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− | |introduction = '''Oui Can Luv''' is an acoustic album by [[Andy Allo]] featuring [[Prince]] on acoustic guitar. To date, the album has only been available to stream for 12 hours on the music platform [[Tidal]], with whom [[Prince]] has an extensive partnership. The album includes nine songs; eight are known to be cover versions (including two of [[Prince]]'s own songs, [[I Love U In Me]] and [[We Can Funk]], revised as [[We Can Funk|Oui Can Luv]]). Nothing is known about the authorship of the remaining track, [[False Alarm]], so it is treated here as a writing collaboration between [[Prince]] and [[Andy Allo]]. | + | |introduction = '''Oui Can Luv''' is an acoustic album by [[Andy Allo]] featuring [[Prince]] on acoustic guitar. To date, the album has only been available to stream for 12 hours on the music platform [[Tidal]], with whom [[Prince]] has an extensive partnership. |
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+ | The album includes nine songs; eight are known to be cover versions (including two of [[Prince]]'s own songs, [[I Love U In Me]] and [[We Can Funk]], revised as [[We Can Funk|Oui Can Luv]]). Nothing is known about the authorship of the remaining track, [[False Alarm]], so it is treated here as a writing collaboration between [[Prince]] and [[Andy Allo]]. | ||
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+ | The songs on the album mostly come from singer-songwriters: | ||
+ | * [[Fast Car]] was written and performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Chapman Tracy Chapman], from her debut album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Chapman_(album) Tracy Chapman] (1988), and also released as her debut single shortly before the album. | ||
+ | * [[Push & Pull|Push And Pull]], as [[Push & Pull]], was written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikka_Costa Nikka Costa] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Stanley Justin Stanley] and performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikka_Costa Nikka Costa], from her first U.S. album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Got_Their_Something Everybody Got Their Something] (2001), and also available as a promo-only single the following year. | ||
+ | * [[Love Is A Losing Game]], written and performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Winehouse Amy Winehouse], first appeared on her 2006 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_Black Back To Black], and was released as a single in 2007. | ||
+ | * [[Wild World]] was written and originally performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_Stevens Cat Stevens], and first appeared on his 1970 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_for_the_Tillerman Tea For The Tillerman], and also released as a single two months prior to the album's release. | ||
+ | * [[Waiting In Vain]], written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley Bob Marley] and performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley_and_the_Wailers Bob Marley and the Wailers], first appeared on their 1977 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exodus_(Bob_Marley_%26_the_Wailers_album) Exodus], and also released as a single the same year. | ||
+ | * [[More Than This]], written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Ferry Bryan Ferry] and performed by his band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxy_Music Roxy Music], was released on their 1982 final album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon_(Roxy_Music_album) Avalon], but was released as the album's first single prior to the album's release. | ||
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+ | [[Prince]], of course, had previously released both [[I Love U In Me]] (initially as the b-side of [[Single: The Arms Of Orion|The Arms Of Orion]] in 1989), and [[We Can Funk]] (on the [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album in 1989, although initially recorded in 1986 under that name, following a 1983 recording under the original title [[We Can Funk|We Can Fuck]]). | ||
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+ | <b>Early steps</b> | ||
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+ | [[Andy Allo]] had previously released alternate versions of some tracks. | ||
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+ | A similar acoustic version of [[Love Is A Losing Game]], which had been in [[Prince]]'s live repertoire before [[Andy Allo]] joined the band, was streamed on [[Andy Allo]]'s [[Andy_Allo_Facebook_Streams|Facebook page]] in July, 2011, within 24 hours of the announcement of the death of the song's original singer and writer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Winehouse Winehouse]. | ||
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+ | [[Wild World]] was streamed on [[Andy Allo]]'s [[Andy_Allo_Facebook_Streams|Facebook page]] in February, 2012, in a similar acoustic take also featuring [[Prince]] on guitar. | ||
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+ | [[Andy Allo]] had released a solo acoustic version of [[Waiting In Vain]] on her website prior to joining [[Prince]]'s band in June, 2011. | ||
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+ | [[We Can Funk|Oui Can Luv]], in a similar acoustic take with [[Prince]] on acoustic guitar, was available on [[Andy Allo]]'s [[Andy_Allo_Facebook_Streams|Facebook page]] in late 2011. | ||
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+ | Many of the songs had also made appearances in [[Prince]]'s live shows over the years: | ||
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+ | *[[Push & Pull|Push And Pull]], originally known as [[Push & Pull]], was first performed by [[Prince]] on the [[One Nite Alone... Tour]] in 2002, occasionally with the song's co-writer and original singer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikka_Costa Nikka Costa] on lead vocals (including the version included on the [[Home Video: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas| Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] concert DVD). | ||
+ | *[[Love Is A Losing Game]] had been performed live by [[Prince]] starting in 2007 (and in one performance was joined by the song's original singer and writer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Winehouse Winehouse]. | ||
+ | *[[I Love U In Me]] was first performed live by [[Prince]] in 1993. | ||
+ | *[[Waiting In Vain]] was performed only once in 2000 before making more regular appearances in setlists once [[Andy Allo]] joined the band in 2011. | ||
+ | *[[We Can Funk]] was performed occasionally on the [[Nude Tour]] in 1990. | ||
+ | *[[More Than This]] was first performed during the [[Welcome 2 America Tour]] during the "21 Nite Stand in Los Angeles". | ||
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+ | <b>Recording process</b> | ||
The only two musicians believed to appear on the album are [[Andy Allo]] on lead and background vocals, and [[Prince]] on acoustic guitar, marking this the most stripped-down album in [[Prince]]'s catalogue (although [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] and [[Album: One Nite Alone...|One Nite Alone...]] were announced as acoustic albums on guitar and piano respectively, they were more heavily produced with full bands and sound effects on some tracks). | The only two musicians believed to appear on the album are [[Andy Allo]] on lead and background vocals, and [[Prince]] on acoustic guitar, marking this the most stripped-down album in [[Prince]]'s catalogue (although [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] and [[Album: One Nite Alone...|One Nite Alone...]] were announced as acoustic albums on guitar and piano respectively, they were more heavily produced with full bands and sound effects on some tracks). | ||
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Nothing is known about when the album was recorded, or whether it was recorded in a single day, or over time. It has been announced that the songs were recorded at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, however. It is likely that the tracks were recorded in 2011-2012 during sessions for [[Andy Allo]]'s second studio album [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]], but this has not been confirmed. | Nothing is known about when the album was recorded, or whether it was recorded in a single day, or over time. It has been announced that the songs were recorded at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, however. It is likely that the tracks were recorded in 2011-2012 during sessions for [[Andy Allo]]'s second studio album [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]], but this has not been confirmed. | ||
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No other plans have been announced for this album to receive a wider release. | No other plans have been announced for this album to receive a wider release. |
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