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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Vanity 6
| name = Vanity 6
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Vanity 6]]
| artist = [[Vanity 6]]
| Cover = Vanity 6 album.jpg
| cover = Vanity 6 album.jpg
| Released = August 11, 1982
| alt =
| Recorded = March-April 1982
| released = August 11, 1982
| recorded = March–April 1982
| Genre = [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]/[[Funk music|Funk]]/[[New Wave music|New Wave]]
| studio = Kiowa Trail Home Studio, [[Chanhassen, Minnesota]]<br>[[Sunset Sound]], [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]
| Length =
| Label = [[Warner Bros. Records]]
| genre = <!--Do not add unsourced genres -->
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ultimateprince.com/vanity-6-album/|title=The Story of Vanity 6's Only Album|publisher=Ultimate Price|last=Howard|first=Jacinta|date=August 12, 2019|access-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref>
| Producer = [[Prince (musician)|The Starr Company]]
* [[funk rock]]<ref name="AllMusic Mason"/>
| Reviews =
| length = 31:12
* [[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5sud6j2h7190 link]
| label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| Last album = —
| producer = [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] (as The Starr ★ Company)
| This album = '''''Vanity 6''''' <br />(1982)
| Next album = —
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Vanity 6
| type = studio
| single1 = He's So Dull
| single1date = June 16, 1982
| single2 = [[Nasty Girl (Vanity 6 song)|Nasty Girl]]
| single2date = September 24, 1982<ref>[http://www.princevault.com/index.php/Single:_Nasty_Girl Single: Nasty Girl]</ref>
| single3 = Drive Me Wild
| single3date = December 2, 1982
| single4 = Bite the Beat
| single4date = February 10, 1983
}}
}}
}}
'''''Vanity 6''''' is the sole album by the R&B [[girl group]] [[Vanity 6]] that had been created by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] as an outlet for his prolific song writing. All three women in the group ([[Vanity (performer)|Vanity]], [[Brenda Bennett]], [[Susan Moonsie]]) shared lead and background vocals.
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AllMusic Mason">{{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0000201932
|title= Vanity 6 - ''Vanity 6'' (1982) Review |last= Henderson|first= Alex|access-date= March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
|rev2Score = B+<ref>[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=4453&name=Vanity+6 Robert Christgau review]</ref>


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As was typical for Prince's side projects, he obscured his virtually complete responsibility for the production, songwriting, and instrumental performances by arbitrarily attributing the credits to other members of his musical stable or the fictional "The Starr Company". "If a Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)" was co-written with [[The Time (band)|The Time]] member [[Terry Lewis]] and "Bite the Beat" was co-written with [[Jesse Johnson]]. "He's So Dull" was written by [[Dez Dickerson]].<ref>''Dance Music Sex Romance - Prince: The First Decade'', Per Nilsen - pg. 127</ref>
'''''Vanity 6''''' is the 1982 debut and only [[studio album]] by American vocal [[girl group]] [[Vanity 6]] released on [[Warner Bros. Records]]. The group had been created by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] as an outlet for his prolific song writing. All three women in the group ([[Vanity (singer)|Vanity]], [[Brenda Bennett]], [[Susan Moonsie]]) shared lead and background vocals. As was typical for Prince's side projects, he obscured his virtually complete responsibility for the production, songwriting, and instrumental performances by arbitrarily attributing the credits to other members of his musical stable or the fictional "The Starr Company". "If a Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)" was co-written with [[The Time (band)|The Time]] member [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis|Terry Lewis]] and "Bite the Beat" was co-written with [[Jesse Johnson (musician)|Jesse Johnson]].


The album was originally released on [[August 11]], [[1982]]<ref>''Dance Music Sex Romance - Prince: The First Decade'', Per Nilsen - pg. 124</ref> by [[Warner Bros. Records]] on [[LP album|LP]] and [[Compact Cassette|cassette]]. A [[compact disc]] was issued in 1988. All three formats are now [[out-of-print]].
"He's So Dull" was written by [[Dez Dickerson]] and can be heard briefly in the 1983 film ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]''.<ref name="autogenerated127">''Dance Music Sex Romance - Prince: The First Decade'', Per Nilsen - pg. 127</ref> The "other woman" rap on the song "If a Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)" is performed by Prince in an effected voice whose resemblance to that of [[The Time (band)|The Time]]'s lead singer [[Morris Day]] has sometimes led to Day being misidentified as the performer.<ref name="autogenerated127"/>


