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|album image            = [[File:Chocolateinvasion album.png|The Chocolate Invasion download page derived artwork]]<br> <small>(official artwork not provided until its appearance on Tidal in 2015) </small>
 
|album image            = [[File:Chocolateinvasion album.png|The Chocolate Invasion download page derived artwork]]<br> <small>(official artwork not provided until its appearance on Tidal in 2015) </small>
  
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_29|29 March, 2004]] (download)
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|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_29|29 March 2004]] ([[NPG Music Club]] download)<br>
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[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 3|3 December 2015]] ([[Tidal]] download reissue)
 
|length                = 48:57
 
|length                = 48:57
 
|label                  = [[NPG Records]]
 
|label                  = [[NPG Records]]
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|next album link        = [[Album: The Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]]
 
|next album link        = [[Album: The Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]]
 
<!-------ALBUM TEXT ------->
 
<!-------ALBUM TEXT ------->
|introduction          = <b>The Chocolate Invasion</b> (subtitled '''Trax from the [[NPG Music Club]] Volume One''') is the 29th full-length studio album by [[Prince]], and is the first compilation album of [[NPG Music Club]] downloads from 2001-2; a companion piece to [[Album: The Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]] (released on the same day).  
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|introduction          = <b>The Chocolate Invasion</b> (subtitled '''Trax from the [[NPG Music Club]] Volume One''') is the 29th full-length studio album by [[Prince]], and is the first compilation album of [[NPG Music Club]] downloads from 2001-2; a companion piece to [[Album: The Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]] (released on the same day).  
  
 
Four tracks are edits or alternate versions to those previously-released.
 
Four tracks are edits or alternate versions to those previously-released.
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In 2003, the album was planned for inclusion as the centerpiece of the [[Album: The Chocolate Invasion-2003|The Chocolate Invasion]] 7 CD set, which was put on hold indefinitely in late 2003, officially due to a manufacturing problem.
 
In 2003, the album was planned for inclusion as the centerpiece of the [[Album: The Chocolate Invasion-2003|The Chocolate Invasion]] 7 CD set, which was put on hold indefinitely in late 2003, officially due to a manufacturing problem.
  
In 2015, the album was re-released on the [[Tidal]] music service, using the original, previously-unissued configuration, the tracklist of which had been listed on the CD label image used on the 2004 download page. The most notable difference was that [[My Medallion]] was included on this version, replacing the original version of [[The Dance]], which had been included on the 2004 release as the sole new track (but which was later re-recorded for [[Album: 3121|3121]]). During its initial availability on [[Tidal]], the album was available only to stream before a download store was opened three months later, offering the album in mp3 and flac files.
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The album was issued under two slightly different configurations in 2004 and 2015. The most notable difference being the inclusion of the original version of [[The Dance]] as the eighth track on the first version (while the tracklist seen on the CD label image used on the 2004 download page contained a different track order and '''My Medallion'''). [[The Dance]] was removed from the album when it was re-released in 2015 on the [[Tidal]] music service, using the original, previously-unissued 2003 configuration with '''My Medallion''', which was not included on the initial release. The original version of [[The Dance]] was the sole new track on the firt release of '''The Chocolate Invasion''' and was later re-recorded for [[Album: 3121|3121]]. The other notable difference being [[Sex Me Sex Me Not|Sexmesexmenot]] which was the fifth track on the 2004 version of the album and the eighth track on the 2015 re-release.
  
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During its initial availability on [[Tidal]], the album was available only to stream before a download store was opened three months later, offering the album in mp3 and flac files. The album was made available and other digital plateforms after [[Prince]]’s passing.
  
<b>Recording process</b>
 
  
Specific recording dates are not known, but it is believed that most of the tracks were recorded between late 1999 and 2001 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. Many of the tracks were at one point considered for the album [[Album: High|High]], which was completed in late Summer, 2000, before being abandoned. Instead, the tracks were released on an individual basis on the [[NPG Music Club]].  
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<b>Sessions and compiling</b>
 +
 
 +
Specific recording dates are not known, but it is believed that most of the tracks were recorded between late 1999 and 2001 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. Many of the tracks were at one point considered for the album [[Album: High|High]], which was completed in late Summer 2000, before being abandoned. Instead, the tracks were released on an individual basis on the [[NPG Music Club]].  
  
