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|album name            = Welcome 2 America
 
|album name            = Welcome 2 America
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|album image            = [[Image:Welcome2america.jpg|200px|Welcome 2 America album artwork]]
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|date                  = 2011
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|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 30|30 July, 2021]] ''(announced)''
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|label                  = [[NPG Records]]  
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|length                = TBC
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|studios                = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
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|label                  = [[NPG Records|NPG Records, Inc.]] under exclusive license to Legacy Recordings
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|previous year          = 2010
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|studios                = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|previous album        = Album: 20Ten Deluxe
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|previous album link    = [[Album: 20Ten Deluxe|20Ten Deluxe]]
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|next year              = 2016
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|next album             = Album: Piano & A Microphone
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|previous album link    = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|introduction          = '''Welcome 2 America''' is an unreleased album by [[Prince]], tentatively planned for release in 2011, likely as a follow-up to [[Album: 20Ten|20Ten]] and in conjunction with the [[Welcome 2 America Tour]], which ran from December 2010 to May 2011.
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|introduction          = '''Welcome 2 America''' has been announced for release in July 2021. It is the first full previously-unreleased studio album of [[Prince]] material to be released posthumously, and the tenth posthumous album release overall. Recorded in 2010, the album was tentatively planned for release in 2011, likely as a follow-up to [[Album: 20Ten|20Ten]] and in conjunction with the [[Welcome 2 America Tour]], which ran from December 2010 to May 2011. The album was abandoned at the time for unknown reasons, however. The album as announced for release in July 2021 makes use of what's believed to be the final configuration of the album.
  
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A deluxe edition of the album includes a blu-ray video of the [[28 April 2011|28 April 2011: The Forum: Inglewood, CA, USA]] show on the [[Welcome 2 America Tour]] (part of the "Twenty One Nite Stand" in California.
  
 
<b>Sessions and compiling</b>
 
<b>Sessions and compiling</b>
  
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The tracks tentatively planned for inclusion on the album were recorded in 2010 and early 2011, although specific recording dates are not known. [[Hot Summer]] and [[Stand Up And B Strong]] are known to have been recorded in Spring 2010 (before the release of the [[Album: 20Ten|20Ten]] album), and may have been the earliest tracks recorded for this album, but this is unconfirmed.
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The tracks tentatively planned for inclusion on the album were thought to be recorded in 2010 and early 2011, although specific recording dates are not known, and the official press release states that the album was recorded in "Spring 2010." [[Hot Summer]] and [[Stand Up And B Strong]] are known to have been recorded in Spring 2010 (before the release of the [[Album: 20Ten|20Ten]] album), and may have been the earliest tracks recorded for this album, but this is unconfirmed. [[Morris Hayes]] co-produced the album with [[Prince]] (as "[[Morris Hayes|Mr. Hayes]]").
  
 
[[Black Muse]] and [[Cause And Effect]] are two more tracks assumed to have been recorded around the same time but it’s unclear if they were at any point slated for inclusion on the album.
 
[[Black Muse]] and [[Cause And Effect]] are two more tracks assumed to have been recorded around the same time but it’s unclear if they were at any point slated for inclusion on the album.
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<b>Musicians input</b>
 
<b>Musicians input</b>
  
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While musical credits are not known for many of the album’s tracks (specifically [[Born 2 Die]], [[Check The Record]], [[Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master)]], [[Stand Up And B Strong]] and [[Welcome 2 America]]), it is clear that the album contained more contributions from others than its predecessor, [[Album: 20Ten|20Ten]]. Background singers including [[Shelby J.]], [[Liv Warfield]] and [[Elisa Dease]], who had been present throughout [[Album: 20Ten|20Ten]], appeared on [[Same Page Different Book]] and [[Welcome 2 America]], with [[Shelby J.]] providing a rap on the former track. [[Elisa Dease]] also provides co-lead vocals on [[Stand Up And B Strong]]. [[Andy Allo]] is believed to appear on background vocals on the [[1,000 Light Years From Here]] (although since she joined [[Prince]]’s band in May 2011, it’s possible that her vocals on the released version were added after the album project was abandoned). Drummer [[Chris Coleman]] and bass guitarist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld] appear on [[Hot Summer]].
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Drummer [[Chris Coleman]] and bass guitarist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld] make their only appearances on a [[Prince]] album, on [[Welcome 2 America]], [[Hot Summer]], and potentially on other tracks to be confirmed. While musical credits are not known for many of the album’s tracks (specifically [[Born 2 Die]], [[Check The Record]], [[Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master)]], [[Stand Up And B Strong]] and [[Welcome 2 America]]), it is clear that the album contained more contributions from others than its predecessor, [[Album: 20Ten|20Ten]]. Background singers including [[Shelby J.]], [[Liv Warfield]] and [[Elisa Dease]], who had been present throughout [[Album: 20Ten|20Ten]], appeared on [[Same Page Different Book]] and [[Welcome 2 America]], with [[Shelby J.]] providing a rap on the former track. [[Elisa Dease]] also provides co-lead vocals on [[Stand Up And B Strong]]. [[Andy Allo]] appears on background vocals on the [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]] release of [[1,000 Light Years From Here]], but since she joined [[Prince]]’s band in May 2011, it’s possible that her vocals on that version will not be included here.
  
