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|album image            = [[File:Diamondsandpearls.jpg|Diamonds And Pearls (Front Cover)]]<br><br>
 
|album image            = [[File:Diamondsandpearls.jpg|Diamonds And Pearls (Front Cover)]]<br><br>
 
[[File:Diamondsandpearls_Hologram.jpg|200px|Diamonds And Pearls (Hologram Cover)]]
 
[[File:Diamondsandpearls_Hologram.jpg|200px|Diamonds And Pearls (Hologram Cover)]]
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|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_1|1 October 1991]] (USA)
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|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_1|1 October 1991]] (USA)<br>
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[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 28|28 September 2023]] (Dolby Atmos release of the original album remastered)
 
|length                = 65:48  
 
|length                = 65:48  
 
|label                  = [[Paisley Park Records]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]
 
|label                  = [[Paisley Park Records]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]
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|studios                = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [[Olympic Studios]], London, England; [[Warner Pioneer Studios]], Tokyo, Japan and [[Larrabee Sound Studios]], North Hollywood, CA, USA
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|studios                = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [[Olympic Studios]], London, England; [[Warner Pioneer Studios]], Tokyo, Japan and [http://www.larrabeestudios.com/ Larrabee Sound Studios], North Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|previous year          = 1990
 
|previous year          = 1990
 
|next year              = 1992
 
|next year              = 1992
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|previous album link    = [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]
 
|previous album link    = [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]
 
|next album link        = [[File:Symbolblue.png|link=Album: Symbol]]
 
|next album link        = [[File:Symbolblue.png|link=Album: Symbol]]
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|introduction          = <b>Diamonds And Pearls</b> is the 13th full-length studio album by [[Prince]], and the first to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]. It was released worldwide in October 1991 (thirteen months after his previous album, [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]), and was his first to be co-credited to a band since [[Album: Parade|Parade]], by [[Prince and the Revolution]], in 1986.
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|introduction          = <b>Diamonds And Pearls</b> is the 13th full-length studio album by [[Prince]], and the first to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]. It was released worldwide in October 1991 (thirteen months after his previous album, [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]), after first being pushed back from 27 August to 10 September, then 17 September, and was his first to be co-credited to a band since [[Album: Parade|Parade]], by [[Prince and the Revolution]], in 1986.
  
  
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'''Recording process'''
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'''Sessions and compiling'''
  
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Unlike many of [[Prince]]'s previous albums, '''Diamonds And Pearls''' didn't contain any updated tracks from the vault. All of the album's 13 songs were written and recorded over the course of a year and a half.  
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Unlike many of [[Prince]]’s previous albums, '''Diamonds And Pearls''' didn’t contain any updated tracks from the vault. All of the album’s 13 songs were written and recorded over the course of the 15 months preceding the album’s release.
  
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[[Diamonds And Pearls]] and [[Live 4 Love]] were the first tracks recorded for the album, in December 1989, at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. [[Walk Don't Walk]] and [[Daddy Pop]] were initially recorded in June 1990, while in London, England, for the [[Nude Tour]].  
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[[Daddy Pop]] and [[Walk Don’t Walk]] were the first tracks recorded initially in early July 1990, while in London, England, for the [[Nude Tour]].
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Similarly [[Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]] [[Strollin’]] and [[Willing And Able]] were recorded on in early September 1990 at [[Warner Pioneer Studios]] in Tokyo, while in Japan for the final dates of the [[Nude Tour]]. [[Insatiable]] followed in October 1990 at [http://www.larrabeestudios.com/ Larrabee Sound Studios], North Hollywood, CA, USA.  
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[[Diamonds And Pearls]] and [[Live 4 Love]] were both recorded in the same session in mid November 1990, the first session with [[Tommy Barbarella]] participating ([[Sonny T.]] had previously participated in the recording of [[Elisa Fiorillo]]’s [[Love’s No Fun]] session between late 1989 and early 1990 with [[Michael B.]]).
  
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Similarly, [[Money Don't Matter 2 Night]], [[Willing And Able]] and [[Strollin']] were recorded in August/September 1990, while in Tokyo, Japan, for the [[Nude Tour]]. [[Insatiable]] was recorded in October 1990 at [[Larrabee Sound Studios]], North Hollywood, California, and the remainder of the tracks were recorded at [[Paisley Park Studios]]; [[Thunder]], [[Cream]], [[Jughead]] and [[Push]] were recorded in Winter 1990-1991, while [[Gett Off]] was recorded in May 1991, as the last track added to the album.  
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The remainder of the tracks were recorded at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota. [[Cream]] in early December 1990. [[Thunder]], [[Jughead]] and [[Push]] in late january / Early February, while [[Gett Off]] was recorded in May 1991, as the last track added to the album.  
  
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Four early configurations of the album are known (see [[#Quotations and trivia|below]] for details).
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At least four early configurations of the album are known (see [[#Quotations and trivia|below]] for details).  
  
 
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<br>
 
'''New Power Generation input'''
 
'''New Power Generation input'''
  
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The album introduced an almost-entirely new band (although an early version of the same band toured with him on the [[Nude Tour]]); only [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] remained from the previous unnamed band (although he switched from primarily playing bass guitar to rhythm guitar).  
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The album introduced an almost-entirely new band (although an early version of the same band toured with him on the [[Nude Tour]]). [[Michael B.]] played drums on most tracks, while many tracks also featured [[Sonny T.]] on bass guitar and [[Tommy Barbarella]], who replaced [[Dr. Fink]] on keyboards. [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] switched from bass to rhythm guitar, while [[Rosie Gaines]] remained on keyboards and vocals, and the ‘Game Boyz’ trio of [[Tony M.]] (performing lead raps) and [[Damon Dickson]] and [[Kirk Johnson]] (playing percussion and performing background raps/vocals), got a more prominent role.
  