Reviewing the album in ''[[The Village Voice]]'', [[Robert Christgau]] wrote, "All eight of these dumb, dancy little synth tunes get me off when I let my guard down, and most of them are funny, hooky, and raunchy at the same time."<ref>[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=4453&name=Vanity+6 RobertChristgau.com]</ref>
The album was originally released on August 11, 1982<ref>''Dance Music Sex Romance - Prince: The First Decade'', Per Nilsen - pg. 124</ref> by [[Warner Bros. Records]] on [[Gramophone record|LP]] and [[Compact Cassette|cassette]]. A [[Compact Disc|compact disc]] was issued in September 1988. All three formats are now [[out of print]]. Vinyl copies of the album were pressed with "Side 1" and "Side 6" on the label. Reviewing the album in ''[[The Village Voice]]'', [[Robert Christgau]] wrote, "All eight of these dumb, dancy little synth tunes get me off when I let my guard down, and most of them are funny, hooky, and raunchy at the same time."<ref>[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=4453&name=Vanity+6 RobertChristgau.com]</ref> The album was later certified gold by the [[RIAA]] in 1983 a year after its release due in large part to the smash success of Prince's ''[[1999 (Prince album)|1999]]''. This would be the only album released by Vanity 6.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Tracklist
# "[[Nasty Girl (Vanity 6 song)|Nasty Girl]]" (lead vocal: Vanity, writer: Vanity) (5'13)
| headline = Side 1
# "Wet Dream" (lead vocal: Vanity, writers: Vanity 6) (4'12)
| all_writing = Prince, except where noted
# "Drive Me Wild" (lead vocal: Susan, writer: Susan) (2'33)
| title1 = [[Nasty Girl (Vanity 6 song)|Nasty Girl]]
# "He's So Dull" (lead vocal: Vanity, writers: [[Dez Dickerson]] and Vanity) (2'32)
| length1 = 5:10
# "If a Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)" (lead vocal: Vanity and Brenda, writers: Vanity 6 and [[Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis|Terry Lewis]]) (5'35)
| title2 = Wet Dream
# "Make-Up" (lead vocal: Susan, writer: Susan) (2'39)
| length2 = 4:12
# "Bite the Beat" (lead vocal: Brenda, writers: Brenda and [[Jesse Johnson (musician)|Jesse Johnson]]) (3'13)
| title3 = Drive Me Wild
# "3 X 2 = 6" (lead vocal: Vanity, writer: Vanity) (5'15)
| length3 = 2:31
| title4 = He's So Dull
| writer4 = [[Dez Dickerson]]
| length4 = 2:32
}}
{{Tracklist
| headline = Side 2
| title5 = If a Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)
| writer5 ={{hlist|Prince|[[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis|Terry Lewis]]}}
| length5 = 5:34
| title6 = Make-Up
| length6 = 2:40
| title7 = Bite the Beat
| writer7 ={{hlist|Prince|[[Jesse Johnson (musician)|Jesse Johnson]]}}
| length7 = 3:12
| title8 = 3 × 2 = 6
| length8 = 5:24
}}


==Singles==
==Personnel==
*[[Vanity (singer)|Vanity]] – lead (1, 2, 4, 5, 8) and backing vocals
* "Nasty Girl"
*[[Brenda Bennett]] – lead (5, 7), co-lead (4) and backing vocals
* "He's So Dull"
*[[Susan Moonsie]] – lead (3, 6) and backing vocals
* "Bite the Beat"
*[[Prince (musician)|Prince]] – lead vocals (5), [[Oberheim OB-Xa]], Oberheim OB-SX, [[Oberheim OB-X]], [[Yamaha CP-70|Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano]], electric guitars, bass guitar, [[Linn LM-1]], drums, percussion, handclaps, Pearl SY-1 Syncussion
* "Drive Me Wild"
*[[Dez Dickerson]] – electric guitar (4), drums (4, 8)
*[[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis|Terry Lewis]] – bass guitar (5)
*[[Jesse Johnson (musician)|Jesse Johnson]] – electric guitar (7), Oberheim OB-SX (7), bass guitar (7)