 
[[The Dance]] was not released before its inclusion on '''The Chocolate Invasion''', and its genesis is not known, but was likely recorded during the same timeframe as the other tracks ([[Prince]] later re-recorded the track and included it on his 31st album [[Album: 3121|3121]]).  
 
[[The Dance]] was not released before its inclusion on '''The Chocolate Invasion''', and its genesis is not known, but was likely recorded during the same timeframe as the other tracks ([[Prince]] later re-recorded the track and included it on his 31st album [[Album: 3121|3121]]).  
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The album was not eligible for the charts, as it was available only through the [[NPG Music Club]], and 11 years later through [[Tidal]].
 
The album was not eligible for the charts, as it was available only through the [[NPG Music Club]], and 11 years later through [[Tidal]].
 
<!-------TRACK LIST ------->
 
<!-------TRACK LIST ------->
|tracklisting          = <small>This albums hasn't been released on CD format.</small>
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|tracklisting          = <small>This albums hasn’t been released on CD format.</small>
 
|credits                = All songs assumed to be written by [[Prince]] (no writing credits officially given).
 
|credits                = All songs assumed to be written by [[Prince]] (no writing credits officially given).
 
|* comment              =  
 
|* comment              =  
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|other format            = Digital
 
|other format            = Digital
 
|content                = <small>The digital version (.wma) is the original issue. Most tracks were made available individually in 2001/2002 through the [[NPG Music Club]] in mp3 format, however.</small>
 
|content                = <small>The digital version (.wma) is the original issue. Most tracks were made available individually in 2001/2002 through the [[NPG Music Club]] in mp3 format, however.</small>
# <b>[[When Eye Lay My Hands On U|When]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=When Eye Lay My Hands On U]][[When Eye Lay My Hands On U| Lay My Hands On U]]</b> (3:41)  
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# <b>[[When Eye Lay My Hands On U|When]] [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=When Eye Lay My Hands On U]] [[When Eye Lay My Hands On U| Lay My Hands On U]]</b> (3:41)  
 
# <b>[[Judas Smile]]</b> (6:34)
 
# <b>[[Judas Smile]]</b> (6:34)
 
# <b>[[Supercute]]</b> (4:19)
 
# <b>[[Supercute]]</b> (4:19)
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# <b>[[U Make My Sun Shine]]</b> (7:06)
 
# <b>[[U Make My Sun Shine]]</b> (7:06)
 
<br>
 
<br>
<small>A digital lossless version was made available trough [[Tidal]] in September 2015. This used the original unissued 2003 configuration</small>
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<small>A digital lossless version was made available trough [[Tidal]] in September 2015 and later on all streaming and digital plateforms. This used the original unissued 2003 configuration with a different song and a slightly different track order</small>
# <b>[[When Eye Lay My Hands On U|When]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=When Eye Lay My Hands On U]][[When Eye Lay My Hands On U| Lay My Hands On U]]</b> (3:41)  
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# <b>[[When Eye Lay My Hands On U|When]] [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=When Eye Lay My Hands On U]] [[When Eye Lay My Hands On U| Lay My Hands On U]]</b> (3:41)  
 
# <b>[[Judas Smile]]</b> (6:34)
 
# <b>[[Judas Smile]]</b> (6:34)
 
# <b>[[Supercute]]</b> (4:19)
 
# <b>[[Supercute]]</b> (4:19)
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
 
*[[Mr. Hayes]] - additional keyboards on [[Underneath The Cream]]
 
*[[Mr. Hayes]] - additional keyboards on [[Underneath The Cream]]
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*[[DVS]] - background vocals on [[High]]
 
*[[Kip Blackshire]] - background vocals on [[High]]
 
*[[Kip Blackshire]] - background vocals on [[High]]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najee Najee] - flute on [[Gamillah]]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najee Najee] - flute on [[Gamillah]]
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*[[Milenia]] - background vocals on [[U Make My Sun Shine]]
 
*[[Milenia]] - background vocals on [[U Make My Sun Shine]]
 
|production            = [[Prince]] - producer, arranger and engineer (assumed)
 
|production            = [[Prince]] - producer, arranger and engineer (assumed)
*Sam Jennings - executive producer (no other production credits officially given)
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*[[Sam Jennings]] - executive producer (no other production credits officially given)
 
|thanks                = none.
 
|thanks                = none.
 
