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|album name            = Vanity 6
|album name            = Vanity 6
|album image            = [[File:Vanity6 album.jpg|200px|Vanity 6 (Front Cover)]]
|album image            = [[File:Vanity6 album.jpg|200px|Vanity 6 (Front Cover)]]
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 11|11 August, 1982]]
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 11|11 August 1982]]
|length                = 30:59  
|length                = 30:59  
|label                  = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]
|label                  = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]
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|next album link        = [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]]
|next album link        = [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]]
<!-------ALBUM TEXT ------->
<!-------ALBUM TEXT ------->
|introduction          = '''Vanity&nbsp;6''' is the first and only album by [[Vanity 6]], a group put together and effectively run by [[Prince]], and was released on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 11|11 August, 1982]].  
|introduction          = '''Vanity&nbsp;6''' is the first and only album by [[Vanity 6]], a group put together and effectively run by [[Prince]], and was released on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 11|11 August 1982]].  


The album was produced by [[Prince]] under the pseudonym [[The Starr Company|The Starr* Company]], and production credit was shared (erroneously) with [[Vanity 6]]. Seven of the eight songs were written or co-written by [[Prince]], but credit was given to the bandmembers.  
The album was produced by [[Prince]] under the pseudonym [[The Starr Company|The Starr* Company]], and production credit was shared (erroneously) with [[Vanity 6]]. Seven of the eight songs were written or co-written by [[Prince]], but credit was given to the bandmembers.  


[[He's So Dull]] was written and produced by [[Dez Dickerson]].
[[He’s So Dull]] was written and produced by [[Dez Dickerson]].


A follow-up to the album was planned to coincide with the [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] movie, but when [[Vanity]] decided she did not want to participate in the movie, [[Prince]] instead replaced her with [[Apollonia]] and changed the group's name to [[Apollonia 6]]; the tracks planned for the follow-up were subsequently included on the album [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]].
A follow-up to the album was planned to coincide with the [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] movie, but when [[Vanity]] decided she did not want to participate in the movie, [[Prince]] instead replaced her with [[Apollonia]] and changed the group’s name to [[Apollonia 6]]; the tracks planned for the follow-up were subsequently included on the album [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]].




<b>Recording process</b>
<b>Sessions and compiling</b>


Some of the tracks were originally recorded in 1981 and intended for the group [[Vanity 6|The Hookers]]. [[Wet Dream]], [[Make-Up]] and [[Drive Me Wild]] were recorded in Summer 1981, but the album by [[Vanity 6|The Hookers]] was left unfinished in Autumn, 1981, when [[Prince]] embarked on the [[Controversy Tour]] (see details of the album in the trivia section below). [[Vanity 6|The Hookers]] evolved into [[Vanity 6]] when [[Vanity]] (born [[Vanity|Denise Matthews]]) and [[Brenda Bennett]] joined the group, replacing [[Jamie Shoop]] and forming a trio.  
Some of the tracks were originally recorded in 1981 and intended for the group [[Vanity 6|The Hookers]], the name of the group before [[Vanity]] joined. [[Wet Dream]], [[Make-Up]] and [[Drive Me Wild]] were recorded in Summer 1981, but the album by [[Vanity 6|The Hookers]] was left unfinished in Autumn 1981, when [[Prince]] embarked on the [[Controversy Tour]] (see details of the album in the trivia section below).  


[[Nasty Girl]], [[Bite The Beat]] and [[He's So Dull]] were recorded in late March, 1982 for the newly revised group. [[If A Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)]] and [[3 x 2 = 6]] were the final tracks recorded for the album, in March or April, 1982. [[Vanity]] and [[Brenda Bennett]]'s vocals for [[Wet Dream]], [[Make-Up]] and [[Drive Me Wild]] were also recorded at some point in Spring, 1982.
[[Vanity 6|The Hookers]] evolved into [[Vanity 6]] when [[Vanity]] (born [[Vanity|Denise Matthews]]) and [[Brenda Bennett]] joined the group, replacing [[Jamie Shoop]] and Loreen Moonsie.
 
