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|album name            = Planet Earth
|album name            = Planet Earth
|album image            = [[Image:Planetearth album.jpg|Planet Earth album artwork]]
|album image            = [[Image:Planetearth album.jpg|Planet Earth album artwork]]
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_15|15 July 2007]] (Mail on Sunday covermount)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_24|24 July 2007]] (US retail release)
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_15|15 July 2007]] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mail_on_Sunday Mail on Sunday covermount])<br>
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_24|24 July 2007]] (US retail release)
|length                = 45:00
|length                = 45:00
|label                  = [[NPG Records]]
|label                  = [[NPG Records]]
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|introduction          = <b>Planet Earth</b> is the 32nd full-length studio album by [[Prince]]. It was initially available included on CD with the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_15|15 July 2007]] edition of the [[Exclusive retail partnerships#Mail on Sunday|Mail on Sunday]] newspaper in the UK and Ireland (using simple slipcard packaging), with a retail release (using a full CD case containing a lenticular cover) following a week later in the rest of the world (sixteen months after the previous album, [[Album: 3121|3121]]).  
|introduction          = <b>Planet Earth</b> is the 32nd full-length studio album by [[Prince]]. It was initially available included on CD with the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_15|15 July 2007]] edition of the [[Exclusive retail partnerships#Mail on Sunday|Mail on Sunday]] newspaper in the UK and Ireland (using simple slipcard packaging), with a retail release (using a full CD case containing a lenticular cover) following a week later in the rest of the world (sixteen months after the previous album, [[Album: 3121|3121]]).  


The album (using slightly different slipcard packaging to the [[Exclusive retail partnerships#Mail on Sunday|Mail on Sunday]] edition) was given to every audience member at each night of [[Prince]]'s [[21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]] residency in August and September 2007.
The album (using slightly different slipcard packaging to the [[Exclusive retail partnerships#Mail on Sunday|Mail on Sunday]] edition) was given to every audience member at each night of [[Prince]]’s [[21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]] residency in August and September 2007.


Strangely, the album's packaging on each edition does not include a tracklist, indicating that the final tracklist may have been decided upon at a very late stage. Album credits only mention recording personnel by name, but do not specify which tracks feature each musician. The listing below reflects a best effort to compile accurate credits, but may not be completely accurate. Corrections will be made if further information becomes available.
Strangely, the album’s packaging on each edition does not include a tracklist, indicating that the final tracklist may have been decided upon at a very late stage. Album credits only mention recording personnel by name, but do not specify which tracks feature each musician. The listing below reflects a best effort to compile accurate credits, but may not be completely accurate. Corrections will be made if further information becomes available.




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


Little is known about the recording sessions for the album. It is likely that initial tracking for most tracks took place in 2006 or early 2007, at three locations: [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [[3121 at The Rio]] Las Vegas, NV, USA; and [[Circle House]], Miami, FL, USA.
Little is known about the recording sessions for the album. Basic tracking for most tracks took place between November 2004 and Spring 2007, at three locations: [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [[3121 at The Rio]] Las Vegas, NV, USA; and [[Circle House]], Miami, FL, USA. Two of the songs [[Planet Earth]], [[Guitar]] 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 his next studio album [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] ([[From The Lotus...]], [[...Back 2 The Lotus]], [[Colonized Mind]], [[Love Like Jazz]] and [[Wall Of Berlin]]) were also recorded during this session.
 
Most of the songs from [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] appeared on an early configuration of the [[Album:_Lotusflow3r | Lotusflow3r]] which contained 15 tracks at that time (early 2007): [[Guitar]], [[Chelsea Rodgers]], [[Mr. Goodnight]], [[All The Midnights In The World]], [[Lion Of Judah]], [[Future Baby Mama]], and [[Resolution]] (see the [[Album:_Lotusflow3r | Lotusflow3r]] album page for the full configuration). Of note, the song [[Planet Earth]] is missing from this configuration. It is not entirely clear whether this 2007 project evolved into [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] with the inclusion of what became the title track or was an entirely separate project. A four-song ''"Man Opera"'' consisting of [[I Am]], [[Touch Me]], [[Sunrise Sunset]] and [[No One Else]] was tentatively placed on an early configuration of [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] in May 2007 but left off the album.




