Difference between revisions of "Album: Newpower Soul"
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|album name = Newpower Soul | |album name = Newpower Soul | ||
|album image = [[Image:Newpowersoul album.jpg|Newpower Soul album artwork]] | |album image = [[Image:Newpowersoul album.jpg|Newpower Soul album artwork]] | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_30|30 June | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_30|30 June 1998]] |
|length = 59:54 | |length = 59:54 | ||
|label = [[NPG Records]] | |label = [[NPG Records]] | ||
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|next album link = [[Prince|See biography]] | |next album link = [[Prince|See biography]] | ||
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− | |introduction = '''Newpower Soul''' is the third and final 'solo' album by the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] (although [[Prince]] is the only band member featuring on all three albums). It was released worldwide in June | + | |introduction = '''Newpower Soul''' is the third and final 'solo' album by the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] (although [[Prince]] is the only band member featuring on all three albums). It was released worldwide in June 1998. The album produced only one commercially-released single, [[Single: Come On|Come On]], although [[Single: The One|The One]] was available as a promotional single in the USA prior to the album's release. |
[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) 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. | [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) 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. | ||
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The album reached number 22 on the US Billboard 200 Chart, and number 8 on the Billboard R&B Albums Chart. | The album reached number 22 on the US Billboard 200 Chart, and number 8 on the Billboard R&B Albums Chart. | ||
− | The album was recorded between May | + | The album was recorded between May 1997, and February 1998, at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. Although bandmembers are listed for the whole album, their contribution is uncertain in many cases, with the album largely recorded by [[Prince]]. |
Indeed, while the two previous [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] albums feature [[Prince]] in a back-up role, often hidden, uncredited, or using disguised vocals, '''Newpower Soul''' features him in a prominent role, and he is the only person shown on the cover. | Indeed, while the two previous [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] albums feature [[Prince]] in a back-up role, often hidden, uncredited, or using disguised vocals, '''Newpower Soul''' features him in a prominent role, and he is the only person shown on the cover. | ||
As such, the album is often incorrectly referred to as a "[[Prince]]" or "[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]" album, but the choice to release the album under the band name was intentional, and as such, it is featured here as it is credited. | As such, the album is often incorrectly referred to as a "[[Prince]]" or "[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]" album, but the choice to release the album under the band name was intentional, and as such, it is featured here as it is credited. |
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