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|introduction          = '''Raise Up''' is the ninth studio album by [[Larry Graham]] & [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station], and their second to include input by [[Prince]] (although the previous album was released under the band name [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station] only). It was released in September 2012, on the [http://www.artofgroove.de/ Art Of Groove] label, over 13 years since their last studio album, [[Album: GCS 2000|GCS 2000]].
 
|introduction          = '''Raise Up''' is the ninth studio album by [[Larry Graham]] & [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station], and their second to include input by [[Prince]] (although the previous album was released under the band name [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station] only). It was released in September 2012, on the [http://www.artofgroove.de/ Art Of Groove] label, over 13 years since their last studio album, [[Album: GCS 2000|GCS 2000]].
  
[[Prince]] appears on three tracks, [[Raise Up]], [[Shoulda Coulda Woulda]] and [[Larry Graham: Movin'|Movin']]. Authorship of the tracks is currently unknown, however. The album also includes new versions of three songs previously released by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder Stevie Wonder]'s track [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_Ground_(Stevie_Wonder_song) Higher Ground], also covered live by [[Prince]] (see [[Higher Ground]]), but he is not known to have been involved in these studio recordings.
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[[Prince]] appears on three tracks, [[Raise Up]], [[Shoulda Coulda Woulda]] and [[Larry Graham: Movin'|Movin']]. Authorship of the tracks is currently unknown, however. The album also includes new versions of three songs previously released by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder Stevie Wonder]’s track [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_Ground_(Stevie_Wonder_song) 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 [[Album: GCS 2000|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 [http://www.hacienda.fr/ Studio de l’Hacienda], Tarare, France are also listed as recording locations for the tracks.
 
It is not known when the tracks were recorded, and whether any of the tracks date from the 1997-8 recording sessions for [[Album: GCS 2000|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 [http://www.hacienda.fr/ Studio de l’Hacienda], Tarare, France are also listed as recording locations for the tracks.
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# <b>GCS Drumline</b>
 
# <b>GCS Drumline</b>
 
# <b>Throw-N-Down The Funk</b>
 
# <b>Throw-N-Down The Funk</b>
# <b>It's Alright (The New Master)</b>
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# <b>It’s Alright (The New Master)</b>
 
# <b>[[Raise Up]]</b> (5:36) - ''featuring [[Prince]] '' <sup>1</sup>
 
# <b>[[Raise Up]]</b> (5:36) - ''featuring [[Prince]] '' <sup>1</sup>
 
# <b>[[Shoulda Coulda Woulda]]</b> (4:48) - ''featuring [[Prince]] '' <sup>1</sup>
 
# <b>[[Shoulda Coulda Woulda]]</b> (4:48) - ''featuring [[Prince]] '' <sup>1</sup>
 
# <b>Welcome 2 Our World</b>
 
# <b>Welcome 2 Our World</b>
# <b>It Ain't No Fun To Me (The New Master)</b>
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# <b>It Ain’t No Fun To Me (The New Master)</b>
 
# <b>Higher Ground</b>
 
# <b>Higher Ground</b>
 
# <b>No Way</b>
 
# <b>No Way</b>
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# <b>GCS Drumline</b>
 
# <b>GCS Drumline</b>
 
# <b>Throw-N-Down The Funk</b>
 
# <b>Throw-N-Down The Funk</b>
# <b>It's Alright (The New Master)</b>
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# <b>It’s Alright (The New Master)</b>
 
# <b>[[Raise Up]]</b> (5:36) - ''featuring [[Prince]] '' <sup>1</sup>
 
# <b>[[Raise Up]]</b> (5:36) - ''featuring [[Prince]] '' <sup>1</sup>
 
*Side 2:
 
*Side 2:
 
# <b>[[Shoulda Coulda Woulda]]</b> (4:48) - ''featuring [[Prince]] '' <sup>1</sup>
 
# <b>[[Shoulda Coulda Woulda]]</b> (4:48) - ''featuring [[Prince]] '' <sup>1</sup>
 
# <b>Welcome 2 Our World</b>
 
# <b>Welcome 2 Our World</b>
# <b>It Ain't No Fun To Me (The New Master)</b>
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# <b>It Ain’t No Fun To Me (The New Master)</b>
 
# <b>Higher Ground</b>
 
# <b>Higher Ground</b>
 
*Side 3:
 
*Side 3:
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:Raphael Saadiq for connection your heart with mine and sharing your special gift.
 