==Charts==
==Appearances in popular culture==
{| class="wikitable"
* The "other woman" rap on the song "If a Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)" is performed by Prince in an affected voice whose resemblance to that of [[The_Time_%28band%29|The Time]]'s lead singer [[Morris Day]] has sometimes led to Day being misidentified as the performer.<ref>''Dance Music Sex Romance - Prince: The First Decade'', Per Nilsen - pg. 127</ref>
|-
* Vinyl copies of the album were pressed with "Side 1" and "Side 6" on the label.
! Chart (1982)
* The song "Make-Up" was covered by [[The Soft Pink Truth]] on the album ''[[Do You Party?]]'' in 2003.
! Peak<br>position
* In 1982, Vanity 6’s "Nasty Girl" was knocked out of number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart by Prince's "[[1999 (song)|1999]]".
|-
* "Nasty Girl" was featured in the 1983 film ''Private School'', starring [[Phoebe Cates]], and the 1984 box office hit ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]''.
|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/vanity-p21236/charts-awards |title=Vanity |publisher=AllMusic |date=1959-01-04 |access-date=2011-10-26}}</ref>
* "Nasty Girl" was used by [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé]] on her ''[[Dangerously in Love World Tour]]'' and ''[[Verizon Ladies First Tour]]'' as a dance break after the song "[[Naughty Girl (Beyoncé song)|Naughty Girl]]."
| style="text-align:center;"|45
* "Nasty Girl" was used as a sample for Japanese rapper, [[Twigy]]'s song "Righ' Now."
|-
* "Nasty Girl" was covered by dance artist [[Inaya Day]] in 2004, and was a top 20 hit in the UK and Australia.
|align="left"|US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="allmusic1"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Vanity 6|artist=Vanity 6|type=album|relyear=1985|region=United States|award=Gold}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.discogs.com/Vanity-6-Vanity-6/master/18827 Release history] at [[Discogs]]

{{Vanity 6}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:1982 albums]]
[[Category:1982 debut albums]]
[[Category:Vanity 6 albums]]
[[Category:Vanity 6 albums]]
[[Category:Singular albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Prince (musician)]]
[[Category:Warner Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders]]

Latest revision as of 16:23, 4 July 2024

Vanity 6
Studio album by
Vanity 6
ReleasedAugust 11, 1982
RecordedMarch–April 1982
StudioKiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, Minnesota
Sunset Sound, Hollywood
Genre
Length31:12
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerPrince (as The Starr ★ Company)
Singles from Vanity 6
  1. "He's So Dull"
    Released: June 16, 1982
  2. "Nasty Girl"
    Released: September 24, 1982[3]
  3. "Drive Me Wild"
    Released: December 2, 1982
  4. "Bite the Beat"
    Released: February 10, 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[4]

Vanity 6 is the 1982 debut and only studio album by American vocal girl group Vanity 6 released on Warner Bros. Records. The group had been created by Prince as an outlet for his prolific song writing. All three women in the group (Vanity, Brenda Bennett, Susan Moonsie) shared lead and background vocals. As was typical for Prince's side projects, he obscured his virtually complete responsibility for the production, songwriting, and instrumental performances by arbitrarily attributing the credits to other members of his musical stable or the fictional "The Starr Company". "If a Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)" was co-written with The Time member Terry Lewis and "Bite the Beat" was co-written with Jesse Johnson.

"He's So Dull" was written by Dez Dickerson and can be heard briefly in the 1983 film National Lampoon's Vacation.[5] The "other woman" rap on the song "If a Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)" is performed by Prince in an effected voice whose resemblance to that of The Time's lead singer Morris Day has sometimes led to Day being misidentified as the performer.[5]

The album was originally released on August 11, 1982[6] by Warner Bros. Records on LP and cassette. A compact disc was issued in September 1988. All three formats are now out of print. Vinyl copies of the album were pressed with "Side 1" and "Side 6" on the label. Reviewing the album in The Village Voice, Robert Christgau wrote, "All eight of these dumb, dancy little synth tunes get me off when I let my guard down, and most of them are funny, hooky, and raunchy at the same time."[7] The album was later certified gold by the RIAA in 1983 a year after its release due in large part to the smash success of Prince's 1999. This would be the only album released by Vanity 6.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Prince, except where noted

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nasty Girl" 5:10
2."Wet Dream" 4:12
3."Drive Me Wild" 2:31
4."He's So Dull"Dez Dickerson2:32
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."If a Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)"
5:34
6."Make-Up" 2:40
7."Bite the Beat"
3:12
8."3 × 2 = 6" 5:24

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1982) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 45
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 6

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Howard, Jacinta (August 12, 2019). "The Story of Vanity 6's Only Album". Ultimate Price. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. Vanity 6 - Vanity 6 (1982) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Single: Nasty Girl
  4. ^ Robert Christgau review
  5. ^ a b Dance Music Sex Romance - Prince: The First Decade, Per Nilsen - pg. 127
  6. ^ Dance Music Sex Romance - Prince: The First Decade, Per Nilsen - pg. 124
  7. ^ RobertChristgau.com
  8. ^ a b "Vanity". AllMusic. 1959-01-04. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  9. ^ "American album certifications – Vanity 6 – Vanity 6". Recording Industry Association of America.
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