Difference between revisions of "Album: His Majesty's Pop Life"
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− | |album name = His Majesty's Pop Life | + | <!------ ALBUM TABLE --------> |
+ | |album name = His Majesty's Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club | ||
|album image = [[File: Hismajestyspoplife album.jpg|200px]] | |album image = [[File: Hismajestyspoplife album.jpg|200px]] | ||
− | |date = Late 1985 | + | |date = Late 1985 (Promotional - Japan only)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 13|13 April 2019]] (Special re-release for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Store_Day Record Store Day] - Worldwide) |
− | |length = | + | |length = 72:20 |
− | |label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | + | |label = [[Paisley Park Records]] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Music_Group Warner Pioneer] (1985 Release) |
+ | [[NPG Records]] / [[The Prince Estate]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] (2019 Reissue) | ||
|studios = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA; [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA; [[The Warehouse]], St. Louis Park, MN, USA; [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; Unknown venue | |studios = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA; [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA; [[The Warehouse]], St. Louis Park, MN, USA; [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; Unknown venue | ||
− | |previous year = | + | <!------ ALBUM CHRONOLOGY --------> |
− | |next year = | + | |previous year = 2018 |
− | |previous image = Image: | + | |next year = 2019 |
− | |next image = | + | |previous image = Image:Piano&amicrophone1983.jpg |
− | |previous album = Album: | + | |next image = File:The Versace Experience Prelude 2 Gold.jpg |
− | |next album = Album: The | + | |previous album = Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983 |
− | |previous album link = [[Album: | + | |next album = Album: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold) |
− | |next album link = [[Album: The | + | |previous album link = [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]] |
− | |introduction = <b>His Majesty's Pop Life</b> (subtitled "The Purple Mix Club") is | + | |next album link = [[Album: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)| The Versace Experience<br> (Prelude 2 Gold)]] |
− | + | <!-------ALBUM TEXT -------> | |
− | The first disc includes versions of the tracks released as singles from [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] (only [[America]] is included in its album version, while the others are remixes originally included on the 12" single vinyl releases). | + | |introduction = <b>His Majesty's Pop Life</b> (subtitled "The Purple Mix Club") is a compilation album of [[Prince]]'s studio work, initially released in 1985 as a promotional record (500 copies) in Japan only, following the commercial release of [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] and its associated singles. At that time, it was [[Prince]]'s second promotional compilation album (after [[Album:_Strange_Tales_From_The_Rain|Strange Tales From the Rain]]). <b>His Majesty's Pop Life</b> was re-released worldwide in a limited quantity (14 000 copies) for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Store_Day Record Store Day] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 13|13 April 2019]], becoming [[Prince]]'s eight compilation album and the fifth posthumous release. |
+ | The first disc includes versions of the tracks released as singles from [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] (only [[America]] is included in its album version, while the others are remixes originally included on the various 12" single vinyl releases). | ||
The second disc includes versions of some of the single releases from the previous two albums, [[Album: 1999|1999]] and [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], with the addition of the extended version of [[Erotic City]], which had been released as the b-side of [[Single: Let's Go Crazy|Let's Go Crazy]]. | The second disc includes versions of some of the single releases from the previous two albums, [[Album: 1999|1999]] and [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], with the addition of the extended version of [[Erotic City]], which had been released as the b-side of [[Single: Let's Go Crazy|Let's Go Crazy]]. | ||
− | As such, the double-disc album comprises | + | As such, the double-disc album comprises recordings from three [[Prince]]/[[Prince and the Revolution]] studio albums (although mostly in different versions) and one single, all released originally between 1982 and 1985. Because of the separation of tracks from different eras over the two discs, the second disc is almost double the length of the first, and, as such, the first is played at 45 rpm (which was standard for singles), and the second at 33 ⅓ rpm (the standard for LPs). |
− | Of note is that both [[Prince]] and [[Sheila E.]] had created remixes of [[Pop Life]], and the version included on the record is billed as [[Pop Life]] (Fresh Dance Mix) (the one created by [[Sheila E.]]) while it is the Extended | + | Of note is that both [[Prince]] and [[Sheila E.]] had created remixes of [[Pop Life]], and the version included on the record is billed as [[Pop Life]] (Fresh Dance Mix) (the one created by [[Sheila E.]]) while it is the Extended Version created by [[Prince]] instead. |
− | <b>His Majesty's Pop Life</b> was | + | |
− | < | + | <b>Promotion</b> |
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− | |tracklisting = | + | With only 500 copies pressed and distributed only to DJ's in Japan, the 1985 release of <b>His Majesty's Pop Life</b> became a collectible item. The 2019 reissue was a special release for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Store_Day Record Store Day], with 14 000 copies available worldwide (on the same day as a cassette replica of [[Album: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)| The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)]]). The cover of the reissue bears the [[NPG Records]] inprint as well as [[The Prince Estate]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] logos and a “WRECKA STOW DAY EXCLUSIVE” sticker referring to a scene in the [[Film:_Under The Cherry_Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] film. |
