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Work on a solo [[Rosie Gaines]] album began while she was still a member of the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] band, in 1990 ([[I Want U]] was first recorded in late 1989, before work on the album commenced). Work continued until September 1991, when she and [[Prince]] fell out regarding her solo career. She was contracted to [[Paisley Park Records]], however, and continued to work on the album without [[Prince]] following her departure from the band (after the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]]). | Work on a solo [[Rosie Gaines]] album began while she was still a member of the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] band, in 1990 ([[I Want U]] was first recorded in late 1989, before work on the album commenced). Work continued until September 1991, when she and [[Prince]] fell out regarding her solo career. She was contracted to [[Paisley Park Records]], however, and continued to work on the album without [[Prince]] following her departure from the band (after the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]]). | ||
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<!-------TRACK LIST -------> | <!-------TRACK LIST -------> | ||
− | |tracklisting = <big><div style="color:#ab3e00"> | + | |tracklisting = <big><div style="color:#ab3e00">(International Edition)</div></big><br> |
− | + | # <b>[[I Want U]] (Purple Version)</b> (3:36) <sup>1</sup> | |
− | # <b>[[I Want U]] ( | + | |
# <b>Are You Ready</b> | # <b>Are You Ready</b> | ||
# <b>Closer Than Close</b> | # <b>Closer Than Close</b> | ||
# <b>Googaga</b> | # <b>Googaga</b> | ||
+ | # <b>Ooh La La</b> | ||
# <b>[[Turn Your Lights Down Low]]</b> (4:29) <sup>2</sup> | # <b>[[Turn Your Lights Down Low]]</b> (4:29) <sup>2</sup> | ||
# <b>[[My Tender Heart]]</b> (5:10) <sup>1</sup> | # <b>[[My Tender Heart]]</b> (5:10) <sup>1</sup> | ||
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# <b>Get The Ghetto Off Your Mind</b> | # <b>Get The Ghetto Off Your Mind</b> | ||
# <b>December 25th</b> | # <b>December 25th</b> | ||
− | # <b> | + | # <b>Bubbly World</b> |
− | + | # <b>Do What You Wanna Do</b> | |
− | <big><div style="color:#ab3e00">CD ( | + | |
− | # <b>[[I Want U]] ( | + | |
+ | <big><div style="color:#ab3e00">CD (US Edition)</div></big><br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | # <b>[[I Want U]] (Inner City Blues) (Earth Mama Version)</b> (6:34) <sup>3</sup> | ||
# <b>Are You Ready</b> | # <b>Are You Ready</b> | ||
# <b>Closer Than Close</b> | # <b>Closer Than Close</b> | ||
# <b>Googaga</b> | # <b>Googaga</b> | ||
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# <b>[[Turn Your Lights Down Low]]</b> (4:29) <sup>2</sup> | # <b>[[Turn Your Lights Down Low]]</b> (4:29) <sup>2</sup> | ||
# <b>[[My Tender Heart]]</b> (5:10) <sup>1</sup> | # <b>[[My Tender Heart]]</b> (5:10) <sup>1</sup> | ||
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# <b>Get The Ghetto Off Your Mind</b> | # <b>Get The Ghetto Off Your Mind</b> | ||
# <b>December 25th</b> | # <b>December 25th</b> | ||
− | # <b> | + | # <b>[[I Want U]] (Purple Version)</b> (3:36) <sup>1</sup> |
− | + | <br> | |
<big><div style="color:#ab3e00">CD (Japanese version)</div></big><br> | <big><div style="color:#ab3e00">CD (Japanese version)</div></big><br> | ||
− | # <b>[[I Want U]] (Inner City Blues) (Earth Mama Version)</b> (6:34) <sup> | + | # <b>[[I Want U]] (Inner City Blues) (Earth Mama Version)</b> (6:34) <sup>3</sup> |
# <b>Are You Ready</b> | # <b>Are You Ready</b> | ||
# <b>Closer Than Close</b> | # <b>Closer Than Close</b> | ||
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<sup>1</sup> Written by [[Prince]] and [[Rosie Gaines]] <br> | <sup>1</sup> Written by [[Prince]] and [[Rosie Gaines]] <br> | ||
<sup>2</sup> written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley Bob Marley]<br> | <sup>2</sup> written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley Bob Marley]<br> | ||
