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+ | |album name = Living Single | ||
+ | |album image = [[Image:Livingsingle album.jpg|200px|Living Single (Front Cover)]] | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 30|30 September 1997]] | ||
+ | |length = 76:56 | ||
+ | |label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | ||
+ | |studios = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Way_Recording Ocean Way Recording], Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
+ | <!------ ALBUM CHRONOLOGY --------> | ||
|previous year = 1997 | |previous year = 1997 | ||
|next year = 1998 | |next year = 1998 | ||
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|previous album link = [[Album: Kamasutra|Kamasutra]] | |previous album link = [[Album: Kamasutra|Kamasutra]] | ||
|next album link = [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] | |next album link = [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] | ||
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− | + | |introduction = '''Living Single''' is the soundtrack album to the Fox TV series ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Single Living Single]'', starring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Latifah Queen Latifah], which ran from 1993-1998. The album was released in September 1997, as the final season of the show began. It contained the song [[Pain]], by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], written by [[Prince]] and N. Channison Berry and originally recorded in 1990. | |
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− | '''Living Single''' is the soundtrack album to the Fox TV series ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Single Living Single]'', starring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Latifah Queen Latifah], which ran from 1993-1998. The album was released in September 1997, as the final season of the show began. It contained the song [[Pain]], by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], written by [[Prince]] and N. Channison Berry and originally recorded in 1990. | + | |
The track was re-recorded without [[Prince]]'s involvement between 1993 and 1995, and produced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gamson David Gamson] (for inclusion on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]'s planned tenth album ''Dare You To Love Me'', which was postponed and finally canceled). The song was not available on any of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]'s own studio albums. | The track was re-recorded without [[Prince]]'s involvement between 1993 and 1995, and produced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gamson David Gamson] (for inclusion on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]'s planned tenth album ''Dare You To Love Me'', which was postponed and finally canceled). The song was not available on any of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]'s own studio albums. | ||
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+ | This release marks the only appearance of artists [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me%27Shell_Ndeg%C3%A9ocello Me'Shell Ndegéocello] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Redman Joshua Redman] on a released [[Prince]]-related recording (although [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me%27Shell_Ndeg%C3%A9ocello Me'Shell Ndegéocello] worked with [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] on a session which resulted in the track [[Emale]] in 1996). | ||
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+ | <b>Promotion</b> | ||
The album did not produce any singles, and did not chart. | The album did not produce any singles, and did not chart. | ||
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− | <br> | + | |tracklisting = <small>The compact disc version is the original issue.</small><br> |
− | + | Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only<br> | |
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# <b>Ladies Night Out</b> - ''Queen Latifah'' | # <b>Ladies Night Out</b> - ''Queen Latifah'' | ||
# <b>Come On In</b> (Radio Edit) - ''Bo-Shed'' | # <b>Come On In</b> (Radio Edit) - ''Bo-Shed'' | ||
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# <b>You Might Need Somebody</b> (Di Classic Radio Mix) - ''Shola Ama'' | # <b>You Might Need Somebody</b> (Di Classic Radio Mix) - ''Shola Ama'' | ||
# <b>I Commit To You</b> - ''Chris Gaddy & Pamela Bryant'' | # <b>I Commit To You</b> - ''Chris Gaddy & Pamela Bryant'' | ||
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− | <b>*</b> Written by [[Prince]] and N. Channison Berry. | + | |other format = LP |
− | < | + | |content = This album has not been released in LP format. |
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− | + | |* comment = <b>*</b> Written by [[Prince]] and N. Channison Berry. | |
− | + | <!-------PERSONNEL -------> | |
+ | |musicians = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] - vocals | ||
*Ndugu Chanceler - drums | *Ndugu Chanceler - drums | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gamson David Gamson] - drum programming and keyboard | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gamson David Gamson] - drum programming and keyboard | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Conte Luis Conte] - percussion | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Conte Luis Conte] - percussion | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Redman Joshua Redman] - saxophone | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Redman Joshua Redman] - saxophone | ||
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− | = | + | |production = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gamson David Gamson] - producer |
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* Rail Jon Rogut - recording engineer ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Way_Recording Ocean Way]) | * Rail Jon Rogut - recording engineer ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Way_Recording Ocean Way]) | ||
* Bob Power - mixing engineer (The Enterprise) | * Bob Power - mixing engineer (The Enterprise) | ||
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− | + | <!-------SINGLES -------> | |
− | + | |singles = | |
− | <br> | + | * None |
− | + | |see also = | |
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− | + | |item1 = [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]]<br>(Album) | |
− | + | |image1 = [[File:Come2myhouse album.jpg|60px|link=Album: Come 2 My House]] | |
− | ! | + | |item2 = [[Single: Pain|Pain]]<br>(Single) |
− | + | |image2 = [[File:Pain_single.PNG|60px|link=Single: Pain]] | |
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− | + | |charts = | |
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− | | | + | |certifications = {{noCertification|format=album|Country= the USA}} |
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− | + | |Country = USA | |
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− | == | + | |Front = Livingsingle album.jpg |
− | === | + | |Back = Princevaultsinglecover.png |
− | + | |LabelA = Princevaultsinglecover.png | |
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+ | The album was released concurrently with the TV series ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Single Living Single]'', so the two acted as cross-promotion. | ||
+ | |trivia = [[Prince]] had previously worked with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] on the track [[Sticky Wicked]] (from her album [[Album: CK|CK]], and would work more substantially with her on their collaborative album [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]], recorded in late 1997 and early 1998. | ||
* The TV show ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Single Living Single]'' starred [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Latifah Queen Latifah], who later rapped on the track [[Pop My Clutch]], performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] with [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. | * The TV show ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Single Living Single]'' starred [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Latifah Queen Latifah], who later rapped on the track [[Pop My Clutch]], performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] with [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. | ||
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− | + | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | |
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Single Wikipedia: Living Single]'' | *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Single Wikipedia: Living Single]'' | ||
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