: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".
 
: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!
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:The "Millfield Horns" for some slammin’ horns!
 
:All the other talented musicians and singers for sharing their unique gifts on this album.
 
:All the other talented musicians and singers for sharing their unique gifts on this album.
 
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|Single = [[Single: Raise Up|Raise Up]] <small>(Europe promo only)</small>
 
|Single = [[Single: Raise Up|Raise Up]] <small>(Europe promo only)</small>
|B-side = It Ain't No Fun To Me
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|B-side = It Ain’t No Fun To Me
 
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|Image  = Raiseup_single.jpg
 
|Link  = Single: Raise Up
 
|Link  = Single: Raise Up
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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>
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# <b>It’s Alright</b>
 
# <b>Throw-N-Down The Funk</b>
 
# <b>Throw-N-Down The Funk</b>
 
# <b>Higher Ground</b>
 
# <b>Higher Ground</b>
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* 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>
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# <b>It Ain’t No Fun To Me</b>
 
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Revision as of 14:12, 2 September 2020

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Raise Up

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Album details


Released: 20 September 2012 (French release)

25 September 2012 (US release)

Length: 63:39
Label(s): Moosicus Records
Studio(s): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; The G-Station, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Studio de l’Hacienda, Tarare, France

Charts, Certifications & Awards


Charts
This album has not charted in the USA
Certifications
This album has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released


Raise Up (Europe promo only)
b/w It Ain’t No Fun To Me
Raiseup single.jpg

See also


GCS 2000
(album)
 
Gcs2000 album.jpg
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.

The album produced only one promotional single in Europe, Raise Up, with no commercial release. It did not enter the charts.



Track listing
CD LP

Details given for Prince-related tracks only:

  1. GCS Drumline
  2. Throw-N-Down The Funk
  3. It’s Alright (The New Master)
  4. Raise Up (5:36) - featuring Prince 1
  5. Shoulda Coulda Woulda (4:48) - featuring Prince 1
  6. Welcome 2 Our World
  7. It Ain’t No Fun To Me (The New Master)
  8. Higher Ground
  9. No Way
  10. Hold You Close
  11. Movin' (4:58) - featuring Prince 1
  12. Now Do-U-Wanta-Dance (The New Master)
  13. One Day - featuring Raphael Saadiq
  • Side 1:
  1. GCS Drumline
  2. Throw-N-Down The Funk
  3. It’s Alright (The New Master)
  4. Raise Up (5:36) - featuring Prince 1
  • Side 2:
  1. Shoulda Coulda Woulda (4:48) - featuring Prince 1
  2. Welcome 2 Our World
  3. It Ain’t No Fun To Me (The New Master)
  4. Higher Ground
  • Side 3:
  1. No Way
  2. Hold You Close
  3. Movin' (4:58) - featuring Prince 1
  • Side 4:
  1. Now Do-U-Wanta-Dance (The New Master)
  2. One Day - featuring Raphael Saadiq


1 Written by Larry Graham



Personnel
Musicians


Production
  • Larry Graham - producer
  • Quentin Geerinckx - executive producer
  • Joachim Becker - executive producer


Thanks
  • Our Artist friends:
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.



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

USA CD 7930183372-2 center center center center
Germany CD  ??? center center center center
Germany LP x2 M 1202-1 center center center center

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

Germany CD M 1202 promotional 5 tracks sampler center center center center
Germany CD M 1202-S promotional 2 tracks sampler center center center center

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Additional Information

Promotion (at time of release) Trivia

  • The project was announced on French music website Funk ★ U.
  • A 5-track promo EP CD for the album was available in August 2012, containing the following tracks:
  1. It’s Alright
  2. Throw-N-Down The Funk
  3. Higher Ground
  4. Movin' (4:58)
  5. Shoulda Coulda Woulda (4:48)
Promo cover art:
Raiseup 5track promo.jpg Raiseup 5track promoback.jpg
  • 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"):
  1. Raise Up (5:36) 1
  2. It Ain’t No Fun To Me

References
Thecookhousefive album.jpg 2011
The Cookhouse Five
All Albums All Related Artists Albums 2012
Superconductor
Superconductor album.jpg