Album: Chaos And Disorder

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Chaos And Disorder

Album details Released: 9 July 1996 Length: 39:09 Label(s): Warner Bros. Studio(s): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; South Beach Studios, Miami Beach, FL, USA Charts, Certifications & Awards Charts America Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart USA: The Billboard 200 27 Jul. 1996 26 4 USA: Billboard Internet Albums 28 Sept. 2019 (2019 Re-release) 24 1 USA: Billboard Vinyl Albums 28 Sept. 2019 (2019 Re-release) 18 1 USA: Billboard Tastemaker Albums 28 Sept. 2019 (2019 Re-release) 20 1 USA: Billboard Top Album Sales 28 Sept. 2019 (2019 Re-release) 62 1   Europe Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart Austria: Alben TOP 100 21 Jul. 1996 17 9 Belgium: Ultratop Vl. 20 Jul. 1996 24 4 Belgium: Ultratop Wa. 27 Jul. 1996 47 2 Finland: Top 50 Albums Week 29/1996 31 2 France: Top 50 Albums 13 Jul. 1996 25 1 Germany: MusikWoche Top 100 Albums 22 Jul. 1996 42 8 The Netherlands: Album Top 100 20 Jul. 1996 8 8 Norway: VG-Lista Topp 40 Albums Week 29/1996 15 4 Sweden: GLF Top 60 Albums 12 Jul. 1996 32 2 Switzerland: Alben TOP 100 14 Jul. 1996 21 9 U.K.: UK Albums Chart 20 Jul. 1996 14 4 Certifications This album has not received any certifications in the USA Awards This album has not received any awards in the USA Singles released Dinner With Delores b/w Had U / Right The Wrong See also Chaos And Disorder (Website) The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale (Album)

