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|song name                = Love And Sex
|song name                = Love And Sex
|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small>
|single image              = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|performer                = [[Sheila E.]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 2020]] - [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]  
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]  
|previous song            = [[Love And Sex]]
|previous song            = [[Love And Sex]]
|next song                = [[Love In The Morning]]
|next song                = [[Love In The Morning]]
|introduction              = '''Love And Sex''' is an unreleased track recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 25|25 March 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (two days after [[Boy’s Club]]). The song was intended for [[Sheila E.]]’s third album [[Album: Sheila E.|Sheila E.]], but was not included on the final release.
|introduction              = '''Love And Sex''' is a track recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 3|3 January 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. The mid-tempo song is driven by searing guitar and a whimsical stacato synth, with multitracked vocals, with [[Prince]] pasiontely delivering his plea to an unnamed objext ofbhis effection.


[[Prince]] had previously used the title for an otherwise-unrelated 1984 recording; see [[Love And Sex]] for details of that track. During [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]] offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and while '''Love And Sex''' was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned. It is unlikely that the [[Sheila E.]] recording listed here was the one selected for [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], since it was sung by [[Sheila E.]], so it is assumed that the 1984 recording was the one mentioned.
On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 25|25 March 1986]], three months after the initial tracking it was reworked for possible inclusion on [[Sheila E.]]'s third album [[Album: Sheila E.|Sheila E.]]. The song was sped up and [[Sheila E.]] added her vocals and congas on it. [[Eric Leeds]] and [[Atlanta Bliss]] also adding horns at this time.
 
The title '''Love And Sex''' was previously used for an otherwise-unrelated 1984 recording; see [[Love And Sex]] for details of that track. During [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]] offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and while '''Love And Sex''' was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned. It is unclear if , but assumed that the '''Love And Sex''' selected for [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]] was the 1984 recording and not this 1986 song.
 
In September 2020 [[Prince]]’s March ’86 version was released on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] set. The faster paced version with [[Sheila E.]] singing lead remains unreleased.
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 3|3 January 1986]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
}}
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{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 25|25 March 1986]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 25|25 March 1986]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
|additional info          = [[Sheila E.]] vocal overdub, and congas and horn overdubs
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
*[[Sheila E.]] - vocals, drums, percussion (assumed)
*[[Prince]] - all voices and instruments
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted (assumed)
'''unreleased version'''
*[[Prince]] - all instruments except where noted
*[[Sheila E.]] – vocals, conga's
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone
*[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet
|released versions        =
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|1= '''Love And Sex'''
|2= 4:11
|3= [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]
|4= Studio
|5=
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|unreleased versions      =
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|1= '''Love And Sex'''
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|2= Studio
|3= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 25|25 March 1986]]
|3= Sheila E. vocal version
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|performed occasionally in = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    = [[Prince]] had previously used the title '''Love And Sex''' for an otherwise-unrelated 1984 recording; see [[Love And Sex]] for details of that track.
|trivia                    = [[Prince]] had previously used the title '''Love And Sex''' for an otherwise-unrelated 1984 recording; see [[Love And Sex]] for details of that track.
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
|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:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1986]]
|categories                = [[Category:2020]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Recorded 1986]]
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Revision as of 17:19, 22 September 2020

Love And Sex   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Love In The Morning
Love And Sex
Sign O' The Times Super Deluxe Edition
from the album
Sign O' The Times Super Deluxe Edition
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 25 September 2020 - Sign O' The Times Super Deluxe Edition album
Album(s): Sign O' The Times Super Deluxe Edition
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
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

Love And Sex is a track recorded on 3 January 1986 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California. The mid-tempo song is driven by searing guitar and a whimsical stacato synth, with multitracked vocals, with Prince pasiontely delivering his plea to an unnamed objext ofbhis effection.

On 25 March 1986, three months after the initial tracking it was reworked for possible inclusion on Sheila E.'s third album Sheila E.. The song was sped up and Sheila E. added her vocals and congas on it. Eric Leeds and Atlanta Bliss also adding horns at this time.

The title Love And Sex was previously used for an otherwise-unrelated 1984 recording; see Love And Sex for details of that track. During Prince: A Celebration in June 2000, computer screens at Paisley Park Studios offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on Crystal Ball Volume II, and while Love And Sex was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned. It is unclear if , but assumed that the Love And Sex selected for Crystal Ball Volume II was the 1984 recording and not this 1986 song.

In September 2020 Prince’s March ’86 version was released on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Sign O' The Times Super Deluxe Edition set. The faster paced version with Sheila E. singing lead remains unreleased.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
3 January 1986 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Basic tracking
25 March 1986 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Sheila E. vocal overdub, and congas and horn overdubs
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all voices and instruments

unreleased version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Love And Sex 4:11 Sign O' The Times Super Deluxe Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Love And Sex Studio Sheila E. vocal version
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • Prince had previously used the title Love And Sex for an otherwise-unrelated 1984 recording; see Love And Sex for details of that track.
References
Love And Sex   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Love In The Morning
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