  
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[[Hot Summer]] was premiered on Minnesota public radio station [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/the_current/ 89.3 The Current’s website] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 7|7 June 2010]], [[Prince]]’s 52nd birthday, prior to the album’s intended release. [[Same Page Different Book]] was streamed as audio only over a static video on [[3rd_Eye_Girl_Streams|3rd Eye Girl YouTube channel]] in January 2013. [[1,000 Light Years From Here]] was released in 2015 on [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]], included in full as a 3:05 coda to the track [[Black Muse]] (as such, the title [[1,000 Light Years From Here]] is not used on the album’s tracklist). [[When She Comes]] was also released on [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]], although the version intended for '''Welcome 2 America''' was more stripped-down, with just piano and not the accordion used on the released version.
 
[[Hot Summer]] was premiered on Minnesota public radio station [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/the_current/ 89.3 The Current’s website] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 7|7 June 2010]], [[Prince]]’s 52nd birthday, prior to the album’s intended release. [[Same Page Different Book]] was streamed as audio only over a static video on [[3rd_Eye_Girl_Streams|3rd Eye Girl YouTube channel]] in January 2013. [[1,000 Light Years From Here]] was released in 2015 on [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]], included in full as a 3:05 coda to the track [[Black Muse]] (as such, the title [[1,000 Light Years From Here]] is not used on the album’s tracklist). [[When She Comes]] was also released on [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]], although the version intended for '''Welcome 2 America''' was more stripped-down, with just piano and not the accordion used on the released version.
  
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|format                = CD (assumed)
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<b>Promotion</b>
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|tracklisting          = Twelve tracks are known to have been slated for the project:
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The album was announced and available to pre-order on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 8|8 April, 2021]]. The title track, [[Welcome 2 America]], was made available on streaming and download platforms, and a 55-second promo video was made available to promote the set. The accompanying vinyl single, [[Single: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] with an exclusive live b-side was also announced on the official website.
  
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*<b>[[Welcome 2 America]] </b>
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*<b>[[Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master)]]</b>
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|tracklisting          = <small>The compact disc and digital versions are the original issue.</small>
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*<b>[[Born 2 Die]] </b>
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#<b>[[Welcome 2 America]] </b> (5:23)
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*<b>[[1,000 Light Years From Here]] </b>
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#<b>[[Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master)]]</b>
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*<b>[[Hot Summer]] </b>
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#<b>[[Born 2 Die]] </b>
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*<b>[[Stand Up And B Strong]] </b>
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#<b>[[1,000 Light Years From Here]] </b>
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*<b>[[Check The Record]] </b>
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#<b>[[Hot Summer]] </b>
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*<b>[[Same Page Different Book]] </b>
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#<b>[[Stand Up And B Strong]] </b><sup>1</sup>
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*<b>[[When She Comes]] </b>
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#<b>[[Check The Record]] </b>
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*<b>[[1010 (Rin Tin Tin)]]</b>
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#<b>[[Same Page Different Book]] </b>
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*<b>[[Yes-2010|Yes]]</b>
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#<b>[[When She Comes]] </b>
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*<b>[[One Day We Will All B Free]]</b>
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#<b>[[1010 (Rin Tin Tin)]]</b>
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#<b>[[Yes-2010|Yes]]</b>
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#<b>[[One Day We Will All B Free]]</b>
  
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|credits                = All songs written by [[Prince]] (assumed), except for [[Stand Up And B Strong]], which is a Soul Asylum cover, written by David Pirner.
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|credits                = All songs written by [[Prince]] except where noted.<br>
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|* comment              =
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|* comment              = <small>
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<sup>1</sup> Written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Pirner Dave Pirner]
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</small>
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|other format            = LP
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|content                =
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Side A:
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:A1 <b>[[Welcome 2 America]] </b> (5:23)                    
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:A2 <b>[[Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master)]]</b>
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:A3 <b>[[Born 2 Die]] </b>
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:A4 <b>[[1,000 Light Years From Here]] </b>
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Side B:
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:B1 <b>[[Hot Summer]] </b>
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:B2 <b>[[Stand Up And B Strong]] </b><sup>1</sup>
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:B3 <b>[[Check The Record]] </b>
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:B4 <b>[[Same Page Different Book]] </b>
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Side C: 
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:C1 <b>[[When She Comes]] </b>
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:C2 <b>[[1010 (Rin Tin Tin)]]</b>
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:C3 <b>[[Yes-2010|Yes]]</b>
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:C4 <b>[[One Day We Will All B Free]]</b>
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Side D:
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''Etching''
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|musicians              = [[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
 
|musicians              = [[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
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*[[Chris Coleman]] – drums on [[Welcome 2 America]] and [[Hot Summer]]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld] – bass guitar on [[Welcome 2 America]] and [[Hot Summer]]
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*[[Mr. Hayes]] - keyboards and percussion on [[Welcome 2 America]]
 
