Difference between revisions of "Album: Kamasutra"
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− | |introduction = '''Kamasutra''' is the first and only studio album by [[The NPG Orchestra]], and was released in February 1997 on cassette through direct order from [[1-800 New Funk]] (with the full album repeated on each side). A CD release was included with the direct order edition of [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Kamasutra''' is the first and only studio album by [[The NPG Orchestra]], and was released in February 1997 on cassette through direct order from [[1-800 New Funk]] (with the full album repeated on each side). A CD release was included with the direct order edition of [[Prince]]’s 20th full-length studio album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]], the fourth to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. |
'''Sessions and compiling''' | '''Sessions and compiling''' | ||
− | All eleven tracks were written by [[Prince]], and all contain him playing most of the non-orchestral instruments, with [[Eric Leeds]] playing saxophone, horns by the [[NPG Hornz]], and orchestra added by [[Clare Fischer]]'s orchestra. The album is entirely instrumental, with repeated musical themes throughout, and was recorded between Spring 1994 and 1996 by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, and by [[Clare Fischer]] | + | All eleven tracks were written by [[Prince]], and all contain him playing most of the non-orchestral instruments, with [[Eric Leeds]] playing saxophone, horns by the [[NPG Hornz]], and orchestra added by [[Clare Fischer]]'s orchestra. The album is entirely instrumental, with repeated musical themes throughout, and was recorded between Spring 1994 and 1996 by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, and by [[Clare Fischer]]’s orchestra at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Way_Recording Ocean Way Recording], Hollywood, CA, USA. |
− | The | + | The album’s title is taken from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_Sutra Kama Sutra], considered to be the most important work in a long line of Indian erotic literature, written by the Hindu philosopher [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C4%81tsy%C4%81yana Vātsyāyana] (the Kama Sutra was previously mentioned by [[Prince]] in [[We Can Funk|We Can Fuck]] (later released as [[We Can Funk]])). |
− | An early version of the artwork (done in 1995) shows the album (before being included as a bonus disc to [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]) was originally to be released as a stand-alone album credited to [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), which would have made that [[Prince]] | + | An early version of the artwork (done in 1995) shows the album (before being included as a bonus disc to [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]) was originally to be released as a stand-alone album credited to [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), which would have made that [[Prince]]’s 20th album and the the fourth to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] instead of [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]. The original artwork contained paintings by artist [http://www.chadattie.com/ Chad Attie] in the booklet, which were discarded when the album was released as part of the [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] set. |
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