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|album name            = Lotusflow3r
|album name            = Lotusflow3r
|album image            = [[Image:Lotusflow3r album.jpg|Lotusflow3r album artwork]]
|album image            = [[Image:Lotusflow3r album.jpg|Lotusflow3r album artwork]]
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_24|24 March 2009]] (download)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_29|29 March 2009]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation Target] exclusive CD)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 7|7 September 2009]] (French release)
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_24|24 March 2009]] (download)<br>
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_29|29 March 2009]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation Target] exclusive CD)<br>
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 7|7 September 2009]] (French release)
|length                = 48:40 (physical)<br>46:54 (digital)
|length                = 48:40 (physical)<br>46:54 (digital)
|label                  = [[NPG Records]]
|label                  = [[NPG Records]]
|studios                = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [[Location:77 Beverly Park|77 Beverly Park]], Hollywood, CA, USA; [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
|studios                = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [[Location: 77 Beverly Park Lane|77 Beverly Park Ln.]], Beverly Hills, CA, USA; [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
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|previous year          = 2008
|previous year          = 2008
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|next album link        = [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]]
|next album link        = [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]]
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|introduction          = <b>Lotusflow3r</b> is the 33rd full-length studio album by [[Prince]] (sold in a package with his 34th album [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]]). It was initially released as a download on the launch date of [[Prince]]'s website [[lotusflow3r.com]], with a CD release exclusively at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation Target] five days later, in a 3CD package that also included [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] and [[Bria Valente]]'s first and only album [[Album: Elixer|Elixer]].  
|introduction          = <b>Lotusflow3r</b> is the 33rd full-length studio album by [[Prince]] (sold in a package with his 34th album [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]]). It was initially released as a download on the launch date of [[Prince]]’s website [[lotusflow3r.com]], with a CD release exclusively at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation Target] five days later, in a 3CD package that also included [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] and [[Bria Valente]]’s first and only album [[Album: Elixer|Elixer]].  


In September 2009, the album was released in France as part of a 2CD package that also included [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]]. At the same time, a single-disc set was released in France, titled <b>Lotusflow3r</b> but including the [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] disc (this was a deliberate marketing decision, not an error). In November, the album was released on vinyl in France as part of a 2LP package, again also including the [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] album.
In September 2009, the album was released in France as part of a 2CD package that also included [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]]. At the same time, a single-disc set was released in France, titled <b>Lotusflow3r</b> but including the [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] disc (this was a deliberate marketing decision, not an error). In November, the album was released on vinyl in France as part of a 2LP package, again also including the [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] album.


The album's download version contains one alternate track from the CD version. [[The Morning After]] is included as the third track on the download, while the CD includes [[Crimson And Clover]] in its place. The change has not been explained.
The album’s download version contains one alternate track from the CD version. [[The Morning After]] is included as the third track on the download, while the CD includes [[Crimson And Clover]] in its place. The change has not been explained.




<b>Recording process</b>
<b>Sessions and compiling</b>


Little is known about the recording dates for the album. [[Prince]] stated around the time of release that some tracks stem from the sessions for the album [[Album: 3121|3121]].  
Little is known about the recording dates for the album. [[Prince]] stated around the time of release that some tracks stem from the sessions for the album [[Album: 3121|3121]].  


The tracks featuring [[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]], [[From The Lotus...]], [[Colonized Mind]], [[Love Like Jazz]], [[Wall Of Berlin]] and [[...Back 2 The Lotus]], are likely to be from this time, recorded in late 2005. Some lyrics from [[...Back 2 The Lotus]] are sampled in the track [[3121]], corroborating this further.  
[[From The Lotus...]], [[...Back 2 The Lotus]], [[Colonized Mind]], [[Love Like Jazz]] and [[Wall Of Berlin]] were recorded in November 2004, during a three-and-a-half hour session with [[Michael B.]] on drums and [[Sonny T.]] on bass at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Songs that were included on the [[Album: 3121|3121]] album (the title track [[3121]]), released in 2006 and [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] (the title track [[Planet Earth]] and [[Guitar]]) released in 2007 were also recorded during this session.  
Some lyrics from [[...Back 2 The Lotus]] are sampled in the track [[3121]], corroborating this further.  


