Hi! I wondered if you could all help me put together a full comprehensive list of all Prince's FEMALE collaborators. By collaborator, I mean:

a) Vocalists who have appeared on his records (or he's appeared on their records);
b) Dancers in his tours or videos;
c) Co-Writers;
d) Orchestral Soloists.
e) Keyboardists; percussionists and guitar players.

For instance, I haven't included Mica Paris, because although he gave her "If I Love U 2night" after meeting her, her song was completely Prince free - as was the Bangles' Manic Monday and Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U" - I'm just viewing those songs as covers, not collaborations.

I'll start off with what immediately springs to mind:

Gayle Chapman;
Lisa Coleman;
Jill Jones;
Vanity;
Taja Sevelle;
Brenda Bennett;
Susan Moonsie;
Wendy Melvoin;
Apollonia;
Sheila E.;
Novi Novog;
Suzy Katyama;
Marie France;
Susannah Melvoin;
Madonna;
Sheena Easton;
Carole Davis;
Cat;
Boni Boyer;
Ingrid Chavez;
Dale Bozzio;
Robin Power;
Mavis Staples;
Patti Labelle;
Chaka Khan;
Candy Dulfer;
Anna Fantastic;
Kathy Jensen;
Rosie Gaines;
Carmen Electra;
Monie Love;
Mayte;
Diamond;
Pearl;
Kirstie Alley;
Jevetta Steele;
Kim Basinger;
Ani De Franco;
Sheryl Crow;
Gwen Stefani.

That's all I can think of for now.

Oops! Forgot Rhonda, Kat and the two Nonas (Gaye and Hendrix)...

Any more?

First few that come to mind:
Sue Ann Carwell (though not a released contribution i think her single B-side song 'Make It Trough The Strom' was 'Prince free'.

Troy Beyer (Sexy MF Video 'dancer')

Geneva (dancer)

Estaire Godinez (percussionist)

and perhaps...
Vanessa Marcil (Undertaker video 'dancer/actress')

Sandra St. Victor (co-writer)

Suzanne & Monique Klemann of Dutch band Loïs Lane (Precious album)

Deborah Allen (Telepathy)

and what about...
Bonnie Raitt (the never released 1987 session(s))

Monique Manner (?) (dancer in Kiss-video) Not quite sure about her name...

Elisa Fiorillo (I Am album)
Martika (Martika's Kitchen album)

Eve

Angie Stone

Margie Cox (Standing At The Altar)

Cynthia Robinson [trumpet] performed with Jerry Martini [sax] as hornsection on the 98 tour.

And how can i forget
Marva King

And what about...
Kamillah Wohlford, she danced on stage at a handful of JOTY shows.

... And one (or two) time concert guests like:

Stacy Francis;
Rose Stone;
Tina Graham;
Robynne Robinson;
Ophelie Winter (Didn't she als record a never released song with Prince?)
Taylor Dane;
Joni Mitchell;
and Mica Paris (as concertguest on the London aftershow in july '88 )...

They all don't count... or do they?
[This message was edited Tue Apr 1 6:33:32 PST 2003 by jooZt]

Didn't Marie France design clothes and costumes? So she doesn't really count does she?

Didn't he colloborate w/ a Japanese pop singer in the 90s?

Everybody forgot:
Kate Bush

PhilG said:

True!
I think her name is: Kahoru Kohiruimaki

Oh, I just remembered one more:
Vanessa Mae [violin] (on the Xpectation album)

ladymisskat said:

Yes she did design clothes and costumes. But I think she is also credited for the French rap in Girls & Boys. Hence the inclusion (I assume)
[This message was edited Tue Apr 1 7:49:14 PST 2003 by jooZt]

Oh wait...
Patrice Rushen played synth on the 15 year aniversary of Saturday Night Live in September '89 (performing Electric Chair)
Does she count?

jooZt said:

Holy Shit! That explains it! Does anyone have any idea if Wendy and Lisa were involved with this particular collaboration, as well. Meaning, could they have possibly been 1986 sessions? I am trying to find the Bonnie Raitt song that Wendy and Lisa worked with her on!

And... If you really want to get me started:

Marcy Dicterow Vaj (Violins on Pop Life)
Sandra Fransisco: (Vocals on Do U Lie?)
Female Orchestral Players on Parade: Isabelle Daskoff, Francine Walsh, Mari Botnik, Pam Gates, Janice Gower, Karen Jones, Betty Moor,Irma Neumann, Assa Drori (Violins) and Pam Goldsmith, Margot Maclaine, Carol Mukagawa,Myer Bello (Violas)
Susan Rogers (credited for vocals on Housequake)
Jana Anderson (vocals on Shake!)
Jearlyn Steele Battle (with Jevetta Steele and the other Steeles: backing vox on various tracks)
Kathleen Bradford (background vocals on Letitgo and Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/Wife)
Rain Ivana (as NPG Operator)
Poet 99 (in "Joint 2 Joint")
Janice Garcia (on "White Mansion")
Chanté Moore (on "La, La, La Means Eye Love U")

Yad said:

Can't tell from the top of my head, but I know it's covered in Per Nilsen's book D.M.S.R (The First Decade).
I think I remember it being one of the first things done in Paisley Park. So that would make it 1987. But I could be wrong about that. I don't have the book at hand right now, so I can't look it up. Will check about it later.

I remember Nina Hagen expressing interest in calloborating w/ Prince in an interview. Thank god it never happened!

jooZt said:

Yes - you're right. Mica and the others count because they HAVE performed with him - no matter how briefly.

Keep it up everybody!

Keep it up everybody? Or keep it up jooZt?
I'm almost out of names I guess...

Yet I have one more trick up my sleeve...
Credited for background vocals and handclapz on DMSR (1999 album) are a.o.
Peggy (engineer Peggy McCreary);
Jamie (as in Jamie Shoop (From the management team));
Carol (as in Carol McGovney (also working for the management team) and
Poochie (perhaps Susan Moonsie, or some other female friend)

I swear i'm done now.

Thanks jooZt, I guess that's everybody then!

jooZt said:

very interresting ! i've always been fascinated
by this dancer and wondering if she was Cat ? or another ?

cuz in all Prince'videography and choreography
this one has something unique

Monique Manner ? there's nothing on Monique Manner on internet
how did u get this information ?