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| + | |album name = True Confessions | ||
| + | |album image = [[File:Trueconfessions album.jpg|200px|True Confessions (Front Cover)]] | ||
| + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 28|28 May 1991]] | ||
| + | |length = 56:57 | ||
| + | |label = [[Paisley Park Records]] | ||
| + | |studios = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
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|previous year = 1991 | |previous year = 1991 | ||
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|previous album link = [[Album: Spellbound|Spellbound]] | |previous album link = [[Album: Spellbound|Spellbound]] | ||
|next album link = [[Album: Martika's Kitchen|Martika's Kitchen]] | |next album link = [[Album: Martika's Kitchen|Martika's Kitchen]] | ||
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| − | + | |introduction = '''True Confessions''' is the first and only album by rapper [[T.C. Ellis]], and was released in May 1991. | |
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| − | '''True Confessions''' is the first and only album by rapper [[T.C. Ellis]], and was released in May 1991. | + | |
| − | The album was released on [[Paisley Park Records]], and was mostly overseen by [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]], but it contained three tracks with writing input by [[Prince]]: [[Miss Thang]] (on which [[Prince]] also plays all instruments), [[Girl O' My Dreams]] and [[Bambi|Bambi (Rap)]], a rap version of the track [[Bambi]] from [[Prince]]'s 1979 album [[Album: Prince|Prince]] (which contains no musical input by [[Prince]] and is considered a cover version). In addition, the track ''True Confession'' contains a rap (written by [[T.C. Ellis]]) that had previously been included on the track [[New Power Generation|New Power Generation (Pt. II)]]. | + | The album was released on [[Paisley Park Records]], and was mostly overseen by [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]], but it contained three tracks with writing input by [[Prince]]: [[Miss Thang]] (on which [[Prince]] also plays all instruments), [[Girl O' My Dreams]] and [[Bambi|Bambi (Rap)]], a rap version of the track [[Bambi]] from [[Prince]]'s 1979 album [[Album: Prince|Prince]] (which contains no musical input by [[Prince]] and is considered a cover version). |
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| + | In addition, the track ''True Confession'' contains a rap (written by [[T.C. Ellis]]) that had previously been included on the track [[New Power Generation|New Power Generation (Pt. II)]]. | ||
The album produced two singles, [[Single: Miss Thang|Miss Thang]] and ''Pussycat'', but the album failed to chart. | The album produced two singles, [[Single: Miss Thang|Miss Thang]] and ''Pussycat'', but the album failed to chart. | ||
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| + | '''Recording process''' | ||
[[Girl O' My Dreams]] was initially recorded by [[Prince]] in Spring/Summer 1982, and was re-recorded by [[Prince and the Revolution]] in June 1986, before being re-recorded by [[T.C. Ellis]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] in 1990 or early 1991 while working on the '''True Confessions''' album. | [[Girl O' My Dreams]] was initially recorded by [[Prince]] in Spring/Summer 1982, and was re-recorded by [[Prince and the Revolution]] in June 1986, before being re-recorded by [[T.C. Ellis]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] in 1990 or early 1991 while working on the '''True Confessions''' album. | ||
| − | [[Miss Thang]] was recorded by [[Prince]] and [[T.C. Ellis]] in late Summer, 1989, making it the only track recorded by [[Prince]] specifically for the album. The album also includes contributions on other tracks from [[Eric Leeds]], [[Rosie Gaines]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton]. | + | [[Miss Thang]] was recorded by [[Prince]] and [[T.C. Ellis]] in late Summer, 1989, making it the only track recorded by [[Prince]] specifically for the album. |
