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− | |introduction = This entry details a planned sophomore album by [[Vanity 6]] recorded between Late 1982 and Summer 1983 before [[Vanity]] decided not to participate in the [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain movie]] and left the group. The release of the album was supposed to be tied in with the release of the movie and its [[Album: Purple Rain|soundtrack]] (like [[The Time]] | + | |introduction = This entry details a planned sophomore album by [[Vanity 6]] recorded between Late 1982 and Summer 1983 before [[Vanity]] decided not to participate in the [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain movie]] and left the group. The release of the album was supposed to be tied in with the release of the movie and its [[Album: Purple Rain|soundtrack]] (like [[The Time]]’s [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]]). |
− | Following the end of [[1999 Tour]] in Spring 1983, [[Prince]] committed himself fully on the [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album and [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain movie]] but still also found time to record songs for [[The Time]] and [[Vanity 6]]. In the initial script of [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], when it was still called "Dreams", [[Vanity 6]] was supposed to sing only one song [[Sex Shooter]] in the movie. So the songs that [[Prince]] wrote for their second album | + | Following the end of [[1999 Tour]] in Spring 1983, [[Prince]] committed himself fully on the [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album and [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain movie]] but still also found time to record songs for [[The Time]] and [[Vanity 6]]. In the initial script of [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], when it was still called "Dreams", [[Vanity 6]] was supposed to sing only one song [[Sex Shooter]] in the movie. So the songs that [[Prince]] wrote for their second album weren’t specifically tailored for the film but more a continuation of their previous effort. |
The earliest track known to have been recorded for this project dates back to late 1982 with [[Wet Dream Cousin]], titled so because of the musical similarity to [[Wet Dream]], but the title would likely have changed if vocals were added (it was only recorded as an instrumental). Between Spring and Summer 1983, [[Prince]] wrote at least six songs intended for [[Vanity 6]]: [[Velvet Kitty Cat]], [[Promise To Be True]], [[Sex Shooter]], [[Moral Majority]], [[G-Spot]] and [[Vibrator]]. [[Wonderful Ass]] has allegedly been discussed for the project but the song was never re-recorded by the band. | The earliest track known to have been recorded for this project dates back to late 1982 with [[Wet Dream Cousin]], titled so because of the musical similarity to [[Wet Dream]], but the title would likely have changed if vocals were added (it was only recorded as an instrumental). Between Spring and Summer 1983, [[Prince]] wrote at least six songs intended for [[Vanity 6]]: [[Velvet Kitty Cat]], [[Promise To Be True]], [[Sex Shooter]], [[Moral Majority]], [[G-Spot]] and [[Vibrator]]. [[Wonderful Ass]] has allegedly been discussed for the project but the song was never re-recorded by the band. | ||
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A seventh song, [[17 Days]] was initially recorded with [[Brenda Bennett]] on vocals. It was recorded around the time of the departure of [[Vanity]] camp and [[Apollonia]] was yet to be cast as her replacement. This song may never really have been intended for either [[Vanity 6]] or [[Apollonia 6]], but perhaps [[Prince]] had a solo project with [[Brenda Bennett]] in mind. However, a new version was re-recorded by [[Prince and the Revolution]] and released as the b-side of [[Single: When Doves Cry|When Doves Cry]] the following year. | A seventh song, [[17 Days]] was initially recorded with [[Brenda Bennett]] on vocals. It was recorded around the time of the departure of [[Vanity]] camp and [[Apollonia]] was yet to be cast as her replacement. This song may never really have been intended for either [[Vanity 6]] or [[Apollonia 6]], but perhaps [[Prince]] had a solo project with [[Brenda Bennett]] in mind. However, a new version was re-recorded by [[Prince and the Revolution]] and released as the b-side of [[Single: When Doves Cry|When Doves Cry]] the following year. | ||
− | None of the left-overs of the [[Album: Vanity 6|first]] [[Vanity 6]] record ([[Xtraloveable| Extraloveable]], [[No Call U]], [[Too Much]]) or [[Album: The Hookers (1982)|The Hookers]] project ([[Jealous Girl]], [[Mink Kitty Cat]], [[Pizza]], [[I Need A Man]], [[Gym Class | + | None of the left-overs of the [[Album: Vanity 6|first]] [[Vanity 6]] record ([[Xtraloveable| Extraloveable]], [[No Call U]], [[Too Much]]) or [[Album: The Hookers (1982)|The Hookers]] project ([[Jealous Girl]], [[Mink Kitty Cat]], [[Pizza]], [[I Need A Man]], [[Gym Class]] and [[Money Don’t Grow On Trees]]) are known to have been considered for this album, although [[Mink Kitty Cat]] may have been revised as [[Velvet Kitty Cat]]. |
