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|album(s)                  = [[Album: Parade|Parade]]<br>
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Parade|Parade]]<br>
[[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]]<br>
[[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]]<br>
[[Album:_One_Nite_Alone..._The_Aftershow:_It_Ain't_Over|One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain't Over!]]<br>
[[Album:_One_Nite_Alone..._The_Aftershow:_It_Ain’t_Over|One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over!]]<br>
[[Album: Indigo Nights|Indigo Nights]]<br>
[[Album: Indigo Nights|Indigo Nights]]<br>
[[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]
[[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]
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|previous song            = [[Girl Power]]
|previous song            = [[Girl Power]]
|next song                = [[Girls Will Be Girls]]
|next song                = [[Girls Will Be Girls]]
|introduction              = '''Girls & Boys''' is the fifth track on [[Prince]]'s eighth album [[Album: Parade|Parade]], the third to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], and, four months after the album's release, [[Single: Girls & Boys|Girls & Boys]] was released as the album's third single in the UK and Europe. The track was included as a b-side on the corresponding US single release, [[Single: Anotherloverholenyohead|Anotherloverholenyohead]].  
|introduction              = '''Girls & Boys''' is the fifth track on [[Prince]]’s eighth album [[Album: Parade|Parade]], the third to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], and, four months after the album’s release, [[Single: Girls & Boys|Girls & Boys]] was released as the album’s third single in the UK and Europe. The track was included as a b-side on the corresponding US single release, [[Single: Anotherloverholenyohead|Anotherloverholenyohead]].  


In 1989, it was included as the second track on a CD re-release of [[Single: Kiss|Kiss]], the album's first single.  
In 1989, it was included as the second track on a CD re-release of [[Single: Kiss|Kiss]], the album’s first single.  


In 1996, the song was also included as the fourth track on the soundtrack album [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] (a compilation of music by [[Prince]] and associated artists for the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_6 Girl 6], directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Lee Spike Lee]).  
In 1996, the song was also included as the fourth track on the soundtrack album [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] (a compilation of music by [[Prince]] and associated artists for the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_6 Girl 6], directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Lee Spike Lee]).  


In 2002, a live version was included as the eighth track on the live album [[Album:_One_Nite_Alone..._The_Aftershow:_It_Ain't_Over|One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain't Over!]].  
In 2002, a live version was included as the eighth track on the live album [[Album:_One_Nite_Alone..._The_Aftershow:_It_Ain’t_Over|One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over!]].  


In 2008, a 2007 live version was included as the second track on the live album [[Album: Indigo Nights|Indigo Nights]] (beginning a medley which continues with [[The Song Of The Heart]], [[Delirious]] and [[Just Like U (Monologue)]]).
In 2008, a 2007 live version was included as the second track on the live album [[Album: Indigo Nights|Indigo Nights]] (beginning a medley which continues with [[The Song Of The Heart]], [[Delirious]] and [[Just Like U (Monologue)]]).


Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_8|8 July 1985]] at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. [[Clare Fischer]] arranged and recorded orchestration for the song at some point in mid-late 1985 at [https://www.yellowpages.com/los-angeles-ca/mip/monterey-sound-studios-512137723 Monterey Sound Studios] in Glendale, California, but [[Prince]] preferred the track without orchestration, and chose to use the track without orchestration for the final release.  
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_8|8 July 1985]] at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Edina, Minnesota (on the same day as [[Love Or $|♥ Or $]] and [[Alexa De Paris]]).