Additionally, [[Támar Davis]] appears on [[4ever]] and [[Colonized Mind]], suggesting they were recorded between 2005 and Summer 2006. A clip of [[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]] was streamed by the [[NPG Music Club]] in June 2006, stating it was a work-in-progress, suggesting it was recorded around that time (although the album version is a different recording).  
[[Támar Davis]] appears on [[4ever]], suggesting that the song was recorded before Summer 2006, at the latest. A clip of [[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]] was streamed by the [[NPG Music Club]] in June 2006, stating it was a work-in-progress, suggesting it was recorded around that time (although the album version is a different recording from 2008).  


[[Boom]], [[Crimson And Clover]], [[77 Beverly Park]], [[$]] and [[Dreamer]] are assumed to have been recorded in 2008, but this is unconfirmed, and some tracks may have been recorded earlier.
An early configuration from 2007 of '''Lotusflow3r''' includes 8 songs that were released on [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] a few months later ([[Guitar]], [[Chelsea Rodgers]], [[Mr. Goodnight]], [[All The Midnights In The World]], [[Lion Of Judah]], [[Future Baby Mama]], [[Lion Of Judah]] and [[Resolution]]). Of note, [[From The Lotus...|Lotusflower (Part 1)]] and [[...Back 2 The Lotus|Lotusflower (Part 2)]] are listed in this configuration, but the song [[Planet Earth]] is missing. It is not entirely clear whether [[Prince]] viewed them as entirely separate projects or if this 2007 project evolved into [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] with the inclusion of what became the title track.
 
More sessions followed in August-September 2008 at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, California with the recordings of [[Dreamer]], [[Boom]], [[Crimson And Clover]] and [[North Carolina]]. Overdubs on [[Future Soul Song]], [[Turn Me Loose]], [[Compassion]], [[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]], [[$]] and [[77 Beverly Park]] were also recorded during these sessions. All of these songs were included on a configuration of '''Lotusflow3r'''. [[Compassion]], [[Future Soul Song]], [[Turn Me Loose]] and [[North Carolina]] were removed before the album’s release. [[Compassion]] and [[Future Soul Song]] were later included on [[Album: 20Ten|20Ten]].




<b>Promotion</b>
<b>Promotion</b>


The album did not produce any singles, but [[Prince]] promoted the album with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation Target] commercial (using the song [[Dreamer]]), as well as various TV appearances and one-off shows. There was no full tour to support this album, however.  
The album did not produce any singles, but [[Prince]] promoted the album with a [[Video: Dreamer|Target commercial]] (using the song [[Dreamer]]), as well as various TV appearances and one-off shows. There was no full tour to support this album, however.  


