Carmen On Top

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Carmen On Top

Song details Performer: Carmen Electra; Mayte Writer(s): Carmen Electra Producer(s): Prince (assumed) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: none

Carmen On Top is an unreleased song recorded on 9 March 1991 at Larrabee Sound Studios, North Hollywood, California (three days before Simp The Pimp) for Carmen Electra's first album, which was planned to be called On Top. It was included as the second track on a configuration compiled on 15 June 1992. The track was credited as written by Carmen Electra on the credits printed for this configuration of the album, and contains a vocal sample from funk bassist and singer Bootsy Collins. The song was ultimately rejected from the album, however, and the album was renamed Carmen Electra. In mid-September 1993, the song was tried out during early sessions for Mayte's first album Child Of The Sun at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA, and may have been renamed Mayte On Top, although the song may have been used only to determine appropriate song styles for Mayte and the lyrics may not have been reworked; details of her version are not known. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 9 March 1991 Larrabee Sound Studios, North Hollywood, CA, USA Basic tracking Mid-September 1993 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Vocal overdubs by Mayte Recording Personnel Carmen Electra version Carmen Electra - vocals Tony M. - vocals Bootsy Collins - vocal sample Prince - all instruments, except where noted (assumed) Other recording personnel not known Mayte version Mayte - vocals Prince - all instruments, except where noted (assumed) Other recording personnel not known Versions Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Carmen On Top Studio Recorded 9 March 1991 Carmen On Top Re-recording Mayte version; possibly renamed Mayte On Top

Additional Information See also Trivia Unreleased Songs Carmen Electra On Top unreleased album References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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