+ | |||
+ | The compilation reached number 184 on [[The Billboard 200]] and 19 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums charts. | ||
+ | <!-------TRACK LIST -------> | ||
+ | |tracklisting = <small>The album was available only on vinyl.</small> | ||
* Side one: | * Side one: | ||
# <b>[[Pop Life]] (Extended Version) </b> (9:07)<small><sup>1,2</sup> </small> | # <b>[[Pop Life]] (Extended Version) </b> (9:07)<small><sup>1,2</sup> </small> | ||
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# <b>[[Erotic City]] (Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive)</b> (7:24)<small><sup>1</sup> </small> | # <b>[[Erotic City]] (Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive)</b> (7:24)<small><sup>1</sup> </small> | ||
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]] (Album Version)</b> (5:52)<small><sup>1</sup> </small> | # <b>[[When Doves Cry]] (Album Version)</b> (5:52)<small><sup>1</sup> </small> | ||
− | |credits | + | |credits = All songs written by [[Prince]], except where noted.<br> |
− | |* comment = <small><sup>1</sup> </small> Written by [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]])<br><small><sup>2</sup> </small> Although billed as Fresh Dance Mix, this is actually the Extended Version | + | |* comment = <small><sup>1</sup> </small> Written by [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]])<br> |
− | | | + | <small><sup>2</sup> </small> Although billed as Fresh Dance Mix, this is actually the Extended Version |
− | |content | + | |other format = |
+ | |content = | ||
+ | <!-------PERSONNEL -------> | ||
|musicians = See individual tracks for credits. | |musicians = See individual tracks for credits. | ||
|production = See individual tracks and respective albums for credits. | |production = See individual tracks and respective albums for credits. | ||
+ | |thanks = | ||
+ | <!-------SINGLES -------> | ||
+ | |singles = | ||
+ | {{AlbumSingles| | ||
+ | |singles = * None. | ||
+ | }} | ||
|see also = | |see also = | ||
{{SeeAlso| | {{SeeAlso| | ||
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− | | | + | |charts = |
+ | {{Charts| | ||
+ | |charts = | ||
+ | {{ChartLine-3|text= America}} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 27 Apr. 2019 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': [[The Billboard 200]] | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 184 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 1 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 27 Apr. 2019 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Top R&B Albums | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 19 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 1 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 27 Apr. 2019 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard R&B Album Sales | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 4 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 2 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 27 Apr. 2019 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 5 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 1 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 27 Apr. 2019 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Top Current Albums | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 24 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 1 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 27 Apr. 2019 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Top Album Sales | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 25 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 1 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 27 Apr. 2019 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Dance Electronic Albums | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 2 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 1 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 27 Apr. 2019 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Vinyl Album | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 7 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 1 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 27 Apr. 2019 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Tastemaker Albums | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 6 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 1 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |certifications = {{noCertification|format=album|Country= the USA}} | ||
+ | |awards = {{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
|releases = | |releases = | ||
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|CatNr = PS-272-3 | |CatNr = PS-272-3 | ||
|Comment = Promotional | |Comment = Promotional | ||
− | |Front = | + | |Front = HisMajestyPopLifeJAPFront.png |
− | |Back = | + | |Back = HisMajestyPopLifeJAPBack.png |
− | |LabelA = | + | |LabelA = HisMajestyPopLifeJAPSide1.png |
− | |LabelB = | + | |LabelB = HisMajestyPopLifeJAPSide2.png |
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|LabelB = Princevaultsinglecover.png | |LabelB = Princevaultsinglecover.png | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | | Courtesy = | + | | Courtesy = Images courtesy of [http://sleevographia2.free.fr/Disques/07a12JPN11.htm Sleevographia] |
}} | }} | ||
− | |trivia = | + | |album promotion = |
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+ | |alternative = | ||
|references = http://www.discogs.com/Prince-His-Majestys-Pop-Life-The-Purple-Mix-Club/release/3139336 | |references = http://www.discogs.com/Prince-His-Majestys-Pop-Life-The-Purple-Mix-Club/release/3139336 | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:albums (Prince)]][[Category:Compilation Albums (Prince)]] | + | |categories = [[Category:1985]] [[Category:2019]] [[Category:albums (Prince)]][[Category:Compilation Albums (Prince)]] |
}} | }} |
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