Difference between revisions of "Single: Pink Cashmere"
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− | |introduction = <b>Pink Cashmere</b> was the first single from [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = <b>Pink Cashmere</b> was the first single from [[Prince]]’s first compilation albums [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] and [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]], taken specifically from [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] (also included as the first disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). |
− | It was released two weeks before the album in the USA, Germany and Japan only. The b-side, [[Soft And Wet]], was also taken from [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] (although originally taken from [[Prince]] | + | It was released two weeks before the album in the USA, Germany and Japan only. The b-side, [[Soft And Wet]], was also taken from [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] (although originally taken from [[Prince]]’s first album [[Album: For You|For You]] and released as his first single, which likely prompted its inclusion as the b-side). |
Some versions also included the single versions of minor hits which were not included on [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] or [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]], so the two-disc single could be considered a companion to those albums (these tracks also showed up on the single [[Single: Controversy-93|Controversy]], which was released in territories '''Pink Cashmere''' was not; the cover art also closely matched the [[Single: Controversy-93|Controversy]] single). | Some versions also included the single versions of minor hits which were not included on [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] or [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]], so the two-disc single could be considered a companion to those albums (these tracks also showed up on the single [[Single: Controversy-93|Controversy]], which was released in territories '''Pink Cashmere''' was not; the cover art also closely matched the [[Single: Controversy-93|Controversy]] single). | ||
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The single reached number 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 14 on the Billboard Hot R&B Chart. | The single reached number 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 14 on the Billboard Hot R&B Chart. | ||
− | The single is the first release credited only to [[Prince]] since | + | The single is the first release credited only to [[Prince]] since 1990’s [[Single: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] single; all releases in the intervening time were credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]. |
− | While likely only coincidental, it is noteworthy that '''Pink Cashmere''' by [[Prince]] was released on the same day the first | + | While likely only coincidental, it is noteworthy that '''Pink Cashmere''' by [[Prince]] was released on the same day the first ’solo' release by the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]], [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]] went on sale at [[Act II]] tourdates, highlighting the idea that [[Prince]] and the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] were now separate entities (which was, in reality, far from true). |
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− | |references = [[Book:_The_Vault| | + | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' |
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|categories = [[Category: 1993]][[Category:Singles (Prince)]][[Category:Paisley Park Records releases]] | |categories = [[Category: 1993]][[Category:Singles (Prince)]][[Category:Paisley Park Records releases]] | ||
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