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|album name            = Pandemonium
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|album image            = [[Image:Pandemonium album.jpg|200px|Pandemonium (Front Cover)]]
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|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_10|10 July 1990]]
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|length                = 65:28
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|label                  = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reprise_Records Reprise Records] / [[Paisley Park Records]]
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|studios                = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Flyte Tyme Productions Inc. Jungle Love Studios, [[Sunset Sound]], The Skillet and The Time Studios
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|introduction          = '''Pandemonium''' is the fourth full-length studio album by [[The Time]], and was released in conjunction with the band’s appearance in the movie [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]].  
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| [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_10|10 July, 1990]]
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| [[Paisley Park Studios]], Flyte Tyme Productions Inc. Jungle Love Studios, [[Sunset Sound]], The Skillet and The Time Studios
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'''Pandemonium''' is the fourth full-length studio album by [[The Time]], and was released in conjunction with the band's appearance in the movie [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]].  
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Unlike the three previous albums, '''Pandemonium''' contained significant input from band members, and only five of the album's 15 tracks (10 songs) were written, produced and largely performed by [[Prince]], (previous albums were almost entirely handled by [[Prince]]), although all songs on the album were credited only to [[The Time]]. [[Prince]] was also added as a writer on the copyright information for [[Pandemonium]] and the segue [[Pandemonium segues|Yount]], indicating that he was involved in those tracks to a lesser degree also.
 
  
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The album produced two commercially-available singles, [[Single: Jerk Out|Jerk Out]] and [[Single: Chocolate|Chocolate]], and [[The Time]] promoted the album heavily on TV and on tour. [[Single: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]] was also planned as a single, but was canceled and replaced by [[Single: Chocolate|Chocolate]].
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<b>Sessions and compiling</b>
  
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Frictions in the band while performing together caused [[Jesse Johnson]] to be voted out of the band, however, and [[Jimmy Jam]] and [[Terry Lewis]] left to work on their production work, so promotion for the album ended in early 1991. Still, the album sold more than [[The Time]]'s previous albums.  
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The album was developed largely from an album started by just [[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]] (although using the name [[The Time]]), called [[Album: Corporate World (1989)|Corporate World]] - see [[Album: Corporate World (1989)|Corporate World]] for details.
  
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The album reached number 18 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 9 on the Billboard R&B Chart. On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_12|12 October, 1990]], '''Pandemonium''' was certified gold by the RIAA, indicating 500,000 copies shipped in the USA.
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The album contains 10 songs and 5 segues. Unlike the three previous albums, '''Pandemonium''' contained significant input from band members, and only five songs of the album were written, produced and largely performed by [[Prince]] (previous albums were almost entirely handled by [[Prince]]). He is also credited at the ASCAP as the author of four of the segues. On the album, all songs and segues were credited to [[The Time]] only.
  
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The album was developed largely from an album started by just [[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]] (although using the name [[The Time]]), called [[Album: Corporate World|Corporate World]] - see [[Album: Corporate World|Corporate World]] for details.
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[[Prince]] was also added as a writer on the copyright information for [[Pandemonium]] indicating that he was involved in this track to a lesser degree also.
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=Track listing=
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Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only
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<b>Promotion</b>
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==CD==
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# <b>Dreamland</b>
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The album produced two commercially-available singles, [[Single: Jerk Out|Jerk Out]] and [[Single: Chocolate|Chocolate]], and [[The Time]] promoted the album heavily on TV and on tour. [[Single: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]] was also planned as a single, but was canceled and replaced by [[Single: Chocolate|Chocolate]].
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# <b>[[Pandemonium]]</b> (4:12) ^
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# <b>Sexy Socialites</b>
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Frictions in the band while performing together caused [[Jesse Johnson]] to be voted out of the band, however, and [[Jimmy Jam]] and [[Terry Lewis]] left to work on their production work, so promotion for the album ended in early 1991. Still, the album sold more than [[The Time]]’s previous albums.
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# <b>[[Jerk Out]]</b> (7:12) *
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# <b>[[Pandemonium segues|Yount]]</b> (0:22) +
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The album reached number 18 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 9 on the Billboard R&B Chart.
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<!-------TRACK LIST ------->
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|tracklisting          =<small>Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only: </small>
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# <b>[[Pandemonium segues|Dreamland]]</b> (3:09) <sup>1</sup>
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# <b>[[Pandemonium]]</b> (4:12) <sup>2</sup>
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# <b>[[Pandemonium segues|Sexy Socialites]]</b> (0:23) <sup>1</sup>
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# <b>[[Jerk Out]]</b> (7:12) <sup>3</sup>
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# <b>[[Pandemonium segues|Yount]]</b> (0:22) <sup>1</sup>
 
