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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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|single image              = [[File:1999_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1999 Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe'']] </small>
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_29|29 November 2019]] - [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] album
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_29|29 November 2019]] - [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe'']] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999  ''Deluxe'']]<br>
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999  ''Super Deluxe'']]<br>
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
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The track was long thought to have been recorded for possible use on [[Album: The Hookers (1982)|'''The Hookers''']] album, that later became [[Vanity 6]]'s album [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]], but given its ambiguous lyrics it seems unlikely this was actually the case. However, "Vagina" was the name [[Prince]] suggested [[Vanity|Denise Matthews]] would go by when she joined the band. Allegedly she dismissed the moniker and agreed to [[Vanity]] instead, at which point the project was titled [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]].
 
The track was long thought to have been recorded for possible use on [[Album: The Hookers (1982)|'''The Hookers''']] album, that later became [[Vanity 6]]'s album [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]], but given its ambiguous lyrics it seems unlikely this was actually the case. However, "Vagina" was the name [[Prince]] suggested [[Vanity|Denise Matthews]] would go by when she joined the band. Allegedly she dismissed the moniker and agreed to [[Vanity]] instead, at which point the project was titled [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]].
  
In 2019 the song was released as the fourth track on the ''Vault Tracks part 1'' disc of a ''Deluxe'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album.
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In 2019 the song was released as the fourth track on the ''Vault Tracks part 1'' disc of a ''Super Deluxe'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album.
 
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|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    = The released mix of this track was done by Nick Bolas specifically for the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track.
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|trivia                    = The released mix of this track was done by Nick Bolas specifically for the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe'']] release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track.
|see also                  = [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] album
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|see also                  = [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe'']] album
 
* [[Album: The Hookers (1982)|The Hookers]] unreleased album
 
* [[Album: The Hookers (1982)|The Hookers]] unreleased album
 
* [[Vanity 6]]
 
* [[Vanity 6]]

Revision as of 11:39, 31 August 2020

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

1999 Deluxe.jpg
from the album 1999 Super Deluxe
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 29 November 2019 - 1999 Super Deluxe album
Album(s): 1999 Super Deluxe
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince.
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Vagina is a track recorded circa November 1981, at Prince's Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. With only a vocal and guitar and no drums other than Prince's vocal rhythm cues, the sngs has an unfinished feel to it. The track was long thought to have been recorded for possible use on The Hookers album, that later became Vanity 6's album Vanity 6, but given its ambiguous lyrics it seems unlikely this was actually the case. However, "Vagina" was the name Prince suggested Denise Matthews would go by when she joined the band. Allegedly she dismissed the moniker and agreed to Vanity instead, at which point the project was titled Vanity 6.

In 2019 the song was released as the fourth track on the Vault Tracks part 1 disc of a Super Deluxe edition of the 1999 album.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
November 1981 (estimate) Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Basic tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Vagina 3:28 1999 Super Deluxe
Studio



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • The released mix of this track was done by Nick Bolas specifically for the 1999 Super Deluxe release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track.

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