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The album produced two commercially-available singles, [[Single: On The Way Up|On The Way Up]] (released shortly before the album) and [[Single: Oooh This I Need|Oooh This I Need]] (spelled differently than the album track). The album failed to chart, however. | The album produced two commercially-available singles, [[Single: On The Way Up|On The Way Up]] (released shortly before the album) and [[Single: Oooh This I Need|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.|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, [[Elisa Fiorillo: I Am|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 | ||
− | # <b>[[I Am]]</b> (4:57) <sup>1</sup> | + | # <b>[[Elisa Fiorillo: I Am|I Am]]</b> (4:57) <sup>1</sup> |
# <b>[[On The Way Up]]</b> (4:20) <sup>2</sup> | # <b>[[On The Way Up]]</b> (4:20) <sup>2</sup> | ||
# <b>Out Of My Mind</b> | # <b>Out Of My Mind</b> | ||
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− | # <b>[[I Am]]</b> (4:57) <sup>1</sup> | + | # <b>[[Elisa Fiorillo: I Am|I Am]]</b> (4:57) <sup>1</sup> |
# <b>[[On The Way Up]]</b> (4:20) <sup>2</sup> | # <b>[[On The Way Up]]</b> (4:20) <sup>2</sup> | ||
# <b>Out Of My Mind</b> | # <b>Out Of My Mind</b> | ||
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|musicians =[[Elisa Fiorillo]] - lead vocals | |musicians =[[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 [[Elisa Fiorillo: I Am|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]] | + | *[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - all instruments, except where noted, on [[Elisa Fiorillo: I Am|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) | *[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted, on [[Playgirl]] and [[Love's No Fun]], all instruments, except where noted, on [[Ooh This I Need]] (uncredited) | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Johnson Cynthia Johnson] - background vocals on [[Playgirl]] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Johnson Cynthia Johnson] - background vocals on [[Playgirl]] | ||
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*[[Kirk Johnson]] - electric drums on [[Ooh This I Need]] | *[[Kirk Johnson]] - electric drums on [[Ooh This I Need]] | ||
*[[Michael Koppelman]] - harpsichord on [[Ooh This I Need]] | *[[Michael Koppelman]] - harpsichord on [[Ooh This I Need]] | ||
− | |production = [[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]] | + | |production = [[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] - producer on [[Elisa Fiorillo: I Am|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]] | ||
*[[Prince]] - producer on [[Ooh This I Need]] | *[[Prince]] - producer on [[Ooh This I Need]] |
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