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− | |introduction = '''Welcome 2 America''' is the first full previously-unreleased studio album of [[Prince]] material to be released posthumously, and the tenth posthumous album release overall. Recorded in 2010, the album was tentatively planned for release in 2011, likely as a follow-up to [[Album: 20Ten|20Ten]] and in conjunction with the [[Welcome 2 America Tour]], which ran from December 2010 to May 2011. The album was abandoned at the time for unknown reasons, however. If released at that time, it would have been [[Prince]]’s 36th full-length studio album. The posthumous release makes use of what’s believed to be the final configuration of the album. Contrary to some previous releases by [[The Prince Estate]], there | + | |introduction = '''Welcome 2 America''' is the first full previously-unreleased studio album of [[Prince]] material to be released posthumously, and the tenth posthumous album release overall. Recorded in 2010, the album was tentatively planned for release in 2011, likely as a follow-up to [[Album: 20Ten|20Ten]] and in conjunction with the [[Welcome 2 America Tour]], which ran from December 2010 to May 2011. The album was abandoned at the time for unknown reasons, however. If released at that time, it would have been [[Prince]]’s 36th full-length studio album. The posthumous release makes use of what’s believed to be the final configuration of the album. Contrary to some previous releases by [[The Prince Estate]], there was no technical necessity to do new mixes of the songs. |
A deluxe edition of the album includes a blu-ray video of the [[28 April 2011|28 April 2011: The Forum: Inglewood, CA, USA]] show on the [[Welcome 2 America Tour]] (part of the "Twenty One Nite Stand" in California). | A deluxe edition of the album includes a blu-ray video of the [[28 April 2011|28 April 2011: The Forum: Inglewood, CA, USA]] show on the [[Welcome 2 America Tour]] (part of the "Twenty One Nite Stand" in California). | ||
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<b>Sessions and compiling</b> | <b>Sessions and compiling</b> | ||
− | The bulk of the album was recorded by [[Prince]] with [[Chris Coleman]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld] in a | + | The bulk of the album was recorded by [[Prince]] with [[Chris Coleman]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld] in about a week and a half of recording at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA, from [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_10|10 March 2010]] to [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_19|19 March 2010]]. Additional recordings with [[Shelby J.]], [[Liv Warfield]], [[Elisa Dease]] and [[Morris Hayes]] took place during the Spring and Summer. |
[[Black Muse]] is assumed to have been recorded around the same time but it’s unclear if it was at any point slated for inclusion on the album. | [[Black Muse]] is assumed to have been recorded around the same time but it’s unclear if it was at any point slated for inclusion on the album. | ||
− | The released version was built from three reference CDs found by [[The Prince Estate]] in 2019, each containing different configurations of the album. [[Morris Hayes]] was commissioned to build the final tracklist from these three | + | The released version was built from three reference CDs found by [[The Prince Estate]] in 2019, each containing different configurations of the album. [[Morris Hayes]] was commissioned to build the final tracklist from these three cds. The official version is similar to one of the configuration which also included [[Cause And Effect]]. It was decided not to retain this song for the final version because it was attached to the [[Album: 20Ten|20Ten]] album ([[Prince]] quotes titles from this album in the lyrics). |
<b>Musicians input</b> | <b>Musicians input</b> | ||
− | '''Welcome 2 America''' | + | '''Welcome 2 America''' contains more contributions from others than its predecessor, [[Album: 20Ten|20Ten]] and is a band-oriented album, with musicians and/or vocalists appearing on all tracks. Drummer [[Chris Coleman]] and bass guitarist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld] make their only appearances on a [[Prince]] album. [[Shelby J.]], [[Liv Warfield]] and [[Elisa Dease]], who had been present throughout [[Album: 20Ten|20Ten]], appear on all of the songs. [[Shelby J.]] is also the co-lead vocalist on [[Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master)]] and provides a rap on [[Same Page, Different Book]]. [[Morris Hayes]] co-produced half of the songs of the album. [[1010 (Rin Tin Tin)]] is the only song to feature [[Prince]] as the sole musician (with [[Shelby J.]], [[Liv Warfield]] and [[Elisa Dease]] on backing vocals). [[John Blackwell]] plays drums on [[1000 Light Years From Here]]. |
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