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She’s Always In My Hair

Song details
single art for Raspberry Beret		included on The Hits / The B-Sides
Performer:	Prince and the Revolution
First Released:	15 May 1985 - Raspberry Beret single
Album(s):	The Hits / The B-Sides Ultimate
Writer(s):	Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
Producer(s):	Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
18 February 1993, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota 9 April 2015: Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA
Performed regularly on tour:
Act I Act II New Power Soul Tour New Power Soul Festival Tour Hit N Run Tour A Celebration Live Out Loud Tour
Performed occasionally in shows:
1999, 2002, 2007 (as clip during sampler sets), 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

She’s Always In My Hair was released as the b-side of Raspberry Beret (in North America) and Paisley Park, the first single (in their respective territories) from Prince’s seventh album Around The World In A Day, the second album to be credited to Prince and the Revolution.

In 1986, it was included on a 7" double-pack UK-only special edition of the single Girls & Boys.

In 1993, it was included as the 14th track on The B-Sides compilation (included as the third and final disc on The Hits / The B-Sides).

Basic tracking took place on 29 December 1983 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (a day after Next Time Wipe The Lipstick Off Your Collar, the day before We Can Fuck (later retitled We Can Funk). Although credited to Prince and the Revolution, the track is a solo performance by Prince.

Recording Information

Recording Sessions
Date	Studio	Additional info
29 December 1983	Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA	Tracking
8 January 1984	Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA	"New Mix" overdubs, mixing
15 August 1984 (estimate)	Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA	Tracking of different version
11 September 1984	Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA	Overdubs, including Including DX7 parts
30 January 1985	Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA	Updated mix, sans Prince
Recording Personnel
Prince - all vocals and instruments Bill Jackson - engineer (Sunset) Susan Rogers - engineer (Warehouse)

Versions

Released Versions

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
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)
She’s Always In My Hair	3:18	NPG Ahdio Show # 9 mp3 (not available as a separate track)	Live	26 March 1993, Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA

Video Versions

Title	Length	Released	Version	Additional info
She’s Always In My Hair	2:36	Rave Un2 The Year 2000 VHS/DVD	Live	18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA

Broadcasts/streaming (only)

Title	Length	Released	Version	Additional info
She’s Always In My Hair	5:24	DrFunkenberry soundcloud account	Live	15 April 2013 (show 2): The Vogue, Vancouver, BC, Canada
She’s Always In My Hair	10:06	3rdEye TV Show # 19 concert video stream & 3rdEyeGirl’s YouTube account	Live	7 August 2013, Dyrehaven - Bøgescenen, Skanderborg, Denmark
She’s Always In My Hair	8:45	3rdEye TV Show # 20 concert video stream	Live	15 July 2013, Auditorium Stravinksi, Montreux, Switzerland
She’s Always In My Hair	4:21	Delayed performance TV broadcast	Studio	4 March 2014, The Arsenio Hall Show, Sunset Bronson Studios - Stage 19, Los Angeles, California; also posted online as performance video
She’s Always In My Hair (instrumental)	5:40	3rdEyeGirl YouTube Account concert audio stream	Live	29 June 2014 (a.m.) Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota

Unreleased Versions

Title	Version	Additional Info
She’s Always In My Hair	Studio	original 1983 version, with no Yamaha DX7 FX and w/ 'false' ending
She’s Always In My Hair	Studio	discarded 1984 version

Additional Information

	See also	Trivia

	Raspberry Beret single Paisley Park single

	References
	The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018) Prince and the Parade and Sign O’ the Times Era Studio Sessions: 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)

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