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[[Támar Davis]] appears on [[4ever]], suggesting that the song was recorded before Summer 2006, at the latest. A clip of [[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]] was streamed by the [[NPG Music Club]] in June 2006, stating it was a work-in-progress, suggesting it was recorded around that time (although the album version is a different recording from 2008). | [[Támar Davis]] appears on [[4ever]], suggesting that the song was recorded before Summer 2006, at the latest. A clip of [[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]] was streamed by the [[NPG Music Club]] in June 2006, stating it was a work-in-progress, suggesting it was recorded around that time (although the album version is a different recording from 2008). | ||
− | An early configuration from 2007 of '''Lotusflow3r''' includes 8 songs that were released on [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] a few months later ([[Guitar]], [[Chelsea Rodgers]], [[Mr. Goodnight]], [[All The Midnights In The World]], [[Lion Of Judah]], [[Future Baby Mama]], [[Lion Of Judah]] and [[Resolution]]). Of note, [[From The Lotus...|Lotusflower (Part 1)]] and [[...Back 2 The Lotus|Lotusflower (Part 2)]] are listed in this configuration, but the song [[Planet Earth]] is missing. It is not entirely clear whether [[Prince]] viewed them as entirely separate projects or if this 2007 project evolved into [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] with the inclusion of what became the | + | An early configuration from 2007 of '''Lotusflow3r''' includes 8 songs that were released on [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] a few months later ([[Guitar]], [[Chelsea Rodgers]], [[Mr. Goodnight]], [[All The Midnights In The World]], [[Lion Of Judah]], [[Future Baby Mama]], [[Lion Of Judah]] and [[Resolution]]). Of note, [[From The Lotus...|Lotusflower (Part 1)]] and [[...Back 2 The Lotus|Lotusflower (Part 2)]] are listed in this configuration, but the song [[Planet Earth]] is missing. It is not entirely clear whether [[Prince]] viewed them as entirely separate projects or if this 2007 project evolved into [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] with the inclusion of what became the title track. |
− | [[Dreamer]], [[Boom]], [[Crimson And Clover]] | + | More sessions followed in August-September 2008 at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, California with the recordings of [[Dreamer]], [[Boom]], [[Crimson And Clover]] and [[North Carolina]]. Overdubs on [[Future Soul Song]], [[Turn Me Loose]], [[Compassion]], [[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]], [[$]] and [[77 Beverly Park]] were also recorded during these sessions. All of these songs were included on a configuration of '''Lotusflow3r'''. [[Compassion]], [[Future Soul Song]], [[Turn Me Loose]] and [[North Carolina]] were removed before the album’s release. [[Compassion]] and [[Future Soul Song]] were later included on [[Album: 20Ten|20Ten]]. |
<b>Promotion</b> | <b>Promotion</b> | ||
− | The album did not produce any singles, but [[Prince]] promoted the album with a [[Video: Dreamer|Target commercial]] | + | The album did not produce any singles, but [[Prince]] promoted the album with a [[Video: Dreamer|Target commercial]] (using the song [[Dreamer]]), as well as various TV appearances and one-off shows. There was no full tour to support this album, however. |
The album reached number 2 on [[The Billboard 200]], and number 1 on both the [[Billboard_Top_R&B_Albums|Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums]] chart and the Billboard Independent Albums chart, perhaps due in part to the sale of three CDs together for the low retail price of $11.98. | The album reached number 2 on [[The Billboard 200]], and number 1 on both the [[Billboard_Top_R&B_Albums|Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums]] chart and the Billboard Independent Albums chart, perhaps due in part to the sale of three CDs together for the low retail price of $11.98. | ||
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|format = Album | |format = Album | ||
|config = | |config = | ||
− | * <u>''' | + | * <u>'''Undated 2006/2007 configuration'''</u><br> |
# <b>[[From The Lotus...|Lotusflower (Part 1)]]</b> | # <b>[[From The Lotus...|Lotusflower (Part 1)]]</b> | ||
# <b>[[Guitar]]</b> | # <b>[[Guitar]]</b> | ||
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# <b>[[...Back 2 The Lotus|Lotusflower (Part 2)]]</b> | # <b>[[...Back 2 The Lotus|Lotusflower (Part 2)]]</b> | ||
<small>From a handwritten note where the titles appear as such</small> | <small>From a handwritten note where the titles appear as such</small> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | * <u>'''Undated 2007 configuration'''</u><br> | ||
+ | # <b>[[From The Lotus...|From The Lotus Flower]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Glasscutter]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Lion Of Judah]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[The_One_U_Wanna_C|1 U Wanna C]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Love Like Jazz]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[U’re Such A Tease]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[All A Share Together Now|Allashare2gether]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Della Blackheart]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Wall Of Berlin]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Resolution]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Deliverance]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[...Back 2 The Lotus|Lotusflower (Part 2)]]</b> | ||
+ | <small>From an album-cover mock-up where the titles appear as such</small> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | * <u>'''Undated Configuration Labeled ‘Sequence 10’''' (likely from summer 2008)</u><br> | ||
+ | # <b>[[From The Lotus...]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Boom]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Compassion]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Crimson And Clover]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Future Soul Song]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Turn Me Loose]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Colonized Mind]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[North Carolina]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Wall Of Berlin]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[$]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Dreamer]]</b> | ||
}} | }} | ||
|references = http://www.lotusflow3r.com | |references = http://www.lotusflow3r.com |
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