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[[Michael B.]] played drums on most tracks, while many tracks also featured [[Sonny T.]] on bass guitar and [[Tommy Barbarella]] on keyboards (all of whom would remain with [[Prince]] for a number of years), and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] on rhythm guitar, [[Rosie Gaines]] on keyboards and vocals, and a rapping trio of [[Tony M.]] (performing lead raps) and [[Damon Dickson]] and [[Kirk Johnson]] (playing percussion and performing background raps/vocals).
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[[Kirk Johnson]] would remain with [[Prince]] for a number of years in different roles, becoming his full-time drummer from 1996-2000 and [[Prince]]’s best man at his wedding to [[Mayte]] in 1996 and minder/valet in the last stage of [[Prince]]’s life.
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[[Kirk Johnson]] would remain with [[Prince]] for a number of years in different roles, becoming his full-time drummer from 1996-2000 and [[Prince]]'s best man at his wedding to [[Mayte]] in 1996.
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'''Promotion'''
 
'''Promotion'''
  
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The album produced six commercially-released singles, [[Single: Gett Off|Gett Off]], [[Single: Cream|Cream]] (both of which preceded the album's release), [[Single: Insatiable|Insatiable]], [[Single: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]], [[Single: Money Don't Matter 2 Night|Money Don't Matter 2 Night]], and [[Single: Thunder|Thunder]] (available in the UK only). Additionally, [[Single: Willing And Able|Willing And Able]] was released to radio as a promotional single in the USA.  
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The album produced six commercially-released singles, [[Single: Gett Off|Gett Off]], [[Single: Cream|Cream]] (both of which preceded the album’s release), [[Single: Insatiable|Insatiable]], [[Single: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]], [[Single: Money Don’t Matter 2 Night|Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]], and [[Single: Thunder|Thunder]] (available in the UK only). Additionally, [[Single: Willing And Able|Willing And Able]] was released to radio as a promotional single in the USA.  
  
 
[[Prince]] toured extensively in Europe, Japan and Australia to support the album on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]], which largely focused on the album.  
 
[[Prince]] toured extensively in Europe, Japan and Australia to support the album on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]], which largely focused on the album.  
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<b>Charts</b>
  
 
The album reached number 3 on [[The_Billboard_200|The Billboard 200 Top Albums]] Chart and number 1 on the [[Billboard Top R&B Albums]] Chart. It also reached number 1 on the Australian ARIA Top 50 albums chart.  
 
The album reached number 3 on [[The_Billboard_200|The Billboard 200 Top Albums]] Chart and number 1 on the [[Billboard Top R&B Albums]] Chart. It also reached number 1 on the Australian ARIA Top 50 albums chart.  
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<b>Certifications</b>
  
 
<b>Diamonds And Pearls</b> was a huge commercial success; it was certified Platinum in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and France.  
 
<b>Diamonds And Pearls</b> was a huge commercial success; it was certified Platinum in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and France.  
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# <b>[[Diamonds And Pearls]]</b> (4:43)
 
# <b>[[Diamonds And Pearls]]</b> (4:43)
 
# <b>[[Cream]]</b> (4:12)
 
# <b>[[Cream]]</b> (4:12)
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# <b>[[Strollin']]</b> (3:46)
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# <b>[[Strollin’]]</b> (3:46)
 
# <b>[[Willing And Able]]</b> (4:59) <small><sup>1</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Willing And Able]]</b> (4:59) <small><sup>1</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Gett Off]]</b> (4:31)
 
# <b>[[Gett Off]]</b> (4:31)
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# <b>[[Walk Don't Walk]]</b> (3:07)
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# <b>[[Walk Don’t Walk]]</b> (3:07)
 
# <b>[[Jughead]]</b> (4:56) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Jughead]]</b> (4:56) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>
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# <b>[[Money Don't Matter 2 Night]]</b> (4:46)
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# <b>[[Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]]</b> (4:46)
 
# <b>[[Push]]</b> (5:52) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Push]]</b> (5:52) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Insatiable]]</b> (6:39)
 
# <b>[[Insatiable]]</b> (6:39)
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*Side 2:
 
*Side 2:
 
# <b>[[Cream]]</b> (4:12)
 
# <b>[[Cream]]</b> (4:12)
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# <b>[[Strollin']]</b> (3:46)
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# <b>[[Strollin’]]</b> (3:46)
 
# <b>[[Willing And Able]]</b> (4:59) <small><sup>1</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Willing And Able]]</b> (4:59) <small><sup>1</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Gett Off]]</b> (4:31)
 
# <b>[[Gett Off]]</b> (4:31)
 
*Side 3:
 
*Side 3:
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# <b>[[Walk Don't Walk]]</b> (3:07)
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# <b>[[Walk Don’t Walk]]</b> (3:07)
 
# <b>[[Jughead]]</b> (4:56) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Jughead]]</b> (4:56) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>
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# <b>[[Money Don't Matter 2 Night]]</b> (4:46)
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# <b>[[Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]]</b> (4:46)
 
# <b>[[Push]]</b> (5:52) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Push]]</b> (5:52) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
*Side 4:
 
