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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)]] | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_1|1 October 1991]] (USA) | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_1|1 October 1991]] (USA)<br> |
+ | [[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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|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]] | ||
− | |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 | + | |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. |
'''Sessions and compiling''' | '''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 | + | 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 [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.]]). | ||
− | + | 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 [[#Quotations and trivia|below]] for details). | |
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'''New Power Generation input''' | '''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]]) | + | 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. | |
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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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*[[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) | ||
*[[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) | *[[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) | ||
− | *[[Rosie Gaines]] - | + | *[[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) | ||
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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]] | ||
+ | *[[Steve Noonan]] – manager voice on [[Jughead]] (uncredited) | ||
*[[Clare Fischer]] - orchestration <small>(sampled)</small> on [[Push]] | *[[Clare Fischer]] - orchestration <small>(sampled)</small> on [[Push]] | ||
+ | *[[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]]) | ||
*[[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) | *[[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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|see also = | |see also = | ||
{{SeeAlso| | {{SeeAlso| | ||
− | |item1 = [[ | + | |item1 = [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] |
− | |image1 = [[File: | + | |image1 = [[File:1992_D&P_VIP_pass.jpeg|60px|link: Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] |
− | |item2 = [[Diamonds And Pearls | + | |item2 = [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''(Super) Deluxe Edition'']]<br>(2023 re-issue) |
− | |image2 = [[ | + | |image2 = [[Image:D&P_SDE.jpg|60px|link: Album:_Diamonds_And_Pearls_SuperDeluxe]] |
}} | }} | ||
|charts = | |charts = | ||
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|format = Album | |format = Album | ||
|config = | |config = | ||
− | * '''<u>27 November 1990 | + | * '''<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) | ||
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# <b>[[Live 4 Love]]</b> (alternate version) | # <b>[[Live 4 Love]]</b> (alternate version) | ||
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− | * '''<u>December (?) 1990 | + | * '''<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> | ||
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# <b>[[The Flow]]</b> | # <b>[[The Flow]]</b> | ||
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− | * '''<u>1 March 1991 | + | * '''<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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# <b>[[Insatiable]] </b> | # <b>[[Insatiable]] </b> | ||
# <b>[[Live 4 Love]]</b> | # <b>[[Live 4 Love]]</b> | ||
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* '''<u>8 May 1991, configuration</u>''' | * '''<u>8 May 1991, configuration</u>''' |
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