Album: Art Official Age

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Art Official Age

Album details Released: 26 September 2014 (Germany and much of Europe) 29 September 2014 (UK) 30 September 2014 (USA) Length: 53:14 Label(s): NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Bros. Records Inc. Studio(s): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Charts, Certifications & Awards Charts America Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart Canada: Billboard Canadian Albums ? Oct. 2014 21 1 USA: The Billboard 200 18 Oct. 2014 5 8 USA: Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 18 Oct. 2014 1(1) 9 USA: Billboard R&B Albums 18 Oct. 2014 1(1) 9 USA: Billboard Tastemakers Albums 18 Oct. 2014 2(1) 4 USA: Billboard Digital Albums 18 Oct. 2014 3(1) 1   Europe Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart Austria: Alben Top 75 10 Oct. 2014 8 3 Belgium: Ultratop Flanders 4 Oct. 2014 8 10 Belgium: Ultratop Wallonia 4 Oct. 2014 18 7 Czech Republic: IFPI Hitparáda Albums Top 100 Week 40/2014 44 5 Denmark: IFPI Hitlist Album Top 40 10 Oct. 2014 3(1) 3 Finland: Top 50 Albums Week 40/2014 20 2 France: SNEP Top Album 11 Oct. 2014 6 5 France: SNEP Top Album Physiques 11 Oct. 2014 7 5 France: SNEP Top Album Téléchargés 11 Oct. 2014 2(1) 3 Germany: Offizielle Deutsche Top Albums 10 Oct. 2014 18 4 Greece: IFPI Top-75 Albums Sales Week 40/2014 26 3 Hungary: MAHASZ Top 40 Album 10 Oct. 2013 3(1) 5 Ireland: IRMA ChartTrack Top 100 Albums 2 Oct. 2014 8 3 Italy: FIMI/GfK Album Music Charts 5 Oct. 2014 9 4 The Netherlands: Album Top 100 4 Oct. 2014 4 4 Norway: VG-Lista Topp 40 Albums Week 41/2014 2(1) 3 Poland: Oficjalna Lista Sprzedazy 13 Oct. 2014 36 1 Portugal: Top 30 Albums Week 40/2014 17 1 Spain: ProMusicae Top 100 Albumes 5 Oct. 2014 16 4 Sweden: GLF Top 60 Albums 10 Oct. 2014 9 1 Switzerland: Schweizer Hitparade 5 Oct. 2014 4 5 U.K.: UK Albums Chart 11 Oct. 2014 8 3   Asia Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart Japan: Billboard Japan Top Album 8 Oct. 2014 16 4 Japan: ORICON CD アルバム Albums 5 Oct. 2014 6 4 Japan: ORICON 洋楽アルバム World Albums 5 Oct. 2014 1(1) 8 Korea: GAON 종합 Domestic Albums Week 43/2014 61 1 Korea: GAON 국외 International Albums Week 43/2014 11 2   Pacific Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart Australia: ARIA Top 50 Albums 12 Oct. 2014 15 2 New Zealand: Top 50 Albums 6 Oct. 2014 17 1 Certifications This album has not received any certifications in in the USA Awards This album has not received any awards in in the USA Singles released Breakfast Can Wait b/w None The Breakdown b/w None Clouds b/w None See also Plectrumelectrum album