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


The album produced only one commercially-released single, [[Single: Guitar|Guitar]] (which preceded the album), but also produced three promotional singles, [[Single: Chelsea Rodgers|Chelsea Rodgers]] (in the USA only), [[Single: The One U Wanna C|The One U Wanna C]] (in France only) and [[Single: Future Baby Mama|Future Baby Mama]] (in Holland only).  
The album produced only one commercially-released single, [[Single: Guitar|Guitar]] (which preceded the album), but also produced three promotional singles, [[Single: Chelsea Rodgers|Chelsea Rodgers]] (in the USA only), [[Single: Future Baby Mama|Future Baby Mama]] (in France only) and [[Single: The One U Wanna C|The One U Wanna C]] (in Holland only).  


[[Prince]] launched the [[21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]] residency, but rather than the tour promoting the album, the album was in essence a promotion for the tour, as a copy was given to every audience member.
[[Prince]] launched the [[21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]] residency, but rather than the tour promoting the album, the album was in essence a promotion for the tour, as a copy was given to every audience member.


The album entered [[The Billboard 200]] at number 3 and the [[Billboard_Top_R&B_Albums|Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums]] Chart at number 1 but failed to be certified by RIAA.
The album entered [[The Billboard 200]] at number 3 and the [[Billboard_Top_R&B_Albums|Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums]] Chart at number 1 but failed to be certified by RIAA.
On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 8|8 February 2019]], [[The Prince Estate]] re-released the album with Sony’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_Recordings Legacy Recordings] ([[Album: Musicology|Musicology]] and [[Album: 3121|3121]] were also re-released on the same day).
<!-------TRACK LIST ------->
<!-------TRACK LIST ------->
|tracklisting          = <small>The compact disc version is the original issue.</small>
|tracklisting          = <small>The compact disc version is the original issue.</small>
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# <b>[[The One U Wanna C]]</b> (4:29)
# <b>[[The One U Wanna C]]</b> (4:29)
# <b>[[Future Baby Mama]]</b> (4:47)
# <b>[[Future Baby Mama]]</b> (4:47)
# <b>[[Mr. Goodnight]]</b> (4:27)
# <b>[[All The Midnights In The World]]</b> (2:22)
# <b>[[Chelsea Rodgers]]</b> (5:41)
# <b>[[Lion Of Judah]]</b> (4:11)
# <b>[[Resolution]]</b> (3:41)
<br>
<big><div style="color:#ab3e00">LP 2019 re-release</div></big><br>
*Side 1:
# <b>[[Planet Earth]]</b> (5:51)
# <b>[[Guitar]]</b> (3:45)
# <b>[[Somewhere Here On Earth]]</b> (5:46)
# <b>[[The One U Wanna C]]</b> (4:29)
# <b>[[Future Baby Mama]]</b> (4:47)
*Side 2:
# <b>[[Mr. Goodnight]]</b> (4:27)
# <b>[[Mr. Goodnight]]</b> (4:27)
# <b>[[All The Midnights In The World]]</b> (2:22)
# <b>[[All The Midnights In The World]]</b> (2:22)
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|production            = [[Prince]] - producer and arranger (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]])
|production            = [[Prince]] - producer and arranger (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]])
*[[Kevin 'KD' Davis]] - assistant engineer
*[[Kevin 'KD' Davis]] - assistant engineer
*[[Ian Boxhill]] - assistant engineer
*[[Ian Boxill]] - assistant engineer
*Eddy Schreyer - mastering (Oasis, Los Angeles)<br>
*Eddy Schreyer - mastering (Oasis, Los Angeles)<br>
*Sam Jennings - package design
*[[Sam Jennings]] - package design
*Afshin Shahidi - photography
*Afshin Shahidi - photography
|thanks                = "''AEG - "much respect"<br>"Ultimate power & glory 2 the most high - Jehovah"''"
|thanks                = "''AEG - "much respect"<br>"Ultimate power & glory 2 the most high - Jehovah"''"
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|Image  = Guitar single.jpg
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}}
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|Single = [[Single: Chelsea Rodgers|Chelsea Rodgers]] <small>(US promo only)</small>