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| − | = | + | The album also includes contributions on other tracks from [[Eric Leeds]], [[Rosie Gaines]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton]. |
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| − | + | |tracklisting =Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only<br> | |
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# <b>Intro</b> | # <b>Intro</b> | ||
# <b>Dope</b> | # <b>Dope</b> | ||
# <b>Segue</b> | # <b>Segue</b> | ||
| − | # <b>[[Miss Thang]]</b> (3:30) | + | # <b>[[Miss Thang]]</b> (3:30) <sup>1</sup> |
# <b>Pussycat</b> | # <b>Pussycat</b> | ||
# <b>For The Record</b> | # <b>For The Record</b> | ||
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# <b>Cold Thang</b> | # <b>Cold Thang</b> | ||
# <b>Bambi (Rap)</b> | # <b>Bambi (Rap)</b> | ||
| − | # <b>[[Girl O' My Dreams]]</b> (1:34) | + | # <b>[[Girl O' My Dreams]]</b> (1:34) <sup>1</sup> |
# <b>Somebody's Got To Love Her</b> | # <b>Somebody's Got To Love Her</b> | ||
# <b>Love</b> | # <b>Love</b> | ||
# <b>Brothers And Sisters (Reprise)</b> | # <b>Brothers And Sisters (Reprise)</b> | ||
| − | # <b>[[Miss Thang]] (Vasquez Ice Mix)</b> (5:37) | + | # <b>[[Miss Thang]] (Vasquez Ice Mix)</b> (5:37) <sup>1</sup> |
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*Side 1: | *Side 1: | ||
# <b>Intro</b> | # <b>Intro</b> | ||
# <b>Dope</b> | # <b>Dope</b> | ||
# <b>Segue</b> | # <b>Segue</b> | ||
| − | # <b>[[Miss Thang]]</b> (3:30) | + | # <b>[[Miss Thang]]</b> (3:30) <sup>1</sup> |
# <b>Pussycat</b> | # <b>Pussycat</b> | ||
# <b>For The Record</b> | # <b>For The Record</b> | ||
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# <b>Cold Thang</b> | # <b>Cold Thang</b> | ||
# <b>Bambi (Rap)</b> | # <b>Bambi (Rap)</b> | ||
| − | # <b>[[Girl O' My Dreams]]</b> (1:34) | + | # <b>[[Girl O' My Dreams]]</b> (1:34) <sup>1</sup> |
# <b>Somebody's Got To Love Her</b> | # <b>Somebody's Got To Love Her</b> | ||
# <b>Love</b> | # <b>Love</b> | ||
# <b>Brothers And Sisters (Reprise)</b> | # <b>Brothers And Sisters (Reprise)</b> | ||
| − | # <b>[[Miss Thang]] (Vasquez Ice Mix)</b> (5:37) | + | # <b>[[Miss Thang]] (Vasquez Ice Mix)</b> (5:37) <sup>1</sup> |
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| + | |musicians = [[T.C. Ellis]] - lead vocals | ||
*[[Prince]] - all instruments on [[Miss Thang]] | *[[Prince]] - all instruments on [[Miss Thang]] | ||
*[[Jana Anderson]] - background vocals on [[Miss Thang]] | *[[Jana Anderson]] - background vocals on [[Miss Thang]] | ||
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - all instruments on [[Girl O' My Dreams]] | *[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - all instruments on [[Girl O' My Dreams]] | ||
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*[[Prince]] - producer and mixing engineer on [[Miss Thang]] | *[[Prince]] - producer and mixing engineer on [[Miss Thang]] | ||
*[[Larry Robinson]] - remix on [[Miss Thang]] | *[[Larry Robinson]] - remix on [[Miss Thang]] | ||
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*[[David Friedlander]] - mastering | *[[David Friedlander]] - mastering | ||
*Howie Weinberg - mastering | *Howie Weinberg - mastering | ||
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| − | + | |Single = [[Single: Miss Thang|Miss Thang]] | |
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| − | + | |Image = Missthang single.jpg | |
| − | + | |Link = Single: Miss Thang | |
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| − | + | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | |
| − | + | |categories = [[Category:1991]][[Category:Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Paisley Park Records releases]] | |
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