"Mechanical Emotion" is a 1984 song by Canadian singer
Vanity
Vanity is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness compared to others. Prior to the 14th century, it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant ''futility''. The related term vainglory is now often seen as ...
. It was released as the second single in support of her debut solo album, ''
Wild Animal
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''. The single peaked at No. 23 on the ''Billboard''
R&B singles chart.
Track listing
US 7" single
UK 7" single
"Vanity-Mechanical Emotion Single (12") UK Single"
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Personnel
*Vanity – lead vocals, backing vocals
*Morris Day
Morris E. Day (born December 13, 1957) is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer of The Time.
Music career
Morris Day is best known as the lead singer of The Time, a group associated with Prince. Day and Pr ...
– backing vocals
*Bill Wolfer – composer (tracks: 2, 3)
*Vanity – composer, producer
*Bill Wolfer – producer, arranger
Charts
References
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1984 songs
Vanity (singer) songs
Songs written by Vanity (singer)
Motown singles