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|introduction = <b>Elixer</b> is the first and only full-length studio album by [[Bria Valente]], and is only available in a package with [[Prince]] | |introduction = <b>Elixer</b> is the first and only full-length studio album by [[Bria Valente]], and is only available in a package with [[Prince]]’s 33rd and 34th albums [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] and [[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 as part of [[Prince]]’s 3CD package known as '''Lotusflow3r'''. | ||
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Specific recording dates for the album are not known. [[Prince]] began working with [[Bria Valente|Valente]] in mid-2006, however (and she first appeared on the track [[The Song Of The Heart]]). | Specific recording dates for the album are not known. [[Prince]] began working with [[Bria Valente|Valente]] in mid-2006, however (and she first appeared on the track [[The Song Of The Heart]]). | ||
[[Kept Woman]] was initially recorded with [[Támar Davis]] between early 2005 and early 2006, and was intended for her album [[Album: Milk & Honey (2006)|Beautiful, Loved & Blessed]], later renamed [[Album: Milk & Honey (2006)|Milk & Honey]] before it was abandoned. [[Bria Valente]] | [[Kept Woman]] was initially recorded with [[Támar Davis]] between early 2005 and early 2006, and was intended for her album [[Album: Milk & Honey (2006)|Beautiful, Loved & Blessed]], later renamed [[Album: Milk & Honey (2006)|Milk & Honey]] before it was abandoned. [[Bria Valente]]’s version was a re-recording, however, tracked at some point between late 2006 and early 2009. [[Here Eye Come|Here]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Here Eye Come]][[Here Eye Come| Come]] was recorded between late 2006 and late 2007. | ||
[[Home]] was recorded at some point between late 2006 and early 2008. [[Another Boy]] and [[Elixer]] were recorded at some point between late 2006 and Summer 2008. The remaining tracks could have been recorded at any point between late 2006 and early 2009 - [[All This Love]], [[Something U Already Know]], [[Everytime]], [[2nite]] and [[Immersion]].<br> | [[Home]] was recorded at some point between late 2006 and early 2008. [[Another Boy]] and [[Elixer]] were recorded at some point between late 2006 and Summer 2008. The remaining tracks could have been recorded at any point between late 2006 and early 2009 - [[All This Love]], [[Something U Already Know]], [[Everytime]], [[2nite]] and [[Immersion]].<br> | ||
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The album produced one download-only single, [[Single: Another Boy|Another Boy]], released six months before the album, although a few tracks had been previewed as online streams also. In October 2007, [[Here Eye Come|Here]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Here Eye Come]][[Here Eye Come| Come]] was streamed on [[3121.com]] as the | The album produced one download-only single, [[Single: Another Boy|Another Boy]], released six months before the album, although a few tracks had been previewed as online streams also. In October 2007, [[Here Eye Come|Here]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Here Eye Come]][[Here Eye Come| Come]] was streamed on [[3121.com]] as the site’s first "[[3121.com#Jam Of The Week|Jam Of The Week]]" (initially known as "Jam Of The Month"). In May 2008, a clip of [[Home]] was premiered on [http://www.drfunkenberry.com DrFunkenberry.com]. [[Single: 2nite|2nite]] was released in 2012 almost three years after the album’s release, but it is not known if this single was intended to tie in to a larger project or a re-release of the album. | ||
[[Bria Valente]] did not promote the album, but [[Prince]] promoted the 3CD set, which benefited '''Elixer''' also (see [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] and [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] for promotion details). The album package reached number 2 on the US Billboard 200, and number 1 on both the Billboard 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. | [[Bria Valente]] did not promote the album, but [[Prince]] promoted the 3CD set, which benefited '''Elixer''' also (see [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] and [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] for promotion details). The album package reached number 2 on the US Billboard 200, and number 1 on both the Billboard 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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|VariantLine = <b>Elixer</b> is only available to purchase as part of the '''Lotusflow3r''' package, along with [[Prince]] | |VariantLine = <b>Elixer</b> is only available to purchase as part of the '''Lotusflow3r''' package, along with [[Prince]]’s [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] and [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]]. | ||
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