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# <b>[[Live 4 Love]]</b> (6:59) <small><sup>4</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
# <b>[[Live 4 Love]]</b> (6:59) <small><sup>4</sup>&nbsp; </small>
 
|musicians              = [[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (liner notes state "insatiable", "all vocals and instruments on [[Thunder]]")<br>
 
|musicians              = [[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (liner notes state "insatiable", "all vocals and instruments on [[Thunder]]")<br>
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*[[Michael B.]] - drums on [[Daddy Pop]], [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[Cream]], [[Strollin']], [[Willing And Able]], [[Gett Off]], [[Walk Don't Walk]], [[Money Don't Matter 2 Night]] and [[Live 4 Love]]
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*[[Michael B.]] - drums on [[Daddy Pop]], [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[Cream]], [[Strollin’]], [[Willing And Able]], [[Gett Off]], [[Walk Don’t Walk]], [[Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]] and [[Live 4 Love]]
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*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass guitar on [[Daddy Pop]], [[Strollin']], [[Willing And Able]], [[Walk Don't Walk]], [[Jughead]], [[Money Don't Matter 2 Night]], rhythm guitar on [[Cream]], [[Gett Off]] (credited for "rhythm guitar and backing vox" for whole album)
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*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass guitar on [[Daddy Pop]], [[Strollin’]], [[Willing And Able]], [[Walk Don’t Walk]], [[Jughead]], [[Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]], rhythm guitar on [[Cream]], [[Gett Off]] (credited for "rhythm guitar and backing vox" for whole album)
 
*[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar on [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[Cream]], [[Gett Off]] and [[Live 4 Love]] (credited for "bass and backing vox" for whole album)
 
*[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar on [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[Cream]], [[Gett Off]] and [[Live 4 Love]] (credited for "bass and backing vox" for whole album)
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*[[Tommy Barbarella]] - keyboards on [[Daddy Pop]], [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[Cream]], [[Willing And Able]], [[Gett Off]], [[Walk Don't Walk]] (liner notes state "Purpleaxxe™ sampler, other various keys and sex symbol" for whole album)
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*[[Tommy Barbarella]] - keyboards on [[Daddy Pop]], [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[Cream]], [[Willing And Able]], [[Gett Off]], [[Walk Don’t Walk]] (liner notes state "Purpleaxxe™ sampler, other various keys and sex symbol" for whole album)
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*[[Rosie Gaines]] - keyboards on [[Daddy Pop]], co-lead vocals on [[Diamonds And Pearls]] and [[Push]], background vocals and keyboards on [[Cream]], [[Willing And Able]], [[Gett Off]], [[Walk Don't Walk]], [[Jughead]] (liner notes state "co-lead backing vox, Purpleaxxe™ sampler and organ" for whole album)
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*[[Rosie Gaines]] - co-lead vocals on [[Diamonds And Pearls]] and [[Push]], co-lead vocals and keyboards on [[Walk Don’t Walk]] and [[Jughead]], background vocals and keyboards on [[Daddy Pop]], [[Cream]], [[Willing And Able]] and [[Gett Off]] (liner notes state "co-lead backing vox, Purpleaxxe™ sampler and organ" for whole album)
 
*[[Tony M.]] - rap on [[Daddy Pop]], [[Willing And Able]], [[Gett Off]], [[Jughead]], [[Push]] and [[Live 4 Love]] (credited for "lead raps and backing vox" for whole album)
 
*[[Tony M.]] - rap on [[Daddy Pop]], [[Willing And Able]], [[Gett Off]], [[Jughead]], [[Push]] and [[Live 4 Love]] (credited for "lead raps and backing vox" for whole album)
 
*[[Damon Dickson]] - background vocals on [[Daddy Pop]], percussion on [[Willing And Able]], background vocals and percussion on [[Gett Off]], [[Jughead]] (credited for "backing vox and percussion" for whole album)
 
*[[Damon Dickson]] - background vocals on [[Daddy Pop]], percussion on [[Willing And Able]], background vocals and percussion on [[Gett Off]], [[Jughead]] (credited for "backing vox and percussion" for whole album)
 
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - background vocals on [[Daddy Pop]], percussion on [[Willing And Able]], background vocals and percussion on [[Gett Off]], [[Jughead]] (credited for "backing vox and percussion" for whole album)
 
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - background vocals on [[Daddy Pop]], percussion on [[Willing And Able]], background vocals and percussion on [[Gett Off]], [[Jughead]] (credited for "backing vox and percussion" for whole album)
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*[[Elisa Fiorillo]] - additional vocals on [[Daddy Pop]] (uncredited) and [[Walk Don't Walk]]
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*[[Elisa Fiorillo]] - additional vocals on [[Daddy Pop]] and [[Walk Don’t Walk]]
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*Bernard Purdie - drum loop on [[Daddy Pop]] <small>(sampled from [[Rock Steady]] by Aretha Franklin, ''Young, Gifted And Black'', uncredited)</small>
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Purdie Bernard Purdie] - drum loop on [[Daddy Pop]] <small>(sampled from [[Rock Steady]] by Aretha Franklin, ''Young, Gifted And Black'', uncredited)</small>
 
*[[Sheila E.]] - synth drum fills on [[Diamonds And Pearls]] (uncredited)
 
*[[Sheila E.]] - synth drum fills on [[Diamonds And Pearls]] (uncredited)
 
*[[Fred Steele]] - background vocals on [[Willing And Able]]
 
*[[Fred Steele]] - background vocals on [[Willing And Able]]
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*[[Janice Steele]] - background vocals on [[Willing And Able]]
 
*[[Janice Steele]] - background vocals on [[Willing And Able]]
 