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|B-side = [[Mr. Goodnight]]
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|Image  = Chelsearodgers single.jpg
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}}
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|Single = [[Single: Future Baby Mama|Future Baby Mama]] <small>(France promo only)</small>
|B-side = None
|B-side = None
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|B-side = None
|B-side = None
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|item1  = [[21_Nights_In_London_:_The_Earth_Tour|21 Nights In London: The Earth Tour Residency]]
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|image1  = [[File:2007_21NIghtsWorkingpass.png‎|60px|link= 21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]]
|item2  = [[Sheet Music: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]]  
|item2  = [[Sheet Music: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]]<br>(Sheet Music)
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|image2  = [[File:Planetearth-sheetmusic.JPG|60px|link=Sheet Music: Planet Earth]]
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}}
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| Peak Position  = '''1'''<sup>(1)</sup>
| Weeks in chart  = 18
| Weeks in chart  = 18
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| Date            = 23 Feb. 2019 <small>( 2019 re-release)</small>
| Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums
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| Weeks in chart  = 5
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|Comment = Ireland Mail On Sunday newspaper covermount, Has "The Irish Mail On Sunday" printed on disc.
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|album promotion        = On 24 March 2007, the website [[3121.com]] started playing a flash file showing the cover image and stating 'Coming Summer 2007".
|album promotion        = On 24 March 2007, the website [[3121.com]] started playing a flash file showing the cover image and stating 'Coming Summer 2007".
* On 10 May 2007, [[Prince]] announced an unprecedented [[21_Nights_In_London_:_The_Earth_Tour|21 shows at the O<sub>2</sub> Arena]] in London. This served to heighten interest in the [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] album, although the album was not announced at the time.
* On 10 May 2007, [[Prince]] announced an unprecedented [[21_Nights_In_London_:_The_Earth_Tour|21 shows at the O<sub>2</sub> Arena]] in London. This served to heighten interest in the [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] album, although the album was not announced at the time.
* A Verizon Wireless commercial was filmed and broadcast, beginning 31 May 2007, with [[Prince]] playing a portion of [[Guitar]]. The song was available as a [[Exclusive retail partnerships#Verizon Wireless|Verizon Wireless]] download, but the album was not announced on the commercial; only in the download file's information.  
* A Verizon Wireless commercial was filmed and broadcast, beginning 31 May 2007, with [[Prince]] playing a portion of [[Guitar]]. The song was available as a [[Exclusive retail partnerships#Verizon Wireless|Verizon Wireless]] download, but the album was not announced on the commercial; only in the download file’s information.  
* The [[Exclusive retail partnerships#Mail on Sunday|Mail on Sunday]] newspaper in the UK announced in early July 2007 that they would be distributing the album free with the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_15|15 July 2007]] edition of the newspaper. This was unprecedented for an original full-length studio album, and was highly publicized around the world. It gave the album a great deal of free publicity, and caused Sony BMG, the UK distributors, to cancel distribution in the UK. As a result, record store chain HMV carried the [[Exclusive retail partnerships#Mail on Sunday|Mail on Sunday]] newspaper in stores with the sole purpose of being able to sell the album.
