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|single image              = [[File:Apollonia6 album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Apollonia 6]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]]</small>
 
|performer                = [[Apollonia 6]]
 
|performer                = [[Apollonia 6]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 31|31 August, 1984]] - [[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]] single
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 31|31 August 1984]] - [[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]] single
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]]
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Apollonia]] (lyrics) and [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] (music))
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Apollonia]] (lyrics) and [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] (music))
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|introduction              = '''In A Spanish Villa''' is the seventh and final track on [[Apollonia 6]]'s first and only album [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]], and, four weeks before the album's release, the track was included as the b-side of [[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]], the album's first single. '''In A Spanish Villa''' was written by [[Prince]], but credited to [[Apollonia]] (lyrics) and [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] (music).
 
|introduction              = '''In A Spanish Villa''' is the seventh and final track on [[Apollonia 6]]'s first and only album [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]], and, four weeks before the album's release, the track was included as the b-side of [[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]], the album's first single. '''In A Spanish Villa''' was written by [[Prince]], but credited to [[Apollonia]] (lyrics) and [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] (music).
  
Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_28|28 December, 1983]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA (the day after [[The Glamorous Life]], the same day as [[Next Time Wipe The Lipstick Off Your Collar]], and two days before [[Erotic City]] and [[She's Always In My Hair]]). The track features only [[Apollonia]] on vocals and [[Prince]] on muted guitar. The lyrics are in Spanish, marking the first time the Spanish language was used on a [[Prince]] recording.
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Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_28|28 December 1983]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA (the day after [[The Glamorous Life]], the same day as [[Next Time Wipe The Lipstick Off Your Collar]], and two days before [[Erotic City]] and [[She's Always In My Hair]]). The track features only [[Apollonia]] on vocals and [[Prince]] on muted guitar. The lyrics are in Spanish, marking the first time the Spanish language was used on a [[Prince]] recording.
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_28|28 December, 1983]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_28|28 December 1983]]
 
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
 
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|first live appearance    = [[23 February, 1985|23 February, 1985, The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA]] <small>(instrumental interpolation during [[Take Me With U]]; only known performance)</small>
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|first live appearance    = [[23 February 1985|23 February 1985, The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA]] <small>(instrumental interpolation during [[Take Me With U]]; only known performance)</small>
 
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*[[Apollonia 6]]
 
*[[Apollonia 6]]
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
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|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
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* ''Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984'', Duane Tudahl (2017)
 
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Revision as of 13:48, 12 May 2017

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In A Spanish Villa

Apollonia6 album.jpg
from the album Apollonia 6
Song details
Performer: Apollonia 6
First Released: 31 August 1984 - Sex Shooter single
Album(s): Apollonia 6
Writer(s): Prince (credited to Apollonia (lyrics) and Wendy (music))
Producer(s): Prince (credited to The Starr* Company and Apollonia 6)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

In A Spanish Villa is the seventh and final track on Apollonia 6's first and only album Apollonia 6, and, four weeks before the album's release, the track was included as the b-side of Sex Shooter, the album's first single. In A Spanish Villa was written by Prince, but credited to Apollonia (lyrics) and Wendy (music).

Initial tracking took place on 28 December 1983 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA (the day after The Glamorous Life, the same day as Next Time Wipe The Lipstick Off Your Collar, and two days before Erotic City and She's Always In My Hair). The track features only Apollonia on vocals and Prince on muted guitar. The lyrics are in Spanish, marking the first time the Spanish language was used on a Prince recording.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
28 December 1983 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Initial tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
In A Spanish Villa 2:12 Apollonia 6

Sex Shooter single

Studio


Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
21-24 (The Dopamine Rush Suite) Studio Samples Spanish vocals from In A Spanish Villa
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • The lyrics are in Spanish, marking the first time the Spanish language was used on a Prince-related recording.

References
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