Swimming not too far behind it is Dolphin which is another super playful yet more pointed pop gem that stands out moreso lyrically than for the purest melodic bliss of the song that it is tailing. It broaches furthest on the subject of spirituality, standing up for oneself and defying your oppressors, perhaps even relating to Prince’s own constant struggles with Warner Records. The imagery of becoming a dolphin, running into your adversaries and potentially having your fins cut off is potentially a little weird though. Maybe if Kevin Smith took this as inspiration instead of walruses he would have come up with a less crummier body horror movie and called it Bottlenose.

The 1st one in "Shhh" is fantastic, with it's strong Drums, Keyboards, and Guitars (my Wife likes "Tevin Campell's " version better though).... Pareles, Jon (September 17, 1995). "Still Moaning, Still Shimmying". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522 . Retrieved September 16, 2011. The Gold Experience was the first full-length Prince album to be credited to his unpronounceable symbol, and was released at the most public, heated stage of his battle with the major label industrial complex. With the word “SLAVE” written on one cheek, Prince shined on the opulent ballads “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” and “Gold” and the defiant single “Eye Hate U,” and the album earned widespread critical acclaim. Hate U was recorded in early 1994. The NPG Operator segues were recorded between September 1993 and March 1994. We March was recorded at some point from May - July 1994, but was re-worked in early-to-mid 1995 when additional work took place on the album. P. Control (initially known as Pussy Control) was the latest recording to be included on the album, recorded in late July 1994. Christgau, Robert (October 1995). "Oct. 1995: Randy Newman, Prince". Playboy . Retrieved June 6, 2013.

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Melody Maker. London: 38. October 14, 1995. {{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical ( link) Light, Alan (March 5, 2023). "Prince: The Gold Experience Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 5, 2023.

Price, Simon (April 22, 2016). "Prince: every album rated – and ranked". The Guardian. London . Retrieved April 25, 2016. British album certifications – Prince – The Gold Experience". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Gold Experience in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter. On June 18, 2022, The Gold Experience was reissued for Record Store Day 2022. The reissue on vinyl is a replica of the original translucent gold expanded, limited promo album from 1995. [3] The day prior, the album's CD version was rereleased. This marked the first time the complete album had been reissued following the legal battle over " The Most Beautiful Girl in the World". Christgau, Robert (1996). "Pazz & Jop 1995: Dean's List". The Village Voice . Retrieved August 30, 2015.Originally released in 1995 to promote The Gold Experience which was the first full-length album released and credited to [ Love Symbol]. Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer – The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince), The New Power Generation The Record Store Day 2022 re-release of The Gold Experience is an homage to the rare US-only promo version of the album released in 1995. The two-LP set is pressed onto translucent gold vinyl with a bonus suite of “Eye Hate U” remixes on Side D. To further celebrate the announcement of this important re-release, the music video for “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”has been newly-enhanced to High Definition and added to Prince’s official YouTube channel for the very first time.

The Prince Estate/NPG Records, manufactured and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment [...] New York, NY Listen – Danmarks Officielle Hitliste – Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark – Uge 39". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. October 1, 1995. Then the 3rd and perfect album closer in "Gold", is 7 minutes of pure greatness...It was the second single, and in my opinion, it should have faired better....Austriancharts.at – The Symbol – The Gold Experience" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Every use of the pronoun "I" throughout the song titles and liner notes is represented by a stylized "👁" symbol. This symbol is commonly transliterated as "Eye" amongst Prince fans, as "👁 No" and "I Wish U Heaven" both appeared on Lovesexy.