*[[Eric Leeds]] - flute on [[Gett Off]]
 
*[[Eric Leeds]] - flute on [[Gett Off]]
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*[[Steve Noonan]] – manager voice on [[Jughead]] (uncredited)
 
*[[Clare Fischer]] - orchestration <small>(sampled)</small> on [[Push]]
 
*[[Clare Fischer]] - orchestration <small>(sampled)</small> on [[Push]]
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*[[Tim Penn]] - vocals on [[Live 4 Love]] (uncredited)
 
|production            = [[Prince]] - producer and arranger (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]])
 
|production            = [[Prince]] - producer and arranger (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]])
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*[[Michael Koppelman]] - recording and mixing engineer on [[Thunder]], [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[Willing And Able]], [[Jughead]], [[Money Don't Matter 2 Night]] and [[Insatiable]], mixing engineer on [[Walk Don't Walk]], mastering (Precision Mastering)
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*[[Michael Koppelman]] - recording and mixing engineer on [[Thunder]], [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[Willing And Able]], [[Jughead]], [[Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]] and [[Insatiable]], mixing engineer on [[Walk Don’t Walk]], mastering (Precision Mastering)
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*[[Tom Garneau]] - mixing engineer on [[Walk Don't Walk]]
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*[[Tom Garneau]] - mixing engineer on [[Walk Don’t Walk]]
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*[[Keith "KC" Cohen]] - mixing engineer on [[Daddy Pop]] and [[Cream]]
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*[[Keith "K.C." Cohen]] - mixing engineer on [[Daddy Pop]] and [[Cream]]
 
*[[Matt Larson]] - engineer ([[Warner Pioneer Studios]])
 
*[[Matt Larson]] - engineer ([[Warner Pioneer Studios]])
 
*[[Brian Poer]] - assistant engineer ([[Paisley Park Studios]])
 
*[[Brian Poer]] - assistant engineer ([[Paisley Park Studios]])
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*[http://www.mccormackholography.com/ Sharon McCormack] - hologram
 
*[http://www.mccormackholography.com/ Sharon McCormack] - hologram
 
*Peter Sorbo - hologram
 
*Peter Sorbo - hologram
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|thanks                = ''"Special + 2 God = Love, [[The New Power Generation]], [[Gilbert Davison|Gilbert]], [[Duane Nelson|Duane]], [[Therese Stoulil|Therese]], Mike, Paisley Park Studios, Nancy C. Sex, [[The Steeles]]-[[JD Steele|J.D.]], [[Fred Steele|Freddie]], [[Jearlyn Steele|Jearlyn]], [[Janice Steele|Janice]] and [[Jevetta Steele|Jevetta]], Rio, Roger Vadim, Gary S. Warner Bros.-Mo, Lenny, Russ, Benny and Mike Q. Minneapolis, SALOHCIN .TS EEDNAR, [[Lori_Elle_(Werner)|Diamond]] and [[Robia LaMorte|Pearl]], Derick, [[Harlan Austin|Hucky]], [[Venue: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]], [[Robin Power]], Publison, faith in music, [[Kathleen Battle]], [[Alan Leeds]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis Staples Mavis Staples], [[Earl Jones|Earl J.]] Laurianne, Insomnia, [[Elisa Fiorillo|Elisa]], Charlie Friend, Daddy Pop, Abbey K. [[Joel Larson|Joel L.]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate Bush Kate Bush], Voyeurism, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinead O'Connor Sinead O'Connor], Purpleaxxe™, the woman who invented the kiss, Thunder, and the Wizard of Oz."''
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|thanks                = ''"Special + 2 God = Love, [[The New Power Generation]], [[Gilbert Davison|Gilbert]], [[Duane Nelson|Duane]], [[Therese Stoulil|Therese]], Mike, Paisley Park Studios, Nancy C. Sex, [[The Steeles]] - [[JD Steele|J.D.]], [[Fred Steele|Freddie]], [[Jearlyn Steele|Jearlyn]], [[Janice Steele|Janice]] and [[Jevetta Steele|Jevetta]], Rio, Roger Vadim, Gary S. Warner Bros. - Mo, Lenny, Russ, Benny and Mike O., Minneapolis, SALOHCIN .TS EEDNAR, [[Lori_Elle_(Werner)|Diamond]] and [[Robia LaMorte|Pearl]], Derick, [[Harlan Austin|Hucky]], [[Venue: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]], [[Robin Power]], Publison, faith in music, [[Kathleen Battle]], [[Alan Leeds]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples], [[Earl Jones|Earl J.]] Laurianne, Insomnia, [[Elisa Fiorillo|Elisa]], Charlie Friend, Daddy Pop, Abbey K., [[Joel Larson|Joel L.]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bush Kate Bush], Voyeurism, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinead_O’Connor Sinead O’Connor], Purpleaxxe™, the woman who invented the kiss, Thunder, and the Wizard of Oz."''
 
|singles                =  
 
|singles                =  
 
{{AlbumSingles|
 
{{AlbumSingles|
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{{AlbumSinglesLine|
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|Single = [[Single: Money Don't Matter 2 Night|Money Don't Matter 2 Night]]
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|Single = [[Single: Money Don’t Matter 2 Night|Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]]
 
|B-side = [[Call The Law]]
 
|B-side = [[Call The Law]]
 
|Image  = Moneydontmatter2night single.jpg
 
|Image  = Moneydontmatter2night single.jpg
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|Link  = Single: Money Don't Matter 2 Night
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|Link  = Single: Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
 