The album reached number 2 on [[The Billboard 200]], and number 1 on both the [[Billboard_Top_R&B_Albums|Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums]] chart and the Billboard Independent Albums chart, perhaps due in part to the sale of three CDs together for the low retail price of $11.98.
The album reached number 2 on [[The Billboard 200]], and number 1 on both the [[Billboard_Top_R&B_Albums|Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums]] chart and the Billboard Independent Albums chart, perhaps due in part to the sale of three CDs together for the low retail price of $11.98.
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# <b>[[From The Lotus...]]</b> (2:47)
# <b>[[From The Lotus...]]</b> (2:47)
# <b>[[Boom]]</b> (3:19)
# <b>[[Boom]]</b> (3:19)
# <b>[[Crimson And Clover]]</b> (3:52)<sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Crimson And Clover]]</b> (3:52) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[4ever]]</b> (3:48)
# <b>[[4ever]]</b> (3:48)
# <b>[[Colonized Mind]]</b> (4:48)
# <b>[[Colonized Mind]]</b> (4:48)
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# <b>[[From The Lotus...]]</b> (2:47)
# <b>[[From The Lotus...]]</b> (2:47)
# <b>[[Boom]]</b> (3:19)
# <b>[[Boom]]</b> (3:19)
# <b>[[Crimson And Clover]]</b> (3:52)<sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Crimson And Clover]]</b> (3:52) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[4ever]]</b> (3:48)
# <b>[[4ever]]</b> (3:48)
# <b>[[Colonized Mind]]</b> (4:48)
# <b>[[Colonized Mind]]</b> (4:48)
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*[[Bria Valente]] - background vocals on [[4ever]] and [[Colonized Mind]]<br>
*[[Bria Valente]] - background vocals on [[4ever]] and [[Colonized Mind]]<br>
*[[Támar Davis]] - background vocals on [[4ever]] and [[Colonized Mind]]<br>
*[[Támar Davis]] - background vocals on [[4ever]] and [[Colonized Mind]]<br>
*[[Maceo Parker]] - saxophone and party vocals on [[$]] (credited for "hornz and party vocals")<br>
*[[Maceo Parker]] - saxophone on [[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]], saxophone and party vocals on [[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]] and [[$]] (credited for "hornz and party vocals")<br>
*[[Greg Boyer]] - trombone and party vocals on [[$]] (credited for "hornz and party vocals")<br>
*[[Greg Boyer]] - trombone on [[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]], trombone and party vocals and [[$]] (credited for "hornz and party vocals")<br>
*[[Mike Phillips]] - saxophone and party vocals on [[$]] (credited for "hornz and party vocals")<br>
*[[Mike Phillips]] - saxophone on [[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]], saxophone and party vocals on [[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]] and [[$]] (credited for "hornz and party vocals")<br>
*[[Lee Hogans]] - trumpet and party vocals on [[$]] (credited for "hornz and party vocals", incorrectly called "Lee Hogan")
*[[Lee Hogans]] - trumpet on [[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]], trumpet and party vocals on [[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]] <small>(assumed)</small> and [[$]] (credited for "hornz and party vocals")<br>
|production            = [[Prince]] - producer and arranger
|production            = [[Prince]] - producer and arranger
*[[Richard Furch]] - engineer
*[[Richard Furch]] - engineer
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|Format  = CD
|Format  = CD
|CatNr  = 07541 09549  
|CatNr  = 07541 09549  
|Comment = Target exclusive, 3CD package with [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] and [[Bria Valente]]'s [[Album: Elixer|Elixer]]
|Comment = Target exclusive, 3CD package with [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] and [[Bria Valente]]’s [[Album: Elixer|Elixer]]
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|Format  = CD
|Format  = CD
|CatNr  = BEC5772562
|CatNr  = BEC5772562
|Comment = Because Music limited edition, 3CD package with [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] and [[Bria Valente]]'s [[Album: Elixer|Elixer]]
|Comment = Because Music limited edition, 3CD package with [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] and [[Bria Valente]]’s [[Album: Elixer|Elixer]]
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* [[Prince]] played three consecutive nights on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tonight_Show_With_Jay_Leno The Tonight Show With Jay Leno]: [[25_March 2009|25 March 2009]], [[26_March 2009|26 March 2009]], and [[27_March 2009|27 March 2009]].
* [[Prince]] played three consecutive nights on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tonight_Show_With_Jay_Leno The Tonight Show With Jay Leno]: [[25_March 2009|25 March 2009]], [[26_March 2009|26 March 2009]], and [[27_March 2009|27 March 2009]].
* [[Prince]] played an unprecedented three shows in one night at The LA Live Nokia Center with three different bands: [[28_March 2009-1|The Nokia Theater]] (with select members of the [[Per4ming_Live_3121|3121]] band), [[28_March 2009-2|The Conga Room]] with [[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]], and [[29_March 2009-am|Club Nokia]] with select members of the [[One Nite Alone... Tour]] band.
* [[Prince]] played an unprecedented three shows in one night at The LA Live Nokia Center with three different bands: [[28_March 2009-1|The Nokia Theater]] (with select members of the [[Per4ming_Live_3121|3121]] band), [[28_March 2009-2|The Conga Room]] with [[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]], and [[29_March 2009-am|Club Nokia]] with select members of the [[One Nite Alone... Tour]] band.
