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− | |introduction = '''A.C.''' is the third and final solo album by [[André Cymone]] (who had left [[Prince]]'s band in 1981), and was released on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 16|16 August, 1985 | + | |introduction = '''A.C.''' is the third and final solo album by [[André Cymone]] (who had left [[Prince]]'s band in 1981), and was released on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 16|16 August, 1985]]. |
− | The album produced | + | The album included one song written and produced by [[Prince]], titled [[The Dance Electric]], which was [[Prince]]'s first and only contribution to [[André Cymone]]'s solo studio recordings. |
− | The album | + | [[Prince]] reportedly gave the song to [[André Cymone]] after [[André Cymone|Cymone]]'s mother asked [[Prince]] for a song ([[André Cymone|Cymone]] himself was too proud to do so). The rest of the album was written and produced by [[André Cymone]]. |
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+ | An expanded CD re-release of the album was released by Big Break Records in the UK in 2011, marking the album's first CD release, and containing additional tracks, including the versions of [[The Dance Electric]] previously only included on the single release of [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]]. | ||
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[[The Dance Electric]] was recorded by [[Prince]] almost exactly a year before the album's release, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 17|17 August, 1984]]. [[André Cymone|Cymone]]'s lead vocals were overdubbed at some point between late 1984 and Summer 1985. | [[The Dance Electric]] was recorded by [[Prince]] almost exactly a year before the album's release, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 17|17 August, 1984]]. [[André Cymone|Cymone]]'s lead vocals were overdubbed at some point between late 1984 and Summer 1985. | ||
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+ | <b>Promotion</b> | ||
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+ | The album produced three singles, [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]], ''Satisfaction'', and ''Lipstick Lover''. [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] became his biggest hit, perhaps due to [[Prince]]'s input on the song. | ||
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+ | The album reached only number 121 on the US Billboard 200 Chart, but reached number 28 on the US Billboard Soul LP's Chart. | ||
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|tracklisting = <small>The compact disc version is an Expanded Edition<sup>2</sup> reissued in 2001 from the original LP.<br>Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only:</small> | |tracklisting = <small>The compact disc version is an Expanded Edition<sup>2</sup> reissued in 2001 from the original LP.<br>Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only:</small> |
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1984: Apollonia 6 ◄ | All Prince Albums | All Related Artists Albums | ► 1985: The Family |
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1984 Apollonia 6 |
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