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|introduction = This entry details a planned (debut) album by [[Vanity 6|The Hookers]], recorded between Summer and Autumn 1981, during the recording of most of the [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]] album and between the [[Dirty Mind Tour]] and the [[Controversy Tour]]. Much like the case with [[The Time]] (whose [[Album: The Time|first album]] was recorded in Spring 1981 and would be released that summer), [[Prince]] came up with an overall concept of a sexy girl group singing in lingerie, and began recording songs in his home studio before the group had even been completely assembled. The group initially consisted of his personal assistant, [[Jamie Shoop]] (the main singer) and the sisters Loreen and [[Susan Moonsie]]. None of them had any previous singing experience or formal musical training. Two of the earliest songs he recorded for the Hookers album were [[Make-Up]] and [[Wet Dream]]. As with his material for [[The Time]], Prince recorded his own scratch vocals and had (intended that) the girls replace his voice. | |introduction = This entry details a planned (debut) album by [[Vanity 6|The Hookers]], recorded between Summer and Autumn 1981, during the recording of most of the [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]] album and between the [[Dirty Mind Tour]] and the [[Controversy Tour]]. Much like the case with [[The Time]] (whose [[Album: The Time|first album]] was recorded in Spring 1981 and would be released that summer), [[Prince]] came up with an overall concept of a sexy girl group singing in lingerie, and began recording songs in his home studio before the group had even been completely assembled. The group initially consisted of his personal assistant, [[Jamie Shoop]] (the main singer) and the sisters Loreen and [[Susan Moonsie]]. None of them had any previous singing experience or formal musical training. Two of the earliest songs he recorded for the Hookers album were [[Make-Up]] and [[Wet Dream]]. As with his material for [[The Time]], Prince recorded his own scratch vocals and had (intended that) the girls replace his voice. | ||
− | At least | + | At least nine songs were recorded by [[Prince]] for this project: [[Make-Up]], [[Wet Dream]], [[Drive Me Wild]], [[Jealous Girl]], [[Mink Kitty Cat]], [[Pizza]], [[I Need A Man]] and [[Gym Class]] although it is not clear if all of them were re-recorded with [[Vanity 6|The Hookers]]' vocals before he embarked on tour. [[Money Don't Grow On Trees]] may have been intended for this project as well. [[Jamie Shoop]] sang lead vocals on [[I Need A Man]], [[Wet Dream]] and [[Jealous Girl]] while [[Susan Moonsie]] sang on [[Drive Me Wild]], [[Make-Up]]. It is not known, but unlikely Loreen Moonsie sang lead on any tracks. |
The Hookers recordings were suspended when [[Prince]] embarked on the [[Controversy Tour]] in November of 1981. While on tour, [[Jamie Shoop]] and Loreen Moonsie let [[Prince]] know that they were not interested to be in his group. Around the same time, [[Prince]] met [[Vanity|Denise Matthews]] and caught his head of his ward-robe, [[Brenda Bennett]] singing while working at the dressing room. He offered them to replace [[Jamie Shoop]] and Loreen Moonsie and the band evolved into [[Vanity 6]] after [[Vanity|Denise Matthews]] rejected “The Hookers” as the name of the group and the name “Vagina” [[Prince]] suggested for her as well. [[Vanity|Denise Matthews]] became [[Vanity]] and the band [[Vanity 6]]. | The Hookers recordings were suspended when [[Prince]] embarked on the [[Controversy Tour]] in November of 1981. While on tour, [[Jamie Shoop]] and Loreen Moonsie let [[Prince]] know that they were not interested to be in his group. Around the same time, [[Prince]] met [[Vanity|Denise Matthews]] and caught his head of his ward-robe, [[Brenda Bennett]] singing while working at the dressing room. He offered them to replace [[Jamie Shoop]] and Loreen Moonsie and the band evolved into [[Vanity 6]] after [[Vanity|Denise Matthews]] rejected “The Hookers” as the name of the group and the name “Vagina” [[Prince]] suggested for her as well. [[Vanity|Denise Matthews]] became [[Vanity]] and the band [[Vanity 6]]. | ||
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Of the songs recorded for The Hookers, only three songs were kept for the [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]] album: [[Drive Me Wild]], [[Make-Up]] and [[Wet Dream]] (the latter being re-recorded with [[Vanity]] on vocals). | Of the songs recorded for The Hookers, only three songs were kept for the [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]] album: [[Drive Me Wild]], [[Make-Up]] and [[Wet Dream]] (the latter being re-recorded with [[Vanity]] on vocals). | ||
− | [[Jealous Girl]] was offered to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bangles The Bangles] in 1985 but they rejected it (and choosing to keep [[Manic Monday]], another song [[Prince]] gave to them). The track was later given to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt] along with another Hookers song, [[I Need A Man]], during a short-lived collaboration between [[Prince]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt]. Nothing came of it and those two songs remain unreleased as are [[Mink Kitty Cat]] (possibly reworked later as [[Velvet Kitty Cat]] but this has not been verified), [[Pizza]], [[Gym Class]] | + | [[Jealous Girl]] was offered to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bangles The Bangles] in 1985 but they rejected it (and choosing to keep [[Manic Monday]], another song [[Prince]] gave to them). The track was later given to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt] along with another Hookers song, [[I Need A Man]], during a short-lived collaboration between [[Prince]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt]. Nothing came of it and those two songs remain unreleased as are [[Mink Kitty Cat]] (possibly reworked later as [[Velvet Kitty Cat]] but this has not been verified), [[Pizza]], [[Gym Class]] and [[Money Don't Grow On Trees]]. |
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+ | [[Prince]]'s versions of [[Make-Up]] and [[Money Don't Grow On Trees]] were released in 2019 on [[Album: Originals|Originals]] and the ''Deluxe'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album respectively. | ||
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*<b>[[Gym Class]]</b> | *<b>[[Gym Class]]</b> | ||
*<b>[[Money Don't Grow On Trees]]</b> | *<b>[[Money Don't Grow On Trees]]</b> | ||
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|credits = All tracks written by [[Prince]] (assumed) | |credits = All tracks written by [[Prince]] (assumed) |
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1979: Untitled The Rebels album ◄ | Unreleased Albums (Prince) |
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1979 Untitled The Rebels album |
Unreleased Albums (Prince) |
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1984 Untitled second Vanity 6 album |