}}
 
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|see also              =  
 
|see also              =  
 
{{SeeAlso|
 
{{SeeAlso|
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|item1  = [[Sheet Music: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls<br>(Sheet Music)]]
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|item1  = [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]]
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|image1  = [[File:SheetMusicDiamondsAndPearls.jpg|60px|link: Diamonds And Pearls]]
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|image1  = [[File:1992_D&P_VIP_pass.jpeg|60px|link: Diamonds And Pearls Tour]]
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|item2  = [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour|Diamonds And Pearls<br>(Tour)]]
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|item2  = [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''(Super) Deluxe Edition'']]<br>(2023 re-issue)
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|image2  = [[File:1992_D&P_VIP_pass.jpeg|60px|link: Diamonds And Pearls Tour]]
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|image2  = [[Image:D&P_SDE.jpg|60px|link: Album:_Diamonds_And_Pearls_SuperDeluxe]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
|charts                =  
 
|charts                =  
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| Peak Position  = '''1'''<sup>(1)</sup>
 
| Peak Position  = '''1'''<sup>(1)</sup>
 
| Weeks in chart  = 42
 
| Weeks in chart  = 42
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{{Chart-HRline}}
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{{ChartLine|
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| Date            = 14 May 2016
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| Chart (Country) = '''USA''': [[The Billboard 200]]
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| Peak Position  = 80<sup>'''R'''</sup>
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| Weeks in chart  = 1
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{{Template:ChartLine-2|text=<sup><b>R</b></sup> <i>indicates re-entry of an album that had already charted.</i>}}
 
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{{Certification|
 
{{Certification|
 
|Date                = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_17|17 Dec. 1991]]
 
|Date                = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_17|17 Dec. 1991]]
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|Certification        = Platinium <small>(100,000)</small>
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|Certification        = Platinum <small>(100,000)</small>
 
|Institution, Country = CRIA, Canada
 
|Institution, Country = CRIA, Canada
 
}}
 
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{{Certification|
 
{{Certification|
 
|Date                = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_1|1 Dec. 1991]]
 
|Date                = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_1|1 Dec. 1991]]
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|Certification        = Platinium <small>(300,000)</small>
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|Certification        = Platinum <small>(300,000)</small>
 
|Institution, Country = BPI, UK
 
|Institution, Country = BPI, UK
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Certification|
 
{{Certification|
 
|Date                = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_12|12 Nov. 1992]]
 
|Date                = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_12|12 Nov. 1992]]
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|Certification        = Platinium x3 <small>(900,000)</small>
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|Certification        = Platinum x3 <small>(900,000)</small>
 
|Institution, Country = BPI, UK
 
|Institution, Country = BPI, UK
 
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|config =  
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* '''<u>27 November 1990, configuration</u>'''
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* '''<u>27 November 1990 configuration</u>'''
 +
:As “Diamonds & Pearlz”
 
# <b>[[Something Funky (This House Comes)]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Something Funky (This House Comes)]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Daddy Pop]]</b> (alternate version)
 
# <b>[[Daddy Pop]]</b> (alternate version)
−
# <b>[[Walk Don't Walk]] </b> (alternate version)
+
# <b>[[Walk Don’t Walk]] </b> (alternate version)
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# <b>[[Diamonds And Pearls]]</b> (alternate version, no [[Rosie Gaines]])
+
# <b>[[Diamonds And Pearls]]</b> (alternate version, no [[Rosie Gaines]])
 
# <b>[[Schoolyard]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Schoolyard]]</b>
−
# <b>[[Strollin']]</b>
+
# <b>[[Strollin’]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Willing And Able]]</b> (drum solo intro, [[Prince]] background vocals, no [[Tony M.]])
 
# <b>[[Willing And Able]]</b> (drum solo intro, [[Prince]] background vocals, no [[Tony M.]])
−
# <b>[[Insatiable]] </b> (longer version with extra lyrics)
+
# <b>[[Insatiable]] </b> (longer version with extra lyrics)
−
# <b>[[Money Don't Matter 2 Night]]</b> (alternate mix)  
+
# <b>[[Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]]</b> (alternate mix)  
−
# <b>[[Horny Pony]] </b> (alternate version)
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# <b>[[Horny Pony]] </b> (alternate version)
 
# <b>[[Live 4 Love]]</b> (alternate version)
 
# <b>[[Live 4 Love]]</b> (alternate version)
 
<br>  
 
<br>  
−
* '''<u>December (?) 1990, configuration</u>'''
+
* '''<u>December (?) 1990 configuration</u>'''
 
# <b>[[Daddy Pop]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Daddy Pop]]</b>
−
# <b>[[Walk Don't Walk]] </b>
+
# <b>[[Walk Don’t Walk]] </b>
 
# <b>[[Schoolyard]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Schoolyard]]</b>
−
# <b>[[Strollin']]</b>
+
# <b>[[Strollin’]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Willing And Able]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Willing And Able]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Diamonds And Pearls]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Diamonds And Pearls]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Insatiable]] </b>
 
# <b>[[Insatiable]] </b>
−
# <b>[[Money Don't Matter 2 Night]]</b>
+
# <b>[[Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Horny Pony]] </b>
 
# <b>[[Horny Pony]] </b>
 
# <b>[[Live 4 Love]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Live 4 Love]]</b>
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# <b>[[The Flow]]</b>
 
