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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. [[Born 2 Die]] was also made available for download as a preview two months before the release of the album. A second teaser was made available through [[Hot Summer]], released on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 22|22 July 2021]]. | + | 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. [[Born 2 Die]] was also made available for download as a preview two months before the release of the album. A second teaser was made available through [[Hot Summer]], released on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 22|22 July 2021]]. A 7" single of [[Single:_Hot_Summer|the song]] was included as a cover mount with the August 2021 edition of Rolling Stone magazine in Germany. |
[[The Prince Estate]] and [http://www.thecurrent.org/ The Current] radio-station produced an four-part podcast series, presented by Minneapolis Music journalist Andrea Swensson, [[Shelby J.]] and [[Morris Hayes]] titled “Prince: The Story of Welcome 2 America”. In this audio-documentary [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld], [[Chris Coleman]], [[Elisa Fiorillo]] and [[Liv Warfield]], among others, share stories about the making-of the album. | [[The Prince Estate]] and [http://www.thecurrent.org/ The Current] radio-station produced an four-part podcast series, presented by Minneapolis Music journalist Andrea Swensson, [[Shelby J.]] and [[Morris Hayes]] titled “Prince: The Story of Welcome 2 America”. In this audio-documentary [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld], [[Chris Coleman]], [[Elisa Fiorillo]] and [[Liv Warfield]], among others, share stories about the making-of the album. | ||
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+ | <b>Charts</b> | ||
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+ | The album reached position 7 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts and 70 on the Billboard 200. It failed to reach top 10 positions in Europe, Australia and Japan. | ||
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+ | The album entered [[Billboard Top R&B Albums]] at number 1 and at number 4 on the [[The Billboard 200]] chart. | ||
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|tracklisting = <small>The compact disc and digital versions are the original issue.</small> | |tracklisting = <small>The compact disc and digital versions are the original issue.</small> | ||
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− | Archival Production / A&R: | + | Archival Production / A&R: [[Kirk Johnson]], Michael Howe & Trevor Guy <br> |
− | *Art Direction & Design: | + | *Art Direction & Design: Mathieu Bitton and Trevor Guy<br> |
− | *Photography: Mike Ruiz, Kevin Mazur, | + | *Photography: Mike Ruiz, Kevin Mazur, Brian Ach, Randee St. Nicholas and Prince |
<br> | <br> | ||
− | |thanks = | + | |thanks = |
− | + | '''Thanks to:'''Andrea Swensson, Angelina Capodanno, Angelo Schifano, Duane Tudahl, Gretchen Brennison, John Conroy, Kiran Sharma, President Nelson, Richard Alcock, Ryan Supple, Roald Bakker, Teri Eastwood Molls and Zach Hochkeppel <br> | |
− | + | *'''Very Special Thanks to:''' Alfred Jackson (In Memoriam), John R. Nelson, Norrine P. Nelson, Omarr Baker, Sharon L. Nelson, Tyka, and all Prince Fams (and Fans) worldwide. | |
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− | *'''Very Special Thanks to:''' Alfred Jackson (In Memoriam), John R. Nelson, Norrine P. Nelson, Omarr Baker, Sharon L. Nelson, Tyka, and all Prince | + | |
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|image2 = [[File: Hitnrun_PHASEII_album.jpg|60px|link=Album: Hitnrun Phase Two]] | |image2 = [[File: Hitnrun_PHASEII_album.jpg|60px|link=Album: Hitnrun Phase Two]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | |charts | + | |charts = |
{{Charts| | {{Charts| | ||
− | |charts = {{ | + | |charts = |
+ | {{ChartLine-3|text= iTunes}} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 30 July 2021 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 2 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 20 (days) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 30 July 2021 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''Canada''': | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 2 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 14 (days) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 30 July 2021 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''Australia''': | ||
+ | | Peak Position = '''1''' | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 14 (days) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 30 July 2021 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''UK''': | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 2 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 15 (days) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 30 July 2021 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''Germany''': | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 3 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 31 (days) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 30 July 2021 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''France''': | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 2 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 22 (days) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 30 July 2021 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''Spain''': | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 2 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 6 (days) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 30 July 2021 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''Italy''': | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 6 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 18 (days) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Chart-Blank}} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine-3|text= America}} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 14 Aug. 2021 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': [[The Billboard 200]] | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 4 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 2 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 14 Aug. 2021 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 2 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 1 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 14 Aug. 2021 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': [[Billboard Top R&B Albums]] | ||
+ | | Peak Position = '''1''' | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 2 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 14 Aug. 2021 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Top Current Albums | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 2 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 7 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 14 Aug. 2021 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Tastemaker Albums | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 3 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 3 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 14 Aug. 2021 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Top Album Sales | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 2 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 7 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 14 Aug. 2021 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Vinyl Albums | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 2 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 2 | ||
+ | }} | ||
|certifications = {{noCertification|format=album|Country= the USA}} | |certifications = {{noCertification|format=album|Country= the USA}} | ||
|awards = {{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}} | |awards = {{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}} |
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