* The [[Exclusive retail partnerships#Mail on Sunday|Mail on Sunday]] newspaper in the UK announced in early July 2007 that they would be distributing the album free with the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_15|15 July 2007]] edition of the newspaper. This was unprecedented for an original full-length studio album, and was highly publicized around the world. It gave the album a great deal of free publicity, and caused Sony BMG, the UK distributors, to cancel distribution in the UK. As a result, record store chain HMV carried the [[Exclusive retail partnerships#Mail on Sunday|Mail on Sunday]] newspaper in stores with the sole purpose of being able to sell the album.
* [[Resolution]] was mis-titled 'Revelation' on some pre-release tracklists. Since there is no tracklist available on any copy of the album, this is still commonly listed as the title online.
* [[Resolution]] was mis-titled 'Revelation' on some pre-release tracklists. Since there is no tracklist available on any copy of the album, this is still commonly listed as the title online.
|trivia                = The US retail edition came with a lenticular cover, showing alternate images of the standard cover image and the symbol [[File:SymbolSmaller.png]].
|trivia                = The US retail edition came with a lenticular cover, showing alternate images of the standard cover image and the symbol [[File:SymbolSmaller.png]].
*The Mail on Sunday covermount version, released 9 days prior to the US retail CD version, came with a cardboard sleeve, containing no tracklist or credits.
*The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mail_on_Sunday Mail On Sunday] covermount version, released 9 days prior to the US retail CD version, came with a cardboard sleeve, containing no tracklist or credits.
*The [[21_Nights_In_London_:_The_Earth_Tour|21 Nights]] concert version, given to concertgoers at each of the [[21_Nights_In_London_:_The_Earth_Tour|21 shows at the O<sub>2</sub> Arena]], came with an alternate cardboard sleeve, with rounded corners, containing no tracklist or credits.
*The [[21_Nights_In_London_:_The_Earth_Tour|21 Nights]] concert version, given to concertgoers at each of the [[21_Nights_In_London_:_The_Earth_Tour|21 shows at the O<sub>2</sub> Arena]], came with an alternate cardboard sleeve, with rounded corners, containing no tracklist or credits.
*The cover and back cover feature a background wallpaper made of "3121" logos, while not featuring the album title, causing some confusion on the album name.
*The cover and back cover feature a background wallpaper made of "3121" logos, while not featuring the album title, causing some confusion on the album name.
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*'''Planet Earth''' entered the Billboard 200 Albums chart at position 3 (its peak position) with a number of 96,000 units sold within a week.
*'''Planet Earth''' entered the Billboard 200 Albums chart at position 3 (its peak position) with a number of 96,000 units sold within a week.
*'''Planet Earth''' entered the French TOP 200 Albums chart at position 16 (its peak position) on 28 July 2007. It remained 9 weeks in it, and exited it on 6 October 2007.  
*'''Planet Earth''' entered the French TOP 200 Albums chart at position 16 (its peak position) on 28 July 2007. It remained 9 weeks in it, and exited it on 6 October 2007.  
* On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 10|10 February 2008]], [[Future Baby Mama]] won the Grammy Award for "Best Male R&B Vocal Performance" (beating ''Woman'' by Raheem DeVaughn, ''B.U.D.D.Y.'' by Musiq Soulchild, ''Because Of You'' by Ne-Yo and ''Please Don't Go'' by Tank).
* On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 10|10 February 2008]], [[Future Baby Mama]] won the Grammy Award for "Best Male R&B Vocal Performance" (beating ''Woman'' by Raheem DeVaughn, ''B.U.D.D.Y.'' by Musiq Soulchild, ''Because Of You'' by Ne-Yo and ''Please Don’t Go'' by Tank).
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|references            = [http://www.ozap.com/actu/charts-usa-keith-urban-prince-diana-krall-albums/269500 http://www.ozap.com/actu/charts-usa]

