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*[[Pierre Baptiste]] - additional horns on [[When U Love Somebody]] | *[[Pierre Baptiste]] - additional horns on [[When U Love Somebody]] | ||
*[[Clark Gayton]] - additional horns on [[When U Love Somebody]] | *[[Clark Gayton]] - additional horns on [[When U Love Somebody]] | ||
− | *[[Wayne | + | *[[Wayne DuMaine]] - additional horns on [[When U Love Somebody]] |
*[[Larry Graham]] - co-lead vocals on [[Push It Up]] (uncredited) | *[[Larry Graham]] - co-lead vocals on [[Push It Up]] (uncredited) | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] - vocals on [[Push It Up]] (uncredited), background vocals on [[Come On]] (credited for "laidback groundz") | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] - vocals on [[Push It Up]] (uncredited), background vocals on [[Come On]] (credited for "laidback groundz") | ||
*[[Marva King]] - background vocals on [[Push It Up]] | *[[Marva King]] - background vocals on [[Push It Up]] | ||
+ | *[[Kim Berry]] - background vocals on [[Freaks On This Side]] (uncredited) | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_E._Fresh Doug E. Fresh] - rap on [[Push It Up]] (uncredited) and [[(Eye Like) Funky Music|(]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=(Eye Like) Funky Music]] [[(Eye Like) Funky Music|Like) Funky Music]] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_E._Fresh Doug E. Fresh] - rap on [[Push It Up]] (uncredited) and [[(Eye Like) Funky Music|(]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=(Eye Like) Funky Music]] [[(Eye Like) Funky Music|Like) Funky Music]] | ||
*[[Kat Dyson]] - bottleneck acoustic guitar on [[Come On]] | *[[Kat Dyson]] - bottleneck acoustic guitar on [[Come On]] | ||
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|album promotion = [[Prince]] toured extensively to support the album with the [[New Power Soul Tour]] and the [[New Power Soul Festival Tour]], promoting this album and the 'companion' albums, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]'s [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station's] [[Album: GCS 2000|GCS 2000]]. The tours were billed using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], but the name "[[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]" was used commonly on promotion, and the images, the merchandise and the backdrop of the tour focused on the '''Newpower Soul''' album. | |album promotion = [[Prince]] toured extensively to support the album with the [[New Power Soul Tour]] and the [[New Power Soul Festival Tour]], promoting this album and the 'companion' albums, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]'s [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station's] [[Album: GCS 2000|GCS 2000]]. The tours were billed using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], but the name "[[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]" was used commonly on promotion, and the images, the merchandise and the backdrop of the tour focused on the '''Newpower Soul''' album. | ||
|trivia = Initial copies of the album incorrectly number the tracks on the back cover. [[Shoo-Bed-Ooh]] is correctly identified as track 5, but the next track, [[Push It Up]], is listed as track 7 (likely due to the intended inclusion of [[The Good Life|The Good Life (Big City Mix)]] as track 6). This error was corrected for later printings. | |trivia = Initial copies of the album incorrectly number the tracks on the back cover. [[Shoo-Bed-Ooh]] is correctly identified as track 5, but the next track, [[Push It Up]], is listed as track 7 (likely due to the intended inclusion of [[The Good Life|The Good Life (Big City Mix)]] as track 6). This error was corrected for later printings. | ||
− | * The album was included in a so called'' | + | * The album was included in a so called ''Newpowerpak'' 3CD box-set, released through [[1-800 New Funk]], along with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]'s [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station's] [[GCS 2000]]. The box-set included the standard packaging for each album, with a cardboard slipcover around the three CD cases. |
*An early configuration of the album contained [[The Good Life|The Good Life (Big City Remix)]]; the track was removed, but the first printings of the album's back cover show incorrect numbering following the track's removal (it is also mentioned in order during the rap on [[Newpower Soul]]. | *An early configuration of the album contained [[The Good Life|The Good Life (Big City Remix)]]; the track was removed, but the first printings of the album's back cover show incorrect numbering following the track's removal (it is also mentioned in order during the rap on [[Newpower Soul]]. | ||
* During a [[Love4oneanother.com]] "? of the week" in 1999, a fan (using the name ''Joe Kelly'') asked, "Since you are obviously opposed to violence and promote peace, what is the positive significance and meaning of your gun microphone [used on the album cover and during live shows]?", to which [[Prince]] replied, ''"My words of peace go in2 the gun and nullify its power"''. | * During a [[Love4oneanother.com]] "? of the week" in 1999, a fan (using the name ''Joe Kelly'') asked, "Since you are obviously opposed to violence and promote peace, what is the positive significance and meaning of your gun microphone [used on the album cover and during live shows]?", to which [[Prince]] replied, ''"My words of peace go in2 the gun and nullify its power"''. |
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