'''Girls & Boys''' is the first track released by [[Prince]] (under his own name) to contain musical contributions by [[Eric Leeds]] who would become long-term musical collaborators ([[Eric Leeds]] had previously contributed to [[Album: The Family|The Family]] side-project).
'''Girls & Boys''' is the first album track released by [[Prince]] (under his own name) to contain musical contributions by [[Eric Leeds]] who would become long-term musical collaborators ([[Eric Leeds]] had previously contributed to [[Album: The Family|The Family]] side-project).
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 8|8 July 1985]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 8|8]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 9|9 July 1985]], [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 13|13 July 1985]]
|studio                    = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA,
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|date                      = Mid-to-late 1985
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_18|18 November 1985]] (estimate)
|studio                    = [https://www.yellowpages.com/los-angeles-ca/mip/monterey-sound-studios-512137723 Monterey Sound Studios], Glendale, CA, USA
|studio                    = [[Pumacrest Mobile Recording Unit]] (from Advision Studios)<br>in Nice, France
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 16|16 December 1985]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 23|23 June 1986]]
|studio                    = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA,
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 8|8]] &  [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 10|10 December 1986]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3 ,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = [[25 August, 1986|Live from Le Zénith in Paris, August 25, 1986]], mix
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*[[Nandy McClean]] - backing vocals
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|4= Live
|5= [[17 September 2007-am|17 September 2007, am, 3121 at The IndigO<sub>2</sub>, London, England]]
|5= [[17 September 2007-am|17 September 2007, am, 3121 at The IndigO<sub>2</sub>, London, England]]
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|1= '''Girls & Boys'''
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|5= [[20 June 1987|20 June 1987: Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, The Netherlands]]
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|5= See [[Video: Girls & Boys|Girls & Boys]] video for more details
|5= See [[Video: Girls & Boys|Girls & Boys]] video for more details
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|1= '''[[Intermission]]'''  
|1= '''[[Intermission]]'''  
|2= ?:??
|2= 1:46
|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS
|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS
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|1= '''[[Race]]'''
|2= 4:28
|3= [[Album: Come|Come]]
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|2= 3:29
|3= [[CD_Rom:_Interactive|Interactive]] CD-ROM
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|5= samples
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|1= '''[[Race]]'''
|2= 3:09
|3= [[NPG Ahdio Show 5|NPG Ahdio Show # 5]] mp3 (not available as a separate track)
|4= Remix
|5= Slightly alternate mix
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|1= '''[[Race]]'''
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|3= Unreleased
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|5= Early version with [[Tony M.]] from 1991 (assumed)
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|1= '''[[Race]]'''
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|3= Unreleased
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|1= '''[[Race]]'''
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|3= Unreleased
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* [[24 February 2016-1|24 February 2016 (show 1): Aotea Centre - ASB Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand]]
* [[24 February 2016-1|24 February 2016 (show 1): Aotea Centre - ASB Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand]]
|performed regularly on    = [[Parade Tour]]
|performed regularly on    = [[Parade Tour]]
* [[Sign O' The Times Tour]]
* [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]]
* [[Lovesexy Tour]] <small>(Japan leg only)</small>
* [[Lovesexy Tour]] <small>(Japan leg only)</small>
* [[Act II]]
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* [[Jam Of The Year World Tour]]
* [[Jam Of The Year World Tour]]
* [[Per4ming Live 3121]]
* [[Per4ming Live 3121]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1985|1985]], [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1997|1997]], [[All Concerts#1998|1998]], [[All Concerts#2003|2003]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small>
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1985|1985]], [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1994|1994]], [[All Concerts#1995|1995]], [[All Concerts#1996|1996]], [[All Concerts#1997|1997]], [[All Concerts#1998|1998]], [[All Concerts#2003|2003]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small>
|trivia                    = spoken French word included on the original recording (referred to as "French seduction"on liner notes) is credited to costume designer [[Marie France]]  
|trivia                    = Spoken French word included on the original recording (referred to as "French seduction" on liner notes) is credited to costume designer [[Marie France]].
|see also                  = [[Album: Parade|Parade]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: Parade|Parade]] album
* [[Single: Girls & Boys|Girls & Boys]] single
* [[Single: Girls & Boys|Girls & Boys]] single
* [[Video: Girls & Boys|Girls & Boys]] music video
* [[Video: Girls & Boys|Girls & Boys]] music video
|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:1986]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1985]]
* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]''
|categories                = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Recorded 1985]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
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Latest revision as of 05:58, 28 March 2025

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Girls & Boys

from the album Parade 		Girls & Boys
single art for Girls & Boys
Song details
Performer: Prince and the Revolution
First Released: 31 March 1986 - Parade album
Album(s): Parade

Girl 6
One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over!
Indigo Nights
4Ever

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:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Girls & Boys is the fifth track on Prince’s eighth album Parade, the third to be credited to Prince and the Revolution, and, four months after the album’s release, Girls & Boys was released as the album’s third single in the UK and Europe. The track was included as a b-side on the corresponding US single release, Anotherloverholenyohead.

