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 Tim Simenon (of 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 "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 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 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 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 Corporate World album. The song was not kept when this album evolved into Pandemonium and remains unreleased. A Man Called Jesus was released by Mavis Staples on her second Paisley Park Records album, The Voice in 1993. Cat Attack and Cat And Mouse remain unreleased.
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