# <b>[[The Flow]]</b>
 
<br>  
 
<br>  
−
* '''<u>1 March 1991, configuration</u>'''
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* '''<u>2 February 1991 configuration</u>'''
 +
# <b>[[Thunder]]</b>
 +
# <b>[[Daddy Pop]]</b>
 +
# <b>[[Diamonds And Pearls]]</b>
 +
# <b>[[Joyful Sound|Tony interlude]]</b>
 +
# <b>[[Cream]]</b>
 +
# <b>[[Strollin’]]</b>
 +
# <b>[[Willing And Able]]</b>
 +
# <b>[[Horny Pony]]</b> 
 +
# <b>[[Jughead]]</b>
 +
# <b>[[Old Friends 4 Sale]]</b>
 +
# <b>[[Walk Don’t Walk]]</b>
 +
# <b>[[Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]]</b> 
 +
# <b>[[Insatiable]]</b> 
 +
# <b>[[Live 4 Love]]</b>
 +
<br>
 +
* '''<u>1 March 1991 configuration</u>'''
 
:; Side 1:
 
:; Side 1:
 
# <b>[[Thunder]] </b>
 
# <b>[[Thunder]] </b>
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:; Side 2:
 
:; Side 2:
 
# <b>[[Cream]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Cream]]</b>
−
# <b>[[Strollin']]</b>
+
# <b>[[Strollin’]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Willing And Able]] </b>
 
# <b>[[Willing And Able]] </b>
 
# <b>[[Horny Pony]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Horny Pony]]</b>
 
:; Side 3:
 
:; Side 3:
−
# <b>[[Walk Don't Walk]] </b>
+
# <b>[[Walk Don’t Walk]] </b>
 
# <b>[[Jughead]] </b>
 
# <b>[[Jughead]] </b>
−
# <b>[[Money Don't Matter 2 Night]]</b>
+
# <b>[[Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Push]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Push]]</b>
 
:; Side 4:
 
:; Side 4:
 
# <b>[[Insatiable]] </b>
 
# <b>[[Insatiable]] </b>
 
# <b>[[Live 4 Love]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Live 4 Love]]</b>
 +
 +
 +
 
<br>  
 
<br>  
 
* '''<u>8 May 1991, configuration</u>'''
 
* '''<u>8 May 1991, configuration</u>'''
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:; Side 2:
 
:; Side 2:
 
# <b>[[Cream]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Cream]]</b>
−
# <b>[[Strollin']]</b>
+
# <b>[[Strollin’]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Willing And Able]] </b>
 
# <b>[[Willing And Able]] </b>
 
# <b>[[Horny Pony]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Horny Pony]]</b>
 
:; Side 3:
 
:; Side 3:
−
# <b>[[Walk Don't Walk]] </b>
+
# <b>[[Walk Don’t Walk]] </b>
 
# <b>[[Jughead]] </b>
 
# <b>[[Jughead]] </b>
−
# <b>[[Money Don't Matter 2 Night]]</b>
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# <b>[[Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Push]]</b>
 
# <b>[[Push]]</b>
 
:; Side 4:
 
:; Side 4:
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<br>
 
}}
 
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|references            =[[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown 2004)
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|references            =''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''  
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* <b>Certifications:</b> [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php RIAA / "Diamonds And Pearls"], [http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx BPI / Diamonds And Pearls], [http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=DIAMONDS%20AND%20PEARLS&ica=False&sa=&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist CRIA / Diamonds And Pearls], [http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/#topSearch BVMI / Gold & Platinium Awards]
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* <b>Certifications:</b> [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php RIAA / "Diamonds And Pearls"], [http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx BPI / Diamonds And Pearls], [http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=DIAMONDS%20AND%20PEARLS&ica=False&sa=&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist CRIA / Diamonds And Pearls], [http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/#topSearch BVMI / Gold & Platinum Awards]
 
* <b>Charts:</b> [http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/prince/ Official Uk Charts / Prince], [http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Prince+%26+The+New+Power+Generation&titel=Diamonds+And+Pearls&cat=a Australian-charts.com], [http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Prince+%26+The+New+Power+Generation&titel=Diamonds+And+Pearls&cat=a Hitparade.ch], [http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Prince+%26+The+New+Power+Generation&titel=Diamonds+And+Pearls&cat=a Austriancharts.at], [http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Prince+%26+The+New+Power+Generation&titel=Diamonds+And+Pearls&cat=a Charts.org.nz], [http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Prince+%26+The+New+Power+Generation&titel=Diamonds+And+Pearls&cat=a Norwegiancharts.com], [http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Prince+%26+The+New+Power+Generation&titel=Diamonds+And+Pearls&cat=a Dutchcharts.nl] and [http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Prince+%26+The+New+Power+Generation&titel=Diamonds+And+Pearls&cat=a Swedishcharts.com]
 
* <b>Charts:</b> [http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/prince/ Official Uk Charts / Prince], [http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Prince+%26+The+New+Power+Generation&titel=Diamonds+And+Pearls&cat=a Australian-charts.com], [http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Prince+%26+The+New+Power+Generation&titel=Diamonds+And+Pearls&cat=a Hitparade.ch], [http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Prince+%26+The+New+Power+Generation&titel=Diamonds+And+Pearls&cat=a Austriancharts.at], [http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Prince+%26+The+New+Power+Generation&titel=Diamonds+And+Pearls&cat=a Charts.org.nz], [http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Prince+%26+The+New+Power+Generation&titel=Diamonds+And+Pearls&cat=a Norwegiancharts.com], [http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Prince+%26+The+New+Power+Generation&titel=Diamonds+And+Pearls&cat=a Dutchcharts.nl] and [http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Prince+%26+The+New+Power+Generation&titel=Diamonds+And+Pearls&cat=a Swedishcharts.com]
 
