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+ | |album name = Millennium | ||
+ | |album image = [[Image:Millennium album.jpg|200px|Millennium (Front Cover)]] | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 14|14 September 1993]] | ||
+ | |length = 63:55 | ||
+ | |label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reprise_Records Reprise Records] | ||
+ | |studios = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; other studio information needed | ||
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|previous year = 1993 | |previous year = 1993 | ||
|next year = 1993 | |next year = 1993 | ||
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|previous album link = [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]] | |previous album link = [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]] | ||
|next album link = [[Album: The Red Shoes|The Red Shoes]] | |next album link = [[Album: The Red Shoes|The Red Shoes]] | ||
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− | + | |introduction = '''Millennium''' is the 16th studio album by legendary American R&B / disco band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire Earth, Wind & Fire]. | |
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− | '''Millennium''' is the 16th studio album by legendary American R&B / disco band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire Earth, Wind & Fire]. | + | |
It was their first on Reprise Records, and their first and only to include input by [[Prince]], released in September 1993 (on the same day as [[Prince]]'s compilation albums [[Album: The Hits 1| The Hits 1]], [[Album: The Hits 2| The Hits 2]] and [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]], as well as [[Home Video: The Hits Video Collection|The Hits Video Collection]]). The track includes one song written by [[Prince]], [[Super Hero]], on which he also features as a musician. | It was their first on Reprise Records, and their first and only to include input by [[Prince]], released in September 1993 (on the same day as [[Prince]]'s compilation albums [[Album: The Hits 1| The Hits 1]], [[Album: The Hits 2| The Hits 2]] and [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]], as well as [[Home Video: The Hits Video Collection|The Hits Video Collection]]). The track includes one song written by [[Prince]], [[Super Hero]], on which he also features as a musician. | ||
The album produced four singles, ''Sunday Morning'', ''Spend The Night'', ''Two Hearts'' and [[Single: Blood Brothers|Blood Brothers]] (which contained an extended version of [[Super Hero]], released in Japan only). The album reached number 39 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 8 on the Billboard R&B Chart. | The album produced four singles, ''Sunday Morning'', ''Spend The Night'', ''Two Hearts'' and [[Single: Blood Brothers|Blood Brothers]] (which contained an extended version of [[Super Hero]], released in Japan only). The album reached number 39 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 8 on the Billboard R&B Chart. | ||
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+ | '''Recording process''' | ||
[[Super Hero]] was originally recorded by [[Prince]] in September 1992, before vocal and instrumental overdubs were added by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire Earth, Wind & Fire] at some point between late 1993 and Summer 1993. | [[Super Hero]] was originally recorded by [[Prince]] in September 1992, before vocal and instrumental overdubs were added by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire Earth, Wind & Fire] at some point between late 1993 and Summer 1993. | ||
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# <b>Even If You Wonder</b> | # <b>Even If You Wonder</b> | ||
# <b>Sunday Morning</b> | # <b>Sunday Morning</b> | ||
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# <b>The "L" Word</b> | # <b>The "L" Word</b> | ||
# <b>Just Another Lonely Night</b> | # <b>Just Another Lonely Night</b> | ||
− | # <b>[[Super Hero]]</b> (4:08) | + | # <b>[[Super Hero]]</b> (4:08) <sup>1</sup> |
# <b>Wouldn't Change A Thing About You</b> | # <b>Wouldn't Change A Thing About You</b> | ||
# <b>Love Across The Wire</b> | # <b>Love Across The Wire</b> | ||
# <b>Chicago (Chi-Town) Blues</b> | # <b>Chicago (Chi-Town) Blues</b> | ||
# <b>Kalimba Blues</b> | # <b>Kalimba Blues</b> | ||
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*Side 1: | *Side 1: | ||
# <b>Even If You Wonder</b> | # <b>Even If You Wonder</b> | ||
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# <b>Love Is The Greatest Story</b> | # <b>Love Is The Greatest Story</b> | ||
# <b>Just Another Lonely Night</b> | # <b>Just Another Lonely Night</b> | ||
− | # <b>[[Super Hero]]</b> (4:08) | + | # <b>[[Super Hero]]</b> (4:08) <sup>1</sup> |
# <b>Love Across The Wire</b> | # <b>Love Across The Wire</b> | ||
# <b>The "L" Word</b> | # <b>The "L" Word</b> | ||
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− | + | <sup>1</sup> Written by [[Prince]] | |
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+ | |musicians = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_White Maurice White] - lead vocals, kalimba, percussion | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Bailey Philip Bailey] - lead vocals | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Bailey Philip Bailey] - lead vocals | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdine_White Verdine White] - bass guitar | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdine_White Verdine White] - bass guitar | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Woolfolk Andrew Woolfolk] - saxophone | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Woolfolk Andrew Woolfolk] - saxophone | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Reynolds_(guitarist) Sheldon M. Reynolds] - vocals, guitar, keyboards (Tuscanini) | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Reynolds_(guitarist) Sheldon M. Reynolds] - vocals, guitar, keyboards (Tuscanini) | ||
− | + | |production = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_White Maurice White] - producer | |
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*Paul Klingberg - recording engineer | *Paul Klingberg - recording engineer | ||
*Other production credits needed. | *Other production credits needed. | ||
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− | + | |Single = [[Single: Blood Brothers|Blood Brothers]] (Japan only) | |
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| Date = 2 Oct. 1993 | | Date = 2 Oct. 1993 | ||
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| Weeks in chart = 24 | | Weeks in chart = 24 | ||
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− | + | |CatNr = 9 45274-2 | |
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− | + | |trivia = '''Millennium''' was released on the same day as [[Prince]]'s compilation albums [[Album: The Hits 1| The Hits 1]], [[Album: The Hits 2| The Hits 2]] and [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]], as well as [[Home Video: The Hits Video Collection|The Hits Video Collection]]. | |
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− | + | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | |
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*[http://www.discogs.com/Earth-Wind-Fire-Millennium/master/99498 http://www.discogs.com/Earth-Wind-Fire-Millennium] | *[http://www.discogs.com/Earth-Wind-Fire-Millennium/master/99498 http://www.discogs.com/Earth-Wind-Fire-Millennium] | ||
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