<!-------SINGLES ------->
 
<!-------SINGLES ------->
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{{AlbumSinglesLine|
 
{{AlbumSinglesLine|
 
|Single = [[Single: Supercute|Supercute]]
 
|Single = [[Single: Supercute|Supercute]]
|B-side = [[Underneath The Cream]]<br><small>''Sold at concerts and during the [[Prince: A Celebration - The Rainbow Children]] week-long festival at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen (MN), USA, in 2001.''</small>
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|B-side = [[Underneath The Cream]]<br><small>''Sold at concerts and during the [[A Celebration|Celebration]] week-long festival at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen (MN), USA, in 2001.''</small>
 
|Image  = Supercute single.jpg
 
|Image  = Supercute single.jpg
 
|Link  = Single: Supercute
 
|Link  = Single: Supercute
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|see also              =  
 
|see also              =  
 
{{SeeAlso|
 
{{SeeAlso|
|item1  = [[Album:_The_Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse<br>(album)]]
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|item1  = [[Album:_The_Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]]<br>(Album)
 
|image1  = [[File:Slaughterhouse album.png|60px|link=Album:_The_Slaughterhouse]]
 
|image1  = [[File:Slaughterhouse album.png|60px|link=Album:_The_Slaughterhouse]]
|item2  = [[NPG Music Club]]<br>(website)
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|item2  = [[NPG Music Club]]<br>(Website)
 
|image2  = [[File:Websitelogo-NPGMC.png|60px|border|link=NPG_Music_Club]]
 
|image2  = [[File:Websitelogo-NPGMC.png|60px|border|link=NPG_Music_Club]]
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Charts|
 
{{Charts|
 
|charts        = {{NoEligible}}
 
|charts        = {{NoEligible}}
|certifications = {{noCertification|format=album|Country=in the USA}}
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|certifications = {{noCertification|format=album|Country= the USA}}
|awards        = {{noAwards|format=album|Country=in the USA}}
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|awards        = {{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
|releases              = {{:Releases: Empty}}
 
|releases              = {{:Releases: Empty}}
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* [[Vavoom]] and [[U Make My Sun Shine]] are extended versions of the previously-available tracks.
 
* [[Vavoom]] and [[U Make My Sun Shine]] are extended versions of the previously-available tracks.
 
* [[The Dance]] was later re-recorded for the album [[Album: 3121|3121]].
 
* [[The Dance]] was later re-recorded for the album [[Album: 3121|3121]].
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* After the [[Album: 1999|1999]] album, [[Album: The Chocolate Invasion|The Chocolate Invasion]] is the second album that [[Prince]] has released with the same title in at least two different configurations (order of titles or content). This will happen a third time with [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] in 2009. [[Album: Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic]] does not fall in this category as it was designed to be a companion piece to [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]] and had a different title also.
 
|alternative            =  
 
|alternative            =  
|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)]]''  
 
|categories              = [[Category:2004]][[Category:Albums (Prince)]][[Category:Studio albums (Prince)]][[Category:Compilation Albums (Prince)]][[Category: NPG Records releases]]
 
|categories              = [[Category:2004]][[Category:Albums (Prince)]][[Category:Studio albums (Prince)]][[Category:Compilation Albums (Prince)]][[Category: NPG Records releases]]
 
}}
 
}}

Revision as of 16:03, 18 June 2022

Musicology album.jpg 2004: Musicology All Prince Albums All Related Artists Albums 2004: The Slaughterhouse Slaughterhouse album.png
The Chocolate Invasion

The Chocolate Invasion download page derived artwork
(official artwork not provided until its appearance on Tidal in 2015)

Album details


Released: 29 March 2004 (NPG Music Club download)

3 December 2015 (Tidal download reissue)

Length: 48:57
Label(s): NPG Records
Studio(s): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed - no studio credited)

Charts, Certifications & Awards


Charts
This record was not released on the commercial market and therefore not eligible for the charts
Certifications
This album has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released


  • The below singles were released prior the 2004 digital release of this compilation.
U Make My Sun Shine
b/w When Will We B Paid?
Digital single released in 2000, retail in 2001.
Umakemysunshine single.jpg
Supercute
b/w Underneath The Cream
Sold at concerts and during the Celebration week-long festival at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen (MN), USA, in 2001.
Supercute single.jpg

See also


The Slaughterhouse
(Album)
NPG Music Club
(Website)
Slaughterhouse album.png border
The Chocolate Invasion (subtitled Trax from the NPG Music Club Volume One) is the 29th full-length studio album by Prince, and is the first compilation album of NPG Music Club downloads from 2001-2; a companion piece to The Slaughterhouse (released on the same day).

