Difference between revisions of "Erotic City"
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|single image = [[File:thehitsthebsides.jpg|117px|link=Album: The Hits / The B-Sides]] <br><small> included on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]</small> | |single image = [[File:thehitsthebsides.jpg|117px|link=Album: The Hits / The B-Sides]] <br><small> included on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | |performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1984]] - [[Single: Let's Go Crazy|Let's Go Crazy]] single |
|album(s) = [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> | ||
[[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] | [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] | ||
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The extended version, '''Erotic City ("Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive")''' was placed on an early version of the 2006 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] compilation [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]], but [[Prince]] asked for its removal, likely due to its explicit lyrics, and it was not on the final configuration. | The extended version, '''Erotic City ("Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive")''' was placed on an early version of the 2006 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] compilation [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]], but [[Prince]] asked for its removal, likely due to its explicit lyrics, and it was not on the final configuration. | ||
− | Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_30|30 December | + | Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_30|30 December 1983]] at [[Sunset Sound]] (two days after [[In A Spanish Villa]] and [[Next Time Wipe The Lipstick Off Your Collar]], the same day as [[She's Always In My Hair]], and the day before [[We Can Funk|We Can Fuck]] (later retitled [[We Can Funk]])). |
− | It is possible that [[Sheila E.]] added her vocals sometime between 1-4 April | + | It is possible that [[Sheila E.]] added her vocals sometime between 1-4 April 1984, when [[Prince]] and [[Sheila E.]] worked on tracks for her album [[Album: The Glamorous Life|The Glamorous Life]], but this is uncertain. Although credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], only [[Prince]] and [[Sheila E.]] contributed to the track. |
'''Erotic City''' is notable as the first [[Prince]] release to contain input from [[Sheila E.]] (although her album [[Album: The Glamorous Life|The Glamorous Life]], mostly written, performed and produced by [[Prince]], was released six weeks earlier). | '''Erotic City''' is notable as the first [[Prince]] release to contain input from [[Sheila E.]] (although her album [[Album: The Glamorous Life|The Glamorous Life]], mostly written, performed and produced by [[Prince]], was released six weeks earlier). | ||
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− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_30|30 December | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_30|30 December 1983]] |
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = Initial tracking | |additional info = Initial tracking | ||
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− | |date = Early April | + | |date = Early April 1984 (assumed) |
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = Vocal overdubs by [[Sheila E.]] | |additional info = Vocal overdubs by [[Sheila E.]] | ||
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|3= [[Sheila E.]]: [[Home Video: Live Romance 1600|Live Romance 1600]] VHS/laserdisc | |3= [[Sheila E.]]: [[Home Video: Live Romance 1600|Live Romance 1600]] VHS/laserdisc | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[08_March | + | |5= [[08_March 1986|8 March 1986, Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA]] |
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|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] VHS | |3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] VHS | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[09_September | + | |5= [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany]] |
}} | }} | ||
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[07 June | + | |first live appearance = [[07 June 1984|7 June 1984, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] |
|performed regularly on = [[Lovesexy Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Lovesexy Tour]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1984|1984]], [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]] <small>(as clip during sampler sets)</small> | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1984|1984]], [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]] <small>(as clip during sampler sets)</small> |
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