[[Nasty Girl]], [[Bite The Beat]] and [[He’s So Dull]] were recorded in late March 1982 for the newly revised group. [[If A Girl Answers (Don’t Hang Up)]] and [[3 x 2 = 6]] were the final tracks recorded for the album, in March or April 1982. [[Vanity]] and [[Brenda Bennett]]’s vocals for [[Wet Dream]], [[Make-Up]] and [[Drive Me Wild]] were also recorded at some point in Spring 1982.




<b>Promotion</b>
<b>Promotion</b>


The album produced four singles, [[Single: Nasty Girl|Nasty Girl]], [[Single: Bite The Beat|Bite The Beat]], [[Single: He's So Dull|He's So Dull]], and [[Single: Drive Me Wild|Drive Me Wild]], and [[Vanity 6]] supported the album by touring as one of [[Prince]]'s opening acts on the [[1999 Tour]] (with the musical backing played by [[The Time]]). Perhaps due to the album's explicit lyrics, the album only reached number 45 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, but reached number 6 on the US Billboard Black Chart (recently renamed from the Billboard Soul Chart).
The album produced four singles: [[Single: He’s So Dull|He’s So Dull]], [[Single: Nasty Girl|Nasty Girl]], [[Single: Bite The Beat|Bite The Beat]] and [[Single: Drive Me Wild|Drive Me Wild]]. [[Vanity 6]] supported the album by touring as one of [[Prince]]’s opening acts on the [[1999 Tour]] (with the musical backing played by [[The Time]]).  
 