*[[Ida Nielsen]] – bass guitar on unconfirmed tracks (assumed)
 
*[[Ida Nielsen]] – bass guitar on unconfirmed tracks (assumed)
 
*[[Michael B. Nelson]] - trombone, horn arrangement on [[1,000 Light Years From Here]]
 
*[[Michael B. Nelson]] - trombone, horn arrangement on [[1,000 Light Years From Here]]
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*[[Kenni Holmen]] - tenor sax, flute on [[1,000 Light Years From Here]]
 
*[[Kenni Holmen]] - tenor sax, flute on [[1,000 Light Years From Here]]
 
*[[Kathy Jensen]] - baritone sax, clarinet on [[1,000 Light Years From Here]]
 
*[[Kathy Jensen]] - baritone sax, clarinet on [[1,000 Light Years From Here]]
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*[[Andy Allo]] – background vocals on [[1,000 Light Years From Here]]
 
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*[[Chris Coleman]] – drums on [[Hot Summer]]
 
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld] – bass guitar  on [[Hot Summer]]
 
 
*[[Shelby J.]] - background vocals on [[Same Page Different Book]] and [[Welcome 2 America]] (assumed)
 
*[[Shelby J.]] - background vocals on [[Same Page Different Book]] and [[Welcome 2 America]] (assumed)
 
*[[Elisa Dease]] - background vocals on [[Same Page Different Book]], [[Stand Up And B Strong]] and [[Welcome 2 America]] (assumed)
 
*[[Elisa Dease]] - background vocals on [[Same Page Different Book]], [[Stand Up And B Strong]] and [[Welcome 2 America]] (assumed)
 
*[[Liv Warfield]] - background vocals on [[Hot Summer]], [[Same Page Different Book]] and [[Welcome 2 America]] (assumed)
 
*[[Liv Warfield]] - background vocals on [[Hot Summer]], [[Same Page Different Book]] and [[Welcome 2 America]] (assumed)
 
|production            = [[Prince]] - producer (assumed)
 
|production            = [[Prince]] - producer (assumed)
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*[[Mr. Hayes]] - co-producer
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|thanks                  = TBA
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|Single = [[Single: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]]
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|B-side = None
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|Image  = Welcome2america_single.jpg
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|Link  = Single: Welcome 2 America
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}}
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}}
 
|see also              =  
 
|see also              =  
 
{{SeeAlso|
 
{{SeeAlso|
 
|item1  = [[Welcome 2 America Tour]]
 
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|image1  = [[Image:W2A-Tour pass.png|60px|link=Welcome 2 America Tour]]
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|item2  = [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]
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|image2  = [[File:Hitnrun_PHASEII_album.jpg|60px|link=Album: Hitnrun Phase Two]]
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|album promotion        = The album was announced and available to pre-order on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 8|8 April, 2021]]. The title track, [[Welcome 2 America]], was made available on streaming and download platforms, and a 55-second promo video was made available to promote the set. The accompanying vinyl single, [[Single: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] with an exclusive live b-side was also announced on the official website.
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* American CBS TV show [https://www.cbsnews.com/video/new-prince-album-to-be-released-will-debut-on-60-minutes/?fbclid=IwAR27J1GZZfz99NtVuTnGovgcblqwDl7uRsOpb3HgUybQOx0PIcqxaOc1nzk 60 Minutes] has announced that they will debut tracks from the album on their 11 April 2021 show. This page will be updated after the fact.
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|alternative            =  
 
|alternative            =  
 
|references            =  
 
|references            =  
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|categories            = [[Category:2011]][[Category:Unreleased Albums]]
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<b>Preorder(s)</b>
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: [https://store.prince.com/dept/welcome-2-america Prince.com]
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* <b>Press:</b>
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: To be completed.
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*<b>Releases:</b>
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: To be completed.
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Revision as of 14:48, 8 April 2021

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Welcome 2 America
Welcome 2 America album artwork

Album details

Released: 30 July, 2021 (announced)
Length: TBC
Label(s): NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Legacy Recordings
Studio(s): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards

This album has not charted in the USA

Singles released

Welcome 2 America
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See also

Welcome 2 America Tour  
W2A-Tour pass.png

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Welcome 2 America has been announced for release in July 2021. It is the first full previously-unreleased studio album of Prince material to be released posthumously, and the tenth posthumous album release overall. Recorded in 2010, the album was tentatively planned for release in 2011, likely as a follow-up to 20Ten and in conjunction with the Welcome 2 America Tour, which ran from December 2010 to May 2011. The album was abandoned at the time for unknown reasons, however. The album as announced for release in July 2021 makes use of what's believed to be the final configuration of the album.