# <b>Blondie</b>
 
# <b>Blondie</b>
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# <b>[[Donald Trump (Black Version)]]</b> (4:33) +
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# <b>[[Donald Trump (Black Version)]]</b> (4:33) <sup>1</sup>
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# <b>[[Chocolate]]</b> (7:30) +
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# <b>[[Chocolate]]</b> (7:30) <sup>1</sup>
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# <b>Cooking Class</b>
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# <b>[[Pandemonium segues|Cooking Class]]</b> (0:43) <sup>1</sup>
 
# <b>Skillet</b>
 
# <b>Skillet</b>
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# <b>It's Your World</b>
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# <b>It’s Your World</b>
 
# <b>Sometimes I Get Lonely</b>
 
# <b>Sometimes I Get Lonely</b>
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# <b>[[Data Bank]]</b> (5:35) +
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# <b>[[Data Bank]]</b> (5:35) <sup>1</sup>
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# <b>[[My Summertime Thang]]</b> (6:50) +
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# <b>[[My Summertime Thang]]</b> (6:50) <sup>2</sup>
 
# <b>Pretty Little Women</b>
 
# <b>Pretty Little Women</b>
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|credits                =
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<b>^</b> Written by [[Jimmy Jam]], [[Terry Lewis]] and [[Jesse Johnson]] and [[Prince]] (credited to [[The Time]])<br>
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<b>*</b> Written by [[Prince]], [[Jimmy Jam]], [[Terry Lewis]] and [[Morris Day]] (credited to [[The Time]])<br>
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<sup>1</sup> Written by [[Prince]] (credited to [[The Time]])<br>
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<sup>2</sup> Written by [[Jimmy Jam]], [[Terry Lewis]] and [[Jesse Johnson]] and [[Prince]] (credited to [[The Time]])<br>
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==Other formats==
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<sup>3</sup> Written by [[Prince]], [[Jimmy Jam]], [[Terry Lewis]] and [[Morris Day]] (credited to [[The Time]])<br>
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" : border="0" width="100%" style="text-align:left"
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*Side 1:
 
*Side 1:
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# <b>Dreamland</b>
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# <b>[[Pandemonium segues|Dreamland]]</b> (3:09) <sup>1</sup>
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# <b>[[Pandemonium]]</b> (4:12) ^
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# <b>[[Pandemonium]]</b> (4:12) <sup>2</sup>
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# <b>Sexy Socialites</b>
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# <b>[[Pandemonium segues|Sexy Socialites]]</b> (0:23) <sup>1</sup>
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# <b>[[Jerk Out]]</b> (7:12)*
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# <b>[[Jerk Out]]</b> (7:12) <sup>3</sup>
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# <b>[[Pandemonium segues|Yount]]</b> (0:22) +
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# <b>[[Pandemonium segues|Yount]]</b> (0:22) <sup>1</sup>
 
# <b>Blondie</b>
 
# <b>Blondie</b>
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# <b>[[Donald Trump (Black Version)]]</b> (4:33)+
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# <b>[[Donald Trump (Black Version)]]</b> (4:33) <sup>1</sup>
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# <b>[[Chocolate]]</b> (7:30)+
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# <b>[[Chocolate]]</b> (7:30) <sup>1</sup>
 
*Side 2:
 
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# <b>Cooking Class</b>
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# <b>[[Pandemonium segues|Cooking Class]]</b> (0:43) <sup>1</sup>
 
# <b>Skillet</b>
 
# <b>Skillet</b>
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# <b>It's Your World</b>
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# <b>It’s Your World</b>
 