Perhaps due to the album’s explicit lyrics, the album only reached number 45 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, but reached number 6 on the US Billboard Black Chart (recently renamed from the Billboard Soul Chart).
<!-------TRACK LIST ------->
<!-------TRACK LIST ------->
|tracklisting          = <small>The compact disc version is a reissue from the original LP.</small>
|tracklisting          = <small>The compact disc version is a reissue from the original LP.</small>
# <b>[[Nasty Girl]]</b> (5:10)
# <b>[[Nasty Girl]]</b> (5:10)
# <b>[[Wet Dream]]</b> (4:12)
# <b>[[Wet Dream]]</b> (4:12)
# <b>[[Drive Me Wild]]</b> (2:31)<sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Drive Me Wild]]</b> (2:31) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[He's So Dull]]</b> (2:32)<sup>2</sup>
# <b>[[He’s So Dull]]</b> (2:32) <sup>2</sup>
# <b>[[If A Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)]]</b> (5:34)<sup>3</sup>
# <b>[[If A Girl Answers (Don’t Hang Up)]]</b> (5:34) <sup>3</sup>
# <b>[[Make-Up]]</b> (2:40)<sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Make-Up]]</b> (2:40) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Bite The Beat]]</b> (3:12)<sup>4</sup>
# <b>[[Bite The Beat]]</b> (3:12) <sup>4</sup>
# <b>[[3 x 2 = 6]]</b> (5:24)<sup>5</sup>
# <b>[[3 x 2 = 6]]</b> (5:24) <sup>5</sup>
|credits                = All songs written by [[Prince]] (credited to [[Vanity 6]]) except where noted.
|credits                = All songs written by [[Prince]] (credited to [[Vanity 6]]) except where noted.
<br>
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</small>
</small>
<!-------LP FORMATS ------->
<!-------LP FORMATS ------->
|other format            = LP
|other format            = LP/MC
|content                = <small>The vinyl long play is the original issue.</small>
|content                = <small>The vinyl long play is the original issue.</small>
*Side 1:
*Side 1:
# <b>[[Nasty Girl]]</b> (5:10)
# <b>[[Nasty Girl]]</b> (5:10)
# <b>[[Wet Dream]]</b> (4:12)
# <b>[[Wet Dream]]</b> (4:12)
# <b>[[Drive Me Wild]]</b> (2:31)<sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Drive Me Wild]]</b> (2:31) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[He's So Dull]]</b> (2:32)<sup>2</sup>
# <b>[[He’s So Dull]]</b> (2:32) <sup>2</sup>
*Side 2:
*Side 2:
# <b>[[If A Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)]]</b> (5:34)<sup>3</sup>
# <b>[[If A Girl Answers (Don’t Hang Up)]]</b> (5:34) <sup>3</sup>
# <b>[[Make-Up]]</b> (2:40)<sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Make-Up]]</b> (2:40) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Bite The Beat]]</b> (3:12)<sup>4</sup>
# <b>[[Bite The Beat]]</b> (3:12) <sup>4</sup>
# <b>[[3 x 2 = 6]]</b> (5:24)<sup>5</sup>
# <b>[[3 x 2 = 6]]</b> (5:24) <sup>5</sup>
<!-------PERSONNEL ------->
<!-------PERSONNEL ------->
|musicians              = [[Vanity]] - vocals, lead vocals on [[Nasty Girl]], [[Wet Dream]], [[He's So Dull]] and [[3 x 2 = 6]], co-lead vocals on [[If A Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)]]
|musicians              = [[Vanity]] - vocals, lead vocals on [[Nasty Girl]], [[Wet Dream]], [[He’s So Dull]] and [[3 x 2 = 6]], co-lead vocals on [[If A Girl Answers (Don’t Hang Up)]]
*[[Brenda Bennett]] - vocals, lead vocals on [[Bite The Beat]], co-lead vocals on [[If A Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)]]
*[[Brenda Bennett]] - vocals, lead vocals on [[Bite The Beat]], co-lead vocals on [[If A Girl Answers (Don’t Hang Up)]]
*[[Susan Moonsie]] - vocals, lead vocals on [[Drive Me Wild]] and [[Make-Up]]
*[[Susan Moonsie]] - vocals, lead vocals on [[Drive Me Wild]] and [[Make-Up]]
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted (credited as [[The Time]])
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted (credited as [[The Time]])
*[[Dez Dickerson]] - drums on [[He's So Dull]] and [[3 x 2 = 6]], guitar on [[He's So Dull]]
*[[Dez Dickerson]] - drums on [[He’s So Dull]] and [[3 x 2 = 6]], guitar on [[He’s So Dull]]
*[[Terry Lewis]] - bass on [[If A Girl Answers (Don’t Hang Up)]]
*[[Jesse Johnson]] - guitar, bass guitar and keyboards on [[Bite The Beat]]
*[[Jesse Johnson]] - guitar, bass guitar and keyboards on [[Bite The Beat]]
|production            = [[Prince]] - producer (album) (credited to [[The Starr Company|The Starr* Company]] and [[Vanity 6]])
|production            = [[Prince]] - producer (album) (credited to [[The Starr Company|The Starr* Company]] and [[Vanity 6]])
*[[Dez Dickerson]] - producer on [[He's So Dull]]
*[[Dez Dickerson]] - producer on [[He’s So Dull]]
*Allen Beaulieu - photography
*Allen Beaulieu - photography
|thanks                = none.
|thanks                = none.
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|singles =  
|singles =  
{{AlbumSinglesLine|
|Single = [[Single: He’s So Dull|He’s So Dull]]
|B-side = [[Make-Up]]
|Image  = Hessodull single.jpg
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{{AlbumSinglesLine|
{{AlbumSinglesLine|
|Single = [[Single: Nasty Girl|Nasty Girl]]
|Single = [[Single: Nasty Girl|Nasty Girl]]
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|Image  = Bitethebeat single.jpg
|Image  = Bitethebeat single.jpg
|Link  = Single: Bite The Beat
|Link  = Single: Bite The Beat
}}
 
