Difference between revisions of "Album: Cat Album (1989)"
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It is assumed it was going to be a rap album, as [[Cat]] wasn't known to sing. Songs known to have been written specifically for this album by [[Prince]] ([[Cat]] may also have provided lyrics) are [[Cat Attack]], [[Cat And Mouse]], [[Nine Lives]] and [[A Man Called Jesus]]. A song called "December 1st, 1987" written solely by [[Cat]] about the cancelling of [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] was also written for the album. It is not known, but maybe likely that an earlier track recorded with [[Cat]] titled [[Cornbread Rappers]] was considered for this project. | It is assumed it was going to be a rap album, as [[Cat]] wasn't known to sing. Songs known to have been written specifically for this album by [[Prince]] ([[Cat]] may also have provided lyrics) are [[Cat Attack]], [[Cat And Mouse]], [[Nine Lives]] and [[A Man Called Jesus]]. A song called "December 1st, 1987" written solely by [[Cat]] about the cancelling of [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] was also written for the album. It is not known, but maybe likely that an earlier track recorded with [[Cat]] titled [[Cornbread Rappers]] was considered for this project. | ||
− | Following the Japanese leg of the [[Lovesexy Tour]] in early 1989, [[Cat]] left [[Prince]] | + | Following the Japanese leg of the [[Lovesexy Tour]] in early 1989, [[Cat]] left [[Prince]]'s camp and moved to London, England to work with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Simenon Tim Simenon] when she signed on [[Steve Fargnoli]]'s label Red Dot Records. She released a single called "Catwoman" in 1989 (around the time of the release of the [[Album: Batman| Batman]] album although it was unrelated to the movie and [[Prince]] had no involvement in the song). Her first album, called "I Am Energy", fully produced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Simenon Tim Simenon] was completed but never saw the light of the day. |
− | After [[Cat]]'s departure, [[Prince]] re-recorded [[Nine Lives]] with [[Morris Day]] for [[The Time]] | + | After [[Cat]]'s departure, [[Prince]] re-recorded [[Nine Lives]] with [[Morris Day]] for [[The Time]]'s [[Album: Corporate World (1989)|Corporate World]] album, but it was left off when this album evolved into [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]] and it remains unreleased. [[A Man Called Jesus]] was released by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] on her second [[Paisley Park Records]] album, [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]] in 1993. [[Cat Attack]] and [[Cat And Mouse]] remain unreleased. |
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1989 untitled Sheila E. album |
Unreleased Albums (Prince) |
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1989 Corporate World |