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− | Fairly little is known about the recording sessions for the album. It is likely that basic tracking for most tracks took place between late 2004 and early 2006, at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA and/or [[Location: 3121 Antelo Road|3121 Antelo Rd.]], Los Angeles, CA, USA. Some percussion overdubs on [[Te Amo Corazon|Te Amo Corazón]] took place at Insomnio Studios, Panama City, Panama in late June 2005. | + | Fairly little is known about the recording sessions for the album. It is likely that basic tracking for most tracks took place between late 2004 and early 2006, at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA and/or [[Location: 3121 Antelo Road|3121 Antelo Rd.]], Los Angeles, CA, USA. Some percussion overdubs on [[Te Amo Corazon|Te Amo Corazón]] took place at Insomnio Studios, Panama City, Panama in late June 2005. |
− | An early configuration of the album compiled in late 2005 included | + | In a 2020 interview, [[Sam Jennings]] discussed the evolution of the album: ''"The '''3121''' album changed a lot from 2005 to 2006. Originally it was going to be called '''Lotusflow3r''' and had a very different tracklist. I had an original design for it ready to go. But then it changed and evolved into '''3121''' and so did the art."'' At some point the cd was going to be three discs, while a version from late October 2005 had fifteen tracks, and was likely planned to be two CDs at this point. |
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+ | An early configuration of the album compiled in late 2005 included three songs that were removed before release and included on [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] (released in 2009): [[Love Like Jazz]], [[Wall Of Berlin]] and [[The Morning After]] (the latter was not included on the physical release but only on the download version of the [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] album). This early configuration also included [[Elixer]] (later released on [[Bria Valente]]’s album [[Album: Elixer|Elixer]] in 2009), [[Redhead Stepchild]] (removed from '''3121''' and included on [[Támar Davis|Támar]] ’s planned 2006 album), and two other songs that remain unreleased ([[Streets Of Panama]] and [[Shameless]]). [[Fury]] and [[Beautiful, Loved And Blessed]] were not included on any known late 2005 configuration, indicating that they may have been recorded shortly before the album’s release. Although the song '''3121''' contains some disguised spoken words that say "From the lotus flower...", it is unclear when and how the album title evolved from '''Lotusflow3r''' to '''3121''' (of note, neither [[From The Lotus...]] or [[...Back 2 The Lotus]]) were included on any known configuration of '''3121'''). | ||
The album is the first to feature a band line-up including drummer [[Cora Coleman-Dunham|C.C. Dunham]] and bass guitarist [[Joshua Dunham]], who would continue to play with [[Prince]] until 2010. It also features significant vocal contributions from [[Támar Davis]] (credited as [[Támar Davis|Támar]]), who [[Prince]] worked with heavily in 2005 and 2006, including touring with her as her guitarist on the 2006 [[Támar Tour|Támar Tour]]. | The album is the first to feature a band line-up including drummer [[Cora Coleman-Dunham|C.C. Dunham]] and bass guitarist [[Joshua Dunham]], who would continue to play with [[Prince]] until 2010. It also features significant vocal contributions from [[Támar Davis]] (credited as [[Támar Davis|Támar]]), who [[Prince]] worked with heavily in 2005 and 2006, including touring with her as her guitarist on the 2006 [[Támar Tour|Támar Tour]]. | ||
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# <b>[[Fury]]</b> (4:02) | # <b>[[Fury]]</b> (4:02) | ||
# <b>[[The Word]]</b> (4:12) | # <b>[[The Word]]</b> (4:12) | ||
− | # <b>[[Beautiful, Loved And Blessed]]</b> (5:44)<sup>1</sup> | + | # <b>[[Beautiful, Loved And Blessed]]</b> (5:44) <sup>1</sup> |
# <b>[[The Dance]]</b> (5:21) | # <b>[[The Dance]]</b> (5:21) | ||
# <b>[[Get On The Boat]]</b> (6:19) | # <b>[[Get On The Boat]]</b> (6:19) | ||
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# <b>[[Fury]]</b> (4:02) | # <b>[[Fury]]</b> (4:02) | ||
# <b>[[The Word]]</b> (4:12) | # <b>[[The Word]]</b> (4:12) | ||
− | # <b>[[Beautiful, Loved And Blessed]]</b> (5:44)<sup>1</sup> | + | # <b>[[Beautiful, Loved And Blessed]]</b> (5:44) <sup>1</sup> |
# <b>[[The Dance]]</b> (5:21) | # <b>[[The Dance]]</b> (5:21) | ||
# <b>[[Get On The Boat]]</b> (6:19) | # <b>[[Get On The Boat]]</b> (6:19) | ||
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# <b>[[The Word]]</b> (4:12) | # <b>[[The Word]]</b> (4:12) | ||
*Side 4: | *Side 4: | ||
− | # <b>[[Beautiful, Loved And Blessed]]</b> (5:44)<sup>1</sup> | + | # <b>[[Beautiful, Loved And Blessed]]</b> (5:44) <sup>1</sup> |
# <b>[[The Dance]]</b> (5:21) | # <b>[[The Dance]]</b> (5:21) | ||
# <b>[[Get On The Boat]]</b> (6:19) | # <b>[[Get On The Boat]]</b> (6:19) | ||
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|format = Album | |format = Album | ||
|config = | |config = | ||
+ | * '''<u>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_26|26 October 2005]] configuration</u>'''<sup>*</sup> | ||
+ | # <b>[[3121]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Lolita]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Streets Of Panama]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[The Morning After]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Elixer]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Black Sweat]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Love Like Jazz]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Love]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Redhead Stepchild]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Shameless]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Satisfied]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[The Word]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[The Dance]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Get On The Boat]]</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Wall Of Berlin]]</b> | ||
+ | <sup>*</sup> <small> The exact sequence is unknown, but tentatively extrapolated from placing of tracks on other sequences and projects </small> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
* '''<u>Late 2005 configuration</u>''' | * '''<u>Late 2005 configuration</u>''' | ||
# <b>[[3121]]</b> | # <b>[[3121]]</b> | ||
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|references = <b>Charts:</b> British Hit Albums ISBN 978-0-7535-1700-0; [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Prince/3121-ac11656.html Charts In France] | |references = <b>Charts:</b> British Hit Albums ISBN 978-0-7535-1700-0; [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Prince/3121-ac11656.html Charts In France] | ||
*<b>Sales</b>: [http://books.google.fr/books?id=BRYEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=&hl=fr&rview=1#v=onepage&q=prince&f=false '''Prince Complete Circuit''' ''By Geoff Mayfield'' (Billboard: 8 Apr. 2006)] | *<b>Sales</b>: [http://books.google.fr/books?id=BRYEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=&hl=fr&rview=1#v=onepage&q=prince&f=false '''Prince Complete Circuit''' ''By Geoff Mayfield'' (Billboard: 8 Apr. 2006)] | ||
+ | *<b>Interview</b>: [https://www.housequake.com/sam-jennings-interview/ Sam Jennings Interview by Housequake (21 Aug. 2020 Housequake.com)] | ||
|categories = [[Category:2006]][[Category:Albums (Prince)]][[Category:Studio albums (Prince)]][[Category:NPG Records releases]] | |categories = [[Category:2006]][[Category:Albums (Prince)]][[Category:Studio albums (Prince)]][[Category:NPG Records releases]] | ||
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