− | The planned album was canceled before being completed when [[Vanity]] left the band and [[Prince]] | + | The planned album was canceled before being completed when [[Vanity]] left the band and [[Prince]]’s camp. Of the songs recorded, only [[Sex Shooter]] was kept and re-recorded by the new incarnation of the band, [[Apollonia 6]] with [[Apollonia]] replacing [[Vanity]]. The song appeared in the [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] film, their [[Album: Apollonia 6|eponymous]] album and was released as a single in 1984. |
− | Some of the other songs intended for the second [[Vanity 6]] were re-recorded for other projects: [[Promise To Be True]] was recorded with [[Dez Dickerson]] on lead vocals in May 1983 and again in 1987 with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt] (along with other Hookers songs [[Jealous Girl]] and [[I Need A Man]], during a short-lived collaboration. | + | Some of the other songs intended for the second [[Vanity 6]] were re-recorded for other projects: [[Promise To Be True]] was recorded with [[Dez Dickerson]] on lead vocals in May 1983 and again in 1987 with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt] (along with other Hookers songs [[Jealous Girl]] and [[I Need A Man]]), during a short-lived collaboration. [[Dez Dickerson|Dickerson]]’s and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Raitt]’s versions remain unreleased but the updated 1987 version with [[Prince]] on vocals was released in 2020 on ''Vault Tracks part 3'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]. |
− | [[Vanity]] | + | [[Vanity]]’s moaning from [[Vibrator]] (which segued into [[G-Spot]] on the planned [[Vanity 6]] album) was sampled various times over the years by [[Prince]]: on [[Madhouse]]’s [[Seven]] and [[The Dopamine Rush|24 (Orgasm)]] and on [[Orgasm]]. [[Vibrator]], along with [[Wet Dream Cousin]], was proposed to [[Eric Leeds]] in 1989 for consideration when he embarked on an album which became [[Album: Times Squared|Times Squared]]. [[Eric Leeds|Leeds]] decided to not use this songs. The sampled moans on [[The Dopamine Rush|24 (Orgasm)]], originally planned to be included as part of [[The Dopamine Rush|21-24 (The Dopamine Rush Suite)]] were edited out for the track’s release as [[The Dopamine Rush]] on [[Album: Times Squared|Times Squared]]. The full song remains unreleased as do [[Wet Dream Cousin]] and [[Moral Majority]]. |
− | [[G-Spot]] was released in 1987, in a re-recorded version by [[Jill Jones]] on her [[Album: Jill Jones|eponymous]] album. [[Velvet Kitty Cat]] was discussed for the [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]] album before being remade by [[Prince]] in a rockabilly version in 1985. The initial 1983 version was released as a bonus track on the [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] album. | + | [[G-Spot]] was released in 1987, in a re-recorded version by [[Jill Jones]] on her [[Album: Jill Jones|eponymous]] album. [[Velvet Kitty Cat]] was discussed for the [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]] album before being remade by [[Prince]] in a rockabilly version in 1985. The initial 1983 version was released as a bonus track on the [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] album. |
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*[[Brenda Bennett]] – vocals | *[[Brenda Bennett]] – vocals | ||
*[[Susan Moonsie]] – vocals | *[[Susan Moonsie]] – vocals | ||
− | *[[Jill Jones]] – spoken vocals on [[Vibrator]] | + | *[[Jill Jones]] – spoken vocals on [[Vibrator]], vocals on [[Moral Majority]] |
*[[Jamie Shoop]] – vocals on [[Moral Majority]] | *[[Jamie Shoop]] – vocals on [[Moral Majority]] | ||
*[[Roy Bennett]] – vocals on [[Moral Majority]] | *[[Roy Bennett]] – vocals on [[Moral Majority]] | ||
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|see also = | |see also = | ||
{{SeeAlso| | {{SeeAlso| | ||
− | |item1 =[[Album: Apollonia 6| Apollonia 6]] <br>( | + | |item1 =[[Album: Apollonia 6| Apollonia 6]] <br>(Album) |
|image1 = [[File:Apollonia6_album.jpg|60px|link=Album: Apollonia 6]] | |image1 = [[File:Apollonia6_album.jpg|60px|link=Album: Apollonia 6]] | ||
− | |item2 = [[Album: Jill Jones| Jill Jones]] <br>( | + | |item2 = [[Album: Jill Jones| Jill Jones]] <br>(Album) |
|image2 = [[File:Jilljones_album.jpg|60px|link=Album: Jill Jones]] | |image2 = [[File:Jilljones_album.jpg|60px|link=Album: Jill Jones]] | ||
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|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)]]'' | ||
− | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/ | + | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' |
|categories = [[Category:1983]][[Category:Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Albums]][[Category:Unreleased Albums (Related Artists)]] | |categories = [[Category:1983]][[Category:Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Albums]][[Category:Unreleased Albums (Related Artists)]] | ||
}} | }} |
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1982: Untitled The Hookers album ◄ | Unreleased Albums (Prince) |
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1982 Untitled The Hookers album |
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