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|song name                = Vagina
 
|song name                = Vagina
|single image              = [[File:1999_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1999 Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] </small>
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_29|29 November 2019]] - [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] album
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|performer                = [[Vanity 6]]
|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999  ''Deluxe'']]<br>
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|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|performer                = [[Prince]]
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]  
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|introduction              = '''Vagina''' is a track recorded in late 1981 or early 1982, at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track was recorded for possible use on [[Vanity 6]]'s album [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]]. "Vagina" was also the name suggested by [[Prince]] for [[Vanity|Denise Matthews]] when she joined the band, but she didn't like the title and agreed to [[Vanity]] instead, at which point the project was titled [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]].  
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|introduction              = '''Vagina''' is an unreleased track recorded in late 1981 or early 1982, at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track was recorded for possible use on [[Vanity 6]]'s album [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]], although it is likely the project wasn't given this title at the time; "Vagina" was the name suggested by [[Prince]] for [[Vanity|Denise Matthews]] when she joined the band, but she didn't like the title and agreed to [[Vanity]] instead, at which point the project was titled [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]].  
Assumed credits are given below, but if the song was recorded prior to January 1982, it is likely that it was recorded for [[Album: The Hookers (1982)|'''The Hookers''']] line-up of [[Jamie Shoop]] and [[Susan Moonsie]], or as a demo recording by [[Prince]] only, but this is unverified. The song is not known to have been included on any configuration of the [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]] album. Engineer [[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] has described the track as "obscene".<br>
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Assumed credits are given below, but if the song was recorded prior to January 1982, it is likely that it was recorded for [[Album: The Hookers (1982)|'''The Hookers''']] line-up of [[Jamie Shoop]] and [[Susan Moonsie]], or as a demo recording by [[Prince]] only, but this is unverified. The song is not known to have been included on any configuration of the [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]] album. Engineer [[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] has described the track as "obscene".
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The song was released in 2019 as a track on one of the bonus discs with the deluxe edition of the [[Album: 1999|1999]] album.
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|date                      = late 1981 or early 1982
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|date                      = Late 1981 - early 1982
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA  
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|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
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*[[Jamie Shoop]] - vocals (assumed)
 
*[[Jamie Shoop]] - vocals (assumed)
 
*[[Susan Moonsie]] - vocals (assumed)
 
*[[Susan Moonsie]] - vocals (assumed)
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|1= '''Vagina'''
 
|1= '''Vagina'''
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|2= Studio
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']]<br>
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|3= Recorded late 1981 - early 1982
|4= Studio
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|first live appearance    = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]].
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|first live appearance    = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]] / [[Vanity 6]]
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
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|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
 
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
 
*[[Album: The Hookers (1982)|The Hookers]] unreleased album
 
*[[Album: The Hookers (1982)|The Hookers]] unreleased album
 
* [[Vanity 6]]
 
* [[Vanity 6]]
|references                =  
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|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
|categories                = [[Category:1982]][[Category:2019]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince]] [[Category:Recorded 1982]]
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|categories                = [[Category:1982]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1982]]
 
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Revision as of 10:59, 23 November 2019


Valentina   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Van Gogh
Vagina

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Song details
Performer: Vanity 6
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince / Vanity 6
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Vagina is an unreleased track recorded in late 1981 or early 1982, at Prince's Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track was recorded for possible use on Vanity 6's album Vanity 6, although it is likely the project wasn't given this title at the time; "Vagina" was the name suggested by Prince for Denise Matthews when she joined the band, but she didn't like the title and agreed to Vanity instead, at which point the project was titled Vanity 6. Assumed credits are given below, but if the song was recorded prior to January 1982, it is likely that it was recorded for The Hookers line-up of Jamie Shoop and Susan Moonsie, or as a demo recording by Prince only, but this is unverified. The song is not known to have been included on any configuration of the Vanity 6 album. Engineer David Z. Rivkin has described the track as "obscene".


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Late 1981 - early 1982 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
Basic tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Vagina Studio Recorded late 1981 - early 1982


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Valentina   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Van Gogh