Chaos And Disorder is the 18th full-length studio album by Prince, and the second to be released using the name . It was the last album of previously-unreleased material to be released by Warner Bros. while Prince was under exclusive contract (although Warner Bros. would later also release The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale). It was released worldwide in July 1996 (just nine and a half months after The Gold Experience and three and a half months after the Girl 6 movie soundtrack). Sessions and compiling Although Prince has stated in an interview for the Los Angeles Times that the album was recorded quickly ("Someone told me that Van Halen did their first record in a week. That’s what we were going for—spontaneity, seeing how fast and hard we could thrash it out. It was done very quickly, and we achieved what we wanted to achieve in that period of time."), Chaos And Disorder is actually a selection of songs written and recorded over a period of almost three years. Prince (as ) began recording songs specifically for the album in late 1994, soon after completing work on The Gold Experience, but the album was worked on further and assembled in April 1996 (at the same time The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale was compiled). The tracks date between 1993 and early 1996, however. Zannalee was recorded in May 1993, while Chaos And Disorder and Right The Wrong were recorded in October 1993. I Like It There and The Same December were recorded in late 1994 when Prince began to compile the project. Empty Room and 18 & Over were considered for the album in late 1994. Videos for 18 & Over, The Same December, Zannalee and Empty Room (with a loose storyline between 18 & Over, Zannalee and Empty Room) were recorded in December 1994, and the videos for 18 & Over, The Same December, Zannalee and Empty Room were shown before concerts on The Ultimate Live Experience tour. An additional video for I Like It There was filmed in late 1995. The rest of the tracks were recorded in early 1996, although Dinner With Delores was likely committed to tape in a different version in mid 1995 as well. Bandmembers Michael B. and Sonny T. appeared on eight of the album’s eleven tracks, during their last sessions as regular members of the New Power Generation - Chaos And Disorder, I Like It There, Dinner With Delores, The Same December, Right The Wrong, Zannalee, Into The Light and I Will. Additionally, Mr. Hayes and Tommy Barbarella appeared on six of those tracks. The album marked the return of Rosie Gaines, who sang background vocals on five tracks - Chaos And Disorder, I Rock, Therefore I Am, Into The Light, I Will and Dig U Better Dead. The release was very much a band-oriented album, with other musicians and vocalists appearing on all tracks with the exception of Had U, the album’s final track. Had U is the only solo performance by Prince on this album. Promotion The album produced only one commercially-released single, Dinner With Delores (which preceded the album). Prince (as ) did not tour to support the album, and talked about the album (even on the album’s packaging) as a contractual obligation to fulfill his recording contract after his relationship with Warner Bros. had soured. The liner notes state: "Originally intended for private use only, this compilation serves as the last original material recorded by for Warner Brothers." Notably, the album was on the Warner Bros. label alone, rather than being shared with NPG Records. The album reached number 26 on The Billboard 200 Chart, but failed to chart in the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. On 13 September 2019, the album was re-released by The Prince Estate and Sony’s Legacy Recordings on the same day as reissues of Emancipation and The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold). Track listing CD MC The compact disc version is the original issue. Chaos And Disorder (4:18) I Like It There (3:15) Dinner With Delores (2:45) The Same December (3:23) Right The Wrong (4:38) Zannalee (2:43) I Rock, Therefore I Am (6:14) 1  Into The Light (2:46) I Will (3:35) Dig U Better Dead (4:00) Had U (1:25) The MC format was released at same time as the CD. 1  Side 1: Chaos And Disorder (4:18) I Like It There (3:15) Dinner With Delores (2:45) The Same December (3:23) Right The Wrong (4:38) Zannalee (2:43) Side 2: I Rock, Therefore I Am (6:14) 1  Into The Light (2:46) I Will (3:35) Dig U Better Dead (4:00) Had U (1:25) LP 2019 re-release Side 1: Chaos And Disorder (4:18) I Like It There (3:15) Dinner With Delores (2:45) The Same December (3:23) Right The Wrong (4:38) Zannalee (2:43) Side 2: I Rock, Therefore I Am (6:14) 1  Into The Light (2:46) I Will (3:35) Dig U Better Dead (4:00) Had U (1:25) All songs written by Prince (as ) except where indicated. 1  Lyrics co-written with Scrap D. and Steppa Ranks (uncredited) Personnel Musicians Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Michael B. - drums on Chaos And Disorder, I Like It There, Dinner With Delores, The Same December, Right The Wrong, Zannalee, Into The Light and I Will Sonny T. - bass guitar on Chaos And Disorder, I Like It There, Dinner With Delores, The Same December, Right The Wrong, Zannalee, Into The Light and I Will Mr. Hayes - keyboards on Chaos And Disorder, The Same December, Right The Wrong, Zannalee, Into The Light and I Will Tommy Barbarella - keyboards on Chaos And Disorder, The Same December, Right The Wrong, Zannalee, Into The Light and I Will Rosie Gaines - background vocals on Chaos And Disorder, I Rock, Therefore I Am, Into The Light, I Will and Dig U Better Dead Michael B. Nelson - horns on Right The Wrong and I Rock, Therefore I Am (as part of the NPG Hornz) Kathy Jensen - horns on Right The Wrong and I Rock, Therefore I Am (as part of the NPG Hornz) Dave Jensen - horns on Right The Wrong and I Rock, Therefore I Am (as part of the NPG Hornz) Brian Gallagher - horns on Right The Wrong and I Rock, Therefore I Am (as part of the NPG Hornz) Steve Strand - horns on Right The Wrong and I Rock, Therefore I Am (as part of the NPG Hornz) Scrap D. - rap on I Rock, Therefore I Am Steppa Ranks - rap on I Rock, Therefore I Am Mayte - credited, but performance details unknown Ophélie Winter - background vocals on Chaos And Disorder (uncredited) Kirk Johnson - credited, but performance details unknown Michael Mac - credited, but performance details unknown Production Prince (as ) - production, arrangement, mixer and engineer César Sogbe - engineer Dave Friedlander - engineer Femio Hernandez - engineer Ray Hahnfeldt - engineer Shane T. Keller - engineer Steve Durkee - engineer, mastering engineer (at Precision Mastering) Kirk Johnson - mastering engineer (at Precision Mastering) Stephen Marcussen - mastering engineer (at Precision Mastering) Parke - art direction and photos Thanks none.

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Additional Information Promotion (at time of release) Trivia On 7 June 1996, Warner Bros. opened a special website dedicated to Chaos And Disorder, www.wbr.com/chaosanddisorder, and streamed Dinner With Delores, marking the first time a Prince track had premiered officially online. On 7 June 1996, a promo cassette of Dinner With Delores was sent to members of the 'Controversy' fan club to commemorate Prince’s 38th birthday. Prince (as ) made a couple of TV appearances promoting the album; 2 July 1996 (matinee), The Late Show With David Letterman, The Ed Sullivan Theater, New York, NY, USA (performing Dinner With Delores, broadcast 8 July 1996), and 9 July 1996 (morning), The Today Show, Plaza outside NBC TV Studios, GE Building, New York, NY, USA (performing Dinner With Delores and Zannalee). In the Prince discography section of the NPGMC Music Club launched in 2001, the album Chaos And Disorder appears with the mention "Contractual obligation" on the cover (like The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale). Of note, that page also mentions that The Same December was released as a promotional single, but it is incorrect. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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