# <b>Sometimes I Get Lonely</b>
 
# <b>Sometimes I Get Lonely</b>
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# <b>[[Data Bank]]</b> (5:35)+
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# <b>[[Data Bank]]</b> (5:35) <sup>1</sup>
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# <b>[[My Summertime Thang]]</b> (6:50) <sup>2</sup>
 
# <b>Pretty Little Women</b>
 
# <b>Pretty Little Women</b>
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=Personnel=
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==Musicians==
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*[[Morris Day]] - lead vocals (credited for lead vocals and "cool")
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*[[Prince]] - all background vocals and instruments, except where noted (uncredited) on [[Jerk Out]], [[Donald Trump (Black Version)]], [[Chocolate]], [[Data Bank]] and [[My Summertime Thang]]
 
*[[Prince]] - all background vocals and instruments, except where noted (uncredited) on [[Jerk Out]], [[Donald Trump (Black Version)]], [[Chocolate]], [[Data Bank]] and [[My Summertime Thang]]
 
*[[Jellybean Johnson]] - drums and backing vocals
 
*[[Jellybean Johnson]] - drums and backing vocals
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*[[Terry Lewis]] - lead vocals, bass guitar, backing vocals
 
*[[Terry Lewis]] - lead vocals, bass guitar, backing vocals
 
*[[Jerome Benton]] - percussion (credited for percussion and "mirror and holler")
 
*[[Jerome Benton]] - percussion (credited for percussion and "mirror and holler")
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*[[Candy Dulfer]] - saxophone on [[Donald Trump (Black Version)]] and [[My Summertime Thang]] (as "Candy")
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*[[Candy Dulfer]] - saxophone on [[Donald Trump (Black Version)]], [[Data Bank]], [[My Summertime Thang]] (as "Candy")
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Simpson Donnie Simpson] - vocals on [[Pandemonium_segues#Dreamland|Dreamland]] (sampled from the 6th Annual Minnesota Black Music Awards ceremony in 1987)
 
*[[Jana Anderson]] - female vocals (credited as "Stella" (assumed))  
 
*[[Jana Anderson]] - female vocals (credited as "Stella" (assumed))  
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*[[Robin Power]] - female vocals (credited as "Grace" (assumed))
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*[[Robin Power]] - female vocals (credited as "Grace" (assumed))
 
*[[Elisa Fiorillo]] female vocals (credited as "Blondie" (assumed))  
 
*[[Elisa Fiorillo]] female vocals (credited as "Blondie" (assumed))  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karyn_White Karyn White] - female vocals
 
*[[Margie Cox]] - female vocals
 
*[[Margie Cox]] - female vocals
 
*[[Jill Jones]] - female vocals
 
*[[Jill Jones]] - female vocals
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*[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitar and background vocals on [[Chocolate]] (uncredited)
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*[[Lisa Coleman]] - background vocals on [[Chocolate]] (uncredited)
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*[[Sir Casey Terry]] - background vocals (uncredited) on [[Jerk Out]]
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*[[Prince]] - producer (uncredited) on [[Jerk Out]] , [[Donald Trump (Black Version)]], [[Chocolate]], [[Data Bank]] and [[My Summertime Thang]]
 
*[[Steve Hodge]] - recording and mixing engineer
 
*[[Steve Hodge]] - recording and mixing engineer
 
*[[Femi Jiya]] - recording engineer
 
*[[Femi Jiya]] - recording engineer
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*[[Matthew Larson]] - sound engineer
 
*[[Matthew Larson]] - sound engineer
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Median Benny Medina] - executive producer
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Median Benny Medina] - executive producer
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Gardner Brian Gardner] - mastering
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Gardner Brian Gardner] - mastering (at Bernie Grundman Mastering)
 
*[[Jesse Johnson]] - production supervision and coordination
 
*[[Jesse Johnson]] - production supervision and coordination
 
*[[Jimmy Jam]] - production supervision and coordination
 
*[[Jimmy Jam]] - production supervision and coordination
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*Janet Levinson - art direction
 
