Album: Minneapolis Genius

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Minneapolis Genius

Album details Released: 12 February 1986 Length: 33:20 Label(s): Hot Pink / Castle Classics Studio(s): Sound Palace Studios, New York, NY, USA; Sound 80, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Cookhouse Studios, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Blue Wave Recording Studio, St. Philip, Barbados. Charts, Certifications & Awards Charts This album has not charted in the USA Certifications This album has not received any certifications in the USA Awards This album has not received any awards in the USA Singles released Just Another Sucker b/w Just Another Sucker If You Feel Like Dancin’ b/w If You Feel Like Dancin’ See also Symbolic Beginning (Album) 94 East (Album)

Minneapolis Genius is the first collection of studio recordings by 94 East, the band name given to a number of tracks recorded by Pepé Willie and Prince with occasional other musicians. The collection contained one song with writing input by Prince, Just Another Sucker, and Prince appeared as a musician on all tracks, stemming from recording sessions between 1975 and 1979 (the cover subtitle incorrectly labels the sessions as "the historic 1977 recordings"). Additional recordings and remixes were done by Pepé Willie between 1984 and 1985. The initial issue was credited to 94 East featuring Prince. Minneapolis Genius was released without much promotion by Hot Pink Records Inc., and did not chart. Two singles (Just Another Sucker and If You Feel Like Dancin’) had no chart impact either. A second collection, with different versions of Games and Dance To The Music Of The World and additional tracks, titled Symbolic Beginning, was released in 1995. A third collection, simply titled 94 East, with two other songs featuring Prince was released in 2002. The collections have been since re-released multiple times with different sequences of tracks by European labels through loose license agreements with small independent labels which take advantage of gray areas of copyrights to place these records in stores. Some had artworks with Prince’s name and image featured more prominently than 94 East. This compilations were released without Pepé Willie’s consent who sent cease-and-desist letters to those labels without much success. These issues (Lovin’ Cup for instance for the Minneapolis Genius album) are not listed below being semi-official or bootlegs (only the initial release by Hot Pink Records Inc. is considered as legit). In 2024, Minneapolis Genius was re-released as a double-LP for the Record Store Day. It is basically a re-release of Symbolic Beginning with the Minneapolis Genius title and packaging. Prince had no input into any of the 94 East collections, however, and was upset at its releases, leading to a heated discussions between Prince and Pepé Willie in 1986 and in Early 2000. Track listing CD LP The compact disc version is a reissue from the original LP. If You Feel Like Dancin’ (7:11) Lovin’ Cup (4:21) 1 Games (5:01) Just Another Sucker (5:21) 2 Dance To The Music Of The World (5:09) One Man Jam (6:17) 3 The vinyl long play is the original issue. Side 1: If You Feel Like Dancin’ (7:11) Lovin’ Cup (4:21) 1 Games (5:01) Side 2: Just Another Sucker (5:21) 2 Dance To The Music Of The World (5:09) One Man Jam (6:17) 3 2LP (2024 Record Store Day) Side 1: If You Feel Like Dancin’ (7:11) Lovin’ Cup (4:21) 1 Games (5:01) Side 2: Just Another Sucker (5:21) 2 Dance To The Music Of The World (5:09) One Man Jam (6:17) 3 Side 3: If You See Me (5:40) Games (Original Version) (3:40) I’ll Always Love You (3:55) Better Than You Think (4:30) If We Don’t (4:09) Side 4: You Can Be My Teacher (4:06) Love, Love, Love (3:53) Dance To The Music Of The World (Practice Session) (6:04) If You See Me (Instrumental Version) (5:39) Games (Instrumental Version) (3:40) Better Than You Think (Instrumental Version) (4:31) All songs written by Pepé Willie, except where noted. 1 Written by Pepé Willie and Ike Paige 2 Written by Prince and Pepé Willie 3 Written by Pepé Willie, Ike Paige and Tony Silvester Personnel Musicians Prince - guitar (all tracks), synthesizer on If You Feel Like Dancin’, Lovin’ Cup, Just Another Sucker, Dance To The Music Of The World and One Man Jam, keyboards and drums on Lovin’ Cup, Just Another Sucker and Dance To The Music Of The World, keyboards on One Man Jam Pepé Willie - keyboards on If You Feel Like Dancin’, acoustic guitar on Lovin’ Cup, synthesizer on Games and One Man Jam, percussion on Dance To The Music Of The World and One Man Jam André Cymone - bass guitar on If You Feel Like Dancin’, Lovin’ Cup, Just Another Sucker, Dance To The Music Of The World and One Man Jam Kristie Lazenberry - vocals on Lovin’ Cup and Just Another Sucker Marcy Ingvoldstad - vocals on Lovin’ Cup and Just Another Sucker Alvin Moody - bass guitar, guitar and keyboards on Games, guitar on Just Another Sucker Mark Sullivan - keyboards on Games (uncredited) Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey - drums on Games (uncredited) Unidentified and uncredited horn player on Lovin’ Cup (presumably Don Myrick) Unidentified and uncredited horn players on Games Production Pepé Willie - co-producer Tony Sylvester - co-producer Ralph Moss - co-producer on Games (uncredited) Thanks none.

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Additional Information Promotion (at time of release) Trivia References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) If You See Me: My Six-Decade Journey in Rock and Roll, Pepé Willie (2021) Discogs

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