Vanity 6
American musical group
Vanity 6 was an American girl group that gained popularity in the early 1980s. They were protégés of musician Prince. They are best known for their song "Nasty Girl and released one album in 1982, which was named after the group as well.
Vanity 6 | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1982–1983 |
| Labels | Warner Bros. |
| Past member(s) | Vanity (deceased) Brenda Bennett Susan Moonsie |
Discography
changeStudio albums
change- Vanity 6 (1982)
Singles
change| Title (A-side/B-side) |
Release | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
US R&B |
US Dance [6] |
AUS [7] |
BEL (FL) [8] |
NLD [9] | |||
| "He's So Dull" "Make-Up" |
1982 | — | — | — | 92 | — | 44 | Vanity 6 |
| "Nasty Girl" "Drive Me Wild" |
101 | 7 | 1 | — | 11 | 7 | ||
| "Drive Me Wild" "3 × 2 = 6" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Bite the Beat" "3 × 2 = 6" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Unreleased second Vanity 6 album
changeA number of songs were intended for the Vanity 6 follow up album, but due to Vanity's departure, these songs ended up performed by others.
- "Sex Shooter",[10] which was released by Apollonia 6. Vanity 6 did record at least one version of this song which has been leaked on the internet.
- "17 Days", the B-side to Prince's "When Doves Cry", ended up being released by Prince, with Bennett's background vocals still on the recording.
- "G-Spot",[10] which ended up on Jill Jones debut album. The Vanity 6/Prince with Jill Jones background vocals demo has been leaked on the internet as well.
- "Vibrator",[10] which has been leaked online. The song features Prince in a comedic sketch as well as Jill Jones. It is about Vanity feeling ignored by her lover only to find solace with her "body massager" which midway through the song loses power prompting Vanity to go purchase batteries at two different stores. The song is set in three distinct parts: The verse and chorus portions, then the comedic sketch, and finally, Vanity achieving an orgasm with her vibrator.
- "Moral Majority"[10]
References
change- ↑ "Vanity 6 Lead Singer & Prince Protege Passes Away at 57". The Music. February 16, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ↑ Gelt, Jessica (February 15, 2016). "Prince protege Denise 'Vanity' Matthews dies at 57". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ↑ Norment, Lynn (November 1987). "Prince's Intriguing Women". Ebony. Vol. 43, no. 1. p. 168. ISSN 0012-9011.
- ↑ Leon, Darren (June 9, 1985). "Vanity sheds 'nasty girl' image in film" (PDF). Monmouth. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2005). Bubbling Under The Billboard Hot 100 1959–2004 (2nd ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 277. ISBN 0-89820-162-4.
- ↑ ((( Vanity > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ))). allmusic (1959-01-04). Retrieved on 2010-08-18.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 320. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Ultratop > Vanity 6 — Nasty Girl" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "dutchcharts.nl > Discografie Vanity 6" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Tudahl 2018, p. 78.
Further reading
changeTudahl, Duane (2018). Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538116432.