*Janet Levinson - art direction
 
*Jeff Katz - photography
 
*Jeff Katz - photography
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*Andrea Morgan - hair
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*Idrissa Burch - hair
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=Singles released=
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*Deborah Lake - make-up
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*[[Single: Jerk Out|Jerk Out]]
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*Cheryl Nick - make-up
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*Donna A. Deisher - make-up
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[[Image:Jerkout single.jpg|100px|border|link=Single: Jerk Out]][[Image:Chocolate single.jpg|100px|border|link=Single: Chocolate]]
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*Stephanie Hartigan - wardrobe
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*Barbara Charlesen - wardrobe
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*Beth Hartigan - wardrobe
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|thanks                = God, Clarence Avant, Ron Sweeney, Guy Abrahams, Mo Ostin, Lenny Waronker, Benny Medina, Michael Ostin, Russ Thyret, John McClain, Prince, Jamie Starr, Susan Owens, Therese Stoulil, Tom Davies, Ron Soskin, Dan Brennan, Staffs of Paisley Park, Flyte Time Productions Inc., Jungle Love Studios, Warner Bros. Records, Reprise Records.
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! <u>Year</u>
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*Our families, our friends, and our fans. Thanks for not forgetting and believing this album could happen even when we didn’t.
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! <u>Chart</u>
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*This album is officially dedicated in loving memory to Mama Jam.
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|Single = [[Single: Jerk Out|Jerk Out]]
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|B-side = [[Jerk Out|Mo’Jerk Out ]]
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|Single = [[Single: Chocolate|Chocolate]]
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|B-side = [[My Drawers]]
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|item1  = [[Album:_Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]<br>(Album)
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|image1  = [[File:Graffitibridge.jpg|60px|link=Album:_Graffiti Bridge]]
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|item2  = [[Album:_Corporate_World_(1989)|Corporate World]]<br>(Unreleased album)
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| Date            = 28 Jul. 1990
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===Other Versions===
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| Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Pop Chart
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| Peak Position  = 18
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| Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard R&B Chart
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| Peak Position  = 9
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| Weeks in chart  = 22
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=Album promotion=
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| Date            = 28 Jul. 1990
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==Time-of-release==
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| Chart (Country) = '''U.K.''': Gallup Top 40 Album Chart
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| Peak Position  = 66
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{{Certification-Header}}
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{{Certification|
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|Date                = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_12|12 Oct. 1990]]
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|Institution, Country = RIAA, USA
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|Certification        = Gold (500,000)
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|awards        = {{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}}
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|releases               = {{:Releases: Empty}}
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|album promotion       = The [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie acted as promotion for the album.
 
*[[The Time]] performed on a variety of TV shows to promote the album, and toured in 1990-1.
 
*[[The Time]] performed on a variety of TV shows to promote the album, and toured in 1990-1.
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|trivia                 = The album replaced the aborted album [[Album: Corporate World (1989)|Corporate World]], which was more directly led by [[Prince]]. Three of the tracks from that album ([[Donald Trump (Black Version)]], [[Data Bank]] and [[My Summertime Thang]]) were used on [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]]. [[The Latest Fashion]] was reworked, using the music of [[My Summertime Thang]] and released on [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]], which also included [[Release It]], [[Love Machine]] and [[Shake!]]. [[Murph Drag]] was later available on [[NPG Ahdio Show 3|NPG Ahdio Show # 3]] in 2001. Only [[Nine Lives]] and [[Corporate World]] remain unreleased.
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==Awards==
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|references            = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''  
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|categories             = [[Category:1990]][[Category:Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Paisley Park Records releases]]
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==Nominations==
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==Certifications==
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* On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_12|12 October, 1990]], '''Pandemonium''' was certified gold by the RIAA, indicating 500,000 copies shipped in the USA.
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=Quotations and trivia=
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* The album replaced the aborted album [[Album: Corporate World|Corporate World]], which was more directly led by [[Prince]]. Three of the tracks from that album ([[Donald Trump (Black Version)]], [[Data Bank]] and [[My Summertime Thang]]) were used on [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]], and [[Murph Drag]] was later available on [[NPG Ahdio Show 3|NPG Ahdio Show # 3]] in 2001, while the rest remain unreleased.
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=References=
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* ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
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Pandemonium
Pandemonium (Front Cover)

