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|album image = [[File:Apollonia6 album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Apollonia 6]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]]</small><br> [[File:Originals.jpg|100px|border|Originals album artwork]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Originals|Originals]]</small><br> | |album image = [[File:Apollonia6 album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Apollonia 6]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]]</small><br> [[File:Originals.jpg|100px|border|Originals album artwork]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Originals|Originals]]</small><br> | ||
|single image = [[File:Sexshooter single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Sex Shooter]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Sexshooter single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Sex Shooter]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]]</small> | ||
− | |performer = [[Apollonia 6]] | + | |performer = [[Apollonia 6]]; [[Prince]] |
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 31|31 August 1984]] - [[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]] single | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 31|31 August 1984]] - [[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]] single<br> [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 7|7 June 2019]] - [[Album: Originals|Originals]] album ([[Prince]] version) |
− | |album(s) = [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]] | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]]<br> [[Album: Originals|Originals]] |
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Apollonia 6]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Apollonia 6]]) | ||
− | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[The Starr Company|The Starr* Company]] and [[Apollonia 6]]) | + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[The Starr Company|The Starr* Company]] and [[Apollonia 6]] on [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]]) |
|previous song = [[The Sex Of It]] | |previous song = [[The Sex Of It]] | ||
|next song = [[Sexual Suicide]] | |next song = [[Sexual Suicide]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Sex Shooter''' is the second track on [[Apollonia 6]] | + | |introduction = '''Sex Shooter''' is the second track on [[Apollonia 6]]’s first and only album [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]], and, four weeks before the album’s release, [[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]] was releases as the album’s first single. As such, the song is the first to be credited to [[Apollonia 6]]. '''Sex Shooter''' was written by [[Prince]], but credited to [[Apollonia 6]]. The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], as [[Apollonia 6]]’s performance in the movie. |
− | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 30|30 April 1983]] at [[Prince]] | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 30|30 April 1983]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, the same day as [[Promise To Be True]], and the track was originally planned for a [[Album: Vanity 6 (1984)|second album]] by [[Vanity 6]]. It is unclear however if [[Vanity]] cut vocals for the song on this day or at a later occasion. |
− | In 2019, [[Prince]] | + | At a later session [[Brenda Bennett]] and possibly [[Susan Moonsie]] replaced [[Prince]]'s backing vocals. When [[Vanity]] decided not to participate in the [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] movie and left the group and, [[Prince]] restructured the group as [[Apollonia 6]], after casting [[Apollonia]] for the project in September or October 1983. New lead vocals were recorded by her and [[Prince]] worked on the track further in October and November. |
+ | |||
+ | In 2019, [[Prince]]’s own version was released as the first track on the posthumous album [[Album:_Originals|Originals]]. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 30|30 April 1983]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 30|30 April 1983]] | ||
|studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
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|studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = [[Apollonia]] lead vocal overdubs, second attempt | |additional info = [[Apollonia]] lead vocal overdubs, second attempt | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 6|6 February 1984]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Mix | ||
}} | }} | ||
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*[[Susan Moonsie]] - background vocals (credited, but unsure of actual participation) | *[[Susan Moonsie]] - background vocals (credited, but unsure of actual participation) | ||
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted (uncredited) | *[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted (uncredited) | ||
− | ''' | + | <br> |
+ | '''Prince version''' (on [[Album: Originals|Originals]]) | ||
*[[Prince]] - all instruments and vocals | *[[Prince]] - all instruments and vocals | ||
<hr> | <hr> | ||
− | *[[ | + | *[[Don Batts]] - engineer |
+ | <br> | ||
'''Vanity 6 version''' | '''Vanity 6 version''' | ||
*[[Vanity]] - lead vocals | *[[Vanity]] - lead vocals | ||
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|2= 3:00 | |2= 3:00 | ||
|3= [[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]] single<br> | |3= [[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]] single<br> | ||
− | [[Album: | + | [[Album:_Strange_Tales_From_The_Rain|Strange Tales From The Rain]] promotional album <br> |
|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Sex Shooter''' | |1= '''Sex Shooter''' | ||
− | |2= 4: | + | |2= 4:36 |
|3= [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] 20th Anniversary DVD | |3= [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] 20th Anniversary DVD | ||
|4= Promo video | |4= Promo video | ||
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|1= '''Sex Shooter''' | |1= '''Sex Shooter''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= Original [[Vanity 6]] version | + | |3= Original [[Vanity 6]] version, [[Prince]] background vocals |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Sex Shooter''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= [[Vanity 6]] version with different backing music from before | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Sex Shooter''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= Original [[Vanity 6]] version with [[Prince]] vocals replaced. | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[ | + | {{SongSampled| |
+ | |sampled in = | ||
+ | {{Songchart| | ||
+ | |line = | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''She’s Always In My Hair''' | ||
+ | |2= 3:27 | ||
+ | |3= [[Single: Raspberry Beret|Raspberry Beret]] single<br> | ||
+ | [[Single: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]] single<br> | ||
+ | [[Single: Girls & Boys|Girls & Boys]] single<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]] | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= See Trivia | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''She’s Always In My Hair (New Mix)''' | ||
+ | |2= 6:31 | ||
+ | |3= [[Single: Raspberry Beret|Raspberry Beret]] single<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]] | ||
+ | |4= Extended Version | ||
+ | |5= Original full-length recording; a.k.a. '''She’s Always In My Hair (12" Version)''' | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |first live appearance = [[31 December 1987|31 December 1987, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(instrumental interpolation in [[Erotic City]])</small> <br> | ||
* [[27 November 1988|27 November 1988: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA]] <small>(instrumental interpolation in [[Erotic City]])</small> | * [[27 November 1988|27 November 1988: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA]] <small>(instrumental interpolation in [[Erotic City]])</small> | ||
|performed regularly on = [[Lovesexy Tour]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[Erotic City]])</small> | |performed regularly on = [[Lovesexy Tour]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[Erotic City]])</small> | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[Erotic City]])</small> | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[Erotic City]])</small>; [[All Concerts#1988|1988]] <small>(horn interpolation during [[Erotic City]])</small> |
|trivia = The title is a wordplay on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_shooter "Six Shooter"], another name for a revolver (gun) that holds six cartridges. | |trivia = The title is a wordplay on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_shooter "Six Shooter"], another name for a revolver (gun) that holds six cartridges. | ||
+ | *[[Prince]] took the four-note riff heard at 0:09 from [[Sex Shooter]] and slowed it down to create a sequence that comes between “she’s always there” and “telling me how much she cares” at the 0:43 mark of [[She’s Always In My Hair]]; that song was listed as '''Sex Shooter''' on the studio work order. | ||
|see also = [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]] album | |see also = [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]] album | ||
*[[Album: Vanity 6 (1984)|Vanity 6]] second unreleased album | *[[Album: Vanity 6 (1984)|Vanity 6]] second unreleased album | ||
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|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)]'' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category:2019]][[Category:Recorded 1983]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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