* French press advert published in Le Monde to promote the album.<br>[[File:LFadFrance.JPG|x200px]]
* French press advert published in Le Monde to promote the album.<br>
[[File:LFadFrance.JPG|x200px]]
|trivia                = The [[Lotusflow3r.com]] download version, released 5 days prior to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation Target] CD version, contained the track [[The Morning After]] instead of [[Crimson And Clover]]. As a result, no recording credits are available for [[Crimson And Clover]], as credits are only available for the online version of the album.
|trivia                = The [[Lotusflow3r.com]] download version, released 5 days prior to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation Target] CD version, contained the track [[The Morning After]] instead of [[Crimson And Clover]]. As a result, no recording credits are available for [[Crimson And Clover]], as credits are only available for the online version of the album.
* After the [[Album: 1999|1999]] and [[Album: The Chocolate Invasion|The Chocolate Invasion]] albums, it is the third time that [[Prince]] has released an album with the same title in at least two different configurations (order of titles or content). [[Album: Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic]] does not fall in this category as it was designed to be a companion piece to [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]] and had a different title also.
* [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] had its own 'area' on the [[lotusflow3r.com]] website, containing a download of the album, a video for the song [[Crimson And Clover]], various promotional photos, and the video globe commonly marketed as the central feature of the website.
* [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] had its own 'area' on the [[lotusflow3r.com]] website, containing a download of the album, a video for the song [[Crimson And Clover]], various promotional photos, and the video globe commonly marketed as the central feature of the website.
* It appears that [[77 Beverly Park]] was at one point intended for [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]], given its mention in the spoken word segment of [[Ol' Skool Company]], which mentions the other [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] tracks in their order of appearance on the album.
* It appears that [[77 Beverly Park]] was at one point intended for [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]], given its mention in the spoken word segment of [[Ol' Skool Company]], which mentions the other [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] tracks in their order of appearance on the album.
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|config =  
|config =  
* <u>'''2006 configuration'''</u><br>
* <u>'''Undated 2006/2007 configuration'''</u><br>
# <b>[[From The Lotus...|Lotusflower (Part 1)]]</b>   
# <b>[[From The Lotus...|Lotusflower (Part 1)]]</b>   
# <b>[[Guitar]]</b>   
# <b>[[Guitar]]</b>   
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# <b>[[Mr. Goodnight]]</b>   
# <b>[[Mr. Goodnight]]</b>   
# <b>[[All The Midnights In The World]]</b>   
# <b>[[All The Midnights In The World]]</b>   
# <b><s>[[Lion Of Judah]] &nbsp; [[The Song Of The Heart|Song Of The Heart]]</s></b>   
# <b><s>[[Lion Of Judah]] &nbsp;&nbsp; [[The Song Of The Heart|Song Of The Heart]]</s></b>   
# <b>[[Future Baby Mama]]</b>   
# <b>[[Future Baby Mama]]</b>   
# <b>[[Lion Of Judah]]</b>   
# <b>[[Lion Of Judah]]</b>   
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# <b><s>All Is Well</s> [[Interlude (All Things Just)]]</b>   
# <b><s>All Is Well</s> [[Interlude (All Things Just)]]</b>   
# <b>[[...Back 2 The Lotus|Lotusflower (Part 2)]]</b>  
# <b>[[...Back 2 The Lotus|Lotusflower (Part 2)]]</b>  
<small>From a handwritten note where the titles appear as such</small>
<br>
<br>
* <u>'''Undated 2007 configuration'''</u><br>
# <b>[[From The Lotus...|From The Lotus Flower]]</b>
# <b>[[Glasscutter]]</b>
# <b>[[Lion Of Judah]]</b> 
# <b>[[The_One_U_Wanna_C|1 U Wanna C]]</b>
# <b>[[Love Like Jazz]]</b> 
# <b>[[U’re Such A Tease]]</b>
# <b>[[All A Share Together Now|Allashare2gether]]</b>
# <b>[[Della Blackheart]]</b>
# <b>[[Wall Of Berlin]]</b> 
# <b>[[Resolution]]</b> 
# <b>[[Deliverance]]</b> 
# <b>[[...Back 2 The Lotus|Lotusflower (Part 2)]]</b>
<small>From an album-cover mock-up where the titles appear as such</small>
<br>
<br>
* <u>'''Undated Configuration Labeled ‘Sequence 10’''' (likely from summer 2008)</u><br>
# <b>[[From The Lotus...]]</b>
# <b>[[Boom]]</b>
# <b>[[Compassion]]</b> 
# <b>[[Crimson And Clover]]</b>
# <b>[[Future Soul Song]]</b> 
# <b>[[Turn Me Loose]]</b>
# <b>[[Colonized Mind]]</b>
# <b>[[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]]</b>
# <b>[[North Carolina]]</b> 
# <b>[[Wall Of Berlin]]</b> 
# <b>[[$]]</b> 
# <b>[[Dreamer]]</b>
}}
}}
|references            = http://www.lotusflow3r.com
|references            = http://www.lotusflow3r.com
* [https://anchor.fm/peachandblackpodcast/episodes/Princes-LotusFlower-Anniversary-Reflection-with-Richard-Furch-eu0igs '''Prince's LotusFlower Anniversary Reflection with Richard Furch''' by ''Peach And Black Podcast'' (23 March 2019)]
* [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/26987575/review/27108520/lotusflow3r http://www.rollingstone.com]
* [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/26987575/review/27108520/lotusflow3r http://www.rollingstone.com]
* [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/lotusflow3r-1003958659.story http://www.billboard.com]
* [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/lotusflow3r-1003958659.story http://www.billboard.com]