{{AlbumSinglesLine|
|Single = [[Single: He's So Dull|He's So Dull]]
|B-side = [[Make-Up]]
|Image  = Hessodull single.jpg
|Link  = Single: He's So Dull
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|see also              =  
|see also              =  
{{SeeAlso|
{{SeeAlso|
|item1  = [[Album:_Apollonia_6|Apollonia 6]]<br>(album)  
|item1  = [[Album:_Apollonia_6|Apollonia 6]]<br>(Album)  
|image1  = [[File:Apollonia6 album.jpg|60px|link=Album: Apollonia 6]]
|image1  = [[File:Apollonia6 album.jpg|60px|link=Album: Apollonia 6]]
|item2  = &nbsp; 
|item2  = [[Album:_Vanity_6_(1984)|Vanity 6 planned second album]]<br>(Project)
|image2  =  
|image2  = [[File:Unreleased project.png|60px|link=Album: Vanity_6_(1984)]]
}}
}}
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<!-------CHARTS ----------->
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{{Charts|
{{Charts|
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{{ChartLine|
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 2 Oct. 1982
| Date            = 2 Oct. 1982
| Chart (Country) = Billboard 200 Chart, USA
| Chart (Country) = <b>USA</b>: Billboard 200
| Peak Position  = 45
| Peak Position  = 45
| Weeks in chart  = 31
| Weeks in chart  = 31
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{{ChartLine|
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 2 Oct. 1982
| Date            = 2 Oct. 1982
| Chart (Country) = Billboard Black Album Chart, USA
| Chart (Country) = <b>USA</b>: Billboard Black LPs
| Peak Position  = 6
| Peak Position  = 6
| Weeks in chart  = 36
| Weeks in chart  = 36
}}
}}
| certifications =
| certifications =
{{Certification-Header}}
{{Certification|
{{Certification|
|Date                = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_1|1 Aug. 1985]]
|Date                = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_1|1 Aug. 1985]]
|Certification        = Gold
|Certification        = Gold <small>(500,000)</small>
|Institution, Country = RIAA (USA)
|Institution, Country = RIAA, USA
}}
}}
|awards        = {{noAwards|format=album|Country=in the USA}}
|awards        = {{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}}
}}
}}
|releases              = {{:Releases: Empty}}
|releases              = {{:Releases: Empty}}
|album promotion        = [[Vanity 6]] was an opening act on [[Prince]]'s [[1999 Tour]] (along with [[The Time]]), playing songs from the album.
|album promotion        = [[Vanity 6]] was an opening act on [[Prince]]’s [[1999 Tour]] (along with [[The Time]]), playing songs from the album.
|trivia                = In the early stages of work on the album, both the album and the band were known as '''The Hookers'''. No configuration of the album '''The Hookers''' is known, but tracks intended for the project included [[Drive Me Wild]], [[Make-Up]], [[Wet Dream]], [[I Need A Man]], [[Jealous Girl]] and [[Pizza]]. [[Prince]] put the project on hold in late 1981 as he embarked on the [[Controversy Tour]]. [[I Need A Man]], [[Jealous Girl]] and [[Pizza]] were removed from the project as he restarted the project and it evolved into '''Vanity 6'''. [[Gym Class]] and [[Money Don't Grow On Trees]] may have also been intended for '''The Hookers''', but this is unconfirmed. [[Vagina]] was also recorded for the group as the project evolved further.
|trivia                = In the early stages of work on the album, both the album and the band were known as '''The Hookers'''. No configuration of the album '''The Hookers''' is known, but tracks intended for the project included [[Drive Me Wild]], [[Make-Up]], [[Wet Dream]], [[I Need A Man]], [[Jealous Girl]] and [[Pizza]]. [[Prince]] put the project on hold in late 1981 as he embarked on the [[Controversy Tour]]. [[I Need A Man]], [[Jealous Girl]] and [[Pizza]] were removed from the project as he restarted the project and it evolved into '''Vanity 6'''. [[Gym Class]] and [[Money Don’t Grow On Trees]] may have also been intended for '''The Hookers''', but this is unconfirmed.
|alternative            =  
|alternative            =  
|references            = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & JooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown: 2004) ISBN 91-631-5482-X
|references            = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''  
* [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database RIAA]
* [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database RIAA]
*https://www.facebook.com/JesseJohnsonfan/posts/10152293702581224
*https://www.facebook.com/JesseJohnsonfan/posts/10152293702581224
|categories              = [[Category:1982]][[Category: Related Artists]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]]
|categories              = [[Category:1982]][[Category: Related Artists]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]]
}}
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Latest revision as of 14:19, 24 November 2024

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Vanity 6
Vanity 6 (Front Cover)

