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− | |introduction = '''Sexual Suicide''' is the seventh track on the second disc of [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Sexual Suicide''' is the seventh track on the second disc of [[Prince]]’s 20th album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] (his fourth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). The album is not clearly divided between [[Prince]] tracks and [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] tracks, but the liner notes' discussion of this track discuss "[[Prince]]" making this track, so it is credited to [[Prince]] in this entry. |
− | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 10|10 August 1985]], at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Edina, Minnesota (six days after [[Empty Room]], shortly before [[Go]]). The liner notes in [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] state that [[Sheila E.]] showed [[Prince]] how to play the drumbeat, but she is not given any writing credit. | |
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+ | The song was initially placed as the tenth and final track on an April 1986, configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album. It was then included as the twelfth and final track (tenth song) on the first disc of a [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_3|3 June 1986]], configuration of the album. The track was removed from the album before the last known configuration, dated [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]], and the album was ultimately abandoned. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 10|10 August 1985]] | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 10|10]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 11|11 August 1985]] |
− | |studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]], | + | |studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking, horn overdubs, mix (10th); new horn overdubs, mix (11th) |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 26|26 September 1985]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Mix ([[Susan Rogers]] & [[Coke Johnson]], [[Prince]] not present (25th); rough mix (26th) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_18|18 November 1985]] (estimate) | ||
+ | |studio = Pumacrest Mobile Recording Unit (from Advision Studios)<br>in Nice, France | ||
+ | |additional info = Mix ([[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]], probably with [[Prince]]) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 22|22 December 1985]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]]- Studio 3 ,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Mix including instrumental mix | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_14|14 January 1986]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]]- Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Mix including instrumental mix | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_17|17]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_18|18 April 1986]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]]- Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Mix for [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
− | *[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals ( | + | *[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals (uncredited) |
*[[Wendy Melvoin]] - background vocals (uncertain involvement) | *[[Wendy Melvoin]] - background vocals (uncertain involvement) | ||
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*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | *[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
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{{Unreleased| | {{Unreleased| | ||
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+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Sexual Suicide''' (instrumental) | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= instrumental mix | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''Sexual Suicide''' | |1= '''Sexual Suicide''' | ||
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* [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album | * [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased 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:1998]][[Category: | + | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' |
+ | |categories = [[Category:1998]][[Category:Recorded 1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
}} | }} |
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