Difference between revisions of "Love And Sex"
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|single image = [[File:Purplerain_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: Purple Rain Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] | |single image = [[File:Purplerain_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: Purple Rain Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] | ||
|performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | |performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | ||
| − | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_23|23 June 2017]] - [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] album | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_23|23 June 2017]] - [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] album |
|album(s) = [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]<br> | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
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|previous song = [[Love Affair]] | |previous song = [[Love Affair]] | ||
|next song = [[Love And Sex-1|Love And Sex]] | |next song = [[Love And Sex-1|Love And Sex]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Love And Sex''' is a song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_27|27 February 1984]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (on the same day as overdubs on [[Traffic Jam]], two days before [[When Doves Cry]]). Engineer [[Peggy McCreary]] noted that [[Prince]] wanted a Yamaha DX-7 synth, which she had to purchase for use in the song; he used the DX-7 for many later recordings. It is unknown if this song was intended for any project at the time | + | |introduction = '''Love And Sex''' is a song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_27|27 February 1984]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (on the same day as overdubs on [[Traffic Jam]], two days before [[When Doves Cry]]). Engineer [[Peggy McCreary]] noted that [[Prince]] wanted a Yamaha DX-7 synth, which she had to purchase for use in the song; he used the DX-7 for many later recordings. It is unknown if this song was intended for any project at the time. |
| − | [[Prince]] later reused the title for an otherwise-unrelated 1986 recording; see [[Love And Sex-1|Love And Sex]] for details of that track | + | [[Prince]] later reused the title for an otherwise-unrelated 1986 recording; see [[Love And Sex-1|Love And Sex]] for details of that track. |
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| + | During [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]] offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and while '''Love And Sex''' was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned. It is unclear if this concerned the 1984 or 1986 song. | ||
In 2017 '''Love And Sex''' was released as the second track on the ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'' disc of a ''Deluxe'' release of [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain]]. While a solo recording, it is listed here as a [[Prince and the Revolution]] track as it was released as a bonus track on the [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] album, which is credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. | In 2017 '''Love And Sex''' was released as the second track on the ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'' disc of a ''Deluxe'' release of [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain]]. While a solo recording, it is listed here as a [[Prince and the Revolution]] track as it was released as a bonus track on the [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] album, which is credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_27|27 February 1984]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_27|27 February 1984]] | ||
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
| − | |trivia = | + | |trivia = The song ( as '''Love 'n Sex''') was at some point considered for inclusion on the [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] soundtrack album. |
|see also = [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] album | |see also = [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] album | ||
* [[Film: Purple Rain |Purple Rain]] movie | * [[Film: Purple Rain |Purple Rain]] movie | ||
|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/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' | * ''[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)]'' | ||
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