If you’ve never seen the seven-minutes of Marquis de Sade-soul that comprises Prince’s “Gett Off” performance, watch it right now. I’ll still be here when if you return. It’s the lead single from his 13th studio album, Diamonds and Pearls, and the only proper context for Prince’s state of grind. Prince & The New Power Generation – Diamonds & Pearls". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

Hitparade.ch - Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1992". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013 . Retrieved April 2, 2014. By the time [ Diamonds and Pearls ] came out, we had three more albums in the can and he was ready for the next project," Mosley recalls, "and I just remember listening to the argument over and over and over again. You know, Warner Brothers looks at it from a business perspective — they’re, like, ‘Dude, there’s five more singles on this album, we need to work this.’ And Prince was like, ‘I’m done, I’m ready to drop the next one.’" Juzwiak, Rich (October 30, 2023). "Prince / The New Power Generation: Diamonds and Pearls (Super Deluxe Edition) Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 30, 2023. Prince: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2011 . Retrieved April 23, 2016. American album certifications – Prince – Diamonds and Pearls". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 2, 2012.

An additional release of the remastered original album followed on 24 November 2023, presented on Blu-ray Dolby ATMOS – Prince’s first release using this format. In this version the audio is remixed and upscaled to 24BIT and 44.1KHZ to create an immersive experience. Austrian album certifications – Prince – Diamonds & Pearls" (in German). IFPI Austria . Retrieved February 2, 2012.

Prince and The New Power Generation - Diamonds and Pearls - hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts . Retrieved April 3, 2014. When I'm co-writing with somebody, they start to define the rhythm," says Greenman, who’s also co-written memoirs from Questlove, Brian Wilson, and George Clinton. "Sometimes I'll pitch a certain structure. Other times in the course of talking, they start to develop their own sense and rhythm of things and then you have to reflect that." Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Prince". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p.204.

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Nederlandse Top 40 – Prince & The New Power Generation" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved August 24, 2021. I think being an artist gets lonely," Monáe told Rolling Stone in May. "Most people don’t understand what’s going on in my brain. Community has been so helpful to me; it’s beautiful that I have a title called The Age of Pleasure because it actually re-centers me. It’s not about an album anymore. I’ve changed my whole f—ing lifestyle." New Zealand album certifications – Prince and the New Power Generation – Diamonds and Pearls". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved December 11, 2019. O'Connor's 1987 debut record, The Lion & The Cobra , received critical acclaim and achieved gold certification in the U.S., the U.K. and the Netherlands. Over the course of a three and a half-decade career, the songwriter released 10 studio albums (her last, I’m not Bossy, I’m the Boss, came in 2014) that demonstrated her broad influences and desire to constantly explore new genres, from jazz to pop. One of these forgotten side roads traveled from the mid-2000s was her first reggae album ( Throw Down Your Arms ), produced by Sly & Robbie .

Since Prince was notoriously guarded about all of the unreleased material in his vaunted Paisley Park vault, he may not have wanted his fans to hear some of the works in progress that are included in the super deluxe edition. But they offer a much-welcomed window into his creative processes that will strengthen a fan’s ardor for the artist. The following single, "Truth Hurts," was released in September 2017, but it would be three years before the release of Lizzo's next album. She'd later reveal that her mental health was tested during this time.

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Whether Monáe is building sci-fi worlds, continuing the Afrofuturism narrative of her Cindi Mayweather character or analyzing the concept of American identity on 2019’s Dirty Computer — which scored a nomination for Album Of The Year at the 2019 GRAMMYs — she tasks listeners with digesting various storylines and concepts. Prince & The New Power Generation – Diamonds & Pearls" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 3, 2016.