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Lovesexy

from the album Lovesexy Song details Performer: Prince First Released: 10 May 1988 - Lovesexy album Album(s): Lovesexy Writer(s): Prince Producer(s): Prince Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 8 July 1988: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 13 February 1989: Osaka-jō Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan Performed regularly on tour: Lovesexy Tour Performed occasionally in shows: 1988, 1989

Lovesexy is the sixth song on Prince’s tenth album Lovesexy. In 1989, a live version was included on the Lovesexy Live 1 VHS, taken from the 9 September 1988 live TV broadcast. Basic tracking took place on 29 January 1988, three days after an acetate of what was to become Lovesexy (including the song Luv Sexy) was produced, and two days before recording I Wish U Heaven. On this day Prince built a new song, using some elements from Luv Sexy, (recorded in December 1987), including the horn/synth hookline, the '"rain is wet sugar is sweet" vocal section and the vari-speed "tonight we make love with only words" dialogue. He then took lyrics originally written as The Most Vital and created Lovesexy, recording all instruments by himself except for the parts lifted from Luv Sexy. The song was included as the sixth track on a February configuration of Lovesexy, where it remained for the final release. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 29 January 1988 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking 18 April 1988 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA ‘Rough mix for guitar reference’ Recording Personnel Released version Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Unidentified woman – vocals (sampled from Luv Sexy) Eric Leeds – saxophone (sampled from Luv Sexy) Atlanta Bliss – trumpet (sampled from Luv Sexy) Eddie Miller - Engineer on rough mix session Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Lovesexy 5:49 Lovesexy Studio Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Lovesexy 4:01 Lovesexy Live 1 home video Live 9 September 1988, Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Length Released Version Additional info Intermission 1:46 Lovesexy Live 1 VHS Studio Studio version played during show; 9 September 1988: Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany; uncredited on artwork Intermission Studio Recorded 12-15 June 1988; full version of above without audience noise Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Lovesexy Studio different mix edit with extra break and some more effects Lovesexy (Extended Remix) Studio Extended Remix

Additional Information See also Trivia Lovesexy album Luv Sexy Lovesexy Tour Prince described the term "lovesexy" on tour as "the feeling u get when u fall in love - not with a girl or boy, but with the heavens above, a lyric not present in the song itself, but taken from the song Luv Sexy, which Lovesexy cannibalized from. The "Bizarre!" sample used in this song is originally from Our Bizarre Relationship by Frank Zappa’s band The Mothers of Invention (from Uncle Meat, 1969). It was one of the preset samples in the Fairlight CMI sample-synthesizer and Prince took it from there. It was utilized in quite a few songs recorded between 1985 and 1987: All My Dreams, Bob George, Christopher Tracy’s Parade, Lovesexy, and Madhouse songs Nine and 6 (The End Of The World Mix) all contain this sample. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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