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|song name                = Vagina
 
|song name                = Vagina
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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 Edition'']] </small>
|performer                = [[Vanity 6]]
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_29|29 November 2019]] - [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999  ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br>
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
|next song                = [[Van Gogh]]
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]  
|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. Rivkin]] has described the track as "obscene".
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|introduction              = '''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 song has a somewhat unfinished feel to it.
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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]].
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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'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album.
 
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|date                      = Late 1981 - early 1982
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|date                      = November 1981 (estimate)
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
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|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA  
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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*[[Prince]] - all instruments (assumed)
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments
*[[Jamie Shoop]] - vocals (assumed)
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*[[Susan Moonsie]] - vocals (assumed)
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|1= '''Vagina'''
 
|1= '''Vagina'''
|2= Studio
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|2= 3:28
|3= Recorded late 1981 - early 1982
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|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br>
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|first live appearance    = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]] / [[Vanity 6]]
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|first live appearance    = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]].
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    =  
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|trivia                    = The released mix of this track was done by Niko Bolas specifically for the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] 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                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
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|see also                  = [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album
*[[Album: The Hookers (1982)|The Hookers]] unreleased album
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* [[Album: The Hookers (1982)|The Hookers]] unreleased album
 
* [[Vanity 6]]
 
* [[Vanity 6]]
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
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|categories                = [[Category:1982]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1982]]
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|categories                = [[Category:1981]][[Category:2019]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Recorded 1981]]
 
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Revision as of 22:15, 20 August 2021

Utopia   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Valentina
Vagina

1999 Deluxe.jpg
from the album 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 29 November 2019 - 1999 Super Deluxe Edition album
Album(s): 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
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 song has a somewhat 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 edition of the 1999 album.


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

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



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • The released mix of this track was done by Niko Bolas specifically for the 1999 Super Deluxe Edition 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
Utopia   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Valentina