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[[Prince]]'s involvement in the album came by chance, as he dropped by [[Paisley Park Studios]] while [[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] were recording with [[Elisa Fiorillo]] in September 1989, and he liked what he heard. He immediately helped write the track they were working on, [[I Am]], before helping to write [[On The Way Up]]. He submitted [[Playgirl]], [[Love's No Fun]] and [[Ooh This I Need]] in late 1989 and early 1990. | [[Prince]]'s involvement in the album came by chance, as he dropped by [[Paisley Park Studios]] while [[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] were recording with [[Elisa Fiorillo]] in September 1989, and he liked what he heard. He immediately helped write the track they were working on, [[I Am]], before helping to write [[On The Way Up]]. He submitted [[Playgirl]], [[Love's No Fun]] and [[Ooh This I Need]] in late 1989 and early 1990. | ||
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Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only | Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only | ||
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# <b>[[I Am]]</b> (4:57) * | # <b>[[I Am]]</b> (4:57) * | ||
# <b>[[On The Way Up]]</b> (4:20) + | # <b>[[On The Way Up]]</b> (4:20) + | ||
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<b>+</b> Written by [[Elisa Fiorillo]], [[Prince]], [[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]<br> | <b>+</b> Written by [[Elisa Fiorillo]], [[Prince]], [[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]<br> | ||
<b>^</b> Written by [[Prince]] | <b>^</b> Written by [[Prince]] | ||
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*Side 1: | *Side 1: | ||
# <b>[[I Am]]</b> (4:57) * | # <b>[[I Am]]</b> (4:57) * | ||
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# <b>Purpose In Your Life</b> | # <b>Purpose In Your Life</b> | ||
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*[[Elisa Fiorillo]] - lead vocals | *[[Elisa Fiorillo]] - lead vocals | ||
*[[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] - drums and percussion on [[I Am]], percussion on [[On The Way Up]] and [[Love's No Fun]] | *[[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] - drums and percussion on [[I Am]], percussion on [[On The Way Up]] and [[Love's No Fun]] | ||
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*[[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] - producer on [[I Am]], [[On The Way Up]], [[Playgirl]] and [[Love's No Fun]], recording engineer on [[Love's No Fun]] | *[[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] - producer on [[I Am]], [[On The Way Up]], [[Playgirl]] and [[Love's No Fun]], recording engineer on [[Love's No Fun]] | ||
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - co-producer on [[On The Way Up]] | *[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - co-producer on [[On The Way Up]] | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez] - remix on [[Playgirl]] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez] - remix on [[Playgirl]] | ||
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*[[Single: On The Way Up|On The Way Up]] | *[[Single: On The Way Up|On The Way Up]] | ||
*[[Single: Oooh This I Need|Oooh This I Need]]<br> | *[[Single: Oooh This I Need|Oooh This I Need]]<br> | ||
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*This album did not chart. | *This album did not chart. | ||
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{{:Releases: Empty}} | {{:Releases: Empty}} | ||
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| − | ==Time-of-release== | + | ===Time-of-release=== |
*Information needed. | *Information needed. | ||
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| − | =Awards, nominations, and certifications= | + | ==Awards, nominations, and certifications== |
* None. | * None. | ||
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* None. | * None. | ||
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| − | =References= | + | ==References== |
* ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | * ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | ||
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Revision as of 19:44, 1 September 2016
1990:  Pandemonium ◄
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I Am
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| Released: | 18 September 1990 |
| Length: | 44:00 |
| Label(s): | Chrysalis Records |
| Studio(s): | Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA |
I Am is the second studio album by Elisa Fiorillo, and was the first and only to feature writing input by Prince. Five of the album's ten tracks were written (or co-written) by Prince, although the album was mostly produced by David Z. Rivkin (Prince produced one track, Ooh This I Need).
The album produced two commercially-available singles, On The Way Up (released shortly before the album) and Oooh This I Need (spelled differently than the album track). The album failed to chart, however.
Prince's involvement in the album came by chance, as he dropped by Paisley Park Studios while David Z. Rivkin and Levi Seacer, Jr. were recording with Elisa Fiorillo in September 1989, and he liked what he heard. He immediately helped write the track they were working on, I Am, before helping to write On The Way Up. He submitted Playgirl, Love's No Fun and Ooh This I Need in late 1989 and early 1990.
Track listing
Details given for Prince-related tracks only
CD
- I Am (4:57) *
- On The Way Up (4:20) +
- Out Of My Mind
- Playgirl (4:21) ^
- Love's No Fun (3:50) ^
- Ooh This I Need (4:00) ^
- Ain't Right
- Something So Strong
- Don't Change
- Purpose In Your Life
* Written by Prince, David Z. Rivkin and Levi Seacer, Jr.
+ Written by Elisa Fiorillo, Prince, David Z. Rivkin and Levi Seacer, Jr.
^ Written by Prince
LP/MC
- Side 1:
- I Am (4:57) *
- On The Way Up (4:20) +
- Out Of My Mind
- Playgirl (4:21) ^
- Love's No Fun (3:50) ^
- Side 2:
- Ooh This I Need (4:00) ^
- Ain't Right
- Something So Strong
- Don't Change
- Purpose In Your Life
Personnel
Musicians
- Elisa Fiorillo - lead vocals
- David Z. Rivkin - drums and percussion on I Am, percussion on On The Way Up and Love's No Fun
- Levi Seacer, Jr. - all instruments, except where noted, on I Am, On The Way Up, bass guitar on Ooh This I Need
- Prince - all instruments, except where noted, on Playgirl and Love's No Fun, all instruments, except where noted, on Ooh This I Need (uncredited)
- Cynthia Johnson - background vocals on Playgirl
- Ingrid Chavez - background vocals on Playgirl
- Jana Anderson - background vocals on Playgirl
- Rosie Gaines - background vocals on Playgirl and Ooh This I Need
- Michael B. - drums on Love's No Fun, acoustic drums on Ooh This I Need
- Sonny T. - bass guitar on Love's No Fun
- Jevetta Steele - background vocals on Love's No Fun
- Jearlyn Steele - background vocals on Love's No Fun
- J.D. Steele - background vocals on Love's No Fun
- Fred Steele - background vocals on Love's No Fun
- Kirk Johnson - electric drums on Ooh This I Need
- Michael Koppelman - harpsichord on Ooh This I Need
Production
- David Z. Rivkin - producer on I Am, On The Way Up, Playgirl and Love's No Fun, recording engineer on Love's No Fun
- Levi Seacer, Jr. - co-producer on On The Way Up
- Prince - producer on Ooh This I Need
- Michael Koppelman - recording engineer on Playgirl, Love's No Fun and Ooh This I Need
- Junior Vasquez - remix on Playgirl
Singles released
Charts
- This album did not chart.
Releases
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Album promotion
Time-of-release
- Information needed.
Awards, nominations, and certifications
- None.
Trivia
- None.
References
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