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|album name = MPLSound | |album name = MPLSound | ||
|album image = [[Image:Mplsound album.jpg|MPLSound french CD artwork cover]] | |album image = [[Image:Mplsound album.jpg|MPLSound french CD artwork cover]] | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_24|24 March | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_24|24 March 2009]] (download)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_29|29 March 2009]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation Target] exclusive CD)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 7|7 September 2009]] (French release) |
|length = 47:44 | |length = 47:44 | ||
|label = [[NPG Records]] | |label = [[NPG Records]] | ||
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|introduction = <b>MPLSound</b> is the 34th full-length studio album by [[Prince]] (sold in a package with his 33rd album [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]]). It was initially released as a download on the launch date of [[Prince]]'s website [[Lotusflow3r.com]], with a CD release exclusively at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation Target] five days later, in a 3CD package known as '''Lotusflow3r''' that also included [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] and [[Bria Valente]]'s first and only album [[Album: Elixer|Elixer]]. | |introduction = <b>MPLSound</b> is the 34th full-length studio album by [[Prince]] (sold in a package with his 33rd album [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]]). It was initially released as a download on the launch date of [[Prince]]'s website [[Lotusflow3r.com]], with a CD release exclusively at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation Target] five days later, in a 3CD package known as '''Lotusflow3r''' that also included [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] and [[Bria Valente]]'s first and only album [[Album: Elixer|Elixer]]. | ||
− | In September | + | In September 2009, the album was released in France as part of a 2CD package known as '''Lotusflow3r''' that also included [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]]. At the same time, a single-disc set was released in France, also titled <b>Lotusflow3r</b> but only including the [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] disc (this was a deliberate marketing decision, not an error). In November, the album was released on vinyl in France as part of a 2LP package, again known as '''Lotusflow3r''' and also including the [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] album. |
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|album promotion = A 30-second [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation Target] commercial was filmed and broadcast, with [[Prince]] playing a portion of [[Dreamer]] as the 3CD set was announced. | |album promotion = A 30-second [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation Target] commercial was filmed and broadcast, with [[Prince]] playing a portion of [[Dreamer]] as the 3CD set was announced. | ||
− | * [[Prince]] played three consecutive nights on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tonight_Show_With_Jay_Leno The Tonight Show With Jay Leno]: [[25_March | + | * [[Prince]] played three consecutive nights on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tonight_Show_With_Jay_Leno The Tonight Show With Jay Leno]: [[25_March 2009|25 March 2009]], [[26_March 2009|26 March 2009]], and [[27_March 2009|27 March 2009]]. |
− | * [[Prince]] played an unprecedented three shows in one night at The LA Live Nokia Center with three different bands: [[28_March | + | * [[Prince]] played an unprecedented three shows in one night at The LA Live Nokia Center with three different bands: [[28_March 2009-1|The Nokia Theater]] (with select members of the [[Per4ming_Live_3121|3121]] band), [[28_March 2009-2|The Conga Room]] with [[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]], and [[29_March 2009-am|Club Nokia]] with select members of the [[One Nite Alone... Tour]] band. |
* French press advert published in Le Monde to promote the album.<br>[[File:LFadFrance.JPG|x200px]] | * French press advert published in Le Monde to promote the album.<br>[[File:LFadFrance.JPG|x200px]] | ||
|trivia = [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] had its own 'area' on the website [[Lotusflow3r.com]] website, containing a download of the album, a video for the song [[Video: Chocolate Box|Chocolate Box]], and various promotional photos. | |trivia = [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] had its own 'area' on the website [[Lotusflow3r.com]] website, containing a download of the album, a video for the song [[Video: Chocolate Box|Chocolate Box]], and various promotional photos. | ||
* It appears that [[77 Beverly Park]] was at one point intended for [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]], given its mention in the spoken word segment of [[Ol' Skool Company]], which mentions the other [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] tracks in their order of appearance on the album. | * It appears that [[77 Beverly Park]] was at one point intended for [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]], given its mention in the spoken word segment of [[Ol' Skool Company]], which mentions the other [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] tracks in their order of appearance on the album. | ||
− | * [[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]] was also seen on a tracklist for [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] as recently as February | + | * [[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]] was also seen on a tracklist for [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] as recently as February 2009, indicating it switched albums at a late stage. |
* [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] is the second [[Prince]] album to contain a remake of a song previously-released on another [[Prince]] album. [[U're Gonna C Me]] is a re-recorded version of the [[Album: One Nite Alone...|One Nite Alone...]] track released in 2002. | * [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] is the second [[Prince]] album to contain a remake of a song previously-released on another [[Prince]] album. [[U're Gonna C Me]] is a re-recorded version of the [[Album: One Nite Alone...|One Nite Alone...]] track released in 2002. | ||
* [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] triple pack sold 168,000 unit in the USA within a week, which granted the album a number 2 position on [[The Billboard 200]] album charts. | * [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] triple pack sold 168,000 unit in the USA within a week, which granted the album a number 2 position on [[The Billboard 200]] album charts. | ||
− | * The French triple pack release, issued on 7 September | + | * The French triple pack release, issued on 7 September 2009 sold 3,375 units within a week, which enabled it to enter French charts TOP Album 200 at number 14. The next week it sold 2,340 copies, which had it dropping to position 26. On week 5 the record sold 1163 unit and dropped to position 51. On week 6, after a week of promotion in Paris, the record sold 2,896 copies and climbed up to position 25. It also entered the download album charts at position 3, its best position in 6 weeks. |
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|format = Album | |format = Album | ||
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− | * '''<u>February | + | * '''<u>February 2009, MPLSound configuration</u>''' |
− | :<small>A slightly different configuration, missing [[Here]], was seen on a tracklist for the album in February | + | :<small>A slightly different configuration, missing [[Here]], was seen on a tracklist for the album in February 2009. This tracklist is below:</small> |
# <b>[[(There'll Never B) Another Like Me]]</b> | # <b>[[(There'll Never B) Another Like Me]]</b> | ||
# <b>[[Chocolate Box]]</b> | # <b>[[Chocolate Box]]</b> |
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