Category: Apollonia 6

Apollonia 6 – Sex Shooter (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

A. Front

R E Q U E S T

“Sex Shooter” is a song written by Prince for his protégés, girl group Apollonia 6. It appeared on the band’s only album, Apollonia 6 and was released as a single in 1984. The song was performed by Apollonia 6 in the film Purple Rain. It was nominated by the Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Song.

The single debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 on October 20, 1984 and spent six weeks on the survey peaking at #85.

SIDE A:
Sex Shooter (Long Version) 6:51
Words By, Music By – Apollonia 6

SIDE B:
In A Spanish Villa 2:15
Music By – Wendy*
Words By – Apollonia Kotero*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 Sex Shooter U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #85
1984 Sex Shooter U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Hip-Hop Songs #7
1984 Sex Shooter U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #7

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– 0-20274
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Apollonia 6Starr * Company, The

NOTES:
From the Warner Bros. album:
“APOLLONIA 6”

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B. back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi