Album: Let’s Get Started
1993:  Carmen Electra ◄
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Let's Get Started
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| Released: | 16 February, 1993 |
| Length: | 46:37 |
| Label(s): | Reprise Records |
| Studio(s): | Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Sideways Recording, Santa Ana, CA, USA |
Let's Get Started is the second studio album by Los Angeles rapper/musician Louie Louie, and was released in February, 1993. The album contained two songs produced and co-written by Prince under the name Paisley Park; Get Blue and Dance Unto The Rhythm.
The album produced one single, The Thought Of It, but the album did not chart.
Get Blue was initially recorded in November, 1990. Dance Unto The Rhythm was recorded in March, 1991. In addition to the two released tracks, Prince offered another track recorded specifically for the album, titled Hey, Louie Louie (also recorded in November, 1990), but this was rejected for the album.
Track listing
Details given for Prince-related tracks only:
CD/MC
- Let's Get Started (4:48)
- The Thought Of It (3:19)
- Walk With Me (4:57)
- Get Blue (4:42) *
- Brother Louie (3:33)
- You're So R&B (4:02)
- Too Much Pressure (4:05)
- All I Do Is Toss & Turn (4:22)
- All In One Breath (3:38)
- Dance Unto The Rhythm (3:56) #
- Aggression (5:15)
* Written by Levi Seacer, Jr. and Prince (as Paisley Park)
# Written by Prince (as Paisley Park) and Michael Koppelman
Personnel
Musicians
- Louie Louie – lead vocals
- Prince - all background vocals and instruments, except where noted
- Sam Mesa-rani - percussion on Get Blue, trash can percussion on Dance Unto The Rhythm
- Dain Noel - strings on Get Blue
- Reverend Dave Boruff - saxophone on Get Blue
- Gino Garcia - bongos on Dance Unto The Rhythm
- Rosie Gaines - background vocals on Dance Unto The Rhythm
Production
- Prince - producer (as Paisley Park)
- Louie Louie – vocal production
- Michael Koppelman - recording engineer
- Steve Noonan - assistant engineer on Get Blue
- Keith "K.C." Cohen - mixing engineer
- Jim Hahn - additional tracking
- Gay Druilet - additional tracking
Singles released
- The Thought Of It
Charts
- This album did not enter the charts.
Releases
| Country | Format | Cat. Number | Comments | Front | Back | Label1 | Label2 |
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| USA | CD | 9 45201-2 | 
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Variants, special editions and re-releases
- None.
Album promotion
Time-of-release
- Information to follow.
Awards, nominations, and certifications
- None.
Quotations and trivia
- None.
References
- The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)
- http://www.discogs.com/Louie-Louie-Lets-Get-Started
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1993 Carmen Electra |
All Albums | All Related Artists Albums | 1993 Sax-A-Go-Go |
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