* <b>Copyright:</b> [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office / SR0000135489 / 1991-10-29] and [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First SR0000137849 / 1991-01-16]  
 
* <b>Copyright:</b> [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office / SR0000135489 / 1991-10-29] and [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First SR0000137849 / 1991-01-16]  

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Diamonds And Pearls
Diamonds And Pearls (Front Cover)

Diamonds And Pearls (Hologram Cover)

Album details

Released: 1 October 1991 (USA)

28 September 2023 (Dolby Atmos release of the original album remastered)

Length: 65:48
Label(s): Paisley Park Records / Warner Bros.
Studio(s): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Olympic Studios, London, England; Warner Pioneer Studios, Tokyo, Japan and Larrabee Sound Studios, North Hollywood, CA, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: The Billboard 200 Top Albums 19 Oct. 1991 3 45
USA: Billboard Top R&B Albums 19 Oct. 1991 1(1) 42
USA: The Billboard 200 14 May 2016 80R 1
R indicates re-entry of an album that had already charted.
 
Europe
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
Austria: Alben Top 75 13 Oct. 1991 4 32
Germany: Musikmarkt Top 100 Albums 14 Oct. 1991 8 57
The Netherlands: Nationale Top 100 12 Oct. 1991 6 50
Norway: VG-Lista Top 40 Album Week 41/1991 5 9
Sweden: Top 60 Albums 9 Oct. 1991 8 14
Switzerland: Schweizer Hitparade 6 Oct. 1991 3 30
U.K.: UK Albums Chart 12 Oct. 1991 2(?) 57
 
Pacific
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
Australia: ARIA Top 50 Albums 13 Oct. 1991 1(1) 41
New Zealand: Top 40 Album 13 Oct. 1991 5 38
Certifications
Institution, Country Date Certification
CRIA, Canada 17 Dec. 1991 Platinum (100,000)
RIAA, USA 4 Dec. 1991 Platinum (1 Million)
RIAA, USA 30 Jan. 1992 Platinum x2 (2 Millions)
BPI, UK 1 Sep. 1991 Silver (60,000)
BPI, UK 1 Oct. 1991 Gold (100,000)
BPI, UK 1 Dec. 1991 Platinum (300,000)
BPI, UK 12 Nov. 1992 Platinum x3 (900,000)
SNEP, France 1991 Gold (100,000)
SNEP, France 1992 Platinum (600,000)
BVMI, Germany 1992 Gold (250,000)
ARIA, Australia 17 Nov. 1991 Gold (35,000)
ARIA, Australia 23 Feb. 1992 Platinum (70,000)
ARIA, Australia 26 Apr. 1992 Platinum x3 (210,000)
ARIA, Australia 8 Dec. 1996 Platinum x4 (280,000)
Awards
Institution, Country Date Award
12th Annual Minnesota Music Awards 10 May 1992 Best Album

Singles released

Gett Off
b/w Horny Pony 		Gettoff single.jpg
Cream
b/w Horny Pony 		Cream single.jpg
Insatiable
b/w I Love U In Me 		Insatiable single.jpg
Diamonds And Pearls
b/w Q In Doubt 		Diamondsandpearls single.jpg
Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
b/w Call The Law 		Moneydontmatter2night single.jpg
Willing And Able (promo only)
b/w Willing And Able 		Willingandable single.png
Thunder (UK only)
b/w Thunder 		Thunder single.jpg

See also

Diamonds And Pearls Tour Diamonds And Pearls (Super) Deluxe Edition
(2023 re-issue)
link: Diamonds And Pearls Tour link: Album:_Diamonds_And_Pearls_SuperDeluxe

Alternate Album Configuration

  • 27 November 1990 configuration
As “Diamonds & Pearlz”
  1. Something Funky (This House Comes)
  2. Daddy Pop (alternate version)
  3. Walk Don’t Walk (alternate version)
  4. Diamonds And Pearls (alternate version, no Rosie Gaines)
  5. Schoolyard
  6. Strollin’
  7. Willing And Able (drum solo intro, Prince background vocals, no Tony M.)
  8. Insatiable (longer version with extra lyrics)
  9. Money Don’t Matter 2 Night (alternate mix)
  10. Horny Pony (alternate version)
  11. Live 4 Love (alternate version)


  • December (?) 1990 configuration
  1. Daddy Pop
  2. Walk Don’t Walk
  3. Schoolyard
  4. Strollin’
  5. Willing And Able
  6. Diamonds And Pearls
  7. Insatiable
  8. Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
  9. Horny Pony
  10. Live 4 Love
  11. Something Funky (This House Comes)
  12. Call The Law
  13. The Flow


  • 2 February 1991 configuration
  1. Thunder
  2. Daddy Pop
  3. Diamonds And Pearls
  4. Tony interlude
  5. Cream
  6. Strollin’
  7. Willing And Able
  8. Horny Pony
  9. Jughead
  10. Old Friends 4 Sale
  11. Walk Don’t Walk
  12. Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
  13. Insatiable
  14. Live 4 Love


  • 1 March 1991 configuration
Side 1
  1. Thunder
  2. Daddy Pop
  3. Diamonds And Pearls
Side 2
  1. Cream
  2. Strollin’
  3. Willing And Able
  4. Horny Pony
Side 3
  1. Walk Don’t Walk
  2. Jughead
  3. Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
  4. Push
Side 4
  1. Insatiable
  2. Live 4 Love



  • 8 May 1991, configuration
Some tracks are alternate versions / edits of those featured in the 1 March 1991, configuration, although the tracklist looks identical.
Side 1
  1. Thunder
  2. Daddy Pop
  3. Diamonds And Pearls
Side 2
  1. Cream
  2. Strollin’
  3. Willing And Able
  4. Horny Pony
Side 3
  1. Walk Don’t Walk
  2. Jughead
  3. Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
  4. Push
Side 4
  1. Insatiable
  2. Live 4 Love


Diamonds And Pearls is the 13th full-length studio album by Prince, and the first to be credited to Prince and the New Power Generation. It was released worldwide in October 1991 (thirteen months after his previous album, Graffiti Bridge), after first being pushed back from 27 August to 10 September, then 17 September, and was his first to be co-credited to a band since Parade, by Prince and the Revolution, in 1986.