Art Official Age is the 37th full-length studio album by Prince. It was released 4 years after the previous album 20TEN, and on the same day Plectrumelectrum, his 36th full-length studio album (in collaboration with 3rdEyeGirl) was released. Prince worked heavily with Joshua Welton on the album, and Welton received co-producer credit on the album. The album was made available for pre-order on iTunes USA as well as on a dedicated Warner Bros Records website on 25 August 2014. A 2 LPs vinyl version was released late November 2014. It had been made available for pre-order by Warner Australia, France (Fnac), UK (Amazon), Germany (Amazon) and the USA in late august. Recording process Art Official Age is believed to have been recorded in 2013/2014 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA, although few details are known. Promotion The album produced two commercially-released single so far: Breakfast Can wait and Breakdown (which preceded the album). Clouds was made available as a promotional single also. The tracks Clouds and U Know were also made available with album pre-orders. The album reached number 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, number 1 on the Billboard R&B albums chart, and 5 on The Billboard 200. It also entered the main charts in Europe, Australia and Japan, reaching top 5 positions in Denmark, France, Japan, Norway, Switzerland and the Netherlands and top 10 positions in Austria, Ireland, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Track listing CD LP The compact disc and digital versions are the original issue. Art Official Cage (3:41) Clouds (4:34) Breakdown (4:04) The Gold Standard (5:53) U Know (3:56) Breakfast Can Wait (3:54) This Could Be Us (5:11) What It Feels Like (3:53) Affirmation I & II (0:40) Way Back Home (3:05) Funknroll (4:07) Time (6:49) Affirmation III (3:27) Side A: A1 Art Official Cage (3:41) A2 Clouds (4:34) A3 Breakdown (4:04) Side B: B1 The Gold Standard (5:53) B2 U Know (3:56) B3 Breakfast Can Wait (3:54) Side C: C1 This Could Be Us (5:11) C2 What It Feels Like (3:53) C3 Affirmation I & II (0:40) C4 Way Back Home (3:05) Side D: D1 Funknroll (4:07) D2 Time (6:49) D3 Affirmation III (3:27) All songs written by Prince except where noted. Personnel Musicians Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed) Joshua Welton - unidentified instruments Ida Nielsen - Danish vocals on Art Official Cage The Golden Hippie - background vocals on Art Official Cage Stringenius - strings on Art Official Cage, Breakdown, The Gold Standard and Affirmation III Lianne La Havas - vocals (as "Charlotte Anne Telepathy") on Clouds, Affirmation I & II, Way Back Home and Affirmation III Andy Allo - background vocals on Breakdown, co-lead vocals on What It Feels Like and Time Michael B. Nelson - trombone (assumed) Steve Strand - trumpet on The Gold Standard (assumed) Dave Jensen - trumpet on The Gold Standard (assumed) Kenni Holmen - tenor saxophone on The Gold Standard (assumed) Kathy Jensen - alto- & baritone saxophone on The Gold Standard (assumed) Mila J - looped vocals (sampled from Blinded) on U Know Other recording personnel from Blinded not known on U Know Delilah - background vocals (as "Paloma Ayana") on Way Back Home and Affirmation III Hannah Ford - drums on Funknroll Ida Nielsen - bass guitar on Funknroll Donna Grantis - guitar on Funknroll H.C. I II III - unknown contributions Production Prince - co-producer, co-arranger, mixer Joshua Welton - co-producer, co-arranger, mixer Chris James - mixer Adi Yeshaya - string arrangements Michael B. Nelson - string production Maya Washington - art direction and photography Thanks TBA

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Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 USA CD 545612-2 with sticker USA Digital 24 Bits USA Digital MP3 USA LP tba [show]► See more  ► See more  Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 Mexico CD tba Brazil CD tba Argentina CD 9362493330 with sticker EU CD 9362-49333-0 with sticker EU CD 9362-49333-0 promo with 2 stickers EU LP x2 9362-49332-7 South Africa CD WBCD 2330 Japan CD WPCR16127 with OBI strip, booklet & sticker Japan CD WPCR16127 promo with OBI strip, booklet & sticker Taiwan CD 9362-49333-0 with OBI strip & sticker Australia CD 9362493330 with sticker Australia LP tba Variants, Special Editions and Reissues Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 None Some of the above images courtesy of Discogs.com

Additional Information Promotion (at time of release) Trivia On 25 August 2014, the album release was officially announced on Good Morning America broadcast. For the occasion, all off the Time Square digital billboards had been rented to promote the album, and showed various versions of the artwork. Digital banner space was rented on iTunes to promote the album in France. Double sided promotion posters and pin buttons were distributed to retailers in the USA.     In the London underground digital billboard spaces were rented from September 11 onwards. UK Press adverts were published in Mojo and Q Magazines (November editions). In major cities around the world, a street poster campaign promoted the album from release date onwards. A contest was organized in France by Warner and several media to enable fans to attend the listening party set on 25 September 2014. Pre-order bundles were made available at € 12,99 / £ 9,99 (CD+MP3) and € 9,99 / £ 7,99 (MP3, WAV) When the album was first announced and made available for pre-order, track timings were only available for some tracks: Clouds, Breakdown, U Know, This Could Be Us and Funknroll. References Preorder(s) Warner Bros Records; Art Official Age Website; iTunes USA Press: Prince announces two brand new studio albums (Press Release) Prince announces details of two studio albums by Harriet Gibsone (The Guardian: 25 August 2014) Prince Amps Up Funk and Soul on Two New Albums This Fall by Kory Grow (Rolling Stone: 25 August 2014) Prince Set to Release First Solo Album in Four Years by By Ashley Lee (The Hollywood Reporter) (Billboard: 25 August 2014) Prince streams two new albums on Spotify – listen by Lisa Wright (NME: 29 September 2014) Releases: Discogs: Art Official Age master release

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