Album details

Released: 10 July 1990
Length: 65:28
Label(s): Reprise Records / Paisley Park Records
Studio(s): Paisley Park Studios, Flyte Tyme Productions Inc. Jungle Love Studios, Sunset Sound, The Skillet and The Time Studios

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: Billboard Pop Chart 28 Jul. 1990 18 16
USA: Billboard R&B Chart 4 Aug. 1990 9 22
U.K.: Gallup Top 40 Album Chart 28 Jul. 1990 66 1
Certifications
Institution, Country Date Certification
RIAA, USA 12 Oct. 1990 Gold (500,000)
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released

Jerk Out
b/w Mo’Jerk Out 		Jerkout single.jpg
Chocolate
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See also

Graffiti Bridge
(Album) 		Corporate World
(Unreleased album)
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Pandemonium is the fourth full-length studio album by The Time, and was released in conjunction with the band’s appearance in the movie Graffiti Bridge.


Sessions and compiling

The album was developed largely from an album started by just Prince and Morris Day (although using the name The Time), called Corporate World - see Corporate World for details.

The album contains 10 songs and 5 segues. Unlike the three previous albums, Pandemonium contained significant input from band members, and only five songs of the album were written, produced and largely performed by Prince (previous albums were almost entirely handled by Prince). He is also credited at the ASCAP as the author of four of the segues. On the album, all songs and segues were credited to The Time only.

Prince was also added as a writer on the copyright information for Pandemonium indicating that he was involved in this track to a lesser degree also.


Promotion

The album produced two commercially-available singles, Jerk Out and Chocolate, and The Time promoted the album heavily on TV and on tour. Pandemonium was also planned as a single, but was canceled and replaced by Chocolate.

Frictions in the band while performing together caused Jesse Johnson to be voted out of the band, however, and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis left to work on their production work, so promotion for the album ended in early 1991. Still, the album sold more than The Time’s previous albums.

The album reached number 18 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 9 on the Billboard R&B Chart.



Track listing
CD LP/MC

Details given for Prince-related tracks only:

  1. Dreamland (3:09) 1
  2. Pandemonium (4:12) 2
  3. Sexy Socialites (0:23) 1
  4. Jerk Out (7:12) 3
  5. Yount (0:22) 1
  6. Blondie
  7. Donald Trump (Black Version) (4:33) 1
  8. Chocolate (7:30) 1
  9. Cooking Class (0:43) 1
  10. Skillet
  11. It’s Your World
  12. Sometimes I Get Lonely
  13. Data Bank (5:35) 1
  14. My Summertime Thang (6:50) 2
  15. Pretty Little Women
  • Side 1:
  1. Dreamland (3:09) 1
  2. Pandemonium (4:12) 2
  3. Sexy Socialites (0:23) 1
  4. Jerk Out (7:12) 3
  5. Yount (0:22) 1
  6. Blondie
  7. Donald Trump (Black Version) (4:33) 1
  8. Chocolate (7:30) 1
  • Side 2:
  1. Cooking Class (0:43) 1
  2. Skillet
  3. It’s Your World
  4. Sometimes I Get Lonely
  5. Data Bank (5:35) 1
  6. My Summertime Thang (6:50) 2
  7. Pretty Little Women


1 Written by Prince (credited to The Time)
2 Written by Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis and Jesse Johnson and Prince (credited to The Time)
3 Written by Prince, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis and Morris Day (credited to The Time)



Personnel
Musicians


Production


Thanks
  • God, Clarence Avant, Ron Sweeney, Guy Abrahams, Mo Ostin, Lenny Waronker, Benny Medina, Michael Ostin, Russ Thyret, John McClain, Prince, Jamie Starr, Susan Owens, Therese Stoulil, Tom Davies, Ron Soskin, Dan Brennan, Staffs of Paisley Park, Flyte Time Productions Inc., Jungle Love Studios, Warner Bros. Records, Reprise Records.
  • Our families, our friends, and our fans. Thanks for not forgetting and believing this album could happen even when we didn’t.
  • This album is officially dedicated in loving memory to Mama Jam.



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction
 
Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Trivia
  • The Graffiti Bridge movie acted as promotion for the album.
  • The Time performed on a variety of TV shows to promote the album, and toured in 1990-1.
References
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