+ | <sup>3</sup> Written by [[Rosie Gaines]] and [[Prince]]. Contains segments of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_You_(Marvin_Gaye_song) I Want You] (written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Ware Leon Ware] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_%22T-Boy%22_Ross Arthur "T-Boy" Ross]) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_City_Blues_(Make_Me_Wanna_Holler) Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)] (written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Gaye Marvin Gaye] & James Nyx, Jr.)<br> | ||
|other format = Digital (20th Anniversary Edition version) | |other format = Digital (20th Anniversary Edition version) | ||
|content = | |content = | ||
− | # <b>[[I Want U]] (Inner City Blue) (Earth Mama Version) </b> (6:34) <sup> | + | # <b>[[I Want U]] (Inner City Blue) (Earth Mama Version) </b> (6:34) <sup>3</sup> |
# <b>Are You Ready</b> | # <b>Are You Ready</b> | ||
# <b>Closer Than Close</b> | # <b>Closer Than Close</b> | ||
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*[[Tom Tucker]] - engineer | *[[Tom Tucker]] - engineer | ||
*Lee Blaske - string arrangements on [[My Tender Heart]] | *Lee Blaske - string arrangements on [[My Tender Heart]] | ||
− | |thanks = | + | |thanks = Thank You’s. I’d like to take this moment to express my gratitude, thanks and praise to the everliving force of love, life and creation which brought and protects me here in this place I call universe… |
+ | *Thank You… To my mother (Mattie Gaines) and father (Curtis West) for the cheers and the laughter, without your encouragement, love, understanding and wisdom, I couldn’t have done this. You are the best parents a daughter could wish for. | ||
+ | *To my daughter Latoya, thank you for the loving help – you’ve been a good ear, a good fiend and a good daughter. Thank you for your input on the album. | ||
+ | *To Francis for your spiritual and creative input. You’re my best friend. To my sister and my partner Mal… you’ve been down for me as long as I’ve known you. I thank and love you so much for that. | ||
+ | *To my sister Yvonne for the spiritual conversations that we shared by phone. It’s been fun… thank you for being a sister. To my sister Mary for the appreciation you have for my music (I love you big sis). | ||
+ | *To my brothers Fred, Marvin, Richard, Carl for your musical experience… much love from your baby sister. | ||
+ | *To my nieces and nephews too numerous to name all… love ya, Auntie Rosie. | ||
+ | *To Joja for all those late night chitchats we had. There aren’t that many people I know that I can talk about anything with… your sista Rosie. | ||
+ | *Mijn ouders Francisco em Margretta (Boi en Truus) voor je liefdevollezoon en Oma Bode voor je kleinzoon. | ||
+ | *Thanks to the entire Gaines, West and Jules families. | ||
+ | *To Dana Bailey for your support and the years of waiting for me. You showed true belief in me. Thank you for your creative input… your friend Rosie Gaines. | ||
+ | *To Bill Bailey – much respect because you’ve been there from the beginning – stay with the music, because when it hits, you feel no pain. | ||
+ | *I’d like to say thank you very much to all the people who helped me create this album such as: Sandy Gallin for stickin with me when it was slippery, thank you thank you for there when I needed it most. | ||
+ | *THANK U Scott Bankston, not only was it my pleasure to do business with you, but you’ll always be my friend. | ||
+ | *The man I know as Prince for the chance you gave me and for the happy musical moments we shared. | ||
+ | *Steve McKeever for having faith in me and my music… thanks to you, I know that an artist can be at a record company, when they have faith in the artist as you have for me… thank you for making me happy… much love and respect. | ||
+ | *Jheryl Busby for the advice you gave me about finding what you want out of life without other people’s influences. Thank you for wise words. | ||
