Album: Carmen Electra

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{{Album| |previous year = 1992 |next year = 1993 |previous image = Image:Allegiance_album.jpg |previous album = Album: Allegiance |next image = Image:Letsgetstarted album.jpg |next album = Album: Let's Get Started |previous album link = Allegiance |next album link = Let's Get Started |album name = Carmen Electra |album image = Carmen Electra (Front Cover) |date = 9 February 1993 |length = 43:53 |label = Paisley Park Records / Warner Bros. |studios = Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Record Plant, Hollywood, CA, USA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA |introduction = Carmen Electra is the first and only studio album by singer/model Carmen Electra, and was released in February 1993. The album was largely written, produced and performed by Prince and other members of the New Power Generation band.

The album produced four singles, Go Go Dancer, Fantasia Erotica (both of which preceded the album's release), Everybody Get On Up and Fun (which was only available in limited numbers in 1998 through 1-800 New Funk after originally being planned for a promotional release in 1991).

The album, originally titled On Top, was planned for release in July 1992 (while Carmen Electra was the support act on the Diamonds And Pearls Tour), with the first single, Go Go Dancer, preceding the release in June 1992, and Warner Bros. sent commercials for the album to MTV.

The album was not released for another six months, however, and was not given much publicity upon its final release. The album did not enter the charts.

The album was recorded from Spring, 1991 to Summer, 1992, although Good Judy Girlfriend dates back to late 1988 or early 1989 and was originally considered for inclusion on the unreleased Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic album. Fantasia Erotica was also recorded earlier, in late 1989. |tracklisting =

  1. Go Go Dancer (4:45) 1
  2. Good Judy Girlfriend (1:59) 2
  3. Go On (Witcha Bad Self) (4:09) 3
  4. Step To The Mic (3:16) 4
  5. S.T. (4:03) 5
  6. Fantasia Erotica (4:36) 6
  7. Everybody Get On Up (4:01) 7
  8. Segue (0:29)
  9. Fun (3:42) 6
  10. Just A Little Lovin' (4:02) 8
  11. Segue (0:46)
  12. All That (4:29) 6
  13. Segue (0:12)
  14. This Is My House (3:28) 9


1 Written by Prince, Tony M. and Carmen Electra
2 Written by Prince (credited to Carmen Electra)
3 Written by Tony M. and Levi Seacer, Jr.
4 Written by Prince, Monie Love and Levi Seacer, Jr.
5 Written by Carmen Electra and Tony M.
6 Written by Prince and Carmen Electra
7 Written by Prince, Carmen Electra and Monie Love
8 Written by Prince and Tony M.
9 Written by Carmen Electra and Levi Seacer, Jr.
|credits = |* comment = |musicians = Carmen Electra - vocals

|production = Prince - producer (as Paisley Park; executive producer credit only)

|thanks = |singles = {{AlbumSinglesLine| |Single = Go Go Dancer {{AlbumSinglesLine| |Single = Fantasia Erotica {{AlbumSinglesLine| |Single = Everybody Get On Up {{AlbumSinglesLine| |Single = Fun (limited release only)
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Quotations and trivia

  • An unreleased early configuration of the Carmen Electra album was compiled on 2 April 1992

when the album was still titled On Top. The album contained an alternate tracklist:

  1. Go Go Dancer
  2. The Juice
  3. Carmen On Top
  4. Go On (Witcha Bad Self)
  5. Fun
  6. S.T.
  7. Go Carmen Go
  8. Good Judy Girlfriend
  9. Fantasia Erotica
  10. Powerline
  11. Just A Little Lovin'
  12. All That
  13. This Is My House


On 15 June 1992 the album had the song Power From Above added and underwent several changes in the order of the songs:

  1. Power From Above
  2. Carmen On Top
  3. Go On (Witcha Bad Self)
  4. Fun
  5. S.T.
  6. Go Carmen Go
  7. Good Judy Girlfriend
  8. Fantasia Erotica
  9. Powerline
  10. Just A Little Lovin'
  11. All That
  12. This Is My House
  13. Go Go Dancer
  14. The Juice (CD bonus track only)


|references = The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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