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|introduction          = '''Child Of The Sun''' is the first and only studio album by [[Mayte]], and was released in November 1995 in Europe only on [[NPG Records]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] refused to release the album in the USA).
 
|introduction          = '''Child Of The Sun''' is the first and only studio album by [[Mayte]], and was released in November 1995 in Europe only on [[NPG Records]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] refused to release the album in the USA).
  
All but one of the 12 tracks were written or co-written by [[Prince]] (with the other, [[Brick House|House Of Brick (Brick House)]], being a cover version of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodores Commodores] track [[Brick House]]), and all contain him playing some instruments, with significant contributions from other bandmembers.
 
  
The album produced four singles, [[Single: The Most Beautiful Boy In The World|The Most Beautiful Boy In The World]], [[Single: If Eye Love U 2night|If]] [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: If Eye Love U 2night]][[Single: If Eye Love U 2night| Love U 2night]] (both of which preceded the album), [[Single: House Of Brick (Brick House)|House Of Brick (Brick House)]] (which was available as a promotional single only) and [[Single: Rhythm Of Your Heart|Rhythm Of Your ♥]] (which received a limited release in 1998).
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'''Sessions and compiling'''
  
The album failed to enter the charts.
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All but one of the 12 tracks were written or co-written by [[Prince]] (with the other, [[Brick House|House Of Brick (Brick House)]], being a cover version of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodores Commodores] track [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_House_(song) Brick House]), and all contain him playing some instruments, with significant contributions from other bandmembers.
  
 
An early version of the album was titled '''Latino Barbie Doll''', and contained several tracks which were removed as the album progressed; [[Latino Barbie Doll]], [[If I Could Get Your Attention]], [[Telepathy]], [[Violet Blue]], [[Slow Love]], [[Hold Me]] and [[The_Most_Beautiful_Girl_In_The_World|¿Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo?]] (which was included on the single of [[Single: The Most Beautiful Boy In The World|The Most Beautiful Boy In The World]]).  
 
An early version of the album was titled '''Latino Barbie Doll''', and contained several tracks which were removed as the album progressed; [[Latino Barbie Doll]], [[If I Could Get Your Attention]], [[Telepathy]], [[Violet Blue]], [[Slow Love]], [[Hold Me]] and [[The_Most_Beautiful_Girl_In_The_World|¿Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo?]] (which was included on the single of [[Single: The Most Beautiful Boy In The World|The Most Beautiful Boy In The World]]).  
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Of the ten English-language tracks included on '''Latino Barbie Doll''', eight were [[Mayte]]'s versions of tracks released on earlier [[Prince]]-related albums ([[If I Love U 2 Nite|If I Love U Tonight]], [[Love's No Fun]], [[If I Could Get Your Attention]], [[Telepathy]], [[Violet Blue]], [[Slow Love]], [[Hold Me]] and [[The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Boy In The World]]), in addition to the two Spanish-language tracks, [[If I Love U 2 Nite|Si Te Amo Esta Noche]] and [[The_Most_Beautiful_Girl_In_The_World|¿Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo?]]
 
Of the ten English-language tracks included on '''Latino Barbie Doll''', eight were [[Mayte]]'s versions of tracks released on earlier [[Prince]]-related albums ([[If I Love U 2 Nite|If I Love U Tonight]], [[Love's No Fun]], [[If I Could Get Your Attention]], [[Telepathy]], [[Violet Blue]], [[Slow Love]], [[Hold Me]] and [[The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Boy In The World]]), in addition to the two Spanish-language tracks, [[If I Love U 2 Nite|Si Te Amo Esta Noche]] and [[The_Most_Beautiful_Girl_In_The_World|¿Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo?]]
  