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Planet Earth
Planet Earth album artwork

Album details

Released: 15 July 2007 (Mail on Sunday covermount)

24 July 2007 (US retail release)

Length: 45:00
Label(s): NPG Records
Studio(s): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; 3121 at The Rio Las Vegas, NV, USA; and Circle House Miami, FL, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: The Billboard 200 11 Aug. 2007 3(1) 10
USA: Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 11 Aug. 2007 1(1) 18
USA: Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums 23 Feb. 2019 ( 2019 re-release) 5 1
 
Europe
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
France: SNEP Top 200 Albums 28 Jul. 2007 16 11
The Netherlands: Album Top 100 30 Jul. 2007 3(2) 13
Poland: OLIS Top Album 100 30 Jul. 2007 16 5
Certifications
This album has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released

Guitar (Europe Only)
b/w Somewhere Here On Earth
Chelsea Rodgers (US promo only)
b/w Mr. Goodnight
Future Baby Mama (France promo only)
b/w None
The One U Wanna C (Holland promo only)
b/w None

See also

21 Nights In London: The Earth Tour Residency Planet Earth
(Sheet Music)
Planet Earth is the 32nd full-length studio album by Prince. It was initially available included on CD with the 15 July 2007 edition of the Mail on Sunday newspaper in the UK and Ireland (using simple slipcard packaging), with a retail release (using a full CD case containing a lenticular cover) following a week later in the rest of the world (sixteen months after the previous album, 3121).

The album (using slightly different slipcard packaging to the Mail on Sunday edition) was given to every audience member at each night of Prince’s 21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour residency in August and September 2007.

Strangely, the album’s packaging on each edition does not include a tracklist, indicating that the final tracklist may have been decided upon at a very late stage. Album credits only mention recording personnel by name, but do not specify which tracks feature each musician. The listing below reflects a best effort to compile accurate credits, but may not be completely accurate. Corrections will be made if further information becomes available.


Sessions and compiling

Little is known about the recording sessions for the album. Basic tracking for most tracks took place between November 2004 and Spring 2007, at three locations: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; 3121 at The Rio Las Vegas, NV, USA; and Circle House, Miami, FL, USA. Two of the songs Planet Earth, Guitar 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 his next studio album Lotusflow3r (From The Lotus..., ...Back 2 The Lotus, Colonized Mind, Love Like Jazz and Wall Of Berlin) were also recorded during this session.

Most of the songs from Planet Earth appeared on an early configuration of the Lotusflow3r which contained 15 tracks at that time (early 2007): Guitar, Chelsea Rodgers, Mr. Goodnight, All The Midnights In The World, Lion Of Judah, Future Baby Mama, and Resolution (see the Lotusflow3r album page for the full configuration). Of note, the song Planet Earth is missing from this configuration. It is not entirely clear whether this 2007 project evolved into Planet Earth with the inclusion of what became the title track or was an entirely separate project. A four-song "Man Opera" consisting of I Am, Touch Me, Sunrise Sunset and No One Else was tentatively placed on an early configuration of Planet Earth in May 2007 but left off the album.


Promotion

The album produced only one commercially-released single, Guitar (which preceded the album), but also produced three promotional singles, Chelsea Rodgers (in the USA only), Future Baby Mama (in France only) and The One U Wanna C (in Holland only).

Prince launched the 21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour residency, but rather than the tour promoting the album, the album was in essence a promotion for the tour, as a copy was given to every audience member.

The album entered The Billboard 200 at number 3 and the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Chart at number 1 but failed to be certified by RIAA. On 8 February 2019, The Prince Estate re-released the album with Sony’s Legacy Recordings (Musicology and 3121 were also re-released on the same day).



Track listing
CD Digital

The compact disc version is the original issue.

  1. Planet Earth (5:51)
  2. Guitar (3:45)
  3. Somewhere Here On Earth (5:46)
  4. The One U Wanna C (4:29)
  5. Future Baby Mama (4:47)
  6. Mr. Goodnight (4:27)
  7. All The Midnights In The World (2:22)
  8. Chelsea Rodgers (5:41)
  9. Lion Of Judah (4:11)
  10. Resolution (3:41)

The digital version is a reissue from the CD.

  1. Planet Earth (5:51)
  2. Guitar (3:45)
  3. Somewhere Here On Earth (5:46)
  4. The One U Wanna C (4:29)
  5. Future Baby Mama (4:47)
  6. Mr. Goodnight (4:27)
  7. All The Midnights In The World (2:22)
  8. Chelsea Rodgers (5:41)
  9. Lion Of Judah (4:11)
  10. Resolution (3:41)


LP 2019 re-release

  • Side 1:
  1. Planet Earth (5:51)
  2. Guitar (3:45)
  3. Somewhere Here On Earth (5:46)
  4. The One U Wanna C (4:29)
  5. Future Baby Mama (4:47)
  • Side 2:
  1. Mr. Goodnight (4:27)
  2. All The Midnights In The World (2:22)
  3. Chelsea Rodgers (5:41)
  4. Lion Of Judah (4:11)
  5. Resolution (3:41)

All songs written by Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation).



