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|song name                = Love And Sex
 
|song name                = Love And Sex
|single image              = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|single image              = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 2020]] - [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 2020]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]  
 
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|introduction              = '''Love And Sex''' is a track recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 3|3 January 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. The mid-tempo song is driven by searing guitar and a whimsical stacato synth, with multitracked vocals, with [[Prince]] pasiontely delivering his plea to an unnamed objext ofbhis effection.
 
|introduction              = '''Love And Sex''' is a track recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 3|3 January 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. The mid-tempo song is driven by searing guitar and a whimsical stacato synth, with multitracked vocals, with [[Prince]] pasiontely delivering his plea to an unnamed objext ofbhis effection.
  
On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 25|25 March 1986]], three months after the initial tracking it was reworked for possible inclusion on [[Sheila E.]]'s third album [[Album: Sheila E.|Sheila E.]]. The song was sped up and [[Sheila E.]] added her vocals and congas on it. [[Eric Leeds]] and [[Atlanta Bliss]] also adding horns at this time.
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On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 25|25 March 1986]], three months after the initial tracking it was reworked for possible inclusion on [[Sheila E.]]’s third album [[Album: Sheila E.|Sheila E.]]. The song was sped up and [[Sheila E.]] added her vocals and congas on it. [[Eric Leeds]] and [[Atlanta Bliss]] also adding horns at this time.
  
 
The title '''Love And Sex''' was previously used for an otherwise-unrelated 1984 recording; see [[Love And Sex]] for details of that track. 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 , but assumed that the '''Love And Sex''' selected for [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]] was the 1984 recording and not this 1986 song.
 
The title '''Love And Sex''' was previously used for an otherwise-unrelated 1984 recording; see [[Love And Sex]] for details of that track. 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 , but assumed that the '''Love And Sex''' selected for [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]] was the 1984 recording and not this 1986 song.
  
In September 2020 [[Prince]]’s March ’86 version was released on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] set. The faster paced version with [[Sheila E.]] singing lead remains unreleased.
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In September 2020 [[Prince]]’s March ’86 version was released on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] set. The faster paced version with [[Sheila E.]] singing lead remains unreleased.
 
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'''unreleased version'''
 
'''unreleased version'''
 
*[[Prince]] - all instruments except where noted
 
*[[Prince]] - all instruments except where noted
*[[Sheila E.]] – vocals, conga's
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*[[Sheila E.]] – vocals, conga’s
 
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone  
 
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone  
 
*[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet
 
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|trivia                    = [[Prince]] had previously used the title '''Love And Sex''' for an otherwise-unrelated 1984 recording; see [[Love And Sex]] for details of that track.
 
|trivia                    = [[Prince]] had previously used the title '''Love And Sex''' for an otherwise-unrelated 1984 recording; see [[Love And Sex]] for details of that track.
|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times Deluxe|Sign O' The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
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|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] album
 
|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)]]''
 
|categories                = [[Category:2020]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]]  [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Recorded 1986]]
 
|categories                = [[Category:2020]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]]  [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Recorded 1986]]
 
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Revision as of 17:19, 22 September 2020

Love And Sex   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Love In The Morning
Love And Sex

Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe
from the album
Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 25 September 2020 - Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe album
Album(s): Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
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

Love And Sex is a track recorded on 3 January 1986 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California. The mid-tempo song is driven by searing guitar and a whimsical stacato synth, with multitracked vocals, with Prince pasiontely delivering his plea to an unnamed objext ofbhis effection.

On 25 March 1986, three months after the initial tracking it was reworked for possible inclusion on Sheila E.’s third album Sheila E.. The song was sped up and Sheila E. added her vocals and congas on it. Eric Leeds and Atlanta Bliss also adding horns at this time.

The title Love And Sex was previously used for an otherwise-unrelated 1984 recording; see Love And Sex for details of that track. 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 Crystal Ball Volume II, and while Love And Sex was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned. It is unclear if , but assumed that the Love And Sex selected for Crystal Ball Volume II was the 1984 recording and not this 1986 song.

In September 2020 Prince’s March ’86 version was released on one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe set. The faster paced version with Sheila E. singing lead remains unreleased.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
3 January 1986 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Basic tracking
25 March 1986 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Sheila E. vocal overdub, and congas and horn overdubs
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all voices and instruments

unreleased version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Love And Sex 4:11 Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Love And Sex Studio Sheila E. vocal version
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • Prince had previously used the title Love And Sex for an otherwise-unrelated 1984 recording; see Love And Sex for details of that track.

References
Love And Sex   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Love In The Morning