In 1998, [[Love4OneAnother.com]] announced an album release by [[Mayte]] called [[Album: Scorpio|Scorpio]], which was to contain some of the same tracks from '''Child Of The Sun''' with some newly-recorded tracks in addition. This project never came to pass, and it is not clear if this was completed.
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<b>Promotion</b>
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The album produced four singles, [[Single: The Most Beautiful Boy In The World|The Most Beautiful Boy In The World]], [[Single: If Eye Love U 2night|If]] [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: If Eye Love U 2night]][[Single: If Eye Love U 2night| Love U 2night]] (both of which preceded the album), [[Single: House Of Brick (Brick House)|House Of Brick (Brick House)]] (which was available as a promotional single only) and [[Single: Rhythm Of Your Heart|Rhythm Of Your ♥]] (which received a limited release in 1998).
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The album failed to enter the charts.
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In 1998, [[Love4OneAnother.com]] announced an album release by [[Mayte]] called [[Album: Scorpio (1998)|Scorpio]], which was to contain some of the same tracks from '''Child Of The Sun''' with some newly-recorded tracks in addition. This project never came to pass, and it is not clear if this was completed.
 
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|tracklisting          = <small>The compact disc version is the original issue.</small>
 
|tracklisting          = <small>The compact disc version is the original issue.</small>
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*[[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] - instruments (credited as a group) on [[Children Of The Sun]], [[In Your Gracious Name]], [[The Rhythm Of Your Heart|The Rhythm Of Your ♥]], [[Love's No Fun]], [[Baby Don't Care]] and [[However Much U Want]], performer on [[Ain't No Place Like U]] (as [[Band: New Power Generation|The New Power Generation Drum Corp]])
 
*[[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] - instruments (credited as a group) on [[Children Of The Sun]], [[In Your Gracious Name]], [[The Rhythm Of Your Heart|The Rhythm Of Your ♥]], [[Love's No Fun]], [[Baby Don't Care]] and [[However Much U Want]], performer on [[Ain't No Place Like U]] (as [[Band: New Power Generation|The New Power Generation Drum Corp]])
 
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - keyboards on [[Children Of The Sun]] and [[In Your Gracious Name]], background vocals on [[However Much U Want]], all instruments on [[Mo' Better]]
 
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - keyboards on [[Children Of The Sun]] and [[In Your Gracious Name]], background vocals on [[However Much U Want]], all instruments on [[Mo' Better]]
*[[Kathleen Johnson]] - background vocals on [[Children Of The Sun]]
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*[[Kathleen Johnson|Kathleen Bradford]] - background vocals on [[Children Of The Sun]], [[If I Love U 2 Nite|If]] [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=If I Love U 2 Nite]][[If I Love U 2 Nite| Love U 2night]], [[Brick House|House Of Brick (Brick House)]], [[Love's No Fun]], [[Baby Don't Care]] and [[Mo' Better]]
 
*Kameron Johnson - kid vocals on [[Children Of The Sun]]
 
*Kameron Johnson - kid vocals on [[Children Of The Sun]]
*[[Kathleen Bradford]] - background vocals on [[If I Love U 2 Nite|If]] [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=If I Love U 2 Nite]][[If I Love U 2 Nite| Love U 2night]], [[Brick House|House Of Brick (Brick House)]], [[Love's No Fun]], [[Baby Don't Care]] and [[Mo' Better]]
 
 
*[[Billy Franze]] - guitar on [[If I Love U 2 Nite|If]] [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=If I Love U 2 Nite]][[If I Love U 2 Nite| Love U 2night]]
 
*[[Billy Franze]] - guitar on [[If I Love U 2 Nite|If]] [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=If I Love U 2 Nite]][[If I Love U 2 Nite| Love U 2night]]
 
*[[Ricky Peterson]] - all other instruments on [[If I Love U 2 Nite|If]] [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=If I Love U 2 Nite]][[If I Love U 2 Nite| Love U 2night]], keyboards on [[Baby Don't Care]]
 
*[[Ricky Peterson]] - all other instruments on [[If I Love U 2 Nite|If]] [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=If I Love U 2 Nite]][[If I Love U 2 Nite| Love U 2night]], keyboards on [[Baby Don't Care]]
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*[[Ray Hahnfeldt]] - engineering on [[Children Of The Sun]], [[In Your Gracious Name]], [[The Rhythm Of Your Heart|The Rhythm Of Your ♥]], [[Ain't No Place Like U]], [[Love's No Fun]], [[Baby Don't Care]], [[However Much U Want]] and [[Mo' Better]]
 
