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|album name            = Telepathy
 
|album name            = Telepathy
 
|album image            = [[file:Telepathy album.jpg|200px|Telepathy (Front Cover)]]
 
|album image            = [[file:Telepathy album.jpg|200px|Telepathy (Front Cover)]]
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|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 19|19 March, 1987]]
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|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 19|19 March 1987]]
 
|length                = 40:12
 
|length                = 40:12
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|label                  = RCA Records
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|label                  = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_Records RCA Records]
 
|studios                =  [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|studios                =  [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
 
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|introduction          = '''Telepathy''' is the fourth album by pop/rock/country singer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Allen Deborah Allen] and was released on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 19|19 March, 1987]]. The album contains, and was named after, [[Telepathy]], written and recorded by [[Prince]] under the name [[Joey Coco]].  
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|introduction          = '''Telepathy''' is the fourth album by pop/rock/country singer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Allen Deborah Allen] and was released on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 19|19 March 1987]].  
  
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Record label RCA had encouraged Deborah Allen to explore and expand her musical horizons; she had begun to employ electronic instrumentation on her previous album "Let Me Be the First", issued in 1984; hence the collaboration with someone like [[Prince]], not a regular country music composer.
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The album contained, and was named after, [[Telepathy]], written and recorded by [[Prince]] under the name [[Joey Coco]].  
  
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The album produced one single, [[Single: Telepathy|Telepathy]], but did not enter any of US Billboard charts.
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<b>Sessions and compiling</b>
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Record label RCA had encouraged Deborah Allen to explore and expand her musical horizons; she had begun to employ electronic instrumentation on her previous album "Let Me Be the First", issued in 1984. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Allen Deborah Allen] and [[Prince]] were recording in different studios at the [[Sunset Sound]], Los Angeles, California, USA, when she asked a song to [[Prince]], through her sound engineer [[Bill Jackson]] who had previously worked with him. [[Prince]] re-recorded [[Witness 4 The Prosecution]] for her but chose to give her the newly written [[Telepathy]].
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<b>Promotion</b>
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The album produced two singles, [[Single: Telepathy|Telepathy]] and ''You’re The Kind Of Trouble'', but they failed to enter any of US Billboard charts.
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'''Telepathy''' was remastered and re-released digitally on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 20|20 October 2023]].
 
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|tracklisting          = <small>The record wasn’t released on CD.</small>
 
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Side 1:
 
Side 1:
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# <b>[[Telepathy]]</b> (5:07)<sup>1</sup>
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# <b>[[Telepathy]]</b> (5:07) <sup>1</sup>
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# <b>You Can't Say No</b>
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# <b>You Can’t Say No</b>
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# <b>You're The Kind Of Trouble</b>
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# <b>You’re The Kind Of Trouble</b>
 
# <b>One Step Closer</b>
 
# <b>One Step Closer</b>
 
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# <b>Don't You Think I Don't Love You</b>
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# <b>Don’t You Think I Don’t Love You</b>
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# <b>What's Right Tonight</b>
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# <b>What’s Right Tonight</b>
 
# <b>Take A Picture</b>
 
# <b>Take A Picture</b>
 
# <b>You Can Tell Me Anything</b>
 
# <b>You Can Tell Me Anything</b>
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IT: PL 86239<br>
 
IT: PL 86239<br>
 
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<big><div style="color:#ab3e00">2023 Digital re-release - Expanded version </div></big><br>
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# <b>[[Telepathy]]</b> (5:07) <sup>1</sup>
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# <b>You Can’t Say No</b>
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# <b>You’re The Kind Of Trouble</b>
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# <b>One Step Closer</b>
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# <b>Don’t You Think I Don’t Love You</b>
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# <b>What’s Right Tonight</b>
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# <b>Take A Picture</b>
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# <b>You Can Tell Me Anything</b>
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# <b>Somebody For Everybody</b>
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# <b> You Better Come Back To Me</b>
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|musicians              = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Allen Deborah Allen] - vocals
 
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|references            =[[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & JooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown: 2004) ISBN 91-631-5482-X
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|references            =''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''  
 
* [http://www.discogs.com/Deborah-Allen-Telepathy/master/568555 Discogs]
 
* [http://www.discogs.com/Deborah-Allen-Telepathy/master/568555 Discogs]
 
* [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/deborah-allen-mn0000192828 All Music]
 
* [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/deborah-allen-mn0000192828 All Music]

Latest revision as of 15:49, 27 October 2023

Sheilae album.jpg 1987: Sheila E. ◄ All Prince Albums All Related Artists Albums ► 1987: Female Trouble Femaletrouble album.jpg
Telepathy
Telepathy (Front Cover)

Album details

Released: 19 March 1987
Length: 40:12
Label(s): RCA Records
Studio(s): Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA

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

Telepathy
b/w You Better Come Back To Me 		Telepathy single.jpg
Telepathy is the fourth album by pop/rock/country singer Deborah Allen and was released on 19 March 1987.

The album contained, and was named after, Telepathy, written and recorded by Prince under the name Joey Coco.


Sessions and compiling

Record label RCA had encouraged Deborah Allen to explore and expand her musical horizons; she had begun to employ electronic instrumentation on her previous album "Let Me Be the First", issued in 1984. Deborah Allen and Prince were recording in different studios at the Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California, USA, when she asked a song to Prince, through her sound engineer Bill Jackson who had previously worked with him. Prince re-recorded Witness 4 The Prosecution for her but chose to give her the newly written Telepathy.


Promotion

The album produced two singles, Telepathy and You’re The Kind Of Trouble, but they failed to enter any of US Billboard charts. Telepathy was remastered and re-released digitally on 20 October 2023.



Track listing
CD LP

The record wasn’t released on CD.

Side 1:

  1. Telepathy (5:07) 1
  2. You Can’t Say No
  3. You’re The Kind Of Trouble
  4. One Step Closer

Side 2:

  1. Don’t You Think I Don’t Love You
  2. What’s Right Tonight
  3. Take A Picture
  4. You Can Tell Me Anything
  5. Somebody For Everybody


References:
US: 6239-1-R
IT: PL 86239


2023 Digital re-release - Expanded version

  1. Telepathy (5:07) 1
  2. You Can’t Say No
  3. You’re The Kind Of Trouble
  4. One Step Closer
  5. Don’t You Think I Don’t Love You
  6. What’s Right Tonight
  7. Take A Picture
  8. You Can Tell Me Anything
  9. Somebody For Everybody
  10. You Better Come Back To Me


1 Written by Prince (as Joey Coco)



Personnel
Musicians


Production


Thanks
  • None.



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction
 
Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Trivia
References
Sheilae album.jpg 1987
Sheila E. 		All Albums All Related Artists Albums 1987
Female Trouble 		Femaletrouble album.jpg
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