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Latest revision as of 09:35, 20 August 2021

1988: Bright Lights, Big City ◄ All Compilations All Prince Albums ► 2000: Bamboozled
Girl 6
Girl 6 album artwork

Album details

Released: 19 March 1996
Length: 62:11
Label(s): Warner Bros.
Studio(s): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Washington Avenue Warehouse, Edina, MN, USA; Monterey Sound Studios, Glendale, CA, USA; Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA; Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA; Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Platinum Studios, Melbourne, Australia

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: The Billboard 200 6 Apr. 1996 75 4
USA: Billboard Top R&B Albums 6 Apr. 1996 15 9
Certifications
This album has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released

Girl 6 (The NPG)
b/w Nasty Girl (Vanity 6)

See also

The NPG
(band) 		  
Girl 6 is the soundtrack album to the 1996 Warner Bros. movie Girl 6, directed by Spike Lee.

All of the music in the movie was by Prince and his associated artists; the bulk of it was previously-released. Spike Lee submitted the idea to Prince of ​​making a film built around his songs when he met him in 1990 during the shooting of Graffiti Bridge. Prince agreed on the condition that he could choose the songs that would be included in the film and the soundtrack.

The album contained three previously-unreleased tracks, She Spoke 2 Me (later released in a longer version on The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale) and Don’t Talk 2 Strangers, both by Prince, and Girl 6, by the New Power Generation.

A note of thanks to Prince written by Spike Lee was included in the booklet.

The album caused some confusion, since it used the name "Prince" heavily, while Prince had changed his name to almost three years earlier.

Prince put out a press release to say that the songs were recorded before the name change, but in fact the song Girl 6, credited to the New Power Generation but featuring lyrics and production credited to "Prince", was recorded in December 1995, two and a half years after the name change.


Promotion

The album produced one single, Girl 6, by the New Power Generation.

The album reached number 75 on The Billboard 200 Chart, and number 15 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.



Track listing
CD MC

The compact disc version is the original issue.

  1. She Spoke 2 Me - Prince (4:19)
  2. Pink Cashmere - Prince (6:15)
  3. Count The Days - New Power Generation (3:26)1
  4. Girls & Boys - Prince and the Revolution (5:31)2
  5. The Screams Of Passion - The Family (5:27)3
  6. Nasty Girl - Vanity 6 (5:14)4
  7. Erotic City - Prince and the Revolution (3:53)2
  8. Hot Thing - Prince (5:41)
  9. Adore - Prince (6:31)
  10. The Cross - Prince (4:46)
  11. How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore - Prince (3:53)
  12. Don’t Talk 2 Strangers - Prince (3:11)
  13. Girl 6 - New Power Generation (4:04)5

The MC format was released at same time as the CD.

  • Side 1:
  1. She Spoke 2 Me - Prince (4:19)
  2. Pink Cashmere - Prince (6:15)
  3. Count The Days - New Power Generation (3:26)1
  4. Girls & Boys - Prince and the Revolution (5:31)2
  5. The Screams Of Passion - The Family (5:27)3
  6. Nasty Girl - Vanity 6 (5:14)4
  7. Erotic City - Prince and the Revolution (3:53)2
  • Side 2:
  1. Hot Thing - Prince (5:41)
  2. Adore - Prince (6:31)
  3. The Cross - Prince (4:46)
  4. How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore - Prince (3:53)
  5. Don’t Talk 2 Strangers - Prince (3:11)
  6. Girl 6 - New Power Generation (4:04)5

All tracks written by Prince except where noted.

1 Written by Prince (credited to New Power Generation)
2 Written by Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
3 Written by Prince (credited to St. Paul Peterson and Susannah Melvoin)
4 Written by Prince (credited to Vanity 6)
5 Written by Prince (lyrics) and Tommy Barbarella (music)



Personnel
Musicians


Production


Thanks
  • Special Thanks From Spike Lee: Many thanks 2 The Artist Formerly Known As Prince, U made a great sacrifice to make this happen. I love U and U will see the dawn. Special thanks to the following for bringing the soundtrack to fruition: Lisa Davis, Barbara Zimmerman, Londell McMillan, Juli Knapp, Denise Brown, Russ Thyret, David Altschul, Terry Semel, Bob Fukuyama, Martha Griffin, Paul Farberman, Michael Ostrof



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction
 
Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Trivia
  • This is the first and only soundtrack album to feature a compilation of mostly-previously-released Prince and Prince-related tracks.
References
1988
Bright Lights, Big City 		All Compilations All Prince Albums 2000
Bamboozled
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