Latest revision as of 12:15, 10 October 2024

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Lotusflow3r
Lotusflow3r album artwork

Album details

Released: 24 March 2009 (download)

29 March 2009 (Target exclusive CD)
7 September 2009 (French release)

Length: 48:40 (physical)
46:54 (digital)
Label(s): NPG Records
Studio(s): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; 77 Beverly Park Ln., Beverly Hills, CA, USA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: The Billboard 200 18 Apr. 2009 2(1) 13
USA: Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 18 Apr. 2009 1(1) 23
USA: Billboard Independent Albums 18 Apr. 2009 1(1) 20
 
Europe
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
Belgium: Ultratop Vlaanderen 25 Apr. 2009 44 6
Belgium: Ultratop Wallonia 18 Apr. 2009 78 2
France: SNEP Top Album 200 12 Sep. 2009 14 17
France: SNEP Top Albums Téléchargés 7 Sept. 2009 3(1) 5
France: SNEP Top Format Longs 7 Sep. 2009 26 8
The Netherlands: Album Top 100 18 Apr. 2009 23 7
France: SNEP Top Albums 200 27 Jun. 2011 191R 1
R indicates re-entry of an album that had already charted.
Certifications
This album has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released

  • None.

See also

MPLSound
(Album) 		Elixer
(Album)

Alternate Album Configuration

  • Undated 2006/2007 configuration
  1. Lotusflower (Part 1)
  2. Guitar
  3. Chelsea Rodgers
  4. Mr. Goodnight
  5. All The Midnights In The World
  6. Lion Of Judah    Song Of The Heart
  7. Future Baby Mama
  8. Lion Of Judah
  9. Love Like Jazz
  10. Della Blackheart
  11. Wall Of Berlin
  12. Resolution
  13. Deliverance
  14. All Is Well Interlude (All Things Just)
  15. Lotusflower (Part 2)

From a handwritten note where the titles appear as such

  • Undated 2007 configuration
  1. From The Lotus Flower
  2. Glasscutter
  3. Lion Of Judah
  4. 1 U Wanna C
  5. Love Like Jazz
  6. U’re Such A Tease
  7. Allashare2gether
  8. Della Blackheart
  9. Wall Of Berlin
  10. Resolution
  11. Deliverance
  12. Lotusflower (Part 2)

