Difference between revisions of "New Power Generation"
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{{song| | {{song| | ||
− | |song name = New Power Generation | + | |song name = New Power Generation <small>(a.k.a Bold Generation) </small> |
|album image = [[Image:Graffitibridge.jpg|100px|link=Album: Graffiti Bridge]]<br> | |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><br>[[File:1999_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1999 Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] </small> |
|single image = [[Image:Newpowergeneration_single.jpg|100px|link=Single: New Power Generation]]<br> <small> | |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 = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 20|20 August 1990]] - [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 20|20 August 1990]] - [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album / [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_29|29 November 2019]] - [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] album |
− | |album(s) = [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] / [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] |
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (music, lyrics), [[T.C. Ellis]] (rap) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (music, lyrics), [[T.C. Ellis]] (rap) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
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|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 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. | |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 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. | ||
− | The song started out as | + | The song started out as '''Bold Generation''', which was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_11|11 January 1982]] (the same day as [[Gigolos Get Lonely Too]] and [[You're All I Want]]) at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, during recording sessions that yielded tracks for [[The Time]]'s second album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]]. Although it's not clear if the song was initially intended for the group, it features only [[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]], like the majority of [[The Time]]'s tracks. <br> |
− | [[Bold Generation]] | + | '''Bold Generation''' in its early incarnation was not kept for [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]], but was released in 2019 as the sixth track on the ''Vault Tracks part 1'' disc of a ''Deluxe'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album. |
− | In | + | In Autumn-Winter 1989, the song was taken from the vault and reworked as [[New Power Generation]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same sessions that produced [[Round And Round]]). It was considerably overdubbed but retained the original drum track of Morris Day, buried in the mix. And the lyrics and music stayed more or less in tact. |
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+ | As ''' New Power Generation''' 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]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, for use on the proposed [[Album: Jill Jones (1990)|second album]] by [[Jill Jones]]. | ||
The track was remixed in September or October 1990 at [[Larrabee Sound Studios]] in North Hollywood, California, 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. | The track was remixed in September or October 1990 at [[Larrabee Sound Studios]] in North Hollywood, California, 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. | ||
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
+ | ''Bold Generation''' | ||
+ | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
+ | *[[Morris Day]] - drums | ||
'''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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|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
|5= Remix focused on rap from '''Pt. II''' | |5= Remix focused on rap from '''Pt. II''' | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Bold Generation''' | ||
+ | |2= 5:54 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']]<br> | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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* [[Video: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] video | * [[Video: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] video | ||
* [[Album: Jill Jones (1990)|Jill Jones]] unreleased 1990 album | * [[Album: Jill Jones (1990)|Jill Jones]] unreleased 1990 album | ||
− | + | * [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] album | |
|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1990]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1989]] | + | |categories = [[Category:1982]][[Category:1990]][[Category:2019]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1982]][[Category:Recorded 1989]] |
}} | }} |
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