Apollonia 6 is the only studio album by R&B vocal trio and Prince protégées Apollonia 6.
The album was initially to be the second release by the Prince-formed group Vanity 6, but when lead singer Vanity departed Prince's camp, the musician hired Apollonia Kotero and changed the group's name.
Apollonia 6 primarily features the vocals of Kotero and Brenda Bennett with backing vocals by Wendy & Lisa and Jill Jones. (Susan Moonsie only recorded one song for this album.) The album spawned one hit, "Sex Shooter", which was performed by the group in the film Purple Rain.
Although the album was released primarily on vinyl and audio cassette (Warner Bros. 25108), a CD version was released in Japan in 1990 (WPCP-3701). When Warner Bros. initially opted not to issue the album on CD, it became a highly sought-after collectible and was later pirated. It was later released in the US, but was not made available via streaming and digital platforms.
Apollonia 6 had a fair chart run, and is considered by some to be a viable part of the Minneapolis sound.
Track listing
Personnel
Apollonia Kotero – lead (1, 2, 7) and backing vocals
Brenda Bennett – lead (3, 4, 6) and backing vocals
Susan Moonsie – lead (5) and backing vocals
Prince – Oberheim OB-8, Yamaha DX7, synthesizers, piano, electric guitars, bass guitar, Linn LM-1, drums, percussion Susannah Melvoin – backing vocals (1, 3) Brownmark – backing vocals (1) Sheila E. – drums (4), percussion (4) Lisa Coleman – piano (4), synthesizer (4), backing vocals (6) Wendy Melvoin – electric guitar (4), acoustic guitar (7) Jill Jones – backing vocals (4–6)
Production
Produced by Prince (as The Starr ★ Company) Recorded, engineered and mixed by Peggy McCreary & The Starr ★ Company Mastered by Bernie Grundman
References
1984 debut albums
Apollonia 6 albums
Albums produced by Prince (musician) Warner Records albums Albums recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders