Album: Child Of The Sun

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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

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).

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.

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.

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?

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

  1. Children Of The Sun (4:29) *
  2. In Your Gracious Name (5:05)
  3. If EyeBlue.png Love U 2night (4:17) +
  4. The Rhythm Of Your ♥ (3:16)
  5. Ain't No Place Like U (4:44)
  6. House Of Brick (Brick House) (3:19) #
  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) **
  11. If EyeBlue.png Love U 2night (Spanish) (4:17)
  12. The Most Beautiful Boy In The World (4:30) +


All tracks written by Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png), except where noted
* Written by Mayte and Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png)
+ Written by Prince (as Paisley Park)
# Written by William King, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange, Lionel Richie, Milan Williams and Ronald La Pread (as Brick House)
** written by Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png), Andrew Hopkins and E.M. Hunter

Personnel

Musicians


Production


Singles released

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Charts

  • This album didn't enter the charts.

Releases

Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label1 Label2

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Variants, special editions and re-releases

  • None, although see notes on aborted Scorpio release above.


Album promotion

Time-of-release

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


Awards, nominations, and certifications

  • None.

Quotations and trivia

  • An early version of the album, titled Latino Barbie Doll, contains the following tracklist:
  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 Esat 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"


References

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