Personnel
Musicians


NB: Album credits only mention recording personnel by name, but do not specify which tracks feature each musician. The listing above reflects a best effort to compile accurate credits, but may not be completely accurate. Corrections will be made if further information becomes available.

Production


Thanks
  • "AEG - "much respect"
    "Ultimate power & glory 2 the most high - Jehovah"    "



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
Ireland CD PRINCEUP1 Ireland Mail On Sunday newspaper covermount, Has "The Irish Mail On Sunday" printed on disc.
UK CD PRINCEUP1 Mail On Sunday newspaper covermount
UK CD PRINCEUP1 21 Nights concert giveaway
USA CD 88697-12970-2 lenticular cover
EU CD 88697-12970-2 lenticular cover
Argentina CD 886971-297027 lenticular cover
Australia CD 88697-12970-27 lenticular cover
Canada CD 88697-12970-27 lenticular cover
Japan CD 4547366 031928 lenticular cover
Korea CD 880358 13143 lenticular cover
Philippines CD 88697-12970-27 lenticular cover
Taiwan CD 88697-12970-27 lenticular cover
USA CD 88697-12970-2-S1 promo

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
USA Digital n/a MP3/AAC format
USA/EUR 2LP 1907591054-1 Purple/Black Translucent, February 2019
 

 

 
Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Trivia
  • On 24 March 2007, the website 3121.com started playing a flash file showing the cover image and stating 'Coming Summer 2007".
  • On 10 May 2007, Prince announced an unprecedented 21 shows at the O2 Arena in London. This served to heighten interest in the Planet Earth album, although the album was not announced at the time.
  • A Verizon Wireless commercial was filmed and broadcast, beginning 31 May 2007, with Prince playing a portion of Guitar. The song was available as a Verizon Wireless download, but the album was not announced on the commercial; only in the download file’s information.
  • The Mail on Sunday newspaper in the UK announced in early July 2007 that they would be distributing the album free with the 15 July 2007 edition of the newspaper. This was unprecedented for an original full-length studio album, and was highly publicized around the world. It gave the album a great deal of free publicity, and caused Sony BMG, the UK distributors, to cancel distribution in the UK. As a result, record store chain HMV carried the Mail on Sunday newspaper in stores with the sole purpose of being able to sell the album.
  • Resolution was mis-titled 'Revelation' on some pre-release tracklists. Since there is no tracklist available on any copy of the album, this is still commonly listed as the title online.
  • The US retail edition came with a lenticular cover, showing alternate images of the standard cover image and the symbol .
  • The Mail On Sunday covermount version, released 9 days prior to the US retail CD version, came with a cardboard sleeve, containing no tracklist or credits.
  • The 21 Nights concert version, given to concertgoers at each of the 21 shows at the O2 Arena, came with an alternate cardboard sleeve, with rounded corners, containing no tracklist or credits.
  • The cover and back cover feature a background wallpaper made of "3121" logos, while not featuring the album title, causing some confusion on the album name.
  • While being released within a couple of weeks of the worldwide Live Earth concerts organized by Al Gore, the album was not connected and Prince did not appear at any of the shows, despite being courted as a headlining act.
  • Planet Earth entered the Billboard 200 Albums chart at position 3 (its peak position) with a number of 96,000 units sold within a week.
  • Planet Earth entered the French TOP 200 Albums chart at position 16 (its peak position) on 28 July 2007. It remained 9 weeks in it, and exited it on 6 October 2007.
  • On 10 February 2008, Future Baby Mama won the Grammy Award for "Best Male R&B Vocal Performance" (beating Woman by Raheem DeVaughn, B.U.D.D.Y. by Musiq Soulchild, Because Of You by Ne-Yo and Please Don’t Go by Tank).
References
2006
Ultimate 		All Albums All Related Artists Albums 2008
Indigo Nights
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