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− | |introduction = This entry details a planned solo (debut) album by [[Cat]], recorded between November 1988 and January 1989. Only a handful of songs are known to have been recorded for the project before being abandoned when [[Cat]] announced she was moving to England to work with producer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Simenon Tim Simenon]. | + | |introduction = This entry details a planned solo (debut) album by [[Cat]], recorded between November 1988 and January 1989. Only a handful of songs are known to have been recorded for the project before being abandoned when [[Cat]] announced she was moving to England to work with producer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Simenon Tim Simenon] (of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomb_the_Bass Bomb The Bass]). |
It is assumed to be a rap album, as [[Cat]] wasn't known to sing. Songs known to have been written specifically for this album by [[Prince]] ([[Cat]] may also have provided lyrics) are [[Cat Attack]], [[Cat And Mouse]], [[Nine Lives]] and [[A Man Called Jesus]]. A song called "December 1st, 1987" written solely by [[Cat]] about the cancelling of [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] was also written for the album. It is not known if the earlier track [[Cornbread Rappers]] was considered for this project. | It is assumed to be a rap album, as [[Cat]] wasn't known to sing. Songs known to have been written specifically for this album by [[Prince]] ([[Cat]] may also have provided lyrics) are [[Cat Attack]], [[Cat And Mouse]], [[Nine Lives]] and [[A Man Called Jesus]]. A song called "December 1st, 1987" written solely by [[Cat]] about the cancelling of [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] was also written for the album. It is not known if the earlier track [[Cornbread Rappers]] was considered for this project. | ||
− | After the Japanese leg of the [[Lovesexy Tour]] in 1989, [[Cat]] left [[Prince]]’s camp and moved to London, England to work with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Simenon Tim Simenon | + | After the Japanese leg of the [[Lovesexy Tour]] in 1989, [[Cat]] left [[Prince]]’s camp and moved to London, England to work with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Simenon Tim Simenon]. She signed on [[Steve Fargnoli]]’s label Red Dot Records and released a single called "Catwoman" in 1989 (around the time of the release of the [[Album: Batman| Batman]] album although it was unrelated to the movie and [[Prince]] had no involvement on the song). Her first album, called "I Am Energy", fully produced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Simenon Tim Simenon] was completed but never saw the light of the day. |
After [[Cat]]’s departure, [[Prince]] re-recorded [[Nine Lives]] with [[Morris Day]] for [[The Time]]’s [[Album: Corporate World|Corporate World]] album. The song was not kept when this album evolved into [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]] and remains unreleased. [[A Man Called Jesus]] was released by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] on her second [[Paisley Park Records]] album, [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]] in 1993. [[Cat Attack]] and [[Cat And Mouse]] remain unreleased. | After [[Cat]]’s departure, [[Prince]] re-recorded [[Nine Lives]] with [[Morris Day]] for [[The Time]]’s [[Album: Corporate World|Corporate World]] album. The song was not kept when this album evolved into [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]] and remains unreleased. [[A Man Called Jesus]] was released by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] on her second [[Paisley Park Records]] album, [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]] in 1993. [[Cat Attack]] and [[Cat And Mouse]] remain unreleased. |
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