*[[Ray Hahnfeldt]] - engineering on [[Children Of The Sun]], [[In Your Gracious Name]], [[The Rhythm Of Your Heart|The Rhythm Of Your ♥]], [[Ain't No Place Like U]], [[Love's No Fun]], [[Baby Don't Care]], [[However Much U Want]] and [[Mo' Better]]
 
*[[Steve Durkee]] - engineering on [[Children Of The Sun]], [[In Your Gracious Name]], [[The Rhythm Of Your Heart|The Rhythm Of Your ♥]], [[Ain't No Place Like U]], [[Love's No Fun]], [[Baby Don't Care]], [[However Much U Want]] and [[Mo' Better]]
 
*[[Steve Durkee]] - engineering on [[Children Of The Sun]], [[In Your Gracious Name]], [[The Rhythm Of Your Heart|The Rhythm Of Your ♥]], [[Ain't No Place Like U]], [[Love's No Fun]], [[Baby Don't Care]], [[However Much U Want]] and [[Mo' Better]]
*Shane T. Keller - assistant engineering on [[Children Of The Sun]], [[In Your Gracious Name]], [[The Rhythm Of Your Heart|The Rhythm Of Your ♥]], [[Ain't No Place Like U]], [[Love's No Fun]], [[Baby Don't Care]], [[However Much U Want]] and [[Mo' Better]]
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*[[Shane T. Keller]] - assistant engineering on [[Children Of The Sun]], [[In Your Gracious Name]], [[The Rhythm Of Your Heart|The Rhythm Of Your ♥]], [[Ain't No Place Like U]], [[Love's No Fun]], [[Baby Don't Care]], [[However Much U Want]] and [[Mo' Better]]
 
*[[Hans-Martin Buff]] - assistant engineering on [[Children Of The Sun]], [[The Rhythm Of Your Heart|The Rhythm Of Your ♥]], [[Ain't No Place Like U]], [[Love's No Fun]] and [[However Much U Want]]
 
*[[Hans-Martin Buff]] - assistant engineering on [[Children Of The Sun]], [[The Rhythm Of Your Heart|The Rhythm Of Your ♥]], [[Ain't No Place Like U]], [[Love's No Fun]] and [[However Much U Want]]
 
*[[Tim Hoogenakker]] - assistant engineering on [[Children Of The Sun]]
 
*[[Tim Hoogenakker]] - assistant engineering on [[Children Of The Sun]]
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|B-side = [[The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|¿Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo?]]
 
|B-side = [[The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|¿Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo?]]
 
|Image  = Themostbeautifulboyintheworld single.jpg
 
|Image  = Themostbeautifulboyintheworld single.jpg
|Link  = The Most Beautiful Boy In The World
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|Link  = Single: The Most Beautiful Boy In The World
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{AlbumSinglesLine|
 
{{AlbumSinglesLine|
|Single = [[Single: If Eye Love U 2night|If]] [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: If Eye Love U 2night]][[Single: If Eye Love U 2night| Love U 2night]]
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|Single = [[Single: If Eye Love U 2night|If]] [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: If Eye Love U 2night]][[Single: If Eye Love U 2night| Love U 2night]] <small>(Europe only)</small>
 
|B-side = [[The Rhythm Of Your Heart|The Rhythm Of Your ♥]]
 
|B-side = [[The Rhythm Of Your Heart|The Rhythm Of Your ♥]]
 
|Image  = Ifeyeloveu2night single.jpg
 
|Image  = Ifeyeloveu2night single.jpg
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}}
 
}}
 
{{AlbumSinglesLine|
 
{{AlbumSinglesLine|
|Single = [[Single: House Of Brick (Brick House)|House Of Brick (Brick House)]] - promotional release only
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|Single = [[Single: House Of Brick (Brick House)|House Of Brick (Brick House)]] <small>(Germany promo only)</small>
 
|B-side = None
 
|B-side = None
 
|Image  = Houseofbrick(brickhouse) single.jpg
 
|Image  = Houseofbrick(brickhouse) single.jpg
|Link  = House Of Brick (Brick House)
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|Link  = Single: House Of Brick (Brick House)
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{AlbumSinglesLine|
 
