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Little is known about the recording sessions for the album. Basic tracking for most tracks took place between November 2004 and Spring 2007, at three locations: [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [[3121 at The Rio]] Las Vegas, NV, USA; and [[Circle House]], Miami, FL, USA. Two of the songs [[Planet Earth]], [[Guitar]] were recorded in November 2004, during a three-and-a-half hour session with [[Michael B.]] on drums and [[Sonny T.]] on bass at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Songs that were included on the [[Album: 3121|3121]] album (the title track [[3121]]), released in 2006 and his next studio album [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] ([[From The Lotus...]], [[...Back 2 The Lotus]], [[Colonized Mind]], [[Love Like Jazz]] and [[Wall Of Berlin]]) were also recorded during this session. | Little is known about the recording sessions for the album. Basic tracking for most tracks took place between November 2004 and Spring 2007, at three locations: [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [[3121 at The Rio]] Las Vegas, NV, USA; and [[Circle House]], Miami, FL, USA. Two of the songs [[Planet Earth]], [[Guitar]] were recorded in November 2004, during a three-and-a-half hour session with [[Michael B.]] on drums and [[Sonny T.]] on bass at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Songs that were included on the [[Album: 3121|3121]] album (the title track [[3121]]), released in 2006 and his next studio album [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] ([[From The Lotus...]], [[...Back 2 The Lotus]], [[Colonized Mind]], [[Love Like Jazz]] and [[Wall Of Berlin]]) were also recorded during this session. | ||
− | Most of the songs from [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] appeared on an early configuration of the [[Album:_Lotusflow3r | Lotusflow3r]] which contained 15 tracks at that time (early 2007): [[Guitar]], [[Chelsea Rodgers]], [[Mr. Goodnight]], [[All The Midnights In The World]], [[Lion Of Judah]], [[Future Baby Mama]], and [[Resolution]] (see the [[Album:_Lotusflow3r | Lotusflow3r]] album page for the full configuration). Of note, the song [[Planet Earth]] is missing from this configuration. It is not entirely clear whether this 2007 project evolved into [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] with the inclusion of what became the | + | Most of the songs from [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] appeared on an early configuration of the [[Album:_Lotusflow3r | Lotusflow3r]] which contained 15 tracks at that time (early 2007): [[Guitar]], [[Chelsea Rodgers]], [[Mr. Goodnight]], [[All The Midnights In The World]], [[Lion Of Judah]], [[Future Baby Mama]], and [[Resolution]] (see the [[Album:_Lotusflow3r | Lotusflow3r]] album page for the full configuration). Of note, the song [[Planet Earth]] is missing from this configuration. It is not entirely clear whether this 2007 project evolved into [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] with the inclusion of what became the title track or was an entirely separate project. A four-song ''"Man Opera"'' consisting of [[I Am]], [[Touch Me]], [[Sunrise Sunset]] and [[No One Else]] was tentatively placed on an early configuration of [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] in May 2007 but left off the album. |
<b>Promotion</b> | <b>Promotion</b> | ||
− | The album produced only one commercially-released single, [[Single: Guitar|Guitar]] (which preceded the album), but also produced three promotional singles, [[Single: Chelsea Rodgers|Chelsea Rodgers]] (in the USA only), [[Single: | + | The album produced only one commercially-released single, [[Single: Guitar|Guitar]] (which preceded the album), but also produced three promotional singles, [[Single: Chelsea Rodgers|Chelsea Rodgers]] (in the USA only), [[Single: Future Baby Mama|Future Baby Mama]] (in France only) and [[Single: The One U Wanna C|The One U Wanna C]] (in Holland only). |
[[Prince]] launched the [[21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]] residency, but rather than the tour promoting the album, the album was in essence a promotion for the tour, as a copy was given to every audience member. | [[Prince]] launched the [[21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]] residency, but rather than the tour promoting the album, the album was in essence a promotion for the tour, as a copy was given to every audience member. | ||
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− | |Single = [[Single: Chelsea Rodgers|Chelsea Rodgers]] <small>(promo only)</small> | + | |Single = [[Single: Chelsea Rodgers|Chelsea Rodgers]] <small>(US promo only)</small> |
|B-side = [[Mr. Goodnight]] | |B-side = [[Mr. Goodnight]] | ||
|Image = Chelsearodgers single.jpg | |Image = Chelsearodgers single.jpg | ||
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|item1 = [[21_Nights_In_London_:_The_Earth_Tour|21 Nights In London: The Earth Tour Residency]] | |item1 = [[21_Nights_In_London_:_The_Earth_Tour|21 Nights In London: The Earth Tour Residency]] | ||
|image1 = [[File:2007_21NIghtsWorkingpass.png|60px|link= 21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]] | |image1 = [[File:2007_21NIghtsWorkingpass.png|60px|link= 21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]] | ||
− | |item2 = [[Sheet Music: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] | + | |item2 = [[Sheet Music: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]]<br>(Sheet Music) |
|image2 = [[File:Planetearth-sheetmusic.JPG|60px|link=Sheet Music: Planet Earth]] | |image2 = [[File:Planetearth-sheetmusic.JPG|60px|link=Sheet Music: Planet Earth]] | ||
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