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|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Love’s No Fun]] |
|next song = [[The Lubricated Lady]] | |next song = [[The Lubricated Lady]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Lovesexy''' is the sixth song on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Lovesexy''' is the sixth song on [[Prince]]’s tenth album [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]]. In 1989, a live version was included on the [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS, taken from the [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988]] live TV broadcast. |
− | Basic tracking took place on | + | Basic tracking took place on |
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_29|29 January 1988]], three days after an acetate of what was to become [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] (including the song [[Luv Sexy]]) was produced, and two days before recording [[I Wish U Heaven]]. | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_29|29 January 1988]], three days after an acetate of what was to become [[Album: Lovesexy|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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 29|29 January 1988]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 29|29 January 1988]] | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 18|18 April 1988]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 18|18 April 1988]] | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = ‘Rough mix for guitar reference’ |
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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*[[Atlanta Bliss]] – trumpet (sampled from [[Luv Sexy]]) | *[[Atlanta Bliss]] – trumpet (sampled from [[Luv Sexy]]) | ||
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− | * [[Eddie Miller]] - Engineer on | + | * [[Eddie Miller]] - Engineer on rough mix session |
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
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+ | |unreleased versions = | ||
+ | {{Unreleased| | ||
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+ | |1= '''Lovesexy''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= different mix edit with extra break and some more effects | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Lovesexy''' (Extended Remix) | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= Extended Remix | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
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|performed regularly on = [[Lovesexy Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Lovesexy Tour]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1989|1989]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1989|1989]] | ||
− | |trivia = | + | |trivia = [[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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa Frank Zappa] | + | * The ''"Bizarre!"'' sample used in this song is originally from ''Our Bizarre Relationship'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa Frank Zappa]’s band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mothers_of_Invention The Mothers of Invention] (from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Meat 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 [[Six|6 (The End Of The World Mix)]] all contain this sample. |
|see also = [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] album | |see also = [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] album | ||
*[[Luv Sexy]] | *[[Luv Sexy]] | ||
*[[Lovesexy Tour]] | *[[Lovesexy Tour]] | ||
|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:1988]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1988]][[Category:Recorded 1988]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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