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single art for Gett Off from the album Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Song details Performer: Prince and the New Power Generation First Released: 29 July 1991 - Gett Off single Album(s): Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Writer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation) Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 6 January 1991: Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota 24 January 1991: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho a.k.a Estádio do Maracană, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 1991

Horny Pony was released as the b-side of the single Gett Off, the first single from Prince’s thirteenth album Diamonds And Pearls and the first single to be credited to Prince and the New Power Generation. It was also included as the b-side of the following single, Cream. In 2001, it was included, with a computerized spoken intro (stating that the song is about dancing, and does not endorse extra-marital sex), as part of NPG Music Club Edition # 7. A first version of this song was tracked on 7 September 1990 at Smile Garage Studio in Tokyo, Japan (on the same day as initial versions of Something Funky (This House Comes) and Call The Law). It was overdubbed at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota, a few days later, after Prince returned home from the Nude Tour. It was included as such as the ninth track on a December 1990, configuration of the Diamonds And Pearls album. After rehearsing the song with the band, and having played it at the South American dates in January 1991, including at the Rock in Rio II Festival on 19 January 1991 (a.m.) that was broadcast on radio and television, Prince recorded his own stripped down version of it. This version, dubbed “Version 2”, was released in October 2023, as the sixth track of Vault Tracks part 2, one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Diamonds And Pearls (Super) Deluxe Edition (and as the b-side of the Alice Through The Looking Glass single). A third version was then recorded in February 1991 (estimate) with the band. This version was ultimately released as the b-side to Gett Off, and included as the seventh track on a 8 May 1991 configuration od the album. Also in May 1991, this version was included as the first track on an acetate of a Gett Off EP, which was aborted soon after compilation. Horny Pony was replaced on the Diamonds And Pearls album by Gett Off in June 1991, but the track is still mentioned in the rap portion of Push (along with other songs on the album), and is printed on the corresponding tracklist on the packaging’s back cover (quoted from Push). Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 7 September 1990 Smile Garage Studio, Tokyo, Japan Tracking (unreleased version) 11 September 1990 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Overdubbing (unreleased version) 29 January 1991 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) Tracking of ‘Version 2’ Mid February (estimate) Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) Tracking of ‘Band Version’ Summer, 2001 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) Computerized intro addition Recording Personnel Horny Pony (initial version and ‘band version’) Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Michael B. - drums (assumed) Levi Seacer, Jr. - bass guitar (assumed) Miko Weaver - guitar (assumed) Rosie Gaines - keyboards (assumed) and background vocals Robin Power - background vocals Tony M. - background vocals Kirk Johnson - background vocals Damon Dickson - background vocals Horny Pony (Version 2) Prince - all vocals and instruments Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Horny Pony 4:18 Gett Off single Cream single Studio Horny Pony 4:26 NPG Music Club Edition # 7 mp3 download Alternate Computerized spoken into before complete track as above Horny Pony [2023 remaster] 4:21 Diamonds And Pearls - The Singles (collection) Diamonds And Pearls (Super) Deluxe Edition Studio Remastered Horny Pony (Version 2) [2023 remaster] 4:17 Diamonds And Pearls - The Singles (collection) Diamonds And Pearls (Super) Deluxe Edition Studio Remastered Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info Horny Pony T.B.C. Delayed concert TV broadcast Live 19 January 1991 (a.m.), Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Length Released Version Additional info Deuce & A Quarter‎ 3:18 Gold Nigga Studio Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info The Horny Pony Studio Original slower pace version from September 1990 Horny Pony Studio More stripped down version from the 1991 release

Additional Information See also Trivia Gett Off single Alice Through The Looking Glass single Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition The song is not related in any way to Horny Toad, other than that they are both b-sides. Horny Pony is printed on the tracklist on the Diamonds And Pearls album’s back cover, overlaid with "Gett Off", which replaced it. The theme that previews each verse is very similar to a theme heard in Sly And The Family Stone’s track In Time, which has been played live by Prince. Other tracks from the era mentioning a pony in the title or lyrics include Alphabet St., Le Grind, My Pony, Ponyride and She Pony. Introductory lyrics refer to the song as ‘new dance commercial - take one’, and a distinctive dance accompanied the song’s live performance in 1991. During the lyrics of Jughead from the same era, reference is similarly made to that song as ’new dance commercial - take two'. Both songs were included on unreleased configurations of the Diamonds And Pearls album during 1991. However, the songs are otherwise unrelated. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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