Difference between revisions of "New Power Generation"
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| − | |song name | + | |song name = New Power Generation |
| − | |album image | + | |album image = [[Image:Graffitibridge.jpg|100px|link=Album: Graffiti Bridge]]<br> |
<small>from the album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] </small> | <small>from the album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] </small> | ||
| − | |single image | + | |single image = [[Image:Newpowergeneration_single.jpg|100px|link=Single: New Power Generation]]<br> <small> |
single art for [[Single: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]</small> | single art for [[Single: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]</small> | ||
| − | |performer | + | |performer = [[Prince]] |
| − | |first released | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 20|20 August 1990]] - [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album |
| − | |album(s) | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] |
| − | |writer(s) | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (music, lyrics), [[T.C. Ellis]] (rap) |
| − | |producer(s) | + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] |
| − | |previous song | + | |previous song = [[New Position]] |
| − | |next song | + | |next song = [[New Power Soul]] |
| − | |introduction | + | |introduction = '''New Power Generation''' is the second track on [[Prince]]'s twelfth album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]], and, two months after the album's release, [[Single: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] was released as as the album's second [[Prince]] single and fourth single overall ([[Single: Round And Round|Round And Round]] by [[Tevin Campbell]] and [[Single: Melody Cool|Melody Cool]] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] had also been released). The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]. '''New Power Generation (Pt. II)''' is the seventeenth and final track on the album, and was featured as the b-side of the [[Single: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] single. The maxi-single featured several tracks which could be considered remixes of the track, but are different enough that they are listed here as separate tracks. Only one, '''T.C.'s Rap''', is included here; information about [[Brother With A Purpose]], [[Get Off]], [[The Lubricated Lady]] and [[Loveleft, Loveright]] can be found on their individual song pages. |
| − | While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in Autumn-Winter 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (during the same sessions that produced [[Round And Round]]). It was included as the second track on a late 1989 configuration of [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]], with a shorter '''Reprise''' as the 14th and final track. It was kept as the second track on a 1990 configuration, with '''Pt. II''' as the 17th and final track, where they stayed for the final release. The track was remixed in September or October 1990 at [[Larrabee Sound]], Los Angeles, CA, USA, creating '''N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix)''' and '''T.C.'s Rap''', during recording sessions for the [[Single: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] maxi-single (during the same set of sessions as [[Brother With A Purpose|Tony’s Iggnant Mix]], [[Get Off]], [[The Lubricated Lady]], [[Loveleft, Loveright]], a [[New Power Generation|segue]] later included in the [[New Power Generation|N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix)]], [[Oobey Doop]], [[Play]], [[Heaven Is Keeping Score]], and additional recording on [[My Tree]] and [[A Positive Place]]). The '''Segue''' recorded at the same time (beginning "Are there really angels?") was later incorporated into '''N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix)''' and [[Loveleft, Loveright]], and is included here as a result. | + | While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in Autumn-Winter 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (during the same sessions that produced [[Round And Round]]). It was included as the second track on a late 1989 configuration of [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]], with a shorter '''Reprise''' as the 14th and final track. It was kept as the second track on a 1990 configuration, with '''Pt. II''' as the 17th and final track, where they stayed for the final release. Among others it uses a keyboard part that had appeared earlier in [[Flesh And Blood]] recorded in the Summer of 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, for use on the proposed [[Album: Jill Jones 1989|second album]] by [[Jill Jones]]. |
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| + | The track was remixed in September or October 1990 at [[Larrabee Sound]], Los Angeles, CA, USA, creating '''N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix)''' and '''T.C.'s Rap''', during recording sessions for the [[Single: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] maxi-single (during the same set of sessions as [[Brother With A Purpose|Tony’s Iggnant Mix]], [[Get Off]], [[The Lubricated Lady]], [[Loveleft, Loveright]], a [[New Power Generation|segue]] later included in the [[New Power Generation|N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix)]], [[Oobey Doop]], [[Play]], [[Heaven Is Keeping Score]], and additional recording on [[My Tree]] and [[A Positive Place]]). The '''Segue''' recorded at the same time (beginning "Are there really angels?") was later incorporated into '''N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix)''' and [[Loveleft, Loveright]], and is included here as a result. | ||
'''New Power Generation (Pt. II)''' and '''T.C.'s Rap''' include the rap ''True Confessions'', by [[T.C. Ellis]], which was later developed into a full track for inclusion as the title track of his album [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]]; the rap and the fully developed track have no input by [[Prince]], however. | '''New Power Generation (Pt. II)''' and '''T.C.'s Rap''' include the rap ''True Confessions'', by [[T.C. Ellis]], which was later developed into a full track for inclusion as the title track of his album [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]]; the rap and the fully developed track have no input by [[Prince]], however. | ||
| − | |recording info | + | |recording info = |
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date | + | |date = Autumn-Winter 1989 |
| − | |studio | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA |
| − | |additional info | + | |additional info = Initial tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date | + | |date = September - October 1990 |
| − | |studio | + | |studio = [[Larrabee Sound]], Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| − | |additional info | + | |additional info = Remixing and additional recording |
}} | }} | ||
| − | |recording personnel | + | |recording personnel = |
'''New Power Generation''' | '''New Power Generation''' | ||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
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*[[Robin Power]] - background vocals | *[[Robin Power]] - background vocals | ||
*[[T.C. Ellis]] - rap | *[[T.C. Ellis]] - rap | ||
| − | |released versions | + | |released versions = |
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{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|1= '''[[Heaven Is Keeping Score]]''' | |1= '''[[Heaven Is Keeping Score]]''' | ||
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|5= Unreleased 1990 track; See [[Heaven Is Keeping Score]] for more details | |5= Unreleased 1990 track; See [[Heaven Is Keeping Score]] for more details | ||
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| − | |unreleased versions | + | |unreleased versions = |
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| − | |broadcasts, streaming | + | |broadcasts, streaming = |
| − | |first live appearance | + | |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]] |
| − | |performed regularly on | + | |performed regularly on = none |
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
| − | |trivia | + | |trivia = The name "''New Power Generation''" has been re-used by [[Prince]] for many products over the years, most notably his band, the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]], his record company [[NPG Records]] and his retails stores [[The New Power Generation Store]]. |
| − | |see also | + | |see also = [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album |
* [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie | * [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie | ||
* [[Single: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] single | * [[Single: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] single | ||
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* [[Video: New Power Generation-2|New Power Generation]] video (version 2) | * [[Video: New Power Generation-2|New Power Generation]] video (version 2) | ||
* [[Video: N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix)|N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix)]] video | * [[Video: N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix)|N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix)]] video | ||
| − | |references | + | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' |
| − | |categories | + | |categories = [[Category:1990]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1989]] |
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