Happy Birthday, Mr. Christian

Hallucination Rain   < < <

Non-Prince Songs

All Prince Songs

Unreleased Songs

> > >   Happy Tears

Happy Birthday, Mr. Christian

from the album Apollonia 6 Song details Performer: Apollonia 6 First Released: 1 October 1984 - Apollonia 6 album Album(s): Apollonia 6 Writer(s): Prince (credited to Apollonia (words) and The Revolution (music)) Producer(s): Prince (credited to The Starr* Company and Apollonia 6) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince. Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: none

Happy Birthday, Mr. Christian is the first track on Apollonia 6’s first and only album Apollonia 6. Happy Birthday, Mr. Christian was written by Prince, but credited to Apollonia (words) and The Revolution (music). Basic tracking took place on 1 August 1984, at the Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, as the last song recorded for the album. The track replaced Manic Monday on the album (Manic Monday had been included on a Warner Bros. pre-release cassette of the album). The song contains a segment of the traditional song Happy Birthday To You. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 1 August 1984 Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA Tracking 3 August 1984 (estimate) Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA Apollonia vocals 5 August 1984 (estimate) Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Mix August - September 1984 (estimate) Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA Additional backing vocals by Jill Jones Recording Personnel Apollonia - lead vocals Brenda Bennett - vocals Susan Moonsie - vocals (likely not actually singing on record) Susannah Melvoin - background vocals Jill Jones - background vocals (uncredited) Brown Mark - background vocals Prince - all instruments Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Happy Birthday, Mr. Christian 7:06 Apollonia 6 Studio Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Happy Birthday, Mr. Christian Unreleased promotional video Promo video See Mr. Christian’s Birthday unreleased short film for more details Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Happy Birthday, Mr. Christian Studio with Prince’s scratch vocals

Additional Information See also Trivia Apollonia 6 album Apollonia 6 Mr. Christian’s Birthday unreleased short film References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)

Hallucination Rain   < < <

All Songs

Unreleased Songs

> > >   Happy Tears