Step To The Mic is the fourth track on Carmen Electra's only album Carmen Electra. The track was written by Prince, Monie Love and Levi Seacer, Jr., and produced by Prince (although no producer credit was given, other than Paisley Park as executive producer).
While specific recording dates are not known, Mark Forrester's credit as a recording engineer suggests that initial tracking took place in mid-April, 1992, at Platinum Studios, Melbourne, Australia (while also on the Diamonds And Pearls Tour, during the same set of sessions as 51 Hours, Don't Talk 2 Strangers, Poor Little Bastard, The Rest Of My Life, There Is Lonely, Be My Mirror, Wow, and re-recordings of Make Believe and I'll Do Anything).
It is likely (though uncertain) that Monie Love's vocals were recorded on 18 June, 1992, at Olympic Studios, London, England during a day off on the Diamonds And Pearls Tour (along with her vocals on Everybody Get On Up). It was not included on a 15 June, 1992 configuration of Carmen Electra's debut album, then titled On Top (with the artist credit "Carmen"), indicating that Prince wasn't satisfied with the track before Monie Love's vocals were added.
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