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All rights reserved.| Track Listing 1. Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic 2. Undisputable - (with Chuck D) 3. Greatest Romance Ever Sold, The 4. Segue 5. Hot Wit U - (with Eve) 6. Tangerine 7. So Far So Pleased - (with Gwen Stefani) 8. Sun, The Moon and the Stars, The 9. Everyday Is a Winding Road 10. Segue 11. Man 'O' War 12. Baby Knows - (with Sheryl Crow) 13. I Love U But I Don't Trust U Anymore - (with Ani DiFranco) 14. Silly Game 15. Strange But True 16. Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do 17. (Untitled) - (hidden track) 18. Pretty Man - (hidden track, with Maceo Parker)
Album Notes This is an enhanced audio CD, which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Contains 2 hidden tracks. Personnel includes: Prince (vocals, various instruments, programming); Clare Fischer (conductor); Sheryl Crow (vocals, harmonica); Kip Blackshire, Gwen Stefani (vocals); Chuck D., Eve (rap vocals); Ani DiFranco (acoustic guitar); Mike Scott (guitar); NPG Orchestra (strings); Maceo Parker (saxophone); Rhonda Smith (acoustic & electric basses); Kirk A. Johnson (drums, percussion, programming, background vocals); Michael Bland (drums); Bros. Jules (scratches); Marva King, Morris Hayes, Adele C., Larry Graham, DuJuan, Johnnie Blackshire (background vocals). Hornheads: Michael B. Nelson, Dave Jensen, Kathy Jensen, Kenny Holman, Steve Strand (horns). Engineers include: Hans-Martin Buff, Prince, Femi Jiya. Recorded at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota; Olympic Studios, London, England; O'Henry Sound Studios, Burbank, California. This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Prince closes out the '90s in grand style on JOY FANTASTIC. His trademark mix of funk, R&B, and rock is at its grandest and most ambitious here. As usual, the multi-talented artist produced the album and provides most of the instrumentation himself. The elegantly unfolding sonic tapestry is marked by lush multitracked vocal harmonies, hard-grooving rhythms, and a kaleidoscope of keyboard colors and thick guitar tones. In keeping with the rest of the artist's discography, the reigning sentiment here is sensuality. A classic moment occurs on "Hot Wit U," where guest artist Eve offers a randy, explicit rap to which Prince responds by rhapsodizing about "the astral plane." It's this combination of high-minded spirituality and pure physicality that lies at the heart of JOY FANTASTIC's artistic tension and its ultimate aesthetic success. Delicate ballads like "Tangerine" share space with straight-up 4/4 rockers like "So Far, So Pleased" and the slow-jam R&B of the romantic "The Sun, the Moon and Stars." In a rare drop of the monolithic uber-artist mantle, the artist offers a deliciously funked-up cover of Sheryl Crow's "Everyday Is a Winding Road." Crow herself makes a guest appearance on the broken-hearted R&B lament "Man'O'War." | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||||||
Reviews Review created: 12/10/07 by: The product was in excellent shape for being a used item. All songs were nice and clear. The case was in very good conditions. Review ID: 10000000004834675 Was this review helpful? Report this review Review created: 07/07/07 by: I have been a diehard Prince fan for over thirty years now. I decided that I would like to have every single one of his CDs in my collection so I started purchasing them on eBay. Before I saw this auction, I never knew this CD existed. I highly recommend this CD if you like Prince, whom I think is a musical GENIUS, I am certain you will enjoy hearing the evolution of Prince; from the very first CD to this one and beyond. Like a fine wine, he just gets better with time. ENJOY! Review ID: 10000000003952976 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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