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|previous year = 2015 | |previous year = 2015 | ||
− | |previous album = Album: 3rdEyeGirl album 2015 | + | |previous album = Album: 3rdEyeGirl album (2015) |
− | |previous album link = [[Album: 3rdEyeGirl album 2015|''Untitled 3rdEyeGirl album'']] | + | |previous album link = [[Album: 3rdEyeGirl album (2015)|''Untitled 3rdEyeGirl album'']] |
|next year = None | |next year = None | ||
|next album = Albums:_Unreleased_Related_Artists | |next album = Albums:_Unreleased_Related_Artists | ||
− | |next album link = [[Albums:_Unreleased_Related_Artists|See unreleased related artist albums]] | + | |next album link = [[Albums:_Unreleased_Related_Artists|See unreleased related artist albums]] |
− | |introduction = ''' Black Is The New Black ''' is an unreleased studio album to be released by [[MonoNeon]]. | + | |introduction = ''' Black Is The New Black ''' is an unreleased studio album that was to be released by [[MonoNeon]]. It is a mostly-instrumental album recorded by [[Prince]] with [[MonoNeon]] on bass, [[Kirk Johnson]] on drums and [[Adrian Crutchfield]] on saxophone and talkbox, between October 2015 and early 2016. [[Michael B.]] also took part in the recording session but Prince chose to remake his parts through [[Kirk Johnson]]. It is the last known studio album [[Prince]] worked on before he embarked on the [[Piano_&_A_Microphone_2016|Piano & A Microphone Tour]] in February 2016. Between seven and nine songs are said to have been worked on for '''Black Is The New Black'''. |
− | [[Ruff Enuff]] was the first song recorded for the album. It was played live by [[Prince]] during shows at [[Venue: Paisley Park Studios| Paisley Park]] in October 2015 with his new band | + | [[Ruff Enuff]] was the first song recorded for the album. It was played live by [[Prince]] during shows at [[Venue: Paisley Park Studios| Paisley Park Studios]] in October 2015 with his new band comprising [[Kirk Johnson]], [[MonoNeon]], [[Adrian Crutchfield]] and [[Donna Grantis]]. [[Soul Patch]] was also intended for '''Black Is The New Black''' and a snippet was posted on [[Prince]]’s [http://instagram.com/prince/ Instagram]. |
− | When asked about [[Ruff Enuff]] on Twitter, [http://twitter.com/Prince3EG @Prince3EG] replied: | + | When asked about [[Ruff Enuff]] on Twitter, [http://twitter.com/Prince3EG @Prince3EG] replied: <blockquote>''"YES, IT'S ALREADY GOT A SISTER: ON THE SAME ALBUM AS "[[Free Urself| FREE URSELF]]"...THEY SOUND GREAT 2GETHER!"''</blockquote> |
− | <blockquote>''"YES, IT'S ALREADY GOT A SISTER: ON THE SAME ALBUM AS "[[Free Urself| FREE URSELF]]"...THEY SOUND GREAT 2GETHER!"''</blockquote> | + | This information caused a bit of confusion as '''Ruff Enuff''' was released using the artist credit [[MonoNeon|Mono Neon]], while [[Free Urself]] was credited to [[Prince]]. It has been speculated that '''Free Urself''' was possibly the title of an album [[Prince]] was working on, but this has not been confirmed. |
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− | This information caused a bit of confusion as '''Ruff Enuff''' was released using the artist credit [[MonoNeon|Mono Neon]], while [[Free Urself]] was credited to [[Prince]]. It has been speculated that '''Free Urself''' | + | |
[[Black Is The New Black]] was the last track recorded for the album in early February 2016. | [[Black Is The New Black]] was the last track recorded for the album in early February 2016. | ||
− | A version of [[Ruff Enuff]] was released as a download and the [[Tidal]] ''Purple Pick of the Week'' on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 11|11 January 2016]] and | + | A version of [[Ruff Enuff]] was released as a download and the [[Tidal]] ''Purple Pick of the Week'' on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 11|11 January 2016]] and another session was planned for guitar overdubs by [[Donna Grantis]]. |
− | Nothing is known about the other tracks intended for the album. | + | Nothing is known about the other tracks intended for the album. The title of the album comes from a discussion [[Prince]] had with his band members about the situation of the Black community in the United States at that time and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter Black Lives Matter movement] |
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*[[Kirk Johnson]] - drums | *[[Kirk Johnson]] - drums | ||
*[[Adrian Crutchfield]] - saxophone and talkbox | *[[Adrian Crutchfield]] - saxophone and talkbox | ||
− | *[[Donna Grantis]] | + | *[[Donna Grantis]] - additional guitar (assumed) |
+ | *[[Michael B.]] - (initial) drums on some tracks replaced by [[Kirk Johnson]] | ||
|production = [[Prince]] - producer (assumed) | |production = [[Prince]] - producer (assumed) | ||
*Other production details unknown | *Other production details unknown | ||
|see also = | |see also = | ||
{{SeeAlso| | {{SeeAlso| | ||
− | |item1 = [[Ruff Enuff]] | + | |item1 = [[Ruff Enuff]]<br>(Single) |
− | |image1 = [[File:Ruffenuff single.jpg|60px|link= | + | |image1 = [[File:Ruffenuff single.jpg|60px|link=Ruff Enuff]] |
− | |item2 = [[Free Urself]] | + | |item2 = [[Free Urself]]<br>(Single) |
|image2 = [[File:Freeurself_single.jpg|60px|link=Free Urself]] | |image2 = [[File:Freeurself_single.jpg|60px|link=Free Urself]] | ||
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|references = | |references = | ||
<b>Book</b>: ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Mobeen-Azhar/dp/178097891X ''' Prince 1958-2016: Stories from the Purple Underground, Mobeen Azhar (2016)]'' | <b>Book</b>: ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Mobeen-Azhar/dp/178097891X ''' Prince 1958-2016: Stories from the Purple Underground, Mobeen Azhar (2016)]'' | ||
− | *<b>Press</b>: | + | *<b>Press</b>: [http://blog.kexp.org/2016/05/06/interview-with-bassist-mononeon-one-of-the-last-people-to-play-with-prince/ '''Interview with bassist MonoNeon, one of the last people to play with Prince''' by ''Trent Moorman'' (KEXP.org: 6 May 2016)].<br> |
− | + | *[https://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2016/06/princes-last-bassist-mononeon/ '''Prince's last bassist…MonoNeon''' by ''Kilian Duarte'' (Bassmusician The Face Of Bass: 1 June 2016)]. | |
− | *[https://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2016/06/princes-last-bassist-mononeon/ ''' | + | *<b>Podcast</b>: [https://soundcloud.com/drfunkpodcast/episode-30-adrian-crutchfield-part-2 '''Adrian Crutchfield interview''' by ''Dr Funkenberry'' (Soundcloud: 17 November 2016)] |
− | *<b>Podcast</b>:[https://soundcloud.com/drfunkpodcast/episode-30-adrian-crutchfield-part-2 '''Adrian Crutchfield interview''' by ''Dr Funkenberry'' (Soundcloud: 17 November 2016)]. | + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps3_f0a_NxY ''' Interview with Prince’s Drummer Michael Bland''' on '' Podcast Juice'' (22 December 2019)]'' |
|categories = [[Category: 2016]][[Category:Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Albums]][[Category:Unreleased Albums (Related Artists)]] | |categories = [[Category: 2016]][[Category:Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Albums]][[Category:Unreleased Albums (Related Artists)]] | ||
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2015 Untitled 3rdEyeGirl album |
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