1989 (which he had promised when meeting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Darnell Darnell] in Europe during the [[Lovesexy Tour]]), and the record company delayed the release to include the song. | + | The album was completed and scheduled for release when [[Prince]] submitted the song in late 1989 (which he had promised when meeting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Darnell Darnell] in Europe during the [[Lovesexy Tour]]), and the record company delayed the release to include the song. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Darnell August Darnell] reluctantly agreed to include this song on [[Album: Private Waters In The Great Divide|the album]] at the insistence of his record company and ex-wife [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriana_Kaegi Adriana Kaegi]. |
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| + | A handwritten tracklist for [[The Time]]’s [[Album: Corporate World (1989)|Corporate World]] on which [[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]] worked on in Summer 1989 shows that [[The Sex Of It]] was, at one point, also considered for that album. But it is not known if an actual recording with [[Morris Day]]’s vocals took place. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_29|29 July 1987]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_29|29 July 1987]] | ||
| − | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = Summer 1989 | ||
| + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = Possible recording or vocal overbubs with [[Morris Day]] (tentative) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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[[Single: The Sex Of It|The Sex Of It]] single | [[Single: The Sex Of It|The Sex Of It]] single | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
| − | |5= a.k.a. '''The Sex Of It (Single Version)''' | + | |5= a.k.a. '''The Sex Of It (Single Version)''', '''The Sex Of It (7" Version)''', '''The Sex Of It (Radio Version)''' and '''The Sex Of It (Paisley Mix)''' |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
|5= Remix by Jason Davies | |5= Remix by Jason Davies | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''The Sex Of It''' | ||
| + | |2= 3:34 | ||
| + | |3= [[Album: Private Waters In The Great Divide|Private Waters In The Great Divide / You Shoulda Told Me You Were...]] 2018 reissue | ||
| + | |4= Studio | ||
| + | |5= Remastered album version | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''The Sex Of It (Extended Remix Version)''' | ||
| + | |2= 6:30 | ||
| + | |3= [[Album: Private Waters In The Great Divide|Private Waters In The Great Divide / You Shoulda Told Me You Were...]] 2018 reissue | ||
| + | |4= Remix | ||
| + | |5= Remix by Richie Jones. Remastered version. | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''The Sex Of It (House Version)''' | ||
| + | |2= 6:38 | ||
| + | |3= [[Album: Private Waters In The Great Divide|Private Waters In The Great Divide / You Shoulda Told Me You Were...]] 2018 reissue | ||
| + | |4= Remix | ||
| + | |5= Remix by Justin Strauss. Remastered version. | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|3= Promotional release only | |3= Promotional release only | ||
|4= Promo video | |4= Promo video | ||
| − | |5= | + | |5= |
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''The Sex Of It''' | |1= '''The Sex Of It''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
| − | |3= [[Prince]] | + | |3= [[Prince]]’s original 1987 recording |
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
| + | |1= '''The Sex Of It''' | ||
| + | |2= Studio | ||
| + | |3= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_Creole_and_the_Coconuts Kid Creole and the Coconuts] version. Longer than the album version. | ||
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = [[05_September 1987|5 September 1987: | + | |first live appearance = [[05_September 1987|5 September 1987: Rupert’s Nightclub, Golden Valley, MN, USA]] <small>(only known performance)</small> |
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] | ||
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|see also = [[Album: Private Waters In The Great Divide|Private Waters In The Great Divide]] album | |see also = [[Album: Private Waters In The Great Divide|Private Waters In The Great Divide]] album | ||
*[[Single: The Sex Of It|The Sex Of It]] single | *[[Single: The Sex Of It|The Sex Of It]] single | ||
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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)]] '' | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category:1990]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1990]][[Category:Recorded 1987]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
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