From an album-cover mock-up where the titles appear as such

  • Undated Configuration Labeled ‘Sequence 10’ (likely from summer 2008)
  1. From The Lotus...
  2. Boom
  3. Compassion
  4. Crimson And Clover
  5. Future Soul Song
  6. Turn Me Loose
  7. Colonized Mind
  8. Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful
  9. North Carolina
  10. Wall Of Berlin
  11. $
  12. Dreamer
Lotusflow3r is the 33rd full-length studio album by Prince (sold in a package with his 34th album MPLSound). It was initially released as a download on the launch date of Prince’s website lotusflow3r.com, with a CD release exclusively at Target five days later, in a 3CD package that also included MPLSound and Bria Valente’s first and only album Elixer.

In September 2009, the album was released in France as part of a 2CD package that also included MPLSound. At the same time, a single-disc set was released in France, titled Lotusflow3r but including the MPLSound disc (this was a deliberate marketing decision, not an error). In November, the album was released on vinyl in France as part of a 2LP package, again also including the MPLSound album.

The album’s download version contains one alternate track from the CD version. The Morning After is included as the third track on the download, while the CD includes Crimson And Clover in its place. The change has not been explained.


Sessions and compiling

Little is known about the recording dates for the album. Prince stated around the time of release that some tracks stem from the sessions for the album 3121.

From The Lotus..., ...Back 2 The Lotus, Colonized Mind, Love Like Jazz and Wall Of Berlin were recorded in November 2004, during a three-and-a-half hour session with Michael B. on drums and Sonny T. on bass at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Songs that were included on the 3121 album (the title track 3121), released in 2006 and Planet Earth (the title track Planet Earth and Guitar) released in 2007 were also recorded during this session. Some lyrics from ...Back 2 The Lotus are sampled in the track 3121, corroborating this further.

Támar Davis appears on 4ever, suggesting that the song was recorded before Summer 2006, at the latest. A clip of Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful was streamed by the NPG Music Club in June 2006, stating it was a work-in-progress, suggesting it was recorded around that time (although the album version is a different recording from 2008).

An early configuration from 2007 of Lotusflow3r includes 8 songs that were released on Planet Earth a few months later (Guitar, Chelsea Rodgers, Mr. Goodnight, All The Midnights In The World, Lion Of Judah, Future Baby Mama, Lion Of Judah and Resolution). Of note, Lotusflower (Part 1) and Lotusflower (Part 2) are listed in this configuration, but the song Planet Earth is missing. It is not entirely clear whether Prince viewed them as entirely separate projects or if this 2007 project evolved into Planet Earth with the inclusion of what became the title track.

More sessions followed in August-September 2008 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California with the recordings of Dreamer, Boom, Crimson And Clover and North Carolina. Overdubs on Future Soul Song, Turn Me Loose, Compassion, Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful, $ and 77 Beverly Park were also recorded during these sessions. All of these songs were included on a configuration of Lotusflow3r. Compassion, Future Soul Song, Turn Me Loose and North Carolina were removed before the album’s release. Compassion and Future Soul Song were later included on 20Ten.


Promotion

The album did not produce any singles, but Prince promoted the album with a Target commercial (using the song Dreamer), as well as various TV appearances and one-off shows. There was no full tour to support this album, however.

The album reached number 2 on The Billboard 200, and number 1 on both the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart and the Billboard Independent Albums chart, perhaps due in part to the sale of three CDs together for the low retail price of $11.98.



Track listing
CD Digital

The compact disc version is the original issue.

  1. From The Lotus... (2:47)
  2. Boom (3:19)
  3. Crimson And Clover (3:52) 1
  4. 4ever (3:48)
  5. Colonized Mind (4:48)
  6. Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful (3:53)
  7. Love Like Jazz (3:50)
  8. 77 Beverly Park (3:04)
  9. Wall Of Berlin (4:17)
  10. $ (3:57)
  11. Dreamer (5:31)
  12. ...Back 2 The Lotus (5:35)


LP

The LP is a reissue from the original retail CD.

