| |introduction = '''Good Judy Girlfriend''' is the second track on [[Carmen Electra]]'s only album [[Album: Carmen Electra|Carmen Electra]]. The track was written and produced by [[Prince]] (although no producer credit was given, other than [[Prince|Paisley Park]] as executive producer), although [[Carmen Electra]] is credited as the writer (even in the Library of Congress listing for the song). | | |introduction = '''Good Judy Girlfriend''' is the second track on [[Carmen Electra]]'s only album [[Album: Carmen Electra|Carmen Electra]]. The track was written and produced by [[Prince]] (although no producer credit was given, other than [[Prince|Paisley Park]] as executive producer), although [[Carmen Electra]] is credited as the writer (even in the Library of Congress listing for the song). |
− | Basic tracking took place in late 1988 or the first two weeks of 1989, most likely at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track, with [[Prince]]'s original vocals, was initially included as the third track on the mid-January 1989, configuration of [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] (a different project than the 1999 album [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]]). If the lyrics were the same as the released version, it is possible that they were sung by [[Sheila E.]] or [[Boni Boyer]] on this version, as they are written from a female perspective. The track was reworked or re-recorded (details are not not known) between Spring, 1991 and early 1992 (at one of [[Record Plant-LA|Record Plant]] in Hollywood, California, [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California or [[Paisley Park Studios]]). [[Carmen Electra]]'s version was included as the seventh track 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]]"). The released version contains samples of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funky_Drummer Funky Drummer] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown James Brown] (released as a single in 1970) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_(About_It) Think (About It)] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyn_Collins Lyn Collins] (also co-written and produced by James Brown, from her 1972 album ''Think (About It)'', and also released as a single). | + | Basic tracking took place in late 1988 or the first two weeks of 1989, most likely at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track, with [[Prince]]'s original vocals, was initially included as the third track on the mid-January 1989, configuration of [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] (a different project than the 1999 album [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]]). If the lyrics were the same as the released version, it is possible that they were sung by [[Sheila E.]] or [[Cat]] on this version, as they are written from a female perspective. The track was reworked or re-recorded (details are not not known) between Spring, 1991 and early 1992 (at one of [[Record Plant-LA|Record Plant]] in Hollywood, California, [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California or [[Paisley Park Studios]]). [[Carmen Electra]]'s version was included as the seventh track 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]]"). The released version contains samples of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funky_Drummer Funky Drummer] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown James Brown] (released as a single in 1970) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_(About_It) Think (About It)] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyn_Collins Lyn Collins] (also co-written and produced by James Brown, from her 1972 album ''Think (About It)'', and also released as a single). |