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from the album Emancipation
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Song details
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Performer:
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First Released:
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19 November 1996 - Emancipation album
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Album(s):
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Emancipation
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Writer(s):
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Prince (as )
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Producer(s):
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Prince (as )
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Live Appearances
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First and last live appearance:
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- This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
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Performed regularly on tour:
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Performed occasionally in shows:
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Sex In The Summer is the first track on the second disc of Prince’s 19th album Emancipation, the third album to be credited to .
Basic tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in two parts in Summer 1996 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota; while the first part is a solo performance by Prince (as ), the second part of the track features Rhonda Smith and Kat Dyson, who joined ’s band in June 1996. The backing track features a loop of the ultrasound heartbeat of Prince and Mayte’s unborn child (later named "Amiir"), and the Emancipation album notes state that the original title of the track (presumably with different lyrics) was Conception.
Drum fills used throughout the song, including the song’s opening, are sampled from Funkadelic’s remake of Good Old Music (from their self-titled album Funkadelic, 1970), written by George Clinton and originally recorded by his previous band The Parliaments as Good Ole Music. The drum fills were played by Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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| Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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| Summer 1996
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Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Tracking
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Recording Personnel
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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| Sex In The Summer
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5:56
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Emancipation
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Studio
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Unreleased Versions
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Version
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Additional Info
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| Conception
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Studio
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Original name for Sex In The Summer, presumably with different lyrics
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Additional Information
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See also
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Trivia
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- The song’s lyrics, "Checkin’ out Mahalia’s greatest, 'In The Upper Room"" references American gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson’s recording of Lucie E Campbell’s song. Jackson’s original recording, split in to Parts 1 and 2, was released in 1952. The 'Upper Room' originally referred in the Gospels of Mark and Luke, to the room where Jesus of Nazareth and his disciples ate the Last Supper, but subsequently also became a term more generally used to refer to heaven.
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References
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