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Favorite back ground vocalist female Prince sings everything in all of his songs.The lead,the back ground vocals everything as well as play all the instruments. When he lists others as back ground vocalists,ikind of wonder about that because I don't hear no one else but Prince  HE really deserves all the rewards he gets too. 
Which leads to my next question. Who are some of Prince's best female vocalists? These vocalists could be back ground vocalists only or led a song with him. These are my top 3 Rosie Gaines Sheila E Tamar | |
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My favorites would be Wendy and Lisa. Best... I don't know, maybe Jill Jones. If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot. | |
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The late Boni Boyer  | |
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W&L! what Wendy, Susannah & Lisa did to Around The World in A Day and Parade was fabulous...  Prince 4Ever. | |
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Rosie Gaines first!
Boni Boyer, first as well. But I prefer Rosie's charisma. | |
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Rosie Gaines Dead like Elvis. | |
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Jill Jones.
Maybe not the best, but defintely my favourite.  My name is Naz!!! and I have a windmill where my brain is supposed to be.....
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Taking nothing away from Wendy and Lisa, but I just love Rosie and Prince singing 'Nothing Compares to you'
I'ts fantastic and much better that Sinead. They are so goood together here.  | |
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Bendy and Gisa  Bounce party y'all 
Like the wall of Berlin 
It's going down people -(5.7.2010)  | |
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rosie Gaines-but when she sings it is Prince doing the backing vocals | |
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squirrelgrease said: My favorites would be Wendy and Lisa. Best... I don't know, maybe Jill Jones.
My 3 favorites too Jills vocals are found in a lot of his music from 1981-Graffiti Bridge i believe She did background on the Time, Sheila E & Mazarati too Hello Kiss Parade, ATWIAD and many more I don't like a female voice that's too overbearing(Shelby) or too distinct: I love songs by Rosie G(her work) Boni I loved her voice too, and she did good in not being overbearing or much too distinct, Lisa Wendy Jill & Susannah blended with his music well and they felt like muses, not solo artists | |
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Tony M.
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BriaVelveeta said: Tony M.
uggggh lol Ijust post a topic concering Prince's choice in using him | |
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rosie gaines | |
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BriaVelveeta said: Tony M.
Did he have a sex change or something? I thought the topic was FEMALE? **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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I would probably say W&L only because I think their vocal stylings compliment Prince so well. Next would be Jill Jones.
Rosie is a great singer, but some of the background vocals she did on Diamonds and Pearls didn't work as well (to me) as they could have. I think it was because the songs had to be sang i a higher register and Rosie had to sing in the higher part of her range through songs like "Daddy Pop", etc. Now the songs that Rosie does adlibs are great to me. JOTY wouldn't have been the same song without Rosie. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: BriaVelveeta said: Tony M.
Did he have a sex change or something? I thought the topic was FEMALE?
Well, we haven't seen him in awhile, now have we? | |
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Rosie
Boni Shelby In that order Some people are like Slinkies...
They're good for nothing but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs. | |
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rosie
shelby man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81 | |
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Bonnie Boyer & Rosie Gaines  2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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Wow.
I would HAVE 2 say JJ (Jill Jones), because of the way she complimented those MANY records she was on. On their own as singers, I would then mention Boni, Rosie and Shelby. But how many recordings were they on compared 2 Jill? With all the beating Bria has been getting here lately, I gotta say that her backgrounds were very effective on 'Planet Earth', as well as the recent releases. Folks didn't know it was her on 'Planet Earth', which is officially the most under-rated Prince album ever. . [Edited 6/16/09 11:17am] "He's a musician's musician..." |
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Giovanni777 said: Wow.
I would HAVE 2 say JJ (Jill Jones), because of the way she complimented those MANY records she was on. On their own as singers, I would then mention Boni, Rosie and Shelby. But how many recordings were they on compared 2 Jill? With all the beating Bria has been getting here lately, I gotta say that her backgrounds were very effective on both '3121' and 'Planet Earth', as well as the recent releases. Folks didn't know it was her on 'Planet Earth', which is officially the most under-rated Prince album ever. . [Edited 6/16/09 11:16am] Can you give me an example of Jill's skills? I don't even know if I could identify her voice without someone telling me it's her 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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BriaVelveeta said: daPrettyman said: Did he have a sex change or something? I thought the topic was FEMALE?
