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Format: LP (6 disc)
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Personnel includes: Prince (vocals, various instruments); Rosie Gaines, Chante Moore, Kate Bush (vocals); Scrap D. (rap vocals); K Dyson (guitar); Eric Leeds (horns); Ricky Peterson (piano, keyboards); Rhonda S. (bass); Mayte (background vocals); New Power Generation.
Recorded at Paisley Park Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
EMANCIPATION is Prince's 3-disc declaration of independence from Warner Brothers Records. The artist ammassed reams of new material in anticipation of his "emancipation" from his former label and the creation of his own imprint, NPG Records. His first release for NPG (and, amazingly, his third album of 1996, if you include his soundtrack to Spike Lee's GIRL 6) is a tour-de-force that showcases the breadth and depth of his talents as a composer, vocalist, musician and producer. As usual, the predominant themes are sex and love, the places where they disconnect and the places where they intertwine. "Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/Wife" and "Let's Have A Baby" are evocations of Prince's newfound domestic bliss. "Sex In The Summer" and "Joint 2 Joint" are lasciviously funky tunes that find the bard of the bedroom solidly in his element.
On a 3-disc set, even the prolific Prince can find room for a few covers. The soul gems "Betcha By Golly Wow!" (originally by the Stylistics) and "La, La, La Means I Love You" (the Delfonics) both benefit from a ride on the Paisley Park merry-go-round. More unexpected is the gorgeous treatment of Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make U Love Me" and a slightly skewed cover of Joan Osborne's 1996 hit "One Of Us."
Recorded at Paisley Park Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
EMANCIPATION is Prince's 3-disc declaration of independence from Warner Brothers Records. The artist ammassed reams of new material in anticipation of his "emancipation" from his former label and the creation of his own imprint, NPG Records. His first release for NPG (and, amazingly, his third album of 1996, if you include his soundtrack to Spike Lee's GIRL 6) is a tour-de-force that showcases the breadth and depth of his talents as a composer, vocalist, musician and producer. As usual, the predominant themes are sex and love, the places where they disconnect and the places where they intertwine. "Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/Wife" and "Let's Have A Baby" are evocations of Prince's newfound domestic bliss. "Sex In The Summer" and "Joint 2 Joint" are lasciviously funky tunes that find the bard of the bedroom solidly in his element.
On a 3-disc set, even the prolific Prince can find room for a few covers. The soul gems "Betcha By Golly Wow!" (originally by the Stylistics) and "La, La, La Means I Love You" (the Delfonics) both benefit from a ride on the Paisley Park merry-go-round. More unexpected is the gorgeous treatment of Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make U Love Me" and a slightly skewed cover of Joan Osborne's 1996 hit "One Of Us."
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Jam of the Year
2 - Right Back Here in My Arms
3 - Somebody's Somebody
4 - Get Yo Groove On
5 - Courtin' Time
6 - Betcha by Golly Wow!
Disc 2:
1 - Gets Up
2 - White Mansion
3 - Damned if Eye Do
4 - I Can't Make U Love Me
5 - Mr. Happy
6 - In This Bed Eye Scream
Disc 3:
1 - Sex in the Summer
2 - One Kiss at a Time
3 - Soul Sanctuary
4 - Emale
5 - Curious Child
6 - Dreamin' About U
Disc 4:
1 - Joint 2 Joint
2 - Holy River
3 - Let's Have a Baby
4 - Saviour
5 - Plan
6 - Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/Wife
Disc 5:
1 - Slave
2 - New World
3 - Human Body
4 - Face Down
5 - La, La, La Means I Love You
6 - Style
Disc 6:
1 - Sleep Around
2 - Da, Da, Da
3 - My Computer
4 - One of Us
5 - Love We Make
6 - Emancipation
1 - Jam of the Year
2 - Right Back Here in My Arms
3 - Somebody's Somebody
4 - Get Yo Groove On
5 - Courtin' Time
6 - Betcha by Golly Wow!
Disc 2:
1 - Gets Up
2 - White Mansion
3 - Damned if Eye Do
4 - I Can't Make U Love Me
5 - Mr. Happy
6 - In This Bed Eye Scream
Disc 3:
1 - Sex in the Summer
2 - One Kiss at a Time
3 - Soul Sanctuary
4 - Emale
5 - Curious Child
6 - Dreamin' About U
Disc 4:
1 - Joint 2 Joint
2 - Holy River
3 - Let's Have a Baby
4 - Saviour
5 - Plan
6 - Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/Wife
Disc 5:
1 - Slave
2 - New World
3 - Human Body
4 - Face Down
5 - La, La, La Means I Love You
6 - Style
Disc 6:
1 - Sleep Around
2 - Da, Da, Da
3 - My Computer
4 - One of Us
5 - Love We Make
6 - Emancipation