Sessions and compiling

Unlike many of Prince’s previous albums, Diamonds And Pearls didn’t contain any updated tracks from the vault. All of the album’s 13 songs were written and recorded over the course of the 15 months preceding the album’s release.

Daddy Pop and Walk Don’t Walk were the first tracks recorded initially in early July 1990, while in London, England, for the Nude Tour. Similarly Money Don’t Matter 2 Night Strollin’ and Willing And Able were recorded on in early September 1990 at Warner Pioneer Studios in Tokyo, while in Japan for the final dates of the Nude Tour. Insatiable followed in October 1990 at Larrabee Sound Studios, North Hollywood, CA, USA.

Diamonds And Pearls and Live 4 Love were both recorded in the same session in mid November 1990, the first session with Tommy Barbarella participating (Sonny T. had previously participated in the recording of Elisa Fiorillo’s Love’s No Fun session between late 1989 and early 1990 with Michael B.).

The remainder of the tracks were recorded at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota. Cream in early December 1990. Thunder, Jughead and Push in late january / Early February, while Gett Off was recorded in May 1991, as the last track added to the album.

At least four early configurations of the album are known (see below for details).


New Power Generation input

The album introduced an almost-entirely new band (although an early version of the same band toured with him on the Nude Tour). Michael B. played drums on most tracks, while many tracks also featured Sonny T. on bass guitar and Tommy Barbarella, who replaced Dr. Fink on keyboards. Levi Seacer, Jr. switched from bass to rhythm guitar, while Rosie Gaines remained on keyboards and vocals, and the ‘Game Boyz’ trio of Tony M. (performing lead raps) and Damon Dickson and Kirk Johnson (playing percussion and performing background raps/vocals), got a more prominent role.

Kirk Johnson would remain with Prince for a number of years in different roles, becoming his full-time drummer from 1996-2000 and Prince’s best man at his wedding to Mayte in 1996 and minder/valet in the last stage of Prince’s life.


Promotion

The album produced six commercially-released singles, Gett Off, Cream (both of which preceded the album’s release), Insatiable, Diamonds And Pearls, Money Don’t Matter 2 Night, and Thunder (available in the UK only). Additionally, Willing And Able was released to radio as a promotional single in the USA.

Prince toured extensively in Europe, Japan and Australia to support the album on the Diamonds And Pearls Tour, which largely focused on the album.


Charts

The album reached number 3 on The Billboard 200 Top Albums Chart and number 1 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums Chart. It also reached number 1 on the Australian ARIA Top 50 albums chart.


Certifications

Diamonds And Pearls was a huge commercial success; it was certified Platinum in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and France.



Track listing
CD LP

The compact disc version is a reissue from the LP.

  1. Thunder (5:45)
  2. Daddy Pop (5:16)
  3. Diamonds And Pearls (4:43)
  4. Cream (4:12)
  5. Strollin’ (3:46)
  6. Willing And Able (4:59) 1 
  7. Gett Off (4:31)
  8. Walk Don’t Walk (3:07)
  9. Jughead (4:56) 2 
  10. Money Don’t Matter 2 Night (4:46)
  11. Push (5:52) 3 
  12. Insatiable (6:39)
  13. Live 4 Love (6:59) 4 

The vinyl long play format is the initial release.

  • Side 1:
  1. Thunder (5:45)
  2. Daddy Pop (5:16)
  3. Diamonds And Pearls (4:43)
  • Side 2:
  1. Cream (4:12)
  2. Strollin’ (3:46)
  3. Willing And Able (4:59) 1 
  4. Gett Off (4:31)
  • Side 3:
  1. Walk Don’t Walk (3:07)
  2. Jughead (4:56) 2 
  3. Money Don’t Matter 2 Night (4:46)
  4. Push (5:52) 3 
  • Side 4:
  1. Insatiable (6:39)
  2. Live 4 Love (6:59) 4 

All songs written by Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation), except where noted.

1  Written by Prince, Tony M. and Levi Seacer, Jr. (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
2  Written by Prince, Kirk Johnson and Tony M. (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
3  Written by Prince and Rosie Gaines (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
4  Written by Prince and Tony M. (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)



Personnel
Musicians


Production


Thanks



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction
 
Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Trivia
  • 1991 US press ads and 1992 German press ad for this release:

Press Advert published in Billboard on 5 October 1991   Press Advert published in Rolling Stone on 31 October 1991

US Press Advert published in 1991   Advert published in German press in 1992

  • At the 11th annual Minnesota Music Awards ceremony, held at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA, on 10 May 1992, Cream was also named Best Song.
  • Three early configurations for Diamonds And Pearls are known, containing different sequences and alternate tracks. These are listed in the Alternative section above.
  • Image used by Sharon McCormack for the hologram cover feature:

Diamondsandpearls album-HologramOriginalImage.jpg

References
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