Prince – The Rainbow Children
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NPG Records – 3081482 |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
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Contemporary R&B |
Tracklist
| 1 | Rainbow Children | |
| 2 | Muse 2 The Pharaoh | |
| 3 | Digital Garden | |
| 4 | The Work Pt. 1 | |
| 5 | Everywhere | |
| 6 | The Sensual Everafter | |
| 7 | Mellow | |
| 8 | 1+1+1 Is 3 | |
| 9 | Deconstruction | |
| 10 | Wedding Feast | |
| 11 | She Loves Me 4 Me | |
| 12 | Family Name | |
| 13 | The Everylasting Now | |
| 14 | Last December |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – NPG Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – NPG Records, Inc.
- Licensed To – Wagram Music
- Licensed From – Redline Entertainment, Inc.
- Published By – Universal Music Corp.
- Published By – Controversy Music
- Recorded At – Paisley Park Studios
- Mixed At – Paisley Park Studios
- Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
- Pressed By – VTV Optical Discs
Credits
- Backing Vocals [Backing Vox] – Mr. Hayes
- Drums [Drumz] – John Blackwell
- Horns [Group Hornz] – Hornheadz*
- Mastered By – Brian Gardner
- Mixed By, Recorded By – Prince
- Producer – Prince
- Soprano Saxophone [Soprano Sax Appeal], Flute – Najee
Notes
Made in
Selection #70004-2
℗ & © 2001 NPG Records Inc. in association with Redline Entertainement Inc.
Disc:
© & ℗ 2001 NPG Records, Inc. (...) 70004
Booklet:
Recorded & mixed at Paisley Park, 2001
Remark:
Total time: 70:00
Selection #70004-2
℗ & © 2001 NPG Records Inc. in association with Redline Entertainement Inc.
Disc:
© & ℗ 2001 NPG Records, Inc. (...) 70004
Booklet:
Recorded & mixed at Paisley Park, 2001
Remark:
Total time: 70:00
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 3 596971 814823
- Price Code: WAG 384
- Rights Society: BIEM SABAM
- Matrix / Runout: 3081482 - 3081502
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI LK46
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 5MC1
Other Versions (5 of 31)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| The Rainbow Children (CD, Album, Stereo, Digipak) | Redline Entertainment | 70004-2, 70004 | US | 2001 | |||
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The Rainbow Children (2×LP, Album) | Redline Entertainment | 70004 | US | 2001 | ||
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The Rainbow Children (CD, Album, Digipak) | Redline Entertainment | 3081502, #70004-2 | 2001 | |||
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The Rainbow Children (CD, Album, Digipak) | Shock (2) | CTX149CD | Australia | 2001 | ||
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New Submission
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The Rainbow Children (CDr, Album, Unofficial Release, Cardsleeve) | NPG Records (2) | NPGMC09 | 2001 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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After he had made a clean break with its recording contract with Warner bombarded Prince through his website the world with new releases. It concerned mostly material he could not by contractual involvement earlier. The general public was struggling to handle the amount of music and Prince disappeared slowly in the Lee. The real fans know his music still. The Rainbow Children is an old-fashioned Prince plate with lots of jazzy funk and as usual inimitable message, proclaimed by an irritating, artificially reduced Prince voice. Who is not distracted by this tomfoolery hear a plate on which the catchy songs are missing, but the music still is worth it. As a bonus are two live songs added.
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If you dislike Prince's missionary tendencies, this is not the one for you.
I have no problem with it - "preach on, brother", says I. Artists should talk about what they're going through, and if what you happen to be going through is a multi-religious blitz mixed in with some anti racist thoughts and a scenario of some digital utopia, who am I to judge.
However, if you like Prince's guitar work, boy oh boy are you in for the treat of the month. This is some Zappa level shit. In a way, on the guitar front specifically, this is probably the best Prince album I've heard.
It's diverse, more jazzy than usual, very rock, with quite a few classic Prince funks thrown in for (very) good measure, and some soft and groovy R&B seduction songs as well, of course.
All in all - I can't imagine any Prince fan who wouldn't love it. I think that in this one he actually lives up to all of his potential.
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