Well, we haven't seen him in awhile, now have we?  **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: Giovanni777 said: Wow.
I would HAVE 2 say JJ (Jill Jones), because of the way she complimented those MANY records she was on. On their own as singers, I would then mention Boni, Rosie and Shelby. But how many recordings were they on compared 2 Jill? With all the beating Bria has been getting here lately, I gotta say that her backgrounds were very effective on both '3121' and 'Planet Earth', as well as the recent releases. Folks didn't know it was her on 'Planet Earth', which is officially the most under-rated Prince album ever. . [Edited 6/16/09 11:16am] Can you give me an example of Jill's skills? I don't even know if I could identify her voice without someone telling me it's her ...and that's one of the major ways she has complimented the many songs she was on. That's a necessary skill of a backup vocalist. As far as her skills R at lead vocal, I think U already know this! I would actually bet that she's the most recorded backup vocalist on Prince's (and protege's) albums. She even sang a ghost lead track over some Apollonia and/or Vanity songs 2 thicken their vocals up, didn't she? "He's a musician's musician..." |
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Not a big fan of Wendy but I say Wendy and Lisa. Followed but Boni Boyer gospel voice of the great Lovesexy era. Some people think I'm kinda cute
But that don't compute when it comes 2 Y-O-U. | |
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Giovanni777 said: SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: Can you give me an example of Jill's skills? I don't even know if I could identify her voice without someone telling me it's her ...and that's one of the major ways she has complimented the many songs she was on. That's a necessary skill of a backup vocalist. As far as her skills R at lead vocal, I think U already know this! I would actually bet that she's the most recorded backup vocalist on Prince's (and protege's) albums. She even sang a ghost lead track over some Apollonia and/or Vanity songs 2 thicken their vocals up, didn't she? I'm not joking. I couldn't name one song that I know her backing vox from! I assume stuff from 1999 cuz she was in the videos but pure backing vox, I couldn't name one single song  2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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i don't read credits or liner notes much, so i surprised to hear that Jill sang on SO MANY of Prince's songs. I guess he blended her pretty well. can someone list a few well known songs i can distinctly here Jill on? | |
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: Giovanni777 said: ...and that's one of the major ways she has complimented the many songs she was on. That's a necessary skill of a backup vocalist. As far as her skills R at lead vocal, I think U already know this! I would actually bet that she's the most recorded backup vocalist on Prince's (and protege's) albums. She even sang a ghost lead track over some Apollonia and/or Vanity songs 2 thicken their vocals up, didn't she? I'm not joking. I couldn't name one song that I know her backing vox from! I assume stuff from 1999 cuz she was in the videos but pure backing vox, I couldn't name one single song OH! Well it's like trying 2 think of all the movies Gary Oldman has been in. 1999 - PRINCE (Warner Bros.) : Backing Vocals on "1999", "Automatic", "Free", featured vocal on "Lady Cab Driver". PURPLE RAIN - PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION (Warner Bros.) : Backing Vocals. "THE BELLE OF ST. MARK" - Sheila E(Warner Bros.) : Backing vocals. APOLLONIA 6 - APOLLONIA 6 (Warner Bros.) : Backing Vocals on "Oo She She Wa Wa". "MANIC MONDAY" - THE BANGLES (Columbia) : Featured Backing Vocals (uncredited). MAZARATI - MAZARATI (Paisley Park / Warner Bros.) : Backing Vocals on "Strawberry Lover" and "I Guess It's All Over". PRINCE - "HELLO" (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.) : Uncredited backing vocals PRINCE - SIGN O' THE TIMES (Paisley Park / Warner Bros.) : Co-lead vocals on "It's gonna be a Beautiful Night". "GOOD LOVE" - PRINCE (uncredited backing vocals) I'm sure I'm missing some. . [Edited 6/16/09 12:59pm] "He's a musician's musician..." |
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Also, I must say that his backup vocalists on the live Leno version of "Ol Skool Company" were the best live backups I've ever heard from P.
Shelby, Elisa Fioriello, and Liv Warfield. "He's a musician's musician..." |
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01) Wendy and Lisa and Susannah
(faves: "Anotherloverholenyohead," "Roadhouse Garden," "Irresistible Bitch") 02) Jill 03) Brenda and Susan ("17 Days," y'all...) Once upon a time in a haystack of despair; happiness sometimes hard to find, yeah. | |
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