{{AlbumSinglesLine|
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|B-side = [[In Your Gracious Name]]
 
|B-side = [[In Your Gracious Name]]
 
|Image  = Rhythmofyourheart single.jpg
 
|Image  = Rhythmofyourheart single.jpg
|Link  = Rhythm Of Your Heart|Rhythm Of Your ♥
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|Link  = Single: Rhythm Of Your Heart|Rhythm Of Your ♥
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
|see also              =  
 
|see also              =  
 
{{SeeAlso|
 
{{SeeAlso|
|item1  = [[Album: Scorpio|Scorpio]]
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|item1  = [[Album: Scorpio (1998)|Scorpio]]
|image1  = [[File:Unreleased project.png|60px|link=Album: Scorpio]]
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|image1  = [[File:Unreleased project.png|60px|link=Album: Scorpio (1998)]]
 
|item2  = &nbsp; 
 
|item2  = &nbsp; 
 
|image2  =  
 
|image2  =  
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}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|releases              = None, although see notes on aborted [[Album: Scorpio|Scorpio]] release.
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|releases              = None, although see notes on aborted [[Album: Scorpio (1998)|Scorpio]] release.
 
|album promotion        = [[Mayte]] undertook a short tour of Europe in October and November 1995 to promote this release with TV appearances (without [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]).
 
|album promotion        = [[Mayte]] undertook a short tour of Europe in October and November 1995 to promote this release with TV appearances (without [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]).
 
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{{Alternative|
 
{{Alternative|
 
|format = Album
 
|format = Album
|config = An early version of the album, titled '''Latino Barbie Doll''', contains the following tracklist:
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|config = An undated early version of the album, titled '''Latino Barbie Doll''', contains the following tracklist:
 
* '''<u>Undated configuration</u>'''
 
* '''<u>Undated configuration</u>'''
# <b>[[If I Love U 2 Nite|If I Love U Tonight]]</b> ''(sic)''
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# <b>[[If I Love U 2 Nite|If I Love U Tonight]]</b> ''[sic]''
 
# <b>[[Love's No Fun]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Love's No Fun]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Latino Barbie Doll]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Latino Barbie Doll]]</b>
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# <b>[[Slow Love]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Slow Love]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Hold Me]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Hold Me]]</b>
# <b>[[If I Love U 2 Nite|Si Te Amo Esat Noche]]</b> ''(sic)''
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# <b>[[If I Love U 2 Nite|Si Te Amo Esta Noche]]</b> ''(sic)''
 
# <b>[[The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Boy In The World]]</b> - ''labeled as "bonus track"''
 
# <b>[[The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Boy In The World]]</b> - ''labeled as "bonus track"''
 
# <b>[[The_Most_Beautiful_Girl_In_The_World|¿Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo?]]</b> - ''labeled as "bonus track"''
 
# <b>[[The_Most_Beautiful_Girl_In_The_World|¿Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo?]]</b> - ''labeled as "bonus track"''
 
<br>
 
<br>
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* '''<u>Mayte - work in progress 5/5/95</u>'''
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# <b>[[Children Of The Sun]]</b>
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# <b>[[In Your Gracious Name]]</b>
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# <b>[[If I Love U 2 Nite|If I Love U 2Night]]</b>
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# <b>[[The Rhythm Of Your Heart|Rhythm Of Your Heart]]</b>
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# <b>[[Ain't No Place Like U]]</b>
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# <b>[[Brick House|House Of Brick]]</b>
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# <b>[[Love's No Fun]]</b>
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# <b>[[Baby Don't Care]]</b>
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# <b>[[However Much U Want]]</b>
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# <b>[[Mo' Better]]</b>
 
}}
 
}}
 
|references            = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
 
|references            = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''

Revision as of 14:19, 28 June 2020

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Child Of The Sun

Child Of The Sun (Front Cover)

Album details


Released: 27 November 1995
Length: 52:52
Label(s): NPG Records
Studio(s): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA

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


The Most Beautiful Boy In The World
b/w ¿Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo?
Themostbeautifulboyintheworld single.jpg
If EyeBlue.png Love U 2night (Europe only)
b/w The Rhythm Of Your ♥
Ifeyeloveu2night single.jpg
House Of Brick (Brick House) (Germany promo only)
b/w None
Houseofbrick(brickhouse) single.jpg
Rhythm Of Your ♥
b/w In Your Gracious Name
Rhythmofyourheart single.jpg