  • Side 1:
  1. From The Lotus... (2:47)
  2. Boom (3:19)
  3. Crimson And Clover (3:52) 1
  4. 4ever (3:48)
  5. Colonized Mind (4:48)
  6. Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful (3:53)
  • Side 2:
  1. Love Like Jazz (3:50)
  2. 77 Beverly Park (3:04)
  3. Wall Of Berlin (4:17)
  4. $ (3:57)
  5. Dreamer (5:31)
  6. ...Back 2 The Lotus (5:35)

The digital version was released on Lotusflow3r.com at the same time as the CD.

  1. From The Lotus... (2:47)
  2. Boom (3:19)
  3. The Morning After (2:06)
  4. 4ever (3:48)
  5. Colonized Mind (4:48)
  6. Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful (3:53)
  7. Love Like Jazz (3:50)
  8. 77 Beverly Park (3:04)
  9. Wall Of Berlin (4:17)
  10. $ (3:57)
  11. Dreamer (5:31)
  12. ...Back 2 The Lotus (5:35)

All songs written by Prince, except where indicated.

1 Written by Tommy James / Peter Lucia Jr. Includes uncredited clips of Wild Thing, written by Chip Taylor



Personnel
Musicians


Production
  • Prince - producer and arranger
  • Richard Furch - engineer
  • Eddy Schreyer - mastering (Oasis, Los Angeles)


Thanks



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
USA CD 07541 09549 Target exclusive, 3CD package with MPLSound and Bria Valente’s Elixer
Europe CD BEC5772562 Because Music limited edition, 3CD package with MPLSound and Bria Valente’s Elixer

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
USA Digital (.wav) n/a sold on www.Lotuflower.com
USA Digital (.mp3 @320k) n/a sold on www.Lotuflower.com
France LP x2 BEC5772589 Because Music limited edition, 2 LP package with MPLSound
 
 
Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Trivia

  • The Lotusflow3r.com download version, released 5 days prior to the Target CD version, contained the track The Morning After instead of Crimson And Clover. As a result, no recording credits are available for Crimson And Clover, as credits are only available for the online version of the album.
  • After the 1999 and The Chocolate Invasion albums, it is the third time that Prince has released an album with the same title in at least two different configurations (order of titles or content). Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic does not fall in this category as it was designed to be a companion piece to Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic and had a different title also.
  • Lotusflow3r had its own 'area' on the lotusflow3r.com website, containing a download of the album, a video for the song Crimson And Clover, various promotional photos, and the video globe commonly marketed as the central feature of the website.
  • It appears that 77 Beverly Park was at one point intended for MPLSound, given its mention in the spoken word segment of Ol' Skool Company, which mentions the other MPLSound tracks in their order of appearance on the album.
  • Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful was also seen on a tracklist for MPLSound as late as February 2009, indicating it switched albums at a late stage.
  • Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful is incorrectly listed as Feel Good, Feel Better, Feel Wonderful on the Target CD packaging.
  • The Lotusflow3r 3CD set sold 168,000 unit in the USA within a week, which granted the album a number 2 position on The Billboard 200 album charts.
  • The French triple pack release, issued on 7 September 2009 sold 3,375 units within a week, which enabled it to enter French charts TOP Album 200 at number 14. The next week it sold 2,340 copies, which had it dropping to position 26. On week 5 the record sold 1163 unit and dropped to position 51. On week 6, after a week of promotion in Paris, the record sold 2,896 copies and climbed up to position 25. It also entered the download album charts at position 3, its best position in 6 weeks.
  • On 2 December 2009, Dreamer was nominated for a Grammy for "Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance"; the first time a Prince track has been nominated for a Grammy without being released as a promo or commercial single (other songs in the category were Beyond Here Lies Nothin' by Bob Dylan, Change In The Weather by John Fogerty, Fork In The Road by Neil Young, and Working On A Dream by Bruce Springsteen, which won the Grammy).
References
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