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prince mp3 download Diamonds and Pearls. spent the latter half of the '80s courting the pop audience, and by the time of Graffiti Bridge, he had lost much of his R&B fan base. As a response, he formed the and recorded Diamonds and Pearls, his first record to reconnect with the urban audience since 1999, as well as his first to acknowledge the hip-hop revolution. Although he still has a problem with rap -- "Jughead" is simply embarrassing -- he manages to skillfully reinvent himself as an urban soulman without sacrificing his musical innovation. The New Power Generation is a more skilled band than the Revolution, and they are able to make Prince's jazzier, particularly on "Willing and Able," the breezy "Strollin'" and "Walk Don't Walk." It's clear that these subtly textured songs are where his heart is at, but the songs designed to win back his audience -- the slamming dancefloor rallying cry "," the sexy T. Rex groove "Cream," the extraordinary Philly soul of the neglected masterpiece "Money Don't Matter 2 Night," and the drippy mainstream ballad "Diamonds and Pearls" -- are all terrific pop singles. However, much of the rest of Diamonds and Pearls is comprised of middling funk and R&B that sounds less like inspired workouts than stylistic exercises. Even with such weak moments, Diamonds and Pearls is a fine record, even though it's only marginally better than and Graffiti Bridge. Prince diamonds and pearls album mp3 download. Back cover: Back cover with embossed [Warner Music "W" logo] The lyrics of Prince's rap (from 'Push', track C3) act as the tracklist. The 13 songs are highlighted with capital letters as follows: [an 'eye logo' substitutes the letter "i" (in "I'm" & "I"), and 'horny pony' overwrites 'GETT OFF'] "It's ₁ THUNDER when I'm on the mike ₂ DADDY POP is in the house and u're sho 2 like his ₃ DIAMONDS, sho 2 like his ³ PEARLS cuz I'm good 2 ₄ CREAM every boy and girl, I'm ₅ STROLLIN' steadyhippoprockin' rollin', a ₆ WILLING AND ABLE ₇ GETT [horny pony] OFF and I'm pumping 'em from Pakistan 2 Poland, straight into yo town. snatchin' up kiddies like a circus clown." ₈ WALK DON'T WALK ₉ JUGHEAD ₁₀ MONEY DON'T MATTER 2 NIGHT ₁₁ PUSH ₁₂ INSATIABLE ₁₃ LIVE 4 LOVE.

UK: WX 432 7599-25379-1 Ⓦ France: WE 358. © ℗ 1991 Warner Bros Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. Made in Germany by [Warner 'W' logo] Warner Music Manufacturing Europe. Spine: 7599-25379-1 Prince and the N.P.G. Diamonds and pearls. Labels: ℗ 1991 Warner Bros Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. 7599-25379-1 WX432. Dust sleeve 1: [Lyrics & credits] UK: WX 432 7599-25379-1/1 © 1991 Warner Bros Records Inc. for the U.S. Dust sleeve 2 [The New Power Generation photo and credits] UK: WX 432 7599-25379-1/2. Similar editions: Diamonds And Pearls (cover with embossed Warner "W" logo / vinyl with 'Hü' signature in matrix) [this release] Diamonds And Pearls (cover without embossed Warner "W" logo / vinyl without 'Hü' signature in matrix) Diamonds And Pearls (cover without embossed Warner "W" logo / vinyl with 'Hü' signature in matrix) Prince diamonds and pearls album mp3 download. J-card: [custom ⅔ size: the absent ⅓ part exposes the holographic disc] Collectors edition holographic disc. *Mixed and co-produced at Larrabee West [the asterisk refer to track 3] Published by Controversy Music, Admin. by Warner Chappell Music Ltd. Also available the album DIAMONDS AND PEARLS and the video GETT OFF. ℗ 1991 WEA International Inc. © 1991 WEA International Inc. The copyright in this sound recording and artwork is owned by WEA International Inc. A Time Warner Company. Prince . Listed below are all Prince albums released throughout his career. This list includes compilations made entirely of Prince tracks. NPG albums and Various Artists Compilations containing one or more Prince songs are excluded, as well as Related Artists Albums containing one or more Prince compositions or contributions. 