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| *Other songs were recorded by [[Rosie Gaines]] with [[Prince]] for her solo project from the early 90s were not retained for the albums released by [[Rosie Gaines|Gaines]] between 1995 and 2010. Among these tracks are:[[Exploding All Over Europe]] and [[Pain]] (released as a stand-alone single by [[Rosie Gaines|Gaines]] in 2005 and 2016 respectively, the latter was also released by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]), [[T.R.O.U.B.L.E.]] (included in the [[Album: Essential Rosie|Essential Rosie]] compilation), [[Hold Me]] (released by [[Jevetta Steele]]), [[The Voice]] (released by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples]), [[I Hear Your Voice]] (released by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle Patti LaBelle]), [[Extraordinary]] (later reclaimed by [[Prince]]), [[In The Name Of Love]] and [[Streetwalker]] (both unreleased). | | *Other songs were recorded by [[Rosie Gaines]] with [[Prince]] for her solo project from the early 90s were not retained for the albums released by [[Rosie Gaines|Gaines]] between 1995 and 2010. Among these tracks are:[[Exploding All Over Europe]] and [[Pain]] (released as a stand-alone single by [[Rosie Gaines|Gaines]] in 2005 and 2016 respectively, the latter was also released by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]), [[T.R.O.U.B.L.E.]] (included in the [[Album: Essential Rosie|Essential Rosie]] compilation), [[Hold Me]] (released by [[Jevetta Steele]]), [[The Voice]] (released by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples]), [[I Hear Your Voice]] (released by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle Patti LaBelle]), [[Extraordinary]] (later reclaimed by [[Prince]]), [[In The Name Of Love]] and [[Streetwalker]] (both unreleased). |
− | *[[Rosie Gaines]]’ albums [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]] (released in 1995), [[Album: Try Me|Try Me]] (planned for 1994 and released in 2005) and [[Album: Concrete Jungle|Concrete Jungle]] (planned for 1993 and released in 2010) were recorded around the same period (between 1990 and 1995 during her tenure with [[Prince]] as a band member or as a [[Paisley Park Records]] act, and the year following the closing of his label). All of the songs on [[Album: Concrete Jungle|Concrete Jungle]] were already released on either [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]], [[Album: Try Me|Try Me]], although some versions may be different or have an alternate title. Two songs on [[Album: Concrete Jungle|Concrete Jungle]] were already released on both [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]] and [[Album: Try Me|Try Me]] ("Do What You Wanna Do" and "Ooh La La"). Six other tracks were included on [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]] ("Concrete Jungle", "Get The Ghetto Off Your Mind", "Googaga (Making It Up As We Go Along)", "I Almost Lost You", [[I Want U]], [[My Tender Heart) and five others were released on [[Album: Try Me|Try Me]] ([[Hit U In The Socket]], "In The Middle Of The Garden", "Jah Love", "Play That Beat", "The Bitch"). | + | *[[Rosie Gaines]]’ albums [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]] (released in 1995), [[Album: Try Me|Try Me]] (planned for 1994 and released in 2005) and [[Album: Concrete Jungle|Concrete Jungle]] (planned for 1993 and released in 2010) were recorded around the same period (between 1990 and 1995 during her tenure with [[Prince]] as a band member or as a [[Paisley Park Records]] act, and the year following the closing of his label). All of the songs on [[Album: Concrete Jungle|Concrete Jungle]] were already released on either [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]] or [[Album: Try Me|Try Me]], although some versions may be different or have an alternate title. Two songs on [[Album: Concrete Jungle|Concrete Jungle]] were already released on both [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]] and [[Album: Try Me|Try Me]] ("Do What You Wanna Do" and "Ooh La La"). Six other tracks were included on [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]] ("Concrete Jungle", "Get The Ghetto Off Your Mind", "Googaga (Making It Up As We Go Along)", "I Almost Lost You", [[I Want U]], [[My Tender Heart]]) and five others were released on [[Album: Try Me|Try Me]] ([[Hit U In The Socket]], "In The Middle Of The Garden", "Jah Love", "Play That Beat", "The Bitch"). |
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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 Closer Than Close, released in 1995. Concrete Jungle features three songs with writing and musical input by Prince - I Want U (Inner City Blue), My Tender Heart and Hit U In The Socket.
Sessions and compiling
Work on a solo Rosie Gaines album began while she was still a member of the 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 Closer Than Close and took it to Motown Records (see that album’s entry for full details of its release).
Tracks containing input by Prince which were recorded for potential inclusion on Concrete Jungle included Streetwalker, In The Name Of Love (both of which remain unreleased), Hold Me (later released by Jevetta Steele and Pain (later released by Chaka Khan). Additionally, Turn Your Lights Down Low (a cover version of the Bob Marley track from Exodus, 1977) was originally recorded with musical contributions by Prince, before being re-recorded without keeping Prince input limited to background vocals and released on Closer Than Close.
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 Closer Than Close and through the NPG Music Club.
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 Try Me as In The Socket). I Want U (Inner City Blue) is a remix of the 1992 re-recording of the track I Want U, including elements of Marvin Gaye’s tracks I Want You (from I Want You, 1976, also released as a single) and Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (from What’s Going On, 1971, also released as a single).
When the album was planned for release in 1993, My Tender Heart was planned as the album’s first single. Despite the track’s inclusion on the album Closer Than Close, however, the single was left unreleased.
Promotion
In 2009, RosieGaines.com advertized an option to pre-order CD copies of the album, but it appears that no orders were possible, and no CD copies of the album were produced, with a digital release pursued instead.
No singles were released to promote the album, and the album did not enter the iTunes charts.
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