| |introduction = '''Step To The Mic''' is the fourth track on [[Carmen Electra]]’s only album [[Album: Carmen Electra|Carmen Electra]]. The track was written by [[Prince]] w/ [[The New Power Generation]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monie_Love Monie Love], and produced by [[Prince]] (although no producer credit was given, other than [[Prince|Paisley Park]] as executive producer). | | |introduction = '''Step To The Mic''' is the fourth track on [[Carmen Electra]]’s only album [[Album: Carmen Electra|Carmen Electra]]. The track was written by [[Prince]] w/ [[The New Power Generation]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monie_Love Monie Love], and produced by [[Prince]] (although no producer credit was given, other than [[Prince|Paisley Park]] as executive producer). |
| While specific recording dates are not known, Mark Forrester’s credit as a recording engineer suggests that basic tracking took place in mid-April 1992, at Platinum Studios, Melbourne, Australia (while also on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]], during the same set of sessions as [[51 Hours]], [[Don’t Talk 2 Strangers]], [[Poor Little Bastard]], [[The Rest Of My Life]], [[There Is Lonely]], [[Be My Mirror]], [[Wow-2|Wow]], and re-recordings of [[Make Believe]] and [[I’ll Do Anything]]). | | While specific recording dates are not known, Mark Forrester’s credit as a recording engineer suggests that basic tracking took place in mid-April 1992, at Platinum Studios, Melbourne, Australia (while also on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]], during the same set of sessions as [[Don’t Talk 2 Strangers]], [[Poor Little Bastard]], [[The Rest Of My Life]], [[There Is Lonely]], [[Be My Mirror]], [[Wow-2|Wow]], and re-recordings of [[Make Believe]] and [[I’ll Do Anything]]). |
| It is likely (though uncertain) that [[Carmen Electra]]’s vocals were recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_18|18 June 1992]], at [[Olympic Studios]], London, England during a day off on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] (along with her vocals on [[Everybody Get On Up]]). It was not included on a [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_15|15 June 1992]] configuration of [[Carmen Electra]]’s debut album, then titled [[Album: Carmen Electra|On Top]] (with the artist credit "[[Carmen Electra|Carmen]]"), indicating that [[Prince]] wasn’t satisfied with the track before [[Carmen Electra]]’s vocals were added. | | It is likely (though uncertain) that [[Carmen Electra]]’s vocals were recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_18|18 June 1992]], at [[Olympic Studios]], London, England during a day off on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] (along with her vocals on [[Everybody Get On Up]]). It was not included on a [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_15|15 June 1992]] configuration of [[Carmen Electra]]’s debut album, then titled [[Album: Carmen Electra|On Top]] (with the artist credit "[[Carmen Electra|Carmen]]"), indicating that [[Prince]] wasn’t satisfied with the track before [[Carmen Electra]]’s vocals were added. |