+ | *Clarence Avant – It’s nice to have met you… I’m proud to be a member of the Motown family. | ||
+ | *Chrysanthemum James… I love talking to you on the phone… you go girl. | ||
+ | *Sonny Mediana… I’ve had the loveliest time with you and Ada. Keep your fresh ideas flowing. Stay creative with your bad self (daddy). | ||
+ | *Paulinho Da Costa for putting so much soul and spirit into the songs, much respect brother. | ||
+ | *Benjamin Wright and Charles Veal for the beautiful strings. I’m glad to have the real thing on the album. Everyone in the string section… it was a pleasure meeting you all. | ||
+ | *Bob Margouleff for clearing up the issues and Brant Biles for letting the music do the talking… | ||
+ | *All the great people at Studio 56, thank you for your hospitality. Ya’ll made me feel very comfortable… Billy “The Rooster” Franze. Steve Klong for your positive energy. Freddy Clark the funky guitarist. Sneaky Pete for sneakin all those wonderful notes. Buzzy Felten for being so creative… you’ve brought a positive vibe to the songs. | ||
+ | *The Hornheads for being hornheads. | ||
+ | *To all the people at Motown… Ruth, James C.I., Richard, Nadine, Michael, Robin, Charles… and anyone else whose name I’ve forgotten, thank you for all your support. | ||
+ | *To all engineers at Paisley Park Studio, especially Steve Durkee. | ||
+ | *To Ricky Peterson and Tom Tucker, it was nice working with you. | ||
+ | *To the New Power Generation: Michael Bland (The Hard Hard Drummer), Sonny “Mo Funky” Thompson, Matt Fink, Tommy Barbarella, Miko Weaver for being true and honest, Levi Seacer Jr., thanks for believing in me and introducing me to Prince… I’ll always be grateful for that… Tony Moseley, Kirk Johnson, Damon Dickson… keep on dancing… I’m glad I know you… | ||
+ | *To all the Bay Area people who supported me over the years, but especially Darnel Gill, Hope Holden, Lori Taylor, Tayna Miles, Vanda, Max, Brenda Vaughn. | ||
+ | *To all my Minneapolis friends including Francois Richardson and my buddies Patrick, Sonny, Stacy, Butch and Christine. And by the way, Lynette, did ya get that gooch? | ||
+ | *Melvin Johnson, keep being the cold chillin guitar player that you are, Cedric Rohwedder, you computer stud muffin, thanks for takin care of my friend, Dana. Dre Best, thanks for giving me your best. Thank you Foley, I had a lot of fun with you. You a badass musician. Mavis, Yvonne and Pops Staples, thank you for your inspiration. Thanks to all musicians I’ve played with over the years, especially Curtis Ohlson. | ||
+ | *My African Connections – Ruper Prescott, Jah B., Taharka Abdullah, Abati, Jonjo, Iwan Menez and Donny Tucker. | ||
+ | *And last but not least to the Rosie Gaines Band who are all very special to me and fine musicians.. Tony King on the drums, Eric “Stickman” Thompson on bass, Robert Bennett on percussion, Randy Emata on keyboards, B’Nai on guitar, Darnel Gill and Latoya Gaines on vocals, and Michael Johnson known as “the Preacher” on the raga-muffin. | ||
+ | *People wake up, look around, don’t be a follower, be yourself. Find the divine creator inside, and remember it’s a beautiful world, the universe is abundant and waiting for all of us……….. | ||
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|singles = <small>Of the singles released from this album, only the one with a [[Prince]] contribution is listed below:</small> | |singles = <small>Of the singles released from this album, only the one with a [[Prince]] contribution is listed below:</small> | ||
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{{ChartLine| | {{ChartLine| | ||
| Date = 1 Jul. 1995 | | Date = 1 Jul. 1995 | ||
− | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard R&B Chart | + | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard R&B Chart |
| Peak Position = 99 | | Peak Position = 99 | ||
| Weeks in chart = 1 | | Weeks in chart = 1 |
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