See also


Scorpio   
Unreleased project.png

Alternate Album Configuration


An undated early version of the album, titled Latino Barbie Doll, contains the following tracklist:

  • Undated configuration
  1. If I Love U Tonight [sic]
  2. Love's No Fun
  3. Latino Barbie Doll
  4. However Much U Want
  5. If I Could Get Your Attention
  6. Telepathy
  7. Violet Blue
  8. Slow Love
  9. Hold Me
  10. Si Te Amo Esta Noche (sic)
  11. The Most Beautiful Boy In The World - labeled as "bonus track"
  12. ¿Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo? - labeled as "bonus track"


  • Mayte - work in progress 5/5/95
  1. Children Of The Sun
  2. In Your Gracious Name
  3. If I Love U 2Night
  4. Rhythm Of Your Heart
  5. Ain't No Place Like U
  6. House Of Brick
  7. Love's No Fun
  8. Baby Don't Care
  9. However Much U Want
  10. Mo' Better
Child Of The Sun is the first and only studio album by Mayte, and was released in November 1995 in Europe only on NPG Records (Warner Bros. refused to release the album in the USA).


Sessions and compiling

All but one of the 12 tracks were written or co-written by Prince (with the other, House Of Brick (Brick House), being a cover version of the Commodores track Brick House), and all contain him playing some instruments, with significant contributions from other bandmembers.

An early version of the album was titled Latino Barbie Doll, and contained several tracks which were removed as the album progressed; Latino Barbie Doll, If I Could Get Your Attention, Telepathy, Violet Blue, Slow Love, Hold Me and ¿Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo? (which was included on the single of The Most Beautiful Boy In The World).

Of the ten English-language tracks included on Latino Barbie Doll, eight were Mayte's versions of tracks released on earlier Prince-related albums (If I Love U Tonight, Love's No Fun, If I Could Get Your Attention, Telepathy, Violet Blue, Slow Love, Hold Me and The Most Beautiful Boy In The World), in addition to the two Spanish-language tracks, Si Te Amo Esta Noche and ¿Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo?


Promotion

The album produced four singles, The Most Beautiful Boy In The World, If EyeBlue.png Love U 2night (both of which preceded the album), House Of Brick (Brick House) (which was available as a promotional single only) and Rhythm Of Your ♥ (which received a limited release in 1998).

The album failed to enter the charts.

In 1998, Love4OneAnother.com announced an album release by Mayte called Scorpio, which was to contain some of the same tracks from Child Of The Sun with some newly-recorded tracks in addition. This project never came to pass, and it is not clear if this was completed.



Track listing
CD LP

The compact disc version is the original issue.

  1. Children Of The Sun (4:29) 1
  2. In Your Gracious Name (5:05)
  3. If EyeBlue.png Love U 2night (4:17) 2
  4. The Rhythm Of Your ♥ (3:16)
  5. Ain't No Place Like U (4:44)
  6. House Of Brick (Brick House) (3:19) 3
  7. Love's No Fun (3:57)
  8. Baby Don't Care (5:25)
  9. However Much U Want (4:31)
  10. Mo' Better (4:55) 4
  11. If EyeBlue.png Love U 2night (Spanish) (4:17)
  12. The Most Beautiful Boy In The World (4:30)


This album has not been released in LP format.

All tracks written by Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png), except where noted

1 Written by Mayte and Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png)
2 Written by Prince (as Paisley Park)
3 Written by William King, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange, Lionel Richie, Milan Williams and Ronald La Pread (as Brick House)
4 Written by Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png), Andrew Hopkins and E.M. Hunter



Personnel
Musicians



Production



Thanks
  • None.



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions

None, although see notes on aborted Scorpio release.

 
Additional Information

Promotion (at time of release) Trivia

  • Mayte undertook a short tour of Europe in October and November 1995 to promote this release with TV appearances (without Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png).



References
Closerthanclose album.jpg 1995
Closer Than Close
All Albums All Related Artists Albums 1997
Kamasutra
Kamasutra album.jpg