Album details

Released: 11 August 1982
Length: 30:59
Label(s): Warner Bros.
Studio(s): Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: Billboard 200 2 Oct. 1982 45 31
USA: Billboard Black LPs 2 Oct. 1982 6 36
Certifications
Institution, Country Date Certification
RIAA, USA 1 Aug. 1985 Gold (500,000)
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released

He’s So Dull
b/w Make-Up
Nasty Girl
b/w Drive Me Wild
Bite The Beat
b/w 3 x 2 = 6
Drive Me Wild
b/w 3 x 2 = 6

See also

Apollonia 6
(Album) 		Vanity 6 planned second album
(Project)
Vanity 6 is the first and only album by Vanity 6, a group put together and effectively run by Prince, and was released on 11 August 1982.

The album was produced by Prince under the pseudonym The Starr* Company, and production credit was shared (erroneously) with Vanity 6. Seven of the eight songs were written or co-written by Prince, but credit was given to the bandmembers.

He’s So Dull was written and produced by Dez Dickerson.

A follow-up to the album was planned to coincide with the Purple Rain movie, but when Vanity decided she did not want to participate in the movie, Prince instead replaced her with Apollonia and changed the group’s name to Apollonia 6; the tracks planned for the follow-up were subsequently included on the album Apollonia 6.


Sessions and compiling

Some of the tracks were originally recorded in 1981 and intended for the group The Hookers, the name of the group before Vanity joined. Wet Dream, Make-Up and Drive Me Wild were recorded in Summer 1981, but the album by The Hookers was left unfinished in Autumn 1981, when Prince embarked on the Controversy Tour (see details of the album in the trivia section below).

The Hookers evolved into Vanity 6 when Vanity (born Denise Matthews) and Brenda Bennett joined the group, replacing Jamie Shoop and Loreen Moonsie.

Nasty Girl, Bite The Beat and He’s So Dull were recorded in late March 1982 for the newly revised group. If A Girl Answers (Don’t Hang Up) and 3 x 2 = 6 were the final tracks recorded for the album, in March or April 1982. Vanity and Brenda Bennett’s vocals for Wet Dream, Make-Up and Drive Me Wild were also recorded at some point in Spring 1982.


Promotion

The album produced four singles: He’s So Dull, Nasty Girl, Bite The Beat and Drive Me Wild. Vanity 6 supported the album by touring as one of Prince’s opening acts on the 1999 Tour (with the musical backing played by The Time).

Perhaps due to the album’s explicit lyrics, the album only reached number 45 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, but reached number 6 on the US Billboard Black Chart (recently renamed from the Billboard Soul Chart).



Track listing
CD LP/MC

The compact disc version is a reissue from the original LP.

  1. Nasty Girl (5:10)
  2. Wet Dream (4:12)
  3. Drive Me Wild (2:31) 1
  4. He’s So Dull (2:32) 2
  5. If A Girl Answers (Don’t Hang Up) (5:34) 3
  6. Make-Up (2:40) 1
  7. Bite The Beat (3:12) 4
  8. 3 x 2 = 6 (5:24) 5

The vinyl long play is the original issue.

  • Side 1:
  1. Nasty Girl (5:10)
  2. Wet Dream (4:12)
  3. Drive Me Wild (2:31) 1
  4. He’s So Dull (2:32) 2
  • Side 2:
  1. If A Girl Answers (Don’t Hang Up) (5:34) 3
  2. Make-Up (2:40) 1
  3. Bite The Beat (3:12) 4
  4. 3 x 2 = 6 (5:24) 5

All songs written by Prince (credited to Vanity 6) except where noted.

1 Written by Prince (credited to Susan Moonsie)
2 Written by Dez Dickerson (credited to Dez Dickerson and Vanity)
3 Written by Prince and Terry Lewis (credited to Terry Lewis and Vanity 6)
4 Written by Prince (lyrics, credited to Brenda Bennett) and Jesse Johnson (music)
5 Written by Prince (credited to Vanity)



Personnel
Musicians


Production


Thanks
  • none.



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
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Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Trivia
References
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