Apollonia 6

Warner Bros. Records

Prince and I never dated – we’re family

Despite being credited to the band Apollonia 6, all the tracks are written by Prince, as well as performing every instrument. Its 22-year-old lead singer, Patrica “Apollonia” Kotero, was auditioned in New York following the departure of Denise Matthews from the band’s earlier incarnation Vanity 6. Kotero subsequently fulfilled Matthews’ role as lead female and Prince’s muse for the movie Purple Rain and afterwards embarked on an acting career under her stage name Apollonia Kotero. She and Prince remained close ever since.

Apollonia 6 album’s outtakes include the hits The Glamorous Life (which was instead recorded and released by Sheila E. for her debut album) and Manic Monday (given to and released in 1986 by The Bangles), and 17 Days. Prince disbanded Apollonia 6 following the Purple Rain Tour. Kotero then followed a career in acting. His production credit on the album is under the name of The Starr ★ Company, as he is not credited by name.

Prince even performed the vocals on the album, to give the group singing direction, which Apollonia re-recorded for the final cut of the tracks. Prince’s version of Sex Shooter was released in 2019 by Warner Brothers, in the collection Originals.

Apollonia 6

Lead Vocals

Patrica Kotero

Vocals

Susan Moonsie

Vocals

Brenda Bennett

Data

Producer

The Starr ★ Company (Prince)

Label

Warner Bros. Records

Distribution

Warner Bros. Records

Released

36 years, 0 months ago on 1 October 1984

Running Time

34:23

US Chart Peak

62

UK Chart Peak

-

Orig. Formats

Tracklist

1. Happy Birthday, Mr. Christian (7:06)
2. Sex Shooter (3:39) ¹
3. Blue Limousine (6.19) ¹
4. A Million Times (I Love You) (5:51)
5. Ooo She Wanna Wa Wa (4:10)
6. Some Kind Of Lover (4:48)
7. In A Spanish Villa (2:12)

¹ Release as singles.

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