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|introduction = This entry details a series of songs [[Prince]] (then [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) and [[Ninety-9]] (real name Dietra Moses, also nicknamed "Poet99" or "99") worked on in late-Spring or early-Summer 1993. [[Prince]] met Rap/Slam/Spoken Words artist [[Ninety-9]] at [[Venue: Glam Slam West|Glam Slam West]] between the [[Act I]] and [[Act II]] tours. She reportedly gave him a recording of her poems/slams. He added backing music to these slams and offered her a publishing deal. [[Ninety-9]] was not signed to [[Paisley Park Records]] (nor [[NPG Records]]) but was contracted to Paisley Park Music (see triva below) as a songwriter. It is unclear whether this short-lived collaboration was intended to lead to an album, an EP or to a particular project (it is referenced here for the sake of completeness). It is possible that these recordings were made to promote her work as a songwriter and poet, but it is unverified. [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] mentions her by name on [[Now]], describing her as a ''"a new hero cuz she’s so divine''" and [[Days Of Wild]] (''"much props to the upside down double 6''"). | |introduction = This entry details a series of songs [[Prince]] (then [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) and [[Ninety-9]] (real name Dietra Moses, also nicknamed "Poet99" or "99") worked on in late-Spring or early-Summer 1993. [[Prince]] met Rap/Slam/Spoken Words artist [[Ninety-9]] at [[Venue: Glam Slam West|Glam Slam West]] between the [[Act I]] and [[Act II]] tours. She reportedly gave him a recording of her poems/slams. He added backing music to these slams and offered her a publishing deal. [[Ninety-9]] was not signed to [[Paisley Park Records]] (nor [[NPG Records]]) but was contracted to Paisley Park Music (see triva below) as a songwriter. It is unclear whether this short-lived collaboration was intended to lead to an album, an EP or to a particular project (it is referenced here for the sake of completeness). It is possible that these recordings were made to promote her work as a songwriter and poet, but it is unverified. [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] mentions her by name on [[Now]], describing her as a ''"a new hero cuz she’s so divine''" and [[Days Of Wild]] (''"much props to the upside down double 6''"). | ||
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Five songs were recorded at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota : [[40 Ounces]], [[Simlac]], [[The Mood For Love]], [[Stained Glass]] and [[Three Shots]]. There might be other versions of the song with her own backing music as the five tracks known to have been worked or re-worked by [[Prince]] were registered on September 1st 1993 as 'musical compositions' by [[Ninety-9|Dietra Moses]] alone at the Library Of Congress. | Five songs were recorded at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota : [[40 Ounces]], [[Simlac]], [[The Mood For Love]], [[Stained Glass]] and [[Three Shots]]. There might be other versions of the song with her own backing music as the five tracks known to have been worked or re-worked by [[Prince]] were registered on September 1st 1993 as 'musical compositions' by [[Ninety-9|Dietra Moses]] alone at the Library Of Congress. | ||
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* [[The Mood For Love]] on [[Days Of Wild]], | * [[The Mood For Love]] on [[Days Of Wild]], | ||
− | * [[Stained Glass]] on [[Love Sign]] and [[Face Down]] | + | * [[Stained Glass]] on [[Love Sign]] and [[Face Down]], |
* [[Three Shots]] on [[Big Fun]], [[The Good Life|The Good Life (Bullets Go Bang Remix)]] and [[Right Back Here In My Arms]]. | * [[Three Shots]] on [[Big Fun]], [[The Good Life|The Good Life (Bullets Go Bang Remix)]] and [[Right Back Here In My Arms]]. | ||
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− | |references = | + | |references = '''The Whole Nine''' by ''Dream Hampton'' (Spin Magazine: nov. 1993) |
+ | *[http://www.theprnstory.com/ '''The PRN Story blog'''] | ||
|categories = [[Category:1993]][[Category:Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Albums]][[Category:Unreleased Albums (Related Artists)]] | |categories = [[Category:1993]][[Category:Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Albums]][[Category:Unreleased Albums (Related Artists)]] | ||
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1991: Untitled Robin Power And The Uptown Dames album ◄ |
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► 1994: 24 |
Untitled Ninety-9 project |
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1991 Untitled Robin Power And The Uptown Dames album |
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1994 24 |