Brother With A Purpose

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Brother With A Purpose

single art for New Power Generation Song details Performer: Prince featuring Tony Mosley First Released: 29 November 1990 - New Power Generation maxi-single Album(s): None Writer(s): Prince and Tony Mosley Producer(s): Prince Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 3 June 1990, Stadion Feyenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (interpolation in Baby I’m A Star) 24 January 1991: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho a.k.a Estádio do Maracană, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (interpolation in Baby I’m A Star) Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 1990, 1991

Brother With A Purpose (originally titled Tony’s Iggnant Mix) is the third track on the maxi-single of New Power Generation, the second Prince single (and fourth single overall) from Prince’s twelfth album Graffiti Bridge (Round And Round by Tevin Campbell and Melody Cool by Mavis Staples had also been released). Although largely based around the track New Power Generation, it is considered a separate track and receives its own entry here. Basic tracking of New Power Generation took place in Autumn-Winter 1989 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same sessions that produced Round And Round). Additional work was done in September or October 1990 at Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, California, for the maxi-single release, creating Tony’s Iggnant Mix (during the same set of sessions as the N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix), T.C.’s Rap, Get Off, The Lubricated Lady, Loveleft, Loveright, a segue later included in the N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix), Oobey Doop, Play, Heaven Is Keeping Score, Insatiable, additional recording on My Tree and A Positive Place and a remix for The Latest Fashion). It was included as the third track on both October 1990, configurations of the New Power Generation maxi-single, which was worked on further before release. The track was later renamed Brother With A Purpose. The track is notable as the first released track by Prince to feature Tony M., although he had appeared on the Nude Tour as a member of the New Power Generation band. On this tour (part of) the third verse of the song was regularly performed as part of the end jam on Baby I’m A Star over a sampled loop of James Brown’s Get On The Good Foot Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info Autumn-Winter 1989 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking of New Power Generation September - October 1990 Larrabee Sound Studios, North Hollywood, CA, USA Remixing and additional recording, creating Tony’s Iggnant Mix (renamed Brother With A Purpose) Recording Personnel Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Tony M. - rap Rosie Gaines - background vocals (credited for "vocal icing") Morris Day - drums Levi Seacer, Jr. - distortion samples New Power Generation - background chant (personnel unclear) Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Brother With A Purpose 4:18 New Power Generation single Studio Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info Brother With A Purpose T.B.C. Live concert radio broadcast Live 22 July 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain Brother With A Purpose T.B.C. Delayed concert TV broadcast Live 19 January 1991 (a.m.), Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Tony’s Iggnant Mix Studio Early version missing some later recording details

Additional Information See also Trivia New Power Generation single The track ends with a radio tuning that comes from a sound library set by Sound Ideas (We Got The Power, Live 4 Love, Delirious, Lady Cab Driver, Something Funky (This House Comes) and the computer keystroke noises, computer confirmation beep, as well as the vault door sample heard throughout The Gold Experience are also from this series). References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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