A deluxe edition of the album includes a blu-ray video of the 28 April 2011: The Forum: Inglewood, CA, USA show on the Welcome 2 America Tour (part of the "Twenty One Nite Stand" in California.

Sessions and compiling

The tracks tentatively planned for inclusion on the album were thought to be recorded in 2010 and early 2011, although specific recording dates are not known, and the official press release states that the album was recorded in "Spring 2010." Hot Summer and Stand Up And B Strong are known to have been recorded in Spring 2010 (before the release of the 20Ten album), and may have been the earliest tracks recorded for this album, but this is unconfirmed. Morris Hayes co-produced the album with Prince (as "Mr. Hayes").

Black Muse and Cause And Effect are two more tracks assumed to have been recorded around the same time but it’s unclear if they were at any point slated for inclusion on the album.

Musicians input

Drummer Chris Coleman and bass guitarist Tal Wilkenfeld make their only appearances on a Prince album, on Welcome 2 America, Hot Summer, and potentially on other tracks to be confirmed. While musical credits are not known for many of the album’s tracks (specifically Born 2 Die, Check The Record, Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master), Stand Up And B Strong and Welcome 2 America), it is clear that the album contained more contributions from others than its predecessor, 20Ten. Background singers including Shelby J., Liv Warfield and Elisa Dease, who had been present throughout 20Ten, appeared on Same Page Different Book and Welcome 2 America, with Shelby J. providing a rap on the former track. Elisa Dease also provides co-lead vocals on Stand Up And B Strong. Andy Allo appears on background vocals on the Hitnrun Phase Two release of 1,000 Light Years From Here, but since she joined Prince’s band in May 2011, it’s possible that her vocals on that version will not be included here.


Track releases

Hot Summer was premiered on Minnesota public radio station 89.3 The Current’s website on 7 June 2010, Prince’s 52nd birthday, prior to the album’s intended release. Same Page Different Book was streamed as audio only over a static video on 3rd Eye Girl YouTube channel in January 2013. 1,000 Light Years From Here was released in 2015 on Hitnrun Phase Two, included in full as a 3:05 coda to the track Black Muse (as such, the title 1,000 Light Years From Here is not used on the album’s tracklist). When She Comes was also released on Hitnrun Phase Two, although the version intended for Welcome 2 America was more stripped-down, with just piano and not the accordion used on the released version.

Promotion

The album was announced and available to pre-order on 8 April, 2021. The title track, Welcome 2 America, was made available on streaming and download platforms, and a 55-second promo video was made available to promote the set. The accompanying vinyl single, Welcome 2 America with an exclusive live b-side was also announced on the official website.



Track listing
CD LP

The compact disc and digital versions are the original issue.

  1. Welcome 2 America (5:23)
  2. Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master)
  3. Born 2 Die
  4. 1,000 Light Years From Here
  5. Hot Summer
  6. Stand Up And B Strong 1
  7. Check The Record
  8. Same Page Different Book
  9. When She Comes
  10. 1010 (Rin Tin Tin)
  11. Yes
  12. One Day We Will All B Free

Side A:

A1 Welcome 2 America (5:23)
A2 Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master)
A3 Born 2 Die
A4 1,000 Light Years From Here

Side B:

B1 Hot Summer
B2 Stand Up And B Strong 1
B3 Check The Record
B4 Same Page Different Book

Side C:

C1 When She Comes
C2 1010 (Rin Tin Tin)
C3 Yes
C4 One Day We Will All B Free

Side D: Etching

All songs written by Prince except where noted.

1 Written by Dave Pirner



Personnel
Musicians


Production


Thanks
  • TBA



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions

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Additional Information
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References
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  |album promotion = The album was announced and available to pre-order on 8 April, 2021. The title track, Welcome 2 America, was made available on streaming and download platforms, and a 55-second promo video was made available to promote the set. The accompanying vinyl single, Welcome 2 America with an exclusive live b-side was also announced on the official website.

  • American CBS TV show 60 Minutes has announced that they will debut tracks from the album on their 11 April 2021 show. This page will be updated after the fact.

|trivia = |alternative = |references = Preorder(s)

Prince.com
  • Press:
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  • Releases:
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