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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                  = 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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'''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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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.
 
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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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.  
 
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 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 reached number 18 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 9 on the Billboard R&B Chart.
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==Track listing==
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|tracklisting          =<small>Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only: </small>
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===CD===
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# <b>Dreamland</b>
 
# <b>Dreamland</b>
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# <b>[[Pandemonium]]</b> (4:12) ^
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# <b>[[Pandemonium]]</b> (4:12) <sup>3</sup>
 
# <b>Sexy Socialites</b>
 
# <b>Sexy Socialites</b>
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# <b>[[Jerk Out]]</b> (7:12) *
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# <b>[[Jerk Out]]</b> (7:12) <sup>1</sup>
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# <b>[[Pandemonium segues|Yount]]</b> (0:22) +
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# <b>[[Pandemonium segues|Yount]]</b> (0:22) <sup>2</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>2</sup>
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# <b>[[Chocolate]]</b> (7:30) +
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# <b>[[Chocolate]]</b> (7:30) <sup>2</sup>
 
# <b>Cooking Class</b>
 
# <b>Cooking Class</b>
 
# <b>Skillet</b>
 
# <b>Skillet</b>
 
# <b>It's Your World</b>
 
# <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>2</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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<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]], [[Jimmy Jam]], [[Terry Lewis]] and [[Morris Day]] (credited to [[The Time]])<br>
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<sup>2</sup>Written by [[Prince]] (credited to [[The Time]])
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<sup>3</sup> Written by [[Jimmy Jam]], [[Terry Lewis]] and [[Jesse Johnson]] and [[Prince]] (credited to [[The Time]])<br>
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*Side 1:
 
*Side 1:
 
# <b>Dreamland</b>
 
# <b>Dreamland</b>
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# <b>[[Pandemonium]]</b> (4:12) ^
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# <b>[[Pandemonium]]</b> (4:12) <sup>3</sup>
 
# <b>Sexy Socialites</b>
 
# <b>Sexy Socialites</b>
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# <b>[[Jerk Out]]</b> (7:12)*
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# <b>[[Jerk Out]]</b> (7:12) <sup>1</sup>
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# <b>[[Pandemonium segues|Yount]]</b> (0:22) +
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# <b>[[Pandemonium segues|Yount]]</b> (0:22) <sup>2</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>2</sup>
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# <b>[[Chocolate]]</b> (7:30)+
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# <b>[[Chocolate]]</b> (7:30) <sup>2</sup>
 
*Side 2:
 
*Side 2:
 
# <b>Cooking Class</b>
 
# <b>Cooking Class</b>
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# <b>It's Your World</b>
 
# <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>2</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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|musicians              = [[Morris Day]] - lead vocals (credited for lead vocals and "cool")
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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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*[[Margie Cox]] - female vocals
 
*[[Margie Cox]] - female vocals
 
*[[Jill Jones]] - female vocals
 
*[[Jill Jones]] - female vocals
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|production            = [[The Time]] - producer on [[Pandemonium]]
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*[[The Time]] - producer on [[Pandemonium]]
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*[[Prince]] - producer (uncredited) on [[Jerk Out]], [[Donald Trump (Black Version)]], [[Chocolate]], [[Data Bank]] and [[My Summertime Thang]]
 
*[[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
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*Jeff Katz - photography
 
*Jeff Katz - photography
 
*Bernie Grundman - mastering
 
*Bernie Grundman - mastering
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*The [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie acted as promotion for the album.
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*[[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==
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|trivia                = 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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* 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            = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & JooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown: 2004) ISBN 91-631-5482-X
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* ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
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Revision as of 22:41, 29 September 2015

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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 in the USA

Singles released

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

    
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.

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.

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


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



Personnel
Musicians


Production


Thanks



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
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Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
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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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