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|label = [[NPG Records]] | |label = [[NPG Records]] | ||
− | |tracks = [[1999]] (Acapella) (5:11)<br>[[1999]] (Keep Steppin') (4:33)<br>[[1999]] (Rosie & Doug E. In A Deep House) (6:23)<br>[[1999]] (The Inevitable Mix) (5:46)<br>[[1999]] (The New Master) (7:09)<br>[[1999]] (The New Master: Single Edit) (4:30)<br>[[1999|Rosario (1999)]] (1:19) | + | |tracks = [[1999]] (Acapella) (5:11)<br> |
+ | [[1999]] (Keep Steppin') (4:33)<br> | ||
+ | [[1999]] (Rosie & Doug E. In A Deep House) (6:23)<br> | ||
+ | [[1999]] (The Inevitable Mix) (5:46)<br> | ||
+ | [[1999]] (The New Master) (7:09)<br> | ||
+ | [[1999]] (The New Master: Single Edit) (4:30)<br> | ||
+ | [[1999|Rosario (1999)]] (1:19) | ||
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|previous year = 1998 | |previous year = 1998 | ||
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|introduction = <b>1999</b> was originally the first single to be released from [[Prince]]'s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]], but the release listed here is a stand-alone single re-recorded and released to coincide with the calendar year 1999 (on the same day as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station's] album [[Album:_GCS_2000|GCS 2000]]). | |introduction = <b>1999</b> was originally the first single to be released from [[Prince]]'s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]], but the release listed here is a stand-alone single re-recorded and released to coincide with the calendar year 1999 (on the same day as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station's] album [[Album:_GCS_2000|GCS 2000]]). | ||
− | Although [[Prince]] was using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] at the time, the tracks and single were credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], although the original track and single were recorded and credited only to [[Prince]], | + | Although [[Prince]] was using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] at the time, the tracks and single were credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], although the original track and single were recorded and credited only to [[Prince]], although voices of [[Dez Dickerson]] and [[Jill Jones]] as well as [[Lisa Coleman]] are still present in the background, the voices of [[Rosie Gaines]], [[Larry Graham]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_E._Fresh Doug E. Fresh] appear more prominently on this new version. |
The single was released independently by [[NPG Records]] within six weeks of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]' re-release of the original [[Single: 1999-98|1999]] single, but there was no video accompanying the single and without much marketing, the single did not sell well, reaching only number 150 in the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 58 on the Billboard R&B Chart. | The single was released independently by [[NPG Records]] within six weeks of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]' re-release of the original [[Single: 1999-98|1999]] single, but there was no video accompanying the single and without much marketing, the single did not sell well, reaching only number 150 in the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 58 on the Billboard R&B Chart. | ||
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|album promotion = The arrival of the calendar year 1999 meant that the original version of [[1999]] was played heavily on radio and TV, and the lyrics were referred to regularly throughout the media world. | |album promotion = The arrival of the calendar year 1999 meant that the original version of [[1999]] was played heavily on radio and TV, and the lyrics were referred to regularly throughout the media world. | ||
* [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) hosted two launch parties in Las Vegas, NV, USA, to celebrate the single's release. The first, on [[01_January 1999|1 January 1999]], featured a live set by [[The Time]] at which [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) guested on guitar and keyboards for two songs. The second, on [[02_January 1999|2 January 1999]], featured a full live set by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), also featuring [[Rosie Gaines]], [[Larry Graham]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_E._Fresh Doug E. Fresh], who appear on the single. | * [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) hosted two launch parties in Las Vegas, NV, USA, to celebrate the single's release. The first, on [[01_January 1999|1 January 1999]], featured a live set by [[The Time]] at which [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) guested on guitar and keyboards for two songs. The second, on [[02_January 1999|2 January 1999]], featured a full live set by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), also featuring [[Rosie Gaines]], [[Larry Graham]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_E._Fresh Doug E. Fresh], who appear on the single. | ||
− | * NPG flyer for this release.<br>[[File:1999-newmaster-NPG-flyer.png|100px]] | + | * NPG flyer for this release.<br> |
+ | [[File:1999-newmaster-NPG-flyer.png|100px]] | ||
|trivia = This is the first time [[Prince]] revisited an older single to re-record and re-release. | |trivia = This is the first time [[Prince]] revisited an older single to re-record and re-release. | ||
|alternative = | |alternative = | ||
<!-------REFERENCES -------> | <!-------REFERENCES -------> | ||
− | |references = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & | + | |references = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown, 2004) |
<!-------CATEGORIES -------> | <!-------CATEGORIES -------> | ||
|categories = [[Category: 1999]][[Category:Singles (Prince)]][[Category:Singles (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:NPG Records releases]] | |categories = [[Category: 1999]][[Category:Singles (Prince)]][[Category:Singles (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:NPG Records releases]] | ||
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