| |introduction = '''Brother With A Purpose''' (originally titled '''Tony’s Iggnant Mix''') is the third track on the maxi-single of [[Single: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]], the second [[Prince]] single (and fourth single overall) from [[Prince]]’s twelfth album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] ([[Single: Round And Round|Round And Round]] by [[Tevin Campbell]] and [[Single: Melody Cool|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. | | |introduction = '''Brother With A Purpose''' (originally titled '''Tony’s Iggnant Mix''') is the third track on the maxi-single of [[Single: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]], the second [[Prince]] single (and fourth single overall) from [[Prince]]’s twelfth album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] ([[Single: Round And Round|Round And Round]] by [[Tevin Campbell]] and [[Single: Melody Cool|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 [http://www.larrabeestudios.com/ 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 [[New Power Generation|N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix)]], [[New Power Generation|T.C.’s Rap]], [[Get Off]], [[The Lubricated Lady]], [[Loveleft, Loveright]], a [[New Power Generation|segue]] later included in the [[New Power Generation|N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix)]], [[Oobey Doop]], [[Play]], [[Heaven Is Keeping Score]], and additional recording on [[My Tree]] and [[A Positive Place]]). It was included as the third track on both October 1990, configurations of the [[Single: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] maxi-single, which was worked on further before release. The track was later renamed '''Brother With A Purpose'''. | | 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 [http://www.larrabeestudios.com/ 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 [[New Power Generation|N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix)]], [[New Power Generation|T.C.’s Rap]], [[Get Off]], [[The Lubricated Lady]], [[Loveleft, Loveright]], a [[New Power Generation|segue]] later included in the [[New Power Generation|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 [[Single: New Power Generation|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 [[Band: New Power Generation|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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown James Brown]’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_on_the_Good_Foot Get On The Good Foot] | | 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 [[Band: New Power Generation|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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown James Brown]’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_on_the_Good_Foot Get On The Good Foot] |