In 1989, it was included as the second track on a CD re-release of Kiss, the album’s first single.

In 1996, the song was also included as the fourth track on the soundtrack album Girl 6 (a compilation of music by Prince and associated artists for the movie Girl 6, directed by Spike Lee).

In 2002, a live version was included as the eighth track on the live album One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over!.

In 2008, a 2007 live version was included as the second track on the live album Indigo Nights (beginning a medley which continues with The Song Of The Heart, Delirious and Just Like U (Monologue)).

Basic tracking took place on 8 July 1985 at the Washington Avenue Warehouse in Edina, Minnesota (on the same day as ♥ Or $ and Alexa De Paris).

Girls & Boys is the first album track released by Prince (under his own name) to contain musical contributions by Eric Leeds who would become long-term musical collaborators (Eric Leeds had previously contributed to The Family side-project).


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
8 & 9 July 1985, 13 July 1985 Washington Avenue Warehouse,
Edina, MN, USA, 		Tracking, overdubs, mix (8th); horn overdubs, mix (9th); mix (13th)
18 November 1985 (estimate) Pumacrest Mobile Recording Unit (from Advision Studios)
in Nice, France 		Mix (Wendy & Lisa, probably with Prince)
16 December 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3 ,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Mix
23 June 1986 Washington Avenue Warehouse,
Edina, MN, USA, 		7" mix, edits
8 & 10 December 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3 ,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Live from Le Zénith in Paris, August 25, 1986, mix
Recording Personnel

Parade version


Indigo Nights version



Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Girls & Boys 5:30 Parade album

Girls & Boys single
Anotherloverholenyohead single
The Story So Far... promotional album
Sounds O’ The Times promotional album
Love Prince promotional album
Kiss single re-issue
Girl 6

Studio Sometimes listed as Girls And Boys
Girls & Boys (Edit) 3:27 Girls & Boys single

Anotherloverholenyohead single
Peach single
4Ever

Edit
Girls & Boys 6:59 One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over! Live 20 April 2002, am, The Highlands Hollywood, Hollywood, CA, USA
Girls & Boys 4:05 Indigo Nights Live 17 September 2007, am, 3121 at The IndigO2, London, England
Girls & Boys 4:16 Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition Live 20 June 1987: Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Girls & Boys ?:?? Under The Cherry Moon film Studio Released on VHS and DVD
Girls & Boys 3:54 Under The Cherry Moon DVD Promo video See Girls & Boys video for more details
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Girls & Boys 4:26 Delayed live recording radio broadcast
 Live 02 August 1993, Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Intermission 1:46 Lovesexy Live 1 VHS Studio Studio version played during show; 9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany; uncredited on artwork
Intermission Studio Recorded 12-15 June 1988; full version of above without audience noise
Race 4:28 Come Studio
Race 3:29 Interactive CD-ROM Studio samples
Race 3:09 NPG Ahdio Show # 5 mp3 (not available as a separate track) Remix Slightly alternate mix
Race Unreleased Studio Early version with Tony M. from 1991 (assumed)
Race Unreleased Studio 1991 version for Glam Slam Ulysses: “The Suitors”; live band recording (assumed)
Race Unreleased Studio 1993 version; live band recording
Race Unreleased Studio Full 1993 version edited for The Beautiful Experience and further for Come album
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Girls & Boys Studio Alternate beginning and ending than released version
Girls & Boys Live Mix created in early december 1986 of the 25 August, 1986 live recording
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • Spoken French word included on the original recording (referred to as "French seduction" on liner notes) is credited to costume designer Marie France.
References
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