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 For You Prince Controversy 1999 Purple Rain Around The World In A Day 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Parade Sign O’ The Times Lovesexy Batman Graffiti Bridge Diamonds And Pearls 1993 1993 1993 1994 1994 1995 1996 The Hits 1 The Hits 2 The Hits / The B-Sides Come “The Black Album” The Gold Experience 1996 1998 1998 1999 1999 2001 2001 Emancipation The Truth The Vault. Old Friends 4 Sale Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic 2001 2002 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 One Nite Alone. One Nite Alone. Live! One Nite Alone. The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over N.E.W.S. Musicology 2004 2004 2004 2006 2006 2007 2008 The Chocolate Invasion C-Note 3121 Ultimate Planet Earth Indigo Nights 2009 2009 2010 2014 2014 2015 2015 Lotusflow3r MPLSound PlectrumElectrum Art Official Age Hitnrun Phase One Hitnrun Phase Two. Posthumous Releases. Listed below are all Prince albums released after Prince’s passing. This list includes compilations made entirely of Prince tracks. NPG albums and Various Artists Compilations containing one or more Prince songs are excluded, as well as Related Artists Albums containing one or more Prince compositions or contributions. Album: Diamonds And Pearls. Unlike many of Prince’s previous albums, Diamonds And Pearls didn’t contain any updated tracks from the vault. All of the album’s 13 songs were written and recorded over the course of a year and a half. Diamonds And Pearls and Live 4 Love were the first tracks recorded for the album, in December 1989, at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA. Walk Don’t Walk and Daddy Pop were initially recorded in June 1990, while in , England, for the . Similarly, Money Don’t Matter 2 Night, Willing And Able and Strollin’ were recorded in August/September 1990, while in , Japan, for the Nude Tour. Insatiable was recorded in October 1990 at Larrabee Sound Studios, North Hollywood, CA, USA, and the remainder of the tracks were recorded at Paisley Park Studios; Thunder, Cream, Jughead and Push were recorded in Winter 1990-1991, while Gett Off was recorded in May 1991, as the last track added to the album. Four early configurations of the album are known (see below for details). At its early stages, the album was called Schoolyard and changed to Diamonds And Pearls when the song Schoolyard was removed from the later configurations. New Power Generation input. The album introduced an almost-entirely new band (although an early version of the same band toured with him on the Nude Tour); only Levi Seacer, Jr. remained from the previous unnamed band (although he switched from primarily playing bass to rhythm guitar). Michael B. played drums on most tracks, while many tracks also featured Sonny T. on bass guitar and Tommy Barbarella on keyboards (all of whom would remain with Prince for a number of years), and Levi Seacer, Jr. on rhythm guitar, on keyboards and vocals, and a rapping trio of Tony M. (performing lead raps) and Damon Dickson and Kirk Johnson (playing percussion and performing background raps/vocals). Kirk Johnson would remain with Prince for a number of years in different roles, becoming his full-time drummer from 1996-2000 and Prince’s best man at his wedding to Mayte in 1996. The album produced six commercially-released singles, Gett Off, Cream (both of which preceded the album’s release), Insatiable, Diamonds And Pearls, Money Don’t Matter 2 Night, and Thunder (available in the UK only). Additionally, Willing And Able was released to radio as a promotional single in the USA. Prince toured extensively in Europe, Japan and Australia to support the album on the , which largely focused on the album. The album reached number 3 on The Top Albums Chart and number 1 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums Chart. It also reached number 1 on the Australian ARIA Top 50 albums chart. Certifications. Diamonds And Pearls was a huge commercial success; it was certified Platinum in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and France. The compact disc version is a reissue from the LP. Thunder (5:45) Daddy Pop (5:16) Diamonds And Pearls (4:43) Cream (4:12) Strollin’ (3:46) Willing And Able (4:59) 1 Gett Off (4:31) Walk Don’t Walk (3:07) Jughead (4:56) 2 Money Don’t Matter 2 Night (4:46) Push (5:52) 3 Insatiable (6:39) Live 4 Love (6:59) 4 The vinyl long play format is the initial release. Side 1: Thunder (5:45) Daddy Pop (5:16) Diamonds And Pearls (4:43) Side 2: Cream (4:12) Strollin’ (3:46) Willing And Able (4:59) 1 Gett Off (4:31) Side 3: Walk Don’t Walk (3:07) Jughead (4:56) 2 Money Don’t Matter 2 Night (4:46) Push (5:52) 3 Side 4: Insatiable (6:39) Live 4 Love (6:59) 4 All songs written by Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation), except where noted.