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| |album name = Raise Up | | |album name = Raise Up |
| |album image = [[File:Raiseup_album.jpg|200px]] | | |album image = [[File:Raiseup_album.jpg|200px]] |
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_20|20 September, 2012]] (French release)<br> | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_20|20 September 2012]] (French release)<br> |
− | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_25|25 September, 2012]] (US release) | + | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_25|25 September 2012]] (US release) |
| |length = 63:39 | | |length = 63:39 |
| |label = Moosicus Records | | |label = Moosicus Records |
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| |album promotion = The project was announced on French music website [http://www.funku.fr/2012/prince-et-raphael-saadiq-invites-du-nouvel-album-de-larry-graham-graham-central-station/ Funk ★ U]. | | |album promotion = The project was announced on French music website [http://www.funku.fr/2012/prince-et-raphael-saadiq-invites-du-nouvel-album-de-larry-graham-graham-central-station/ Funk ★ U]. |
− | * A 5-track promo EP CD for the album was available in August, 2012, containing the following tracks:<br> | + | * A 5-track promo EP CD for the album was available in August 2012, containing the following tracks:<br> |
| # <b>It's Alright</b> | | # <b>It's Alright</b> |
| # <b>Throw-N-Down The Funk</b> | | # <b>Throw-N-Down The Funk</b> |
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| :Promo cover art:<br> | | :Promo cover art:<br> |
| :[[File:Raiseup_5track_promo.jpg|100px]] [[File:Raiseup 5track promoback.jpg|100px]] | | :[[File:Raiseup_5track_promo.jpg|100px]] [[File:Raiseup 5track promoback.jpg|100px]] |
− | * A 2-track promo EP CD for the album was available in September, 2012, containing the following tracks (it is not considered a single, as it is clearly labeled "2-track promo EP"):<br> | + | * A 2-track promo EP CD for the album was available in September 2012, containing the following tracks (it is not considered a single, as it is clearly labeled "2-track promo EP"):<br> |
| # <b>[[Raise Up]]</b> (5:36)<sup>1</sup> | | # <b>[[Raise Up]]</b> (5:36)<sup>1</sup> |
| # <b>It Ain't No Fun To Me</b> | | # <b>It Ain't No Fun To Me</b> |
Raise Up is the ninth studio album by Larry Graham & Graham Central Station, and their second to include input by Prince (although the previous album was released under the band name Graham Central Station only). It was released in September 2012, on the Art Of Groove label, over 13 years since their last studio album, GCS 2000.
Prince appears on three tracks, Raise Up, Shoulda Coulda Woulda and Movin'. Authorship of the tracks is currently unknown, however. The album also includes new versions of three songs previously released by Graham Central Station, which Prince has also covered live at other times (see It's Alright, Now Do-U-Wanta-Dance and It Ain't No Fun To Me), as well as a cover version of Stevie Wonder's track Higher Ground, also covered live by Prince (see Higher Ground), but he is not known to have been involved in these studio recordings.
It is not known when the tracks were recorded, and whether any of the tracks date from the 1997-8 recording sessions for GCS 2000. The three tracks that Prince participated in are credited to at least being partially recorded at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA, but The G-Station, Chanhassen, MN, USA and Studio de l’Hacienda, Tarare, France are also listed as recording locations for the tracks.
No singles have been released to promote the album. More information about the album will be added shortly.
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Track listing
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Details given for Prince-related tracks only:
- GCS Drumline
- Throw-N-Down The Funk
- It's Alright (The New Master)
- Raise Up (5:36)1 - featuring Prince
- Shoulda Coulda Woulda (4:48)1 - featuring Prince
- Welcome 2 Our World
- It Ain't No Fun To Me (The New Master)
- Higher Ground
- No Way
- Hold You Close
- Movin' (4:58)1 - featuring Prince
- Now Do-U-Wanta-Dance (The New Master)
- One Day - featuring Raphael Saadiq
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- GCS Drumline
- Throw-N-Down The Funk
- It's Alright (The New Master)
- Raise Up (5:36)1 - featuring Prince
- Shoulda Coulda Woulda (4:48)1 - featuring Prince
- Welcome 2 Our World
- It Ain't No Fun To Me (The New Master)
- Higher Ground
- No Way
- Hold You Close
- Movin' (4:58)1 - featuring Prince
- Now Do-U-Wanta-Dance (The New Master)
- One Day - featuring Raphael Saadiq
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1 Written by Larry Graham
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Personnel
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Musicians
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- Larry Graham - lead vocals and bass guitar on Raise Up and Shoulda Coulda Woulda, lead vocals, electronic drums, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards on Movin'
- Prince - drums, guitar, keyboards and background vocals on Raise Up and Shoulda Coulda Woulda, guitar on Movin'
- James McKinney - vocoder on Raise Up, vocals on Movin'
- Brian Braziel - drums on Movin'
- Ashling Cole - vocals on Movin'
- David Council - keyboards, vocals on Movin'
- Wilton Rab - vocals on Movin'
- Támar Davis - vocals on Movin'
- Chance Howard - vocals on Movin'
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Production
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- Larry Graham - producer
- Quentin Geerinckx - executive producer
- Joachim Becker - executive producer
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Thanks
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- Prince: My "brother" and friend forever. Much Love.
- Raphael Saadiq for connection your heart with mine and sharing your special gift.
- Wilton "Fab" Rabb, Ashling "Biscuit" Cole, Jimi "Joy" McKinney, Brian "Rio" Braziel and David "City" Council - "The Hardest Working Band In Show Biz".
- The "Millfield Horns" for some slammin' horns!
- All the other talented musicians and singers for sharing their unique gifts on this album.
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