Xpectation is the 26th full-length studio album by Prince, and the first instrumental album released under Prince’s own name. It was released as a surprise mp3 download on New Year’s Day 2003 to members of the NPG Music Club, with no formal artwork (only two weeks after the commercial release of his previous album, One Nite Alone... Live!).
In 2015, the album was re-released on the Tidal music service, initially only to stream before a download store was opened three months later, offering the album in mp3 and flac files.
In 2004, it was released to purchase for members and non-members alike as part of the NPG Music Club’s Musicology Download Store. There has been no wider retail release.
Sessions and compiling
Sessions for the album took place in Autumn 2001, at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA, with saxophone overdubs by Candy Dulfer taking place in December 2001, also at Paisley Park Studios. Vanessa Mae’s violon parts were also recorded at Paisley Park and overdubbed to the existing tracks.
The album was initially titled Xenophobia until the title track was removed, perhaps because of its inclusion on the album One Nite Alone... Live!.
Promotion
No singles were released from the album, and the album was not eligible for any charts as it was not available on the commercial markets measured by charts.
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Personnel
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Musicians
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- Prince - keyboards and guitar
- John Blackwell - drums on Xcogitate, Xemplify, Xpectation, Xotica, Xogenous, Xpand, Xosphere and Xpedition
- Rhonda Smith - bass guitar on Xcogitate, Xemplify, Xpectation, Xotica, Xogenous, Xpand, Xosphere and Xpedition
- Candy Dulfer - acoustic and electric saxophone on Xcogitate, Xemplify, Xpectation, Xotica, Xogenous, Xpand, Xosphere and Xpedition
- Vanessa Mae - violin on Xhalation, Xcogitate, Xemplify, Xpectation, Xogenous, Xosphere and Xpedition
- "Silence - itself"
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Production
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- Prince - producer and arranger (no production credits officially given)
- No other production credits available.
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Thanks
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