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|introduction = '''Concrete Jungle''' is a studio album by [[Rosie Gaines]] originally planned for release in 1993, but eventually released digitally in 2010; many of the tracks had since been worked on further and released on [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]], released in 1995. '''Concrete Jungle''' features three songs with writing and musical input by [[Prince]] - [[I Want U|I Want U (Inner City Blue)]], [[My Tender Heart]] and [[Hit U In The Socket]]. | |introduction = '''Concrete Jungle''' is a studio album by [[Rosie Gaines]] originally planned for release in 1993, but eventually released digitally in 2010; many of the tracks had since been worked on further and released on [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]], released in 1995. '''Concrete Jungle''' features three songs with writing and musical input by [[Prince]] - [[I Want U|I Want U (Inner City Blue)]], [[My Tender Heart]] and [[Hit U In The Socket]]. | ||
− | 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 | + | 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]]). The album became known as '''Concrete Jungle'''. |
After [[Paisley Park Records]] closed, [[Rosie Gaines]] worked on the album further, renamed it [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]] and took it to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motown Motown Records] (see that album's entry for full details of its release). | After [[Paisley Park Records]] closed, [[Rosie Gaines]] worked on the album further, renamed it [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]] and took it to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motown Motown Records] (see that album's entry for full details of its release). | ||
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[[I Want U|I Want U (Inner City Blue)]], [[My Tender Heart]] and [[Hit U In The Socket]], as released on '''Concrete Jungle''', are earlier versions of the recordings of the tracks than those included on [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]] and through the [[NPG Music Club]]. | [[I Want U|I Want U (Inner City Blue)]], [[My Tender Heart]] and [[Hit U In The Socket]], as released on '''Concrete Jungle''', are earlier versions of the recordings of the tracks than those included on [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]] and through the [[NPG Music Club]]. | ||
− | [[My Tender Heart]] was recorded in June | + | [[My Tender Heart]] was recorded in June 1990. [[Hit U In The Socket]] is an alternate version of the original 1991 recording (the original was available on [[Rosie Gaines]]' album [[Album: Try Me|Try Me]] as [[Hit U In The Socket|In The Socket]]). [[I Want U|I Want U (Inner City Blue)]] is a remix of the 1992 re-recording of the track [[I Want U]], including elements of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Gaye Marvin Gaye]'s tracks [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_You_(Marvin_Gaye_song) I Want You] (from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_You_(Marvin_Gaye_album) I Want You], 1976, also released as a single) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_City_Blues_(Make_Me_Wanna_Holler) Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)] (from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_Going_On What's Going On], 1971, also released as a single). |
When the album was planned for release in 1993, [[Single: My Tender Heart|My Tender Heart]] was planned for release as the album's first single. Despite the track's inclusion on the album [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]], however, the single was left unreleased. | When the album was planned for release in 1993, [[Single: My Tender Heart|My Tender Heart]] was planned for release as the album's first single. Despite the track's inclusion on the album [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]], however, the single was left unreleased. |
Revision as of 22:34, 27 February 2016
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