Four tracks are edits or alternate versions to those previously-released.

In 2003, the album was planned for inclusion as the centerpiece of the The Chocolate Invasion 7 CD set, which was put on hold indefinitely in late 2003, officially due to a manufacturing problem.

The album was issued under two slightly different configurations in 2004 and 2015. The most notable difference being the inclusion of the original version of The Dance as the eighth track on the first version (while the tracklist seen on the CD label image used on the 2004 download page contained a different track order and My Medallion). The Dance was removed from the album when it was re-released in 2015 on the Tidal music service, using the original, previously-unissued 2003 configuration with My Medallion, which was not included on the initial release. The original version of The Dance was the sole new track on the firt release of The Chocolate Invasion and was later re-recorded for 3121. The other notable difference being Sexmesexmenot which was the fifth track on the 2004 version of the album and the eighth track on the 2015 re-release.

During its initial availability on Tidal, the album was available only to stream before a download store was opened three months later, offering the album in mp3 and flac files. The album was made available and other digital plateforms after Prince’s passing.


Sessions and compiling

Specific recording dates are not known, but it is believed that most of the tracks were recorded between late 1999 and 2001 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA. Many of the tracks were at one point considered for the album High, which was completed in late Summer 2000, before being abandoned. Instead, the tracks were released on an individual basis on the NPG Music Club.

The Dance was not released before its inclusion on The Chocolate Invasion, and its genesis is not known, but was likely recorded during the same timeframe as the other tracks (Prince later re-recorded the track and included it on his 31st album 3121).

Notably, Gamillah had been previously released under the name New Power Generation. This collection does not credit tracks at all, but the album is considered here as a "Prince" release.


Promotion

No singles were released from the album at the time of release (U Make My Sun Shine had been commercially released in 2001, however, and Supercute had been sold at shows on the Hit N Run Tour in 2001).

The album was not eligible for the charts, as it was available only through the NPG Music Club, and 11 years later through Tidal.



Track listing
CD Digital

This albums hasn’t been released on CD format.

The digital version (.wma) is the original issue. Most tracks were made available individually in 2001/2002 through the NPG Music Club in mp3 format, however.

  1. When EyeBlue.png Lay My Hands On U (3:41)
  2. Judas Smile (6:34)
  3. Supercute (4:19)
  4. Underneath The Cream (4:01)
  5. Sexmesexmenot (5:42)
  6. Vavoom (4:36)
  7. High (5:05)
  8. The Dance (4:40)
  9. Gamillah (3:18)
  10. U Make My Sun Shine (7:06)


A digital lossless version was made available trough Tidal in September 2015 and later on all streaming and digital plateforms. This used the original unissued 2003 configuration with a different song and a slightly different track order

  1. When EyeBlue.png Lay My Hands On U (3:41)
  2. Judas Smile (6:34)
  3. Supercute (4:19)
  4. Underneath The Cream (4:01)
  5. My Medallion (5:07)
  6. Vavoom (4:36)
  7. High (5:05)
  8. Sexmesexmenot (5:42)
  9. Gamillah (3:18) (incorrectly as 'Gamilla')
  10. U Make My Sun Shine (7:06)

All songs assumed to be written by Prince (no writing credits officially given).



Personnel
Musicians


Production
  • Prince - producer, arranger and engineer (assumed)
  • Sam Jennings - executive producer (no other production credits officially given)


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

  • The Chocolate Invasion was planned as one of seven discs in the aborted 7CD set also titled The Chocolate Invasion in 2003, but this set remains unreleased.
  • The title The Chocolate Invasion comes from a repeating line in Judas Smile - "The chocolate invasion starts here".
  • Judas Smile contains slight musical embellishments on the previously-available track.
  • Sex Me? Sex Me Not is a remix of the previously-available track, containing an entire new spoken part, and references to Judas Smile and the title of the album.
  • Vavoom and U Make My Sun Shine are extended versions of the previously-available tracks.
  • The Dance was later re-recorded for the album 3121.
  • After the 1999 album, The Chocolate Invasion is the second album that Prince has released with the same title in at least two different configurations (order of titles or content). This will happen a third time with Lotusflow3r in 2009. Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic does not fall in this category as it was designed to be a companion piece to Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic and had a different title also.

References
Musicology album.jpg 2004
Musicology
All Albums All Related Artists Albums 2004
The Slaughterhouse
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