|
|
Line 3: |
Line 3: |
| |album name = Minneapolis Genius | | |album name = Minneapolis Genius |
| |album image = [[File:Minneapolisgenius album.jpg]] | | |album image = [[File:Minneapolisgenius album.jpg]] |
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 12|12 February, 1986]] (original release)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 30|30 June, 1992]] (re-issue) | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 12|12 February 1986]] (original release)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 30|30 June 1992]] (re-issue) |
| |length = 33:20 (1986 release)<br>35:54 / 42:30 (1992 re-issue) | | |length = 33:20 (1986 release)<br>35:54 / 42:30 (1992 re-issue) |
| |label = Hot Pink / Castle Classics | | |label = Hot Pink / Castle Classics |
Minneapolis Genius is the first collection of studio recordings by 94 East, the band name given to a number of tracks recorded by Pepé Willie and Prince with occasional other musicians (it is misleading to consider it an "album", as the tracks have been rearranged many times for reissues under different titles).
The collection contained one song with writing input by Prince, Just Another Sucker, and Prince appeared as a musician on all tracks, stemming from recording sessions between 1975 and 1979 (the cover subtitle incorrectly labels the sessions as "the historic 1977 recordings").
Prince had no input into the final release, however, and was upset at its release, leading to a heated discussion between Prince and Pepé Willie in First Avenue in Minneapolis upon its release.
This collection has been re-released several times under different titles, often with additional tracks. The other releases containing these tracks are:
A second collection, featuring different tracks (including two additional tracks featuring Prince, titled 94 East, was released in 2002.
The album was released without much promotion, and did not chart.
|
|
Personnel
|
Musicians
|
- Prince - guitar (all tracks), synthesizer on If You Feel Like Dancin', Lovin' Cup, Just Another Sucker, Dance To The Music Of The World and One Man Jam, keyboards and drums on Lovin' Cup, Just Another Sucker and Dance To The Music Of The World, keyboards on One Man Jam
- Pepé Willie - keyboards on If You Feel Like Dancin', acoustic guitar on Lovin' Cup, synthesizer on Games and One Man Jam, percussion on Dance To The Music Of The World and One Man Jam
- André Cymone - bass guitar on If You Feel Like Dancin', Lovin' Cup, Just Another Sucker, Dance To The Music Of The World and One Man Jam
- Kristie Lazenberry - vocals on Lovin' Cup and Just Another Sucker
- Marcy Ingvoldstad - vocals on Lovin' Cup and Just Another Sucker
- Alvin Moody - bass guitar, guitar and keyboards on Games, guitar on Just Another Sucker
|
Production
|
- Pepé Willie - co-producer
- Tony Sylvester - co-producer
- Other production credits needed
|
Thanks
|
|
|