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Album details Released: 9 July 1984 Length: 38:16 Label(s): Warner Bros. Studio(s): Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA; First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA Charts, Certifications & Awards Charts America Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart USA: Billboard 200 14 Jul. 1984 24 57 USA: Billboard Soul LP’s 28 Jul. 1984 3(?) 46 Certifications Institution, Country Date Certification RIAA, USA 18 Sep. 1984 Gold (500,000) RIAA, USA 10 Jan. 1985 Platinum (1 million) Awards This album has not received any awards in the USA Singles released Ice Cream Castles b/w Tricky Jungle Love b/w Tricky The Bird b/w My Drawers See also What Time Is It? (Album) Pandemonium (Album)

Ice Cream Castle is the third full-length studio album by The Time, and was released in conjunction with the band’s appearance in the movie Purple Rain. Like the two previous albums, Ice Cream Castle was largely written, recorded and produced by Prince, and contained little input from band members other than Morris Day and Jesse Johnson. Sessions and compiling Sessions for the album began in late March 1983, at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (while Prince and The Time were still on the 1999 Tour), beginning with Jungle Love. The Bird (in a studio version that was not used), Chili Sauce (under its original title, Proposition 17) and If The Kid Can’t Make You Come followed in mid-April 1983. The live version of The Bird, chosen for release was recorded live at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota in early October 1983. Ice Cream Castles and My Drawers were the final tracks recorded for the album in mid-January 1984. Other tracks recorded and considered for the album included My Summertime Thang (recorded in late March 1983) and Chocolate (recorded in mid April 1983) and possibly My Love Belongs To You. My Summertime Thang and Chocolate were later released on The Time’s fourth album Pandemonium. Cloreen Bacon Skin was recorded with Morris Day on drums, but it is not believed to have been intended for the album. According to Jimmy Jam, Both Feel U Up and Irresistible Bitch were at one point intended for Ice Cream Castle: "There are a couple of songs that Prince has put out Feel U Up and Irresistible Bitch (...). And we knew that because we would be sitting on the bus, and Prince would come on our tour bus (during the 1999 Tour) and says "Listen to this", and he play a song and he’d be "This is gonna be your next record!"". Promotion The album produced three singles, Ice Cream Castles, Jungle Love and The Bird. It reached number 24 on the US Billboard 200 Chart, and number 3 on the Billboard Soul LP’s Chart. Ice Cream Castle was certified gold by RIAA ten weeks after release, in September 1984 and platinum in January 1985. Track listing CD LP The compact disc version is a reissue from the original CD. Ice Cream Castles (7:33) 1 My Drawers (4:04) Chili Sauce (5:45) Jungle Love (5:29) 2 If The Kid Can’t Make You Come (7:33) The Bird (7:40) 3 The vinyl long play format is the original issue. Side 1: Ice Cream Castles (7:33) 1 My Drawers (4:04) Chili Sauce (5:45) Side 2: Jungle Love (5:29) 2 If The Kid Can’t Make You Come (7:33) The Bird (7:40) 3 All songs written by Prince (as Jamie Starr), except where noted - officially credited to Morris Day. 1 Written by Prince (as Jamie Starr) and Morris Day - officially credited to Morris Day 2 Written by Prince (as Jamie Starr), Jesse Johnson and Morris Day - officially credited to Morris Day and Jesse Johnson 3 Written by Prince (as Jamie Starr), Jesse Johnson and Morris Day - officially credited to Morris Day Personnel Musicians Morris Day - lead vocals, background vocals, drums on My Drawers Prince - all background vocals and instruments, except where noted (uncredited) on Ice Cream Castles, My Drawers, Chili Sauce, Jungle Love and If The Kid Can’t Make You Come Jesse Johnson - vocals and guitar, guitar solo on My Drawers, drums on If The Kid Can’t Make You Come Sharon Hughes - dialog on Chili Sauce, background vocals on If The Kid Can’t Make You Come Novi Novog - violin on Chili Sauce Mark Cardenas - background vocals and keyboards on The Bird Paul Peterson - background vocals and keyboards on The Bird Jerry Hubbard - bass guitar and vocals on The Bird (credited but does not appear on the recording) Jellybean Johnson - drums on The Bird Jerome Benton - percussion and voice on The Bird Jill Jones - background vocals on If The Kid Can’t Make You Come (uncredited) Production Morris Day - co-producer Prince - co-producer (as Jamie Starr) David Leonard - engineer Peggy McCreary - engineer (as "Peggy Mac") Terry Christian - engineer Bernie Grundman - mastering Thanks none.

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Additional Information Promotion (at time of release) Trivia The Purple Rain movie acted as major promotion for the album. The album is titled Ice Cream Castle (singular), while the title track is titled Ice Cream Castles (plural); (Mayte’s 1995 album Child Of The Sun followed a similar pattern, with the title track Children Of The Sun). References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018) https://www.facebook.com/JesseJohnsonfan/posts/10152293702581224 Music On The Run - Episode 63 — Jimmy Jam by St. Paul Peterson (24 June 2024)

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