Call The Law was initially released as the b-side of Money Don’t Matter 2 Night, the fifth and final single released from Prince’s 13th album Diamonds And Pearls, the first album to be credited to Prince and the New Power Generation (although it was premiered when played live on the Arsenio Hall Show six months earlier).
In 1993, the same studio recording, without the opening word "Yes", was included as the 13th track (ninth song) on the New Power Generation’s first 'solo' album Gold Nigga, credited only to the New Power Generation (it became the twelfth track (eighth song) on the album’s second printing after Guess Who’s Knockin’ was removed).
Tracking of an initial version took place on 7 September 1990 at Smile Garage Studio in Tokyo, Japan (on the same day as initial versions of Something Funky (This House Comes) and Horny Pony).
Prince updated the recording on 14 November 1990 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, while compiling the first configuration of the Diamonds And Pearls album. It was included as the twelfth track on the December 1990 configuration on said album, but was dropped from later configurations. Prince clearly liked the song, however, performing it regularly between 1991-1993. Call The Law found its way to both the b-side to Money Don’t Matter 2 Night and in 1993 on the NPG album Gold Nigga.
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Call The Law
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