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|album name = The Truth | |album name = The Truth | ||
|album image = [[File:Thetruth album.jpg|The Truth promotional cassette derived artwork]]<br><small>No official cover<br>(above image modified from promo cassette artwork)</small> | |album image = [[File:Thetruth album.jpg|The Truth promotional cassette derived artwork]]<br><small>No official cover<br>(above image modified from promo cassette artwork)</small> | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_29|29 January | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_29|29 January 1998]] (direct order first shipments arrive)<br> [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_21|21 March 1998]] (retail release) |
|length = 43:18 | |length = 43:18 | ||
|label = [[NPG Records]] | |label = [[NPG Records]] | ||
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|next album link = [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]] | |next album link = [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]] | ||
<!-------ALBUM TEXT -------> | <!-------ALBUM TEXT -------> | ||
− | |introduction = <b>The Truth</b> is the 21st full-length studio album by [[Prince]], the fourth to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. It was the first to be labeled an 'acoustic' album. The album was only available for purchase with the album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]], and so was shipped to customers who had pre-ordered [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] in January | + | |introduction = <b>The Truth</b> is the 21st full-length studio album by [[Prince]], the fourth to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. It was the first to be labeled an 'acoustic' album. The album was only available for purchase with the album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]], and so was shipped to customers who had pre-ordered [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] in January 1998 (14 months after the release of his previous album, [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]), with a retail release (again as part of the [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] package) following the next month. |
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The album was recorded during a set of sessions in late 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, following the completion of [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]. The album was originally planned for release by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMI_Records EMI Records] in 1997, following the release of [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], but the release was canceled with the record label's demise. | The album was recorded during a set of sessions in late 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, following the completion of [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]. The album was originally planned for release by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMI_Records EMI Records] in 1997, following the release of [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], but the release was canceled with the record label's demise. | ||
− | In May | + | In May 1997, [[Love4oneanother.com]] announced that the album would receive an independent limited edition cassette release, but this release was canceled also. Following its release as part of the [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] package, [[Love4oneanother.com]] announced in 1998 that [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] would be re-released as a widespread retail release in 2000. It is unclear if this was ever seriously pursued. |
Although the album is billed as "acoustic", the album contains several electronic instruments, samples, distortions and sound effects. It does largely focus on an acoustic sound, however. | Although the album is billed as "acoustic", the album contains several electronic instruments, samples, distortions and sound effects. It does largely focus on an acoustic sound, however. | ||
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|other format = Digital | |other format = Digital | ||
− | |content = |content = <small>The digital format is a reissue of the CD version, made available on 26 March | + | |content = |content = <small>The digital format is a reissue of the CD version, made available on 26 March 2005 on [[NPG Music Club]] "Musicology Download Store".</small> |
# <b> [[The Truth]]</b> (3:35) | # <b> [[The Truth]]</b> (3:35) | ||
# <b> [[Don't Play Me]]</b> (2:48) | # <b> [[Don't Play Me]]</b> (2:48) | ||
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|thanks = "'' [[Hans-Martin Buff]] - "4 skill and patience"''" | |thanks = "'' [[Hans-Martin Buff]] - "4 skill and patience"''" | ||
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− | |singles = <small>'' [[Single: The Truth|The Truth]] was available by mail order only beginning [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_14|14 February | + | |singles = <small>'' [[Single: The Truth|The Truth]] was available by mail order only beginning [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_14|14 February 1997]], almost a year prior to the album)''.</small> |
{{AlbumSingles| | {{AlbumSingles| | ||
|singles = | |singles = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
|album promotion = The album was mentioned heavily in interviews at the time, but no other promotion was undertaken. | |album promotion = The album was mentioned heavily in interviews at the time, but no other promotion was undertaken. | ||
− | |trivia = The album was initially planned for release in 1997, and was preceded by the release of [[Single: The Truth|The Truth]] b/w [[Don't Play Me]], available by mail order only beginning [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_14|14 February | + | |trivia = The album was initially planned for release in 1997, and was preceded by the release of [[Single: The Truth|The Truth]] b/w [[Don't Play Me]], available by mail order only beginning [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_14|14 February 1997]]. It is not known how far plans got to release the album separately from [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]. |
* <b>The Truth</b> is only available to purchase as part of the [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] package, along with [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]. The initial [[1-800 New Funk]] orders also included a fifth CD, [[The NPG Orchestra]]'s [[Album: Kamasutra|Kamasutra]]. | * <b>The Truth</b> is only available to purchase as part of the [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] package, along with [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]. The initial [[1-800 New Funk]] orders also included a fifth CD, [[The NPG Orchestra]]'s [[Album: Kamasutra|Kamasutra]]. | ||
* When [[Project: Crystal Ball II|Crystal Ball II]], a follow-up to [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] was planned in 2000, the two 'new' CDs were going to be mailed out with jewel cases for [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] and [[Album: Kamasutra|Kamasutra]]. The two 'new' CDs would then take the place of these discs in the [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] 5CD case. | * When [[Project: Crystal Ball II|Crystal Ball II]], a follow-up to [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] was planned in 2000, the two 'new' CDs were going to be mailed out with jewel cases for [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] and [[Album: Kamasutra|Kamasutra]]